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News from the ABC Australia

BHP subsidiary class action begins over public holiday work
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

The class action alleges that a BHP subsidiary did not offer workers a reasonable chance to apply for leave over public holidays. 

Farmer's legacy lives on in wildflower he discovered before tragic death
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

Mark Mudie, who was killed while fighting last year's West River bushfire, has been honoured for his discovery of a native wildflower.

Houthis advance along Yemeni coast, threaten Saudi oil exports in Red Sea
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

Iran-aligned Houthis advance along the Yemeni coast as Iranian strikes damage multiple US military aircraft in an escalation on two fronts of the war. 

NSW premier's top staffer in High Court showdown over arrest powers
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

James Cullen faced being detained and forced to give evidence before a committee after refusing to attend a parliamentary inquiry over the leaking of confidential minutes.

Alleged arsonist charged over 11 fires across northern Tasmania
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

Authorities have been investigating a spate of fires spanning the region from Ulverstone to Perth in northern Tasmania. They have now charged a man in relation to 11 of them.

New pest insect breaches biosecurity and destroys berry crops
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

Invasive flower thrips, detected in Australia for the first time, are destroying millions of dollars' worth of berry crops. The pest could spread to vegetables and flowers, and increase food prices.

Months-long $1m in unpaid rates saga ends with sale of 33 outback homes
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

Properties owned by an Aboriginal housing corporation caught up in an unpaid-rates saga that left dozens of Mount Isa residents facing an uncertain future are sold.

What drove the Tasmanian devil out of northern WA?
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

Researchers say Tasmanian devils lived alongside humans in WA's arid Pilbara for tens of thousands of years, and the arrival of the dingo may have disrupted that relationship.

Jimmy Barnes and Jess Mauboy join ONEFOUR for triple j Phil Collins cover
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

Aussie legends Jimmy Barnes and Jessica Mauboy made a surprise appearance with Western Sydney drill rap collective ONEFOUR in triple j's Like A Version studio.

Live: Rams and 49ers arrive at MCG ahead of historic Australian NFL match
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

The National Football League is being played in Australia for the first time, as the LA Rams face the San Francisco 49ers at the MCG. Follow live.

Bigger and hungrier: What we know about 25 proposed new data centres
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

Dozens of approved but yet-to-be-built AI data centre projects will escape the federal government's proposed restrictions around energy and water use because the new rules are not expected to be retrospective.

'Art is central to our political power': 50 years of land rights celebrated in art award
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

The prestigious Vincent Lingiari Art Award pays tribute to its namesake and acknowledges the intimate link between Aboriginal art and land rights.

Country council says four-day week has been a game-changer
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

Struggling to attract and retain staff, the Shire of Boyup Brook in Western Australia's south says its decision to adopt a four-day work week has helped solve the problem.

MATES charity aims to prevent suicide in heavy industries
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

The Sydney mother has since become a volunteer at her workplace having hundreds of important conversations about mental health in an industry that has the largest share of male suicides. 

Live: ASX set to fall as oil passes $US109 and bond yields surge
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Australian shares are set to open lower after oil prices and Treasury yield surged weighing on Wall Street. Follow the day's events on the ABC News live markets blog.

Opals knocked out of World Cup as luckless captain's torn ACL confirmed
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Without a number of their biggest stars, Australia's Opals are knocked out of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in a comprehensive quarterfinal loss to Spain.

How this Perth dad keeps Dockers fans pumped up from the top
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Anchored to a 42-metre-high platform atop Perth Stadium, guitarist Troy Nababan gets the Freo faithful rocking — but the gig is not for the faint-hearted and comes with one unexpected risk.

Ohio grandfather of 16 children living in filth incompetent to stand trial
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

A man whose 16 grandchildren were discovered living in squalid conditions at a rural southern Ohio home is found mentally incompetent to stand trial.

Live: One Nation senator says party has nothing to apologise for over Hastie 'traitor' carton
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

One Nation senator Sean Bell says his party has nothing to apologise for over a cartoon video that calls Liberal MP Andrew Hastie, a former special Air Service soldier, a "traitor".

First home buyer scores historic cottage despite $60,000 higher bid
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

In a red-hot property market where cash is usually king, Karli Bryant was outbid by $60,000 on a 116-year-old railway cottage. Then the owner read her letter.



News from the BBC World Service

Labour mayors in England vow to cap tourist tax at 5%
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Reform UK and the Conservatives have criticised plans for the new levy on visitors' overnight stays.

Spies, strategies and missed opportunities: How the lessons of 9/11 are still being learnt
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

The attacks came to define a generation of foreign, security and intelligence policy in the first decades of this century, the BBC’s security correspondent writes.

Oil, gas and borrowing costs surge as fears over Middle East escalate
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

The price of oil jumps to $105 a barrel amid signs the Iran war will not be resolved quickly.

Use all powers necessary on anti-migrant protests, home secretary tells police
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Two anti-migrant protests took place in Dover and Portsmouth last weekend.

Ukraine's fortress cities under fire as Russia bids to seize rest of Donbas
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are now the main focus of Russian ground assaults, and residents are being told to leave.

Can Trump pay $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans win midterm elections?
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Analysts question if the US president's election year offer is workable, legal or affordable.

Watch: Is the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition worth the hype?
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Crowds have been flocking to the British Museum to see the Bayeux Tapestry as it's on public display in the UK for the first time since it was created nearly 1,000 years ago.

Esther Rantzen says she is too fragile to travel to Switzerland to end life
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

The broadcaster and campaigner says she missed her chance to go before living with cancer became "unbearable".

Yemen's Houthis reportedly seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Mokha's capture would bring the Iran-backed group closer to controlling the Bab al-Mandab Strait waterway, a key shipping route.

Four hurt and seven arrested in London stabbing
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Seven people are arrested after a fight that an eyewitness says broke out near a KFC restaurant.

Police and army attend funeral for officer killed in wrong-way A66 crash
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Former army colleagues attend PC Tom Clough's funeral alongside police and emergency workers.

More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of Bukavu.

'We never recovered him': Quest to identify remains from Ground Zero continues
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

New York officials are working with new, complex technology to find traces of more than 1,000 victims.

'We lost over £1,000': Why some passengers were hit harder than others by air traffic chaos
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Flight disruption has ruined holidays and left passengers sleeping on airport floors - so what are their rights?

One year after Charlie Kirk's death, conservative students struggle to fill void he left
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

The assassination sent shockwaves through the conservative youth movement, which students say has lost momentum and a vital figurehead.

Can you make a case for Chelsea being stripped of 2016-17 title?
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Does Mauricio Pochettino have a case that Tottenham should be retrospectively crowned Premier League champions?

'My cancer spread while I waited months for surgery': The cost of England's cancer wait times
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Cancer care has got worse since the government announced plans to speed up waiting times and save more lives, BBC analysis shows.

Five killed and 67 injured in Russian strike on shopping centre, Ukraine says
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

The attack in Pavlohrad city centre was the third Russian strike on a mall within days, local media report.

US airport security weighs major changes 25 years after 9/11
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Americans will soon be able to see their loved ones off at airport gates as part of the changes.

Drone display recreates the Twin Towers over New York City
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Organisers say each of the 2,977 drones in the display represents a victim of the 9/11 attacks.



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