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News from the ABC Australia

Teacher banned from teaching after sexual misconduct with former student
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

It's alleged their relationship escalated, becoming physical and sexual in nature, after the student graduated.

Qld police charge 23 men in crackdown on Rebels bikie gang
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Investigators identified Rebels members allegedly wearing vests with the subdued or blacked-out patches of the gang's insignias in public.

Live: Manly's finals dreams on the line against last-placed Dragons
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

The Manly Sea Eagles need to beat last-placed St George Illawarra to keep their finals hopes alive, before the Panthers take on the Bulldogs in a clash that will go a long way to deciding the top eight. Follow live.

Breaking: Australian feared missing contacts family
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

An Australian woman feared missing in the flooding disaster in Nepal makes contact with her family.

Nearly 900 patients contacted after colonoscopy audit
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

A health department audit raises questions about a private specialist's procedures at Goondiwindi and Warwick hospitals over the past three years, with patients affected urged to seek follow-up care.

Norway's King Harald, Europe's oldest reigning monarch, dies
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

King Harald of Norway has died, according to the European country's royal court.

People seen rushing uphill in Nepal amid fresh flooding threat
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Nepal and China have both warned of fresh flooding risks in the Himalayas, as a lake that has developed across the border due to debris threatens to burst.

Survivors fear all is lost after Nepal-Tibet floods
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Some survivors say they have lost everything after the Nepal-Tibet floods that killed at least 469 people and left thousands missing.  

Men who killed Irma Palasics during 1999 burglary jailed
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Joseph Vekony and Steve Fabriczy, both now in their 70s, were found guilty of manslaughter earlier this year for the 1999 bashing of the Canberra grandmother that left her with fatal injuries.

Renovation tradie's fireplace bomb find sets off blasts from the past
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Tradies were this week surprised to unearth a live mortar shell during renovations on a home in Port Adelaide, but a former mayor says such finds used to be commonplace, even in hard rubbish.

Qld Fire Department to plead guilty to safety breach in fatal blaze
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Firefighter Izzy Nash died in hospital after battling a warehouse blaze south of Brisbane in 2023.

'Not a pyromaniac': Teen who set off Perth Hills bushfire avoids jail
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

A teenager who lit a homemade firecracker that caused an out-of-control fire in the Perth Hills on New Year's Day has been given a suspended prison sentence.

Three easy spring-cleaning jobs you can quickly tick off the to-do list
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Cleaning experts say spring cleaning doesn’t need to involve hours of labour. Try these simple tasks for a home refresh.

Anita Perrottet asked to explain $660k in payments at corruption inquiry
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

The consultant wife of a key figure in a NSW corruption watchdog inquiry, Charles Perrottet, was paid more than $660,000 over a two-and-a-half-year period in which she worked an average of 16 hours a week, the corruption inquiry has heard.

McKeown says she has 'a lot of work to do' to reclaim world records
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Australia’s five-time Olympic champion was sidelined from the recent Commonwealth Games with glandular fever and a broken wrist, but now she’s relishing the challenge of having to "chase" her competitors. 

First H5N1 bird flu detection confirmed in Australian dolphin
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

South Australian authorities confirm the country's first H5N1 bird flu in a common dolphin, which was found dead on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

High-profile married man's name to remain suppressed in Cairns extortion case
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Media organisations, including the ABC, applied to the Supreme Court for a judicial review of the non-publication order originally made in the Cairns Magistrates Court in late May.  

Police scale back aerial search as plane crash debris found on sea floor
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Aerial searches for missing pilot Bob Bramley in the remote Northern Territory are scaled back as police refocus their efforts on targeted dives near the crash site off Groote Eylandt.

Man arrested over Sydney kebab shop gangland shooting
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Police have arrested a 31-year-old man in relation to an attempt to kill a Sydney underworld figure last year.

Mayor wants apology from media after copping disorderly behaviour fine
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

A mayor who was fined for disorderly behaviour at a tropical island bar has refused to apologise for his conduct and has instead slammed the media.



News from the BBC World Service

Families fly to Nepal in search for 33 missing British nationals
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Among the British nationals reported missing are a 13-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy.

Norway's King Harald dies aged 89
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

The late king, who reigned for 35 years, broke with tradition by marrying a commoner and was widely loved by Norwegians.

NHS bosses warn of chaos in ADHD and autism care
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Costs are spiralling out of control as unregulated private providers capitalise on demand, say managers.

Serial rapist police officer passed vetting despite warnings, BBC reveals
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Alan Greer was investigated by police in 2002 and 2005 for making inappropriate phone calls to women, with one case resulting in a formal police caution.

18 deaths from battery fires show hidden danger of UK's e-bike boom
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Fatalities included people who inhaled toxic fumes from fires or became trapped inside burning homes.

Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Trump's order comes after the trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed late last week.

What we know after the big Grand Theft Auto 6 preview
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

The official look at the blockbuster video game leaves fans and critics impressed.

Clean-up of illegal waste supersite costs taxpayers £6m
Posted on Thursday August 27, 2026

The bill for clearing the dump in Oxfordshire has been covered by taxpayers.

Greens call for temporary ban on new data centres
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Zack Polanski wants stricter rules to limit the use of water and energy by data centres for AI.

Extra 200 police drafted in to aid force investigating wrong-way crash and fire deaths
Posted on Thursday August 27, 2026

Cleveland Police confirms it has support from six local forces and the National Crime Agency.

Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

The AI startup has been at loggerheads with the Pentagon over the use of AI by the US military.

'High risk' of lake breaching and causing second flood, warns China
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

China says a lake formed after a recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may burst in the coming days.

Watch: Tracing the deadly path of the Nepal-Tibet flash flood
Posted on Thursday August 27, 2026

BBC Verify traces the path of the destructive Nepal-Tibet flash flood using verified video.

What we know so far
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Hundreds have died or are missing in Wednesday's flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.

Watch: How the collapse of a glacier caused such devastation
Posted on Thursday August 27, 2026

At least 270 people have died in the massive flash floods, while more than 800 others are missing.

Hypermobility - the little-known 'bendy disease' that causes pain and fatigue
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

The disorder may affect hundreds of thousands in the UK, but many face delays in getting a diagnosis.

Jacob Elordi on why The Dog Stars had him asking, 'what am I missing' in life?
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Sir Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic epic explores the feeling of hope in a pandemic-riddled world.

I was spending £700 a month: How I beat my late-night shopping addiction
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Younger generations are thought to be more susceptible to impulse spending. The BBC looks at ways to get it under control.

Weekly quiz: Who is taking over as Gilderoy Lockhart in HBO's Harry Potter series?
Posted on Thursday August 27, 2026

How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

The Papers: 'Town gripped by fear' and 'Nepal death toll climbs'
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Several papers focus on the violence unfolding in Middlesbrough, described by the Mirror as a town "under seige".



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