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News from the ABC Australia

'Creepy' Elizabeth Holmes documentary leaves reviewers stunned
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Nathan Fielder's surprise new film about the disgraced startup founder has got people talking thanks to one "scary" interaction.

Landmark study exposes scale of brain injury crisis in rugby league
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

A study finds 31 former rugby league players have been diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Prisoner of war's sister urges Australians to remember horrors of Sandakan
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Bill Beard's last message to his sister June was a note scrawled in the notorious Japanese POW camp, acknowledging his birthday. He died a month before the end of the war.

Six-day medical transfer wait for boy with shattered kneecap
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Ten-year-old Noah Ross has spent six days in Karratha hospital waiting for an RFDS flight to Perth for urgent specialist care.

Man accused of attacking family with axe recently released from jail
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Peter O'Ryan is accused of attacking three family members with an axe in Victoria's east on Saturday. Court documents show he was jailed in an unrelated matter earlier this year. 

Cricket Australia agrees to bring private investment to Big Bash
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Cricket Australia agrees to bring private investment into the Big Bash League, starting with the sale of the Melbourne Renegades.

Child hospitalised in 'serious' allergy incident that forces closure of Edge centre
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Edge Early Learning in Port Augusta has been ordered to close for two weeks after a child was hospitalised because they were given food "they shouldn't have been served".  

Lion turns down monster offer from rival as Saint demands trade
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Brisbane Lions premiership hero Zac Bailey re-signs with the reigning premiers, ending a long-running saga about whether he would move to Adelaide.

Alan Jones's former colleague quizzed over 'loyalty' promise
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

The former radio staffer referred to a journalist investigating claims against Alan Jones as "low breed" and "pure evil", a court has heard today.

Dutchman who knocked de Minaur out of US Open stages epic comeback
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Botic van de Zandschulp comes from two sets down and survives a match point to win the fourth-longest match in US Open history. 

Border Force seizes 1.7m cigarettes, thousands of vapes in WA, NT raids
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

The Australian Border Force has seized more than 1.7 million illegal cigarettes and thousands of vapes with a street value of more than $800,000 in a joint operation across Western Australian and the Northern Territory.

Three paedophiles charged in first eight months of online sex offender register
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Three paedophiles have been charged with dozens of offences in the first eight months of Queensland's public child sex offender register.

Australia has a housing shortage but builders are still collapsing. Why?
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Owing about $3.4 billion to private lenders, Bathla's voluntary administration has thrown the construction of more than 2,000 apartments into limbo, while jeopardising a further pipeline of 14,000 homes.

My 'friendship cupid' gave me connections I didn't think were possible
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

It's been hard for me to make friends as an adult. My ever-present anxiety tells me it would be far safer to stay silent and isolated than to reach out and risk rejection. 

Why a far-right party's victory in Germany is a 'serious moment in Europe'
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

The weekend win by Alternative for Germany in the state of Saxony-Anhalt has sent shivers across the continent, and could embolden the right across Europe.

Man charged with murder after Canberra woman found dead in house fire
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

ACT police are accusing a 27-year-old man of murdering Canberra woman Kylee McHugh before setting her home on fire. 

B-double engulfed in flames in latest Hume Highway truck fire
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

A driver has avoided injury after a B-double caught fire on the Hume Highway, the tenth truck fire on the main highway between Sydney and Canberra in 70 days.

Waitlists, distance, or no bulk billing: Have your say on healthcare barriers — as it happened
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Whether you are battling high costs, long distances or stretching waitlists, many Australians have told us that accessing health care is becoming harder.

Ex-chief psychiatrist 'rendered unemployable' gets licence conditions removed
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Tasmania's former chief psychiatrist has had conditions on his medical registration removed, after earlier admitting to professional misconduct by prescribing medication to his partner.

Melbourne cafe killers jailed for 34 years over Gavin Preston murder
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Contract killers Jaeden Tito and Rabii Zahabe have been sentenced to 34 years behind bars over a broad daylight shooting at a suburban cafe.



News from the BBC World Service

A&E did not get the basics right - now my son's life is ruined at 32
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Oli's experience is one of a growing number of clinical negligence claims being made in England, BBC analysis shows.

Minister condemns disorder at Portsmouth anti-migrant protest after police officers hurt
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026

Sarah Jones told MPs the violence sparked by the arrival of 120 migrants in a single dinghy was "intimidating and thuggish".

Prince George set for first day at Eton College
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

The 13-year-old will follow in the footsteps of his father, the Prince of Wales, by attending the elite private school.

Canadian counter-tariffs come into force escalating US trade dispute
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

The tariffs will apply to $20bn worth of American products, jeopardising the stability of the world's largest bilateral trading relationship.

Palestinian parents fear for children's lives at school as settler attacks grow
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026

A headteacher in the occupied West Bank has installed new barbed wire fencing after three pupils were killed this year.

Self-described 'genocidal racist monster' jailed after BBC investigation
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026

A former tax worker is sentenced to two years for inciting hatred online.

Flight recorders recovered from Amazon cargo plane crash
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Five people were killed and five others seriously injured when the Boeing 767-300 overshot the runway at Miami International Airport.

King makes clear Harry and Meghan remain non-working royals
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026

The letter has been sent to Prince Harry's team, the government, military and Lord Lieutenants, Palace sources say.

AI cancer cures slowed by chip shortage, says UK's biggest tech boss
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

The head of chip designer Arm says modelling how a DNA marker is impacted by cancer cannot be done now, but computers are "going to solve it".

Drought and hosepipe bans remain despite wettest week since early February
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Parts of England and Wales have seen more rain than any other week since early February but are still in drought.

Police forces failing investigation basics, says inspectorate report
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary said too many victims are not receiving the quality of service they should expect.

'I performed on stage to get my first job' - the firms turning recruitment into competitions
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Applicants have to pitch their ideas on stage in front of a panel of judges and an audience. But is this exciting or unfair?

What we know about anti-migrant protests and organiser Danny Thomas
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026

UK correspondent Daniel Sandford looks at the link between small boat protests in Dover and Portsmouth over the weekend.

How colourful stripes (and rubber chickens) helped Paul Smith conquer the fashion world
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

As he publishes his autobiography, Sir Paul Smith takes BBC News on a tour of his London headquarters.

Emotional Oasis documentary glosses over the hard stuff
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026

Don't Look Back In Anger captures the euphoria of the band's comeback, but fails to explore the story of their reunion.

'I've had no hot water or heating for most of my pregnancy'
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Residents living in flats in Croydon are in limbo having have been without gas since March.

The Papers: 'Port in a storm' and 'Megxit means Megxit'
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

Immigration protests, Harry and Meghan, and UK-Israel relations dominate the front pages on Tuesday.

Champions League returns - who are favourites and players to watch?
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026

The Champions League is back and BBC Sport take a look at who the favourites are to win the title plus predictions from the experts.

Trial over alleged murders of Australian surfer brothers starts in Mexico
Posted on Tuesday September 08, 2026

The bodies of Jake and Callum Robinson and their US friend were found with gunshot wounds to their heads.

Jaguar Land Rover to cut 4,000 jobs over next two years
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026

The cuts come as the carmaker struggles with Chinese competition, US tariffs, and the transition to electric vehicles.



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