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News from the ABC Australia

Superfan shares fragile X message with ABC newsrooms across Australia
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Newcastle teenager Hayden Eastbury is halfway through his mission to visit every ABC bureau in Australia, marking the occasion on his 18th birthday.

Aussie qualifer completes rare grand slam feat
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Storm Hunter has become the only active Australian tennis player to enter all four grand slams as a qualifier.

'I've got enough to live on': The 80-year-old giving away his harvest
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

A retired canefarmer grows and delivers pumpkins for free, feeding his community one ute-load at a time.

This Paralympian's greatest achievement is his marriage
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Big wave surfer and Paralympic cyclist Matt Formston has a long list of achievements, but says the relationship with wife Bex is by far his greatest. 

Addisu Gobena wins the 2026 Sydney Marathon, as 40K runners take part
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Ethiopian athlete Addisu Gobena wins the 2026 Sydney Marathon, touted as the largest marathon in the Southern Hemisphere.

'Once in a lifetime': Schoolteacher wins AFL Fantasy competition
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

A regional South Australian PE teacher has had all his hard work over 13 years pay off, beating out 140,000 players to win this year's AFL Fantasy competition. 

Victorian roads 'not good enough', premier says amid pothole pledge
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll says the government will double the number of potholes it fixes this year to 500,000, at a cost of $352 million.

Residents prepare to fight AI data centre approval
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

A newly-formed group is preparing to lodge an appeal against a recent AI data centre approval, arguing the planning laws used to assess it are not fit for purpose. 

'Took my breath away': Reports of racist attacks amid talk of 'monoculture'
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

The 2026 Lowy Institute Poll records the largest ever decline in support for cultural diversity in Australia, with some saying they live in fear of racist attacks even in the largely progressive city of Canberra.

Calls for better solutions as Kalgoorlie marks 10 years since protest
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

A decade on from the unrest in the wake of an Aboriginal teen's death, some say not enough has been done to support young people in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

A 'pigeon overlord', celebrity visits and iconic spheres: Rundle Mall turns 50
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

It was the country's first major pedestrian-only shopping mall and labelled an "international leader" for its people-centric design. Now Adelaide's Rundle Mall is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Quiz: Rank Dolly Parton's biggest hits
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

Was Jolene a bigger hit than 9 to 5? Your challenge in today's More or Less quiz is to sort Dolly Parton's most-loved tracks by how high they charted.

Older Australians weigh cost of changes to health insurance rebates
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

The Coalition is concerned about further pressure on the public health system, as older Australians consider cutting private health insurance ahead of proposed rebate changes.

Can tiny bubbles restore health to the Torrens lake?
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

Singer-songwriter John Schumann is leading calls from businesses and other Adelaide locals for the city council to trial a bubble-based technology that could restore health to parts of the River Torrens.

Learner's licence needed to keep pedalling under new Queensland laws
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

From August 31, riders will need to be at least 16 and hold a driver’s licence to ride an e-bike or e-scooter solo in Queensland as the new stage of the state’s laws cracking down on e-devices rolls out. 

Runway incursions on the rise across Australian airports, says expert
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

An aviation researcher has identified a broader pattern of safety incidents increasing across Australian airports.

Boy dies in hospital days after e-scooter crash
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

A teenage boy dies in hospital days after sustaining critical injuries in an e-scooter crash in the Bundaberg region. 

Tina Arena, the 'worst album ever made', and more music doco highlights
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

From documentaries on resilient female artists and cult sensation The Shaggs to a fresh score on Christopher Nolan's cinema breakout Memento, here's the music films to put on your radar.

'Formaldehyde cabbages' trigger outrage in China and overseas
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

The safety of China's cabbages, which are exported across the world, has been thrown into question after the vegetables were found to be dipped in the cancer-causing chemical formaldehyde.

Graziers report hundreds of lambs dead or missing in wild dog attacks
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

Western Queensland graziers say they have lost hundreds of sheep to suspected wild dog attacks as the national control programs face funding uncertainty. 



News from the BBC World Service

At least 37 dead and hundreds evacuated after strike on Kyiv weapons depot
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

An investigation has begun into the storage of weapons for Ukraine's military near a residential area.

Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

The capital is not set to vote on a new mayor until 2028.

Norway's new king remembers 'my dear father' in first speech
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

Haakon VIII pays emotional tribute to his late father, Harald V, before outlining how he wishes to reign.

Sarah Ferguson expected back in the UK 'shortly', source says
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

The former Duchess of York is renting a six-bed house in the Home Counties, reports say.

Rescue to continue overnight for 'in distress' vessel carrying five in the Channel
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Several fishing vessels are assisting the Coastguard after reports of a boat "in distress' off Plymouth.

I've been to Gamescom six times - here's what excited me this year
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

The BBC's Laura Cress gets a first look at the biggest games in Cologne from Witcher 3 to Alien: Isolation 2.

97-year-old woman rescued after Nepali floods looked like 'a warrior'
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

A 97-year-old woman, Guna Maya Bohara, survived the flash floods and was rescued using an excavator.

Footage of Tibet floods isn't being shown in China - and we know little about victims there
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.

Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Nepal villages
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Before-and-after images show villages, bridges and a key Nepal-Tibet border crossing washed away by devastating floodwaters.

What we know about the 33 British nationals missing in Nepal
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Among those reported missing after deadly floods are a 13-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy.

They fell in love - then had to check they weren't brother and sister
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

A French couple - both conceived by sperm donors - wanted children. But with home DNA tests illegal, how could they be sure they were not related?

Landlady to 9/11 hijackers reveals their links to alleged Saudi spy
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

A woman who rented out homes to two al-Qaeda members speaks publicly for the first time - to the BBC.

'Healey eyes banks and oil tax' and 'X Factor comeback'
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

As rescue efforts enter their fifth day following the Nepal flash floods, some of today's papers report on the climbing death toll.

We're behind UK's emergency phone alerts - but question how they're being used
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

Millions across England and Wales received a wildfire alert on their phones earlier this month, but it partly backfired.

Burnham's summer tour is over - now he has to prove himself in Parliament
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

The imminent return of Parliament will put the new prime minister under real scrutiny, with MPs finally getting a chance to grill him.

How one of the 'most powerful hacks' to control stress actually works
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

We spoke to experts about how the breathing technique used by soldiers and influencers works.

Sweetcorn ice creams and pastries: The latest 'swavoury' trend taking over your feed
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

From lattes to pastries, UK foodies are embracing the humble sweetcorn as more than a pizza topping.

Man dies after train hits van on level crossing
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

British Transport Police said a man who was in a van died at the scene, in Burscough.

Christian festival 'devastated' as man dies after sign falls
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

Police say at least six other people were also injured in the incident at the Big Church Festival.

Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported from US to UK
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

The self-styled provocateur had been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).



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