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News from the ABC Australia

How will Trump's oil deal with Venezuela work?
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

The "historic" agreement is set to last for 25 years and will see Venezuela increase its output to 1.5 million barrels a day, but many important details remain unclear.

Federer tears up during Tennis Hall of Fame induction
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

The emotions flow for tennis legend Roger Federer, who says he is still writing his love letter to the game as he is inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Nepal monastery becomes evacuation centre for survivors
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

The Gosok Phuntsok Choeling monastery is now a makeshift evacuation centre for those who have survived the Nepal flood disaster.

Live: Another Cleary joins the NRL as Warriors chase top spot against Knights
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Jett Cleary is playing his first NRL game as the Warriors rest their starters and give Nathan's 21-year-old brother a debut at halfback against the Knights. Follow live.

Hanson pushes more coal, fewer renewables without detailing cost
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

One Nation vows to remove renewable energy zones and scrap compulsory land acquisition for VNI West at a regional Victorian rally.

Nearly 400 trees face chop for new $96m MotoGP street circuit
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Nearly 400 trees will be removed in Adelaide's eastern parklands to make way for a new MotoGP street circuit costing $96 million, the South Australian government has revealed.

Plibersek indicates support for ban on choking in pornography
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

The federal government is facing pressure to outlaw strangulation and suffocation in pornography, mimicking a UK ban.

Pacific leader shock departure from PIF leaders meeting
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Solomon Islands prime minister and outgoing Pacific Islands Forum chair Matthew Wale makes a shock departure from the PIF leaders meeting to deal with a looming leadership challenge back home. 

Former White House teleprompter operator fined over insider trading
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez has been ordered to pay more than $US172,000 for using advance access to US President Donald Trump's speeches to make illegal trades on a prediction-market platform.

Western Sydney's new observatory centuries in the making
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Powerhouse Parramatta is now home to an observatory featuring research-grade telescopes powerful enough to see distant galaxies.

Police investigating suspicious death in southern Tasmania
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Police say a woman was found dead inside her home in Huonville in the early hours of this morning.

Police conclude search mission after plane crash claims life of 23yo pilot
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

The search for missing pilot Bob Bramley in the remote Northern Territory, and wreckage from the plane he was flying before the crash, have been suspended off Groote Eylandt.

Scott turns back clock in Tour Championship title tilt
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

A much-craved second major continues to elude him but Adam Scott may be one great round from capping his decorated career with a second season-ending Tour Championship title.

Socceroo Volpato scores long-range goal in Serie A win
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

A long-range strike from Socceroo Cristian Volpato has helped his Italian side Sassuolo claim a 2-1 win over Torino in their Serie A clash.

Relative of Alameddine crime family fights for life after shooting
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

A member of Sydney's Alameddine family is fighting for life after being shot at a home in the city's west overnight.

'I will always be walking in the desert': Birdsville ranger hangs up uniform after 30 years
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

For more than 30 years, Don Rowlands has been the ranger in charge of Munga-Thirri National Park, in Queensland's far south-west corner. But the time has come for him to hang up his uniform.

Almost half of prisoners return to jail within two years. Shannon was one of them
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Almost half of those released from prison end up back behind bars within two years. Convicted drug trafficker Shannon Pursell was one of them.

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.



News from the BBC World Service

Iceland EU referendum on a knife edge as counting continues
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

A vote on whether to resume membership talks with the European Union is too close to call.

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.

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.

British heavyweight Moses Itauma stretchered out after shock defeat in gruelling world title fight
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Filip Hrgovic shatters Moses Itauma's world-title dream as the Briton appears to punch himself out in an extraordinary heavyweight world-title contest in London.

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?

Mount Fuji pics, life-changing ramen and a weak yen - why young Brits are going to Japan
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Photos of Mount Fuji, bowls of ramen and the bustle of Shibuya Crossing are filling up social media feeds.

I was told I was unworthy to be a mother, then they stole my baby
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Marion McMillan was one of about 250,000 women who were forced to have their babies adopted between 1949 and 1976.

We all share a 15-acre Georgian mansion for the price of a two-bed house
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026

Co-housing residents live in a Grade II listed mansion for the same price as a two-bed house.

Six ways parents could make the return to school a little easier
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Parenting experts give their top tips on how to make sure back-to-school runs as smoothly as possible.

'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.

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.

Canada installs large Lake Ontario sign in latest jab at US
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard on Canada's shoreline with the message: "Lake Ontario. Now and Always."

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.

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.



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