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News from the ABC Australia

Call to bail out Australia's last remaining nickel smelter
Posted on Thursday August 20, 2026

The federal government says it has "acted decisively in the national interest" by propping up four privately-owned smelters in NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and SA. Now there is a call for it save the Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter.

Woman hurt in mystery Sunshine Coast shooting
Posted on Thursday August 20, 2026

Police investigates after a 19-year-old went to a hospital with a gunshot wound in Nambour overnight.

FIFA vice-president withdraws support for Infantino after 'final straw'
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

The pressure on embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino mounts as one of his vice-presidents and more international federations back away from him.

Breaking: Prince Harry, Meghan and family to move back to UK, British media reports
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Harry, the younger son of King Charles, and his wife, Meghan, intend to relocate from the US to a private, non-royal residence outside London, according to British media. 

Live: ASX to open higher as price of gold surges
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

The Aussie share market is set to open higher in morning trading after mixed results on Wall Street. The price of gold has surged above 4 per cent. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

Olympic questions 'off limits' ahead of Rockhampton schools' rowing regatta
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

A major state rowing championship is set to put Rockhampton's proposed Olympic venue under the spotlight, but local representatives have been warned against discussing the Games in media interviews.

Longmire reveals 'incredible deep sadness' over Swans' links to police probe
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Sydney's longest-tenured coach, John Longmire, breaks his public silence after five players were suspended by the club.

Meet the FIFO workers keeping mining towns dancing all night
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Nightclubs and other venues in Western Australia's far north are hiring fly-in-fly-out DJs to attract audiences and keep them coming.

Images of suspected hitmen released after Melbourne gangland killing
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Police have released images of men torching a getaway vehicle after the fatal shooting of Melbourne man Athan Boursinos last year.

Live: Wong outraged, ambassador called in after IDF soldiers cleared over Australian's death
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Penny Wong says the government will haul in Israel's ambassador to Australia after the IDF cleared soldiers involved a strike that killed Zomi Frankcom. Follow live. 

Farmers say backpacker visa pause will risk Australia's food security
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Rural communities and farmers are concerned they will lose an essential workforce as the brakes are put on working holiday visa applications.

Cumberland mental health patients abscond 14 times since deaths
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Mental health patients at Cumberland Hospital in Sydney's west have absconded more than a dozen times since February, when two patient escapes were linked to the deaths of three people.

Australia and China cooperate to bust illegal tobacco smuggling syndicate
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Australian Border Force officers are tipped off to containers suspected of carrying illicit tobacco, resulting in millions of cigarettes being seized.

Residents of 'serene, peaceful' village concerned over big battery plans
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Locals say the company behind the proposal failed to answer questions about noise and light pollution, and bushfire safety.

Surge in NT youths in custody under CLP government, FOI data reveals
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Internal Northern Territory Police data obtained by the ABC reveals rising numbers of children and teens being held in police station cells.

Camilla says it was 'difficult' to keep king's cancer diagnosis private
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Queen Camilla speaks publicly for the first time about how hard it was to keep her husband King Charles's cancer diagnosis private at first.

Police task force launched over Byron Bay sexual abuse complaints
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

The Sex Crimes Squad probe comes after an ABC investigation into historical sex abuse claims around Byron Bay's music scene from the early 2000s.

Cut-price haircuts grow in popularity with cost-savvy salon-goers
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Cost-of-living pressures drive more people through the doors of apprentice-run hairdressing salons across Queensland — and that's good news for both customers and apprentices learning skills on the job.

AFL Players Association labels Swans allegations 'very serious'
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

The players' body is the latest organisation to express concern over the scandal, with club and player sponsors on Wednesday also acknowledging the incident.

'Entire streets' in regional towns miss out on census information in the post
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Some residents of South Australia's largest federal electorate say they are yet to receive census information by post, prompting confusion and concern about the possibility of fines.



News from the BBC World Service

Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

The couple's children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, are enrolled to start at a school in September.

Couple and teenage daughter who died in water off Shoreham named by police
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Police say the family travelled from their home in London and went into the sea for a swim.

Track defect found on approach to site of Lewes derailment, initial report says
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Initial findings from an RAIB investigation show an "irregularity" at the site near Lewes.

Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

The five-year-old Palestinian girl initially survived the attack and pleaded for help but her body was recovered later with those of six of her relatives.

People smuggler exposed by BBC investigation arrested and charged
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Twana Jamal Khdir has been arrested and charged with immigration offences.

Salmonella outbreak: What we know so far
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Hundreds have fallen ill with salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to imported eggs.

Vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

A new jab extended the length of time patients were cancer free, but it is unclear for how long.

'Incredible': SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

A SpaceX rocket that blasted off from Texas in July, and crashed into the Indian Ocean, made an unexpected appearance off Christmas Island.

Ecuador intelligence chief and five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Michele Sensi-Contugi, and his wife Stephany Hollihan among the seven people killed in the crash.

Male prisons in England and Wales have fewer than 1,800 spaces
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Male prisons have less than 1,800 spaces available in England and Wales, the lowest level since March

Tenders open for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project, Israel announces
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Israeli plans to build on the area east of Jerusalem - which would divide the occupied West Bank in two - have long been internationally condemned.

Students wait for GCSE and BTec grades as app launches for 750 schools in England
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Some pupils in England will be able to see their grades on their phones from 11:00 BST on Thursday.

Lindsay Clancy's trial puts postpartum psychosis in the spotlight
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency that can involve mania, depression, hallucinations and delusions.

Who is Natalie Harp, Trump's right-hand woman?
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

One of Trump's longest serving and most loyal aides, Harp was thrust again into the spotlight when Democrat Jon Ossoff noted her closeness to the president.

Inflation is heating up but don't expect another crisis
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Rising living costs could heap pressure on PM Andy Burnham though it depends what happens in the coming months.

'Words cannot describe losing our home in Stourbridge wildfire'
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Loxie and Robin Williams returned home on Thursday to find firefighters trying to save their home.

Canada and US say they are finalising a trade deal, but details remain murky
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Prime Minister Carney hailed "significant progress" in trade talks as the two countries seek to hammer out final details ahead of a new weekend tariff deadline.

The US inmate convicted in 1950 who was spared execution eight times
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Francis Smith was one of a growing number of elderly people who are incarcerated.

Why positive cocaine test could mean end of Kyrgios' career
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

Nick Kyrgios once said he did not want to play tennis into his 30s. A positive cocaine test could have brought an end to his career aged 31.

Behaviour guidelines for life in UK published for asylum seekers
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

The nine-page booklet covers issues including respect in public, sex and consent, and gender equality.



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