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News from the ABC Australia

'Could bring down Charles': Royal biographer's warning over Andrew's emails
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

The scandal surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has the potential to end the reign of King Charles III, claims a British historian who wrote an unofficial biography of the former prince.

Three people badly hurt after ATV crash on Sunshine Coast
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Emergency services have responded to a serious ATV crash on the Sunshine Coast that left multiple people with life-threatening injuries.

Former youth worker treated alleged victim 'like a dog', court hears
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Geoffrey John Guest is standing trial in Cairns after being charged with the abuse of a child in the 1970s.

The Lion King musical returns to Sydney for a third time
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

The Lion King musical makes its return to Sydney in April with the cast and crew opening its doors to rehearsals for a sneak peak.

Badger bid to replace outgoing Greens senator
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

The ABC understands Tasmanian Greens MP Tabatha Badger is among the names vying to replace outgoing federal senator Peter Whish-Wilson.

Childcare worker extradited from Fiji returns to Qld on rape charge
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

A Fijian national charged over the alleged rape of a child four years ago returns to Australia.

Police to scour mine shafts in search for missing outback mum
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Police will scour several mine shafts near the outback South Australian town of Andamooka in the latest search for missing mother Trisha Graf.

Baby unresponsive at day care may have died from bacterial infection, inquest told
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

A baby who died after being found unresponsive at a Sydney day care may have had a bacterial infection, an inquest has heard.

Police bodycam video shows force used on hit-and-run driver
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Body-camera footage released by the ACT Supreme Court shows tactical police officers using force on a handcuffed hit-and-run driver outside St Edmund's College.

Childcare boss unaware of number of breaches at centres, senate inquiry told
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

The Affinity Education Group chief executive Glen Hurley told the Brisbane inquiry — which is examining the quality and safety of early childhood education and care systems — he would have to take the question on notice.

Lesbians have a 'human right' to exclude trans women, Federal Court hears
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

A Victorian-based lesbian group is seeking an exemption to the Sex Discrimination Act so it can legally discriminate against transgender women when it holds public events.

UK government quietly updates passport rules for dual citizens — again
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Travellers with both an expired UK passport, issued in 1989 or later, as well as a valid passport from a country that can issue an Electronic Travel Authorisation, may now be allowed to enter the UK. 

Inside the operation to eliminate Mexico's biggest drug lord 'El Mencho'
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes died after a gunfight with military personnel. Hours later, vehicles were set alight, roads blocked and shopfronts torched as retaliation in eight states.

Islamophobia envoy defends Ramadan invite to Pauline Hanson
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Muslim Australians fear Islamophobia is rising following comments made by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and in the wake of recent threats against one of Australia's largest mosques.

FIFO boom could lead to $100m regional airport expansion
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

A long-awaited feasibility study investigating the potential for a major expansion, estimated to cost up to $100 million, at one of Western Australia's busiest regional airports, is set to be delivered this week.

'Deeply embarrassed' Richmond forward banned over drink driving charge
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Mykelti Lefau is banned for two matches after a drink driving charge that will see him miss a pre-season clash as well as round one.

Police investigate alleged antisemitic assault at scouts event
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

A teenager says he was verbally abused and punched at a scouts event in regional Victoria for wearing a kippah and Israeli flag.

Forget sides, these four salads are satisfying meals
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

If you’re after a healthy and summery dinner, these salads are a meal in a bowl and will tempt even the salad avoiders. 

Man who murdered former partner on Gold Coast sentenced to life in prison
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Reo Te Whetu Marama Marsh, who was then 34 years old, was charged In November 2021 over Mary Benedito's death after she was found unresponsive in a Southport apartment.

Gordon Brown writes to police urging probe into Andrew over Epstein flights
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Former British prime minister Gordon Brown urges British police to investigate whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor used taxpayer-funded jets and Royal Air Force bases to meet with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.



News from the BBC World Service

Zelensky tells BBC Putin has started WW3 and must be stopped
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Ukraine's president sat down with the BBC's Jeremy Bowen in Kyiv days before the four-year anniversary of the war.

Steve Rosenberg: Four years into its full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia is feeling the effects
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Steve Rosenberg reports on the economic consequences of Russia's war, and how people are coping.

Andrew charged taxpayers for massage services when UK trade envoy, claim ex-civil servants
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Whistleblower former civil servants claim there was too little scrutiny of Andrew's costs as UK trade envoy.

Violence erupts in Mexico after killing of country's most wanted drug lord El Mencho
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

The death of the most-wanted Jalisco cartel chief sparks retaliatory violence in at least a dozen states in Mexico.

Hamnet's Jessie Buckley and I Swear's Robert Aramayo win big at the Baftas
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Brit Aramayo beat US stars such Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothée Chalamet, while One Battle After Another picked up six awards.

Mescal and Abrams go red carpet official, William's 'I'm not calm' comment and other key Bafta moments
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

This year's Bafta Film Awards had it all... A-listers, a touch of royalty, Paddington Bear - and the sun even came out, for what felt like the first time all year.

'Two unforgettable weeks' - Winter Olympics close with handover to French Alps
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says the athletes "showed us that the Olympic Games are a place for everyone" as she closes this year's Winter Games.

Armed man killed after entering secure perimeter of Trump's residence, Secret Service says
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

The suspect was carrying a shotgun and fuel can when he was killed, officers say, while Trump was in Washington DC at the time.

Last surviving teacher of Aberfan disaster still remembers faces of the children who died
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Mair Morgan says the disaster that killed 144 people remains etched into her memory.

Netflix boss defends bid for Warner Bros as Paramount deadline looms
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Ted Sarandos says his company's offer is better for industry growth as it is "buying assets we don't currently have".

On the red carpet: Wunmi Mosaku, Paul Mescal and Teyana Taylor among stars at film awards
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Stars of Sinners, Hamnet and One Battle After Another were among big names attending the ceremony.

Watch: Bafta for Buckley, a rare sort of bear and other highlights
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

One Battle After Another took home best film and Hamnet also saw success in the outstanding British film category.

The winners list in full
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

One Battle After Another won six awards, followed by I Swear, Sinners and Frankenstein, with three each.

Wunmi Mosaku shows 'ancestral power' with best supporting actress win
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Growing up in Manchester, she is the first black British winner of the supporting actress award.

Why 2026 marks a Winter Olympic turning point for Team GB
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Three golds, a record-equalling medal haul - the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics has been one to remember for Team GB.

How cartel leader El Mencho became Mexico's most wanted man - and what his killing means
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

The BBC's Will Grant examines the power wielded by the Jalisco drug cartel chief, who died after a clash with security forces assisted by US intelligence.

'I thought I was going to die' - Woman calls for tighter weight-loss jabs checks
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Emma Dyer says she collapsed on her bathroom floor and began vomiting blood after buying jabs online.

What is SEND and how many children get support?
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

The government is due to publish plans to reform the special educational needs system in a new White Paper.

The Papers: William 'not calm, but carrying on' after Andrew arrest and a Bafta for Buckley
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

The fallout from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest continues to dominate Monday's papers.

Briton among 19 killed in Nepal bus crash
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Nepalese police say the British national was a 24-year-old man.



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