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'Dodging them everywhere': Warning to SA drivers over kangaroo risk increase
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

Drivers on regional roads are being warned of an increase in kangaroo activity on South Australian roads, with large mobs of roos seen lining roads at dawn and dusk, creating growing safety concerns for road users.

Police investigate reports of gunshot heard near Dezi Freeman's property
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

Police are investigating witness reports of a single gunshot heard near Dezi Freeman's property shortly after he allegedly killed two police officers in August.

$200 a week and tinned fish: Cost of living hits international students
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

International students are grappling with Australia's high cost of living, and experts warn there are no quick fixes to their financial stress. 

The history of the J Awards aligns with Australia's best music
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

The centrepiece of triple j's Ausmusic Month celebrations, the J Awards is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025. Here's how it all began.

Oasis leave Australia triumphant after gigantic sold-out tour
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

Playing to a combined audience of about 320,000 people, Liam and Noel Gallagher's return to Australia for this much-hyped tour has been nothing short of a triumph.

Bread tags on long list of plastic items to be phased out in NSW
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

The second phase of the NSW government's plan to tackle the plastic pollution crisis will roll out in stages from next year until 2030.

Stunned Wallabies 'hurting' after shock capitulation to Italy
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

Wallabies captain Harry Wilson says he is "hurting" after Australia's 26-19 loss to Italy, while coach Joe Schmidt is lamenting his side's "flat performance".

Spearmint milk and Hawaiian packs: WA's food delicacies in exhibition
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

An exhibition exploring Western Australia's food history in all its guises, including its fast-food pioneers, is on show at the State Library.

Prince George joins the King, Queen and Princess of Wales at Festival of Remembrance
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

The Prince made his debut at the event, marking an important step toward his future role as king-in-waiting. 

'Difficult reading': Victoria releases report into women's pain
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

A Victorian inquiry has found a dismissive and disrespectful health care system built around "Caucasian male biology" is contributing to poorer outcomes for women and girls.

Uncertainty for small-scale Tasmanian farmers over new food safety rules
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

The new regulations would bring Tasmania into line with national standards, but smaller growers are worried they will have to pay the same fees and meet the same auditing requirements as large-scale growers. 

Russian drone and missile barrage in eastern Ukraine kills four
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

A Russian drone slams into an apartment building in eastern Ukraine, killing three people, while another is killed at an energy site, Ukrainian authorities report.

The rare genetic disorder shortening the life span of boys
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

When Skye Scott took her son to a paediatrician, she never imagined he would be diagnosed with the life-changing Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 

Bragg says ditching net zero 'too silly for words' as Liberals play semantics
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

Ahead of meetings to agree on a Liberal climate policy, the leading moderate says his party must retain a focus on achieving net zero better than Labor.

Tradie-turned-artist resurrects 'dead' city centre with murals
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

After making the switch from stonemason to artist four years ago, Callum Hotham's distinctive artworks are reinventing his home town.

Steel maker defends Israeli trade amid ongoing pro-Palestine protests
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

Bisalloy Steel's Unanderra site has been the target of multiple pro-Palestine pickets, and has defended its trade with "several Israeli" companies during its 2025 annual general meeting.

UN photographer turns lens on women of rural Australia
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

Parisian-born UN photographer Martine Perret turns her lens to capture the resilience and strength of women in rural Australia.  

Walters calls for more Ashes, heaps praise on England after whitewash
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

Australia coach Kevin Walters has dismissed suggestions the Kangaroos' whitewash series win over England was "a walk in the park", praising his counterparts following the third Test.

Students, teaching staff face challenges amid Adelaide University merger
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

From late next month, the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia will begin to cease operations and transform to become Adelaide University. But as the clock ticks, some students and staff are feeling the pressure.

The movie Jennifer Lawrence (and Martin Scorsese) had to get made
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

After reading Die My Love in book club, Martin Scorsese knew it had to be made into a film. Now it's rewriting cinema portrayal of womanhood and postpartum depression.



News from the BBC World Service

UK to announce asylum system shake-up as it considers Denmark model
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is taking cues from some of the toughest migration laws in Europe.

Experts say this could be the worst flu season for a decade - here's why
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

Leading flu experts say they will not be surprised if this year's is the worst flu season for a decade.

Chatbots encouraged our sons to kill themselves, mothers say
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

In her first UK interview Megan Garcia speaks to Laura Kuenssberg about the death of her teenage son.

Prince George joins Kate, King and Queen at Festival of Remembrance
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

The royals attended the annual event at the Royal Albert Hall on the eve of Remembrance Sunday.

'Great bloke': Clarkson and May lead tributes to ex-Top Gear host Quentin Willson
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

The presenter and campaigner, who has died aged 68, was described by his family as a "true national treasure".

Man charged with attempted murder after woman stabbed in Birmingham
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

A woman in her 30s was stabbed in the neck outside the Bullring shopping centre on Friday.

Two prisoners still at large after being freed by mistake in 2024
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

Two others are still missing after being released in error in June this year.

'The best friend you'd love to have' - How Claudia Winkleman conquered TV
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

She's taken The Traitors to new heights - but what's next comes with risk, too.

One man's campaign for Commonwealth war graves restoration in Iraq
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

Tens of thousands of UK and Commonwealth soldiers died in Iraq in the two World Wars.

Women are hiding their boyfriends online and there's more than one reason why
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

Many women seem reluctant to hard-launch their relationship on social media - but what's behind that?

How Trump could hamper Zohran Mamdani's New York agenda
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

Trump has taken a number of actions against Democratic-led cities that experts say could slow Mamdani's goals.

You can now book online to see your GP. But not everyone is finding it easier
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

A month since GPs in England started offering online appointment bookings, patients recount their experiences.

4 dead, 13 injured after street racer slams into crowd at Tampa bar
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

A Florida man has been arrested after he lost control of his speeding car, which slammed into the patio of a bar in Tampa early on Saturday.

Davina McCall reveals breast cancer surgery
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

The TV presenter says she found a lump in her breast after checking herself and is relieved to know the cancer had not spread.

Hundreds protest over plans for asylum seekers at military site
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

Crowborough residents say they are concerned about potential safety impact in the town.

What Hungary's Orban did - and didn't - get from Trump
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

On the surface, the Hungarian PM's trip was exactly what he wanted, but the full picture is more complex, writes the BBC's Nick Thorpe.

More than 1,400 flights cancelled as US air traffic cuts enter second day
Posted on Sunday November 09, 2025

Thousands more flights have been delayed or cancelled as the reduction of air travel capacity continues during the federal government shutdown.

Aluko says 'justice served' after ex-footballer Joey Barton convicted over X posts
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

Pundit Eni Aluko responds after Joey Barton is found guilty of sending grossly offensive posts on X.

US cleaning woman shot and killed after arriving at wrong home
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

Police say they found Maria Florinda Rios Perez, 32, dead after she was shot on the front porch of a home in an Indianapolis suburb.

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