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Dry July for Western Australia as stunning pictures tell story
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

July was one of the driest on record in large parts of WA but despite the lack of rain, it was an eventful month. From double rainbows, to fog and dazzling stars — here are the photos that captured it. 

'Many messages of support': Injured cop in alleged stabbing out of hospital
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

A police officer who was injured in an alleged stabbing in Adelaide's northern suburbs this week has been discharged from hospital.

Yolŋu leader announces new breakaway land council in remote NT
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Fifty years since the creation of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act, a major shake-up of the land rights system has been announced at the Garma Festival.

Live: Wanganeen-Milera on fire for Saints against Sydney
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

St Kilda hosts Sydney at Docklands Stadium as Hawthorn and North Melbourne face off in Launceston. Follow live.

Boy, 15, charged with murder on NSW Central Coast
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

A teenage boy has been charged with murder following the death of a man at Gosford.

Boxer earns Tuvalu's first ever Comm Games medal without winning fight
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Tarona Taafaki lost her only fight at the Commonwealth Games, but still claimed Tuvalu's first ever medal at the event.

Six new bird flu cases suspected in Victoria
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Six new suspected cases of deadly H5N1 bird flu have been found in Victoria's south-west.

72 years after the Miracle Mile, a young Aussie wants to rewrite history
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Sixty years after the last Commonwealth Games mile and 72 years since its most famous moment, the showdown between Scotland's Josh Kerr and Australian youngster Cameron Myers could give Glasgow a perfect finale.

It has always been home': York looks to expand cemeteries due to demand
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

A long history and thriving population growth have prompted a search for a new cemetery in Western Australia's oldest inland town. 

Teen boy caught hooning at Bunnings car park with pistol in his pants
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Police arrested the teenage driver at the scene and checks revealed he was disqualified from driving 12 months ago and the number plates were not registered to that car.

US drops case against Olympian, admits Reflecting Pool work was 'botched'
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

The US Department of Justice has moved to drop a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Here's why. 

WA set to fall short of vaccination target as free flu jabs come to an end
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Before the flu season, the WA government set ambitious targets for its vaccination program, but new data shows it is falling short.

Trump dusts off Red Scare playbook to stop 'mini-Mamdanis'
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

President Trump has reignited anti-communist rhetoric as "mini-Mamdanis" continue to challenge the centrist Democrat establishment.

French hitchhikers put faith in fellow travellers in Top End journey
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

After hitchhiking more than 5,000 kilometres from Queensland to the Kimberley, William Pertek and Manek Miquel say it has made for the trip of a lifetime. 

Pet dogs trained to sniff out black truffle treasure worth $2,000 per kg
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

On the NSW South Coast, working dogs and pets are learning how to identify the smell of a an expensive delicacy to see if they have what it takes to become professional truffle hunters.

'A miracle': World's largest gold bar made in Australia
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

The Perth Mint has unveiled the world's largest gold bar, weighing 521.2 kilograms and refined to 99.999 per cent purity. 

Why is a fertiliser company building Australia's newest oil refinery?
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

The emergence of Perdaman on the national stage brings a complicated local reputation with it.

Family pays tribute to Aboriginal man who died in police custody
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Family and friends of an Aboriginal man who died in police custody in Adelaide just over a week ago have paid tribute to the 23-year-old at a CBD vigil.

Nina Kennedy is often superhuman, but in Glasgow she was a super human
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

For an athlete who has ticked off about every box imaginable, Nina Kennedy can measure success in a lot of different ways, and it wasn't necessarily in metres or centimetres in Glasgow.

FIFA scraps World Cup sell-off plans after global backlash
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

FIFA president Gianni Infantino says that world football's governing body has scrapped plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors after widespread backlash.



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Fifa scraps controversial World Cup investment plan
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Football's world governing body abandons plans to sell off stakes in its major competitions after widespread opposition to president Gianni Infantino's proposal.

Spain's PM blames traffickers after 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta from Morocco
Posted on Friday July 31, 2026

Spain said most had returned to Morocco by Friday evening, as Italy suspended its Schengen agreement on free movement with Madrid.

Labour's Bev Craig elected Greater Manchester mayor, succeeding Andy Burnham
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Labour's Bev Craig secures nearly double the number of votes won by Reform UK's Sian Astley.

Police release Nancy Guthrie ransom notes in latest bid to find kidnappers
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Investigators hope the notes' "distinct linguistic characteristics" may be recognised by a member of the public.

Victims of disgraced funeral boss demand industry regulation
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Campaigners say "full statutory regulation" must be brought in following Legacy funerals scandal.

Scientist's lifelong obsession with mystery of elusive 'pink zebra' seaweed
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

An ancient algae first spotted four decades ago will now join the collection of the Natural History Museum.

How Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's Rein Me In broke the UK's singles chart record
Posted on Friday July 31, 2026

The duet has spent 19 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the charts, breaking a 73-year-old record.

India's 'cockroach' protesters have wounds consistent with pellet-gun fire, say experts
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Ballistic experts say the dozens of tiny round punctures are tell-tale signs of pellet gun injuries.

Israeli official says troops won't pull back in Gaza without 'genuine' Hamas disarmament
Posted on Friday July 31, 2026

Donald Trump insists Israel is "very happy" with a proposal for the Palestinian group to give up weapons in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal.

Death row inmates desperate to escape execution in Saudi Arabia call the BBC
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Dozens of Ethiopians are awaiting execution - some called the BBC to tell their stories.

Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charge and admits 'botched' repairs
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

President Donald Trump had blamed "sick" vandals, and a former Olympian had been charged, but prosecutors now say contractors caused the damage.

Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against 'AI slop'
Posted on Friday July 31, 2026

Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack are trying to combat the proliferation of fake AI content.

Infantino on the brink? Who might replace him if he goes?
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Fifa president Gianni Infantino is in the eye of a storm after scrapping his attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup. If he goes, who comes in?

He bought a fitness supplement online to bulk up, but ended up losing his mind
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Daniel Murphy went into psychosis after taking missold drugs which had been mixed with steroids.

The Papers: 'Spanish border crisis' and 'iron chancellor'
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

The crossing of 60,000 migrants into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco is featured prominently across Saturday's papers.

Who is Greater Manchester's new Mayor Bev Craig?
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Bev Craig succeeds Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester's mayor, but what do we know about her?

I was working to survive and I wasn't paid
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

Sonia Garcia Monuz is among ex-catering firm employees who claim they are owed unpaid wages.

British girl band FLO 'want it all' - and they're confident they will get it
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

The rising stars say making their second album, Therapy at the Club, was a "crash course" in music.

CPS to target assets of jailed funeral director
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

As Robert Bush starts a 20-year prison sentence, prosecutors want to claw back the money he stole.

Budget in October, Healey announces, as ministers urged to stick to spending limits
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026

The new chancellor pledged to move money and power out of Westminster, and into every postcode around Britain.



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