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News from the ABC Australia

Woman charged with juror intimidation at Lindsay Clancy trial
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Jurors are in their sixth day of deliberations as a woman is accused of intimidation after filming jurors leaving court the day before.

Rupert Murdoch 'very happy' to be played by Guy Pearce in new film
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

A new film on the Australian-born media mogul is headlining the Venice Film Festival, with director Danny Boyle saying it takes a more sympathetic look at his early foray into British newspapers.

Tiger Woods loses driving licence for five years after plea deal
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

The champion golfer submits a no contest pleas to a reckless driving charge after a crash near his Florida home in March.

Iran accuses US of a 'war crime' after strikes kill people at wedding party
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Iranian officials are comparing the incident to a strike on a girl's school on the first night of the war which killed 160 people.

Armed gang raids security cars of gold in one of PNG's biggest robberies
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Gold bars worth millions of dollars and thousands in cash have been stolen at gunpoint in a brazen heist in Papua New Guinea.

Queensland Police receive safety notices over watch house conditions
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Workplace Health and Safety issues multiple regulatory notices to the police service regarding conditions at the state's watch houses.

Albanese bristles at pre-COP questions as UN delivers sobering report
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

A new UN report warns the world is likely to overshoot warming of 1.5C as world leaders shun Australia's pre-COP talks in Fiji.

Ciraldo calls out NRL over delayed rule-change communication
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Cameron Ciraldo says he only learned his team will act as guinea pigs this week for some new NRL rules via an email. 

Boy, 14, charged over alleged rock attack that left man unconscious
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

A 14-year-old boy is charged with assault after a man was seriously injured and left convulsing on the ground in an alleged rock throwing attack in a fast food restaurant car park.

Darwin hospital opens new ward with hopes of easing capacity pressures
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

A new multi-purpose ward at the Northern Territory's largest hospital has received its first patients this week, with hopes the $24 million investment will help ease capacity pressures in Darwin's health sector.  

Victorian man defrauds women of more than $45,000 after meeting them online
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Stephen Cross used a fake name to deceive women he met online, tricking some into giving him money.

Car bomb, feuds and $5K to count 12 votes as NSW councils scrutinised
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Local government may have a reputation for being boring, but NSW budget estimates today provided an extraordinary snapshot of what is playing out across the state's councils.

Special school sexual abuse allegations with authorities, premier says
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

The Victorian premier says allegations of almost two decades of sexual abuse at a Traralgon special school are "harrowing".

Premier urges Chinese, Indian coal firms to merge before funding stops
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

The state government throws its support behind a proposed merger between WA's last remaining coal miners as its self-imposed 2030 deadline to retire state-owned coal assets approaches.

AFL boss backflips by scrapping controversial 'Opening Round' experiment
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

AFL CEO Andrew Dillon says the 2027 season will start with all 18 teams in action despite previously defending the staggered start.

WA police drop AI seatbelt fines amid influx of complaints
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Hundreds of fines issued via AI-assisted traffic cameras are being dropped in WA, with officers unable to prove drivers knew their passengers were wearing their seatbelts incorrectly.   

Brown and foul tasting: This town's water may be the tipping point of a crisis
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.

Police pursuit of emu just part of 'life of a country cop'
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

A video of a flightless bird being chased by a police officer down a road on the NSW Central Tablelands goes viral, with the local chief inspector saying it's all part of "the life of a country cop".

Police investigating if fatal Sydney shooting a case of mistaken identity
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Police say it is "tragically" possible that a man who was shot dead on a Western Sydney street was another case of mistaken identity. 

Former Bondi Rescue lifeguard Matt Dee dies
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Well-known former Bondi Rescue cast member and mental health advocate Matt Dee has died, according to a statement posted online by the clothing and events company he co-founded.



News from the BBC World Service

Burnham pressed on economy at first PMQs as UK borrowing costs rise
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Burnham said he had already cut taxes, including VAT on energy bills and hospitality business rates.

PMQs shows the challenge Burnham has in delivering new style of politics
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Burnham's exchanges with Kemi Badenoch slipped into familiar territory of trading barbs, writes Alex Forsyth.

Woman charged with juror intimidation in Lindsay Clancy trial
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Dawn Light is accused of taking photos of jurors outside the Plymouth courthouse, a practice prohibited by the court.

King hails 'unprecedented' Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

British and French leaders will be at the British Museum to see the exhibition of the historic Bayeux Tapestry.

'Nothing but mud and silt' - the village swept away by deadly floods in Nepal
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri spoke to a local, who is still waiting for his his wife's body to be retrieved, as rescue efforts continue.

Lucy Letby 'boyfriend' doctor named as court order lifted
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Dr Mark Deakin, a consultant at Alder Hey hospital, was described as Letby's "boyfriend" during her trial.

Watch: What we know about reported strike on Iran wedding celebrations
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

BBC Verify looks at footage showing the aftermath of a strike on a building in southern Iran.

Farage tells BBC 'we live in a complainants' society' after questions over Reform funding
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

The Reform UK leader said a "whole ecosystem" didn't want "new kids on the block succeeding".

Rosenberg: Putin's veiled threat to UK part of Russia's campaign against West
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

The Russian president wants to keep Britain guessing - and stressing - over Moscow's real intentions.

EU and Nato vow to step up pressure on Russia after 'new escalation' in Germany
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Russia is accused of growing increasingly reckless after Berlin blamed Russia for a failed drone attack on Leipzig airport.

Four in court over murder of baby stabbed to death
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Four people, aged between 19 and 38, appear in court charged with murdering the newborn.

London mayor's untaxed car conviction withdrawn
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

City Hall officials say the Nissan Micra does not belong to the mayor or Transport for London.

Faisal Islam: Why bond market wildfire is keeping world leaders up at night
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Huge AI spending plans and the ongoing war in Iran are driving up borrowing costs around the world.

Kids eat free and loyalty points - six ways to eat out but not break the bank
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

The cost of dining out is getting increasingly hard to swallow - but clever planning can get you cheaper deals.

BBC gains rare access to occupied Lebanon as officials say Israel expanding positions
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

A BBC team joined a humanitarian mission of the UN peacekeeping force, which says Israeli troops are fortifying positions and continuing demolitions.

More than 900 killed in Gaza this year despite ceasefire, Hamas-run health ministry says
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

The ministry says the total number of people killed in the Strip since 10 October is now more than 1,300, including 301 children.

How the big five clubs strengthened their title hopes in record-breaking transfer window
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

As the transfer window closes for the summer, chief football writer Phil McNulty asks if Arsenal's rivals have done enough to challenge the champions?

Ariana Grande makes emotional tour exit and steps back from public life
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026

The star makes an emotional farewell as she wraps up a tour she's described as her "last hurrah".

Why are UK borrowing costs rising and what does it mean for me?
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Some government borrowing costs have hit their highest level for 28 years - what does it mean for you?

Nottingham attacks families not told 'stalker' had violent past
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Nottinghamshire Police received a complaint and has referred the matter to the IOPC.



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