Politics
View all →Labor’s bill to cut private health insurance rebate blocked by Greens over pensioner carve-out
Australia's Labor government failed to pass legislation cutting private health insurance rebates for older Australians after the Greens blocked the me…
Anne Aly reveals she has received 19 death threats in the last week alone
Anne Aly, Australia's small business minister, revealed she received 19 death threats in a single week after an opposition MP called for her to be "sh…
Vikki Campion, News Corp columnist and wife of Barnaby Joyce, begins role with NSW One Nation
Vikki Campion, a News Corp columnist and wife of federal One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce, has begun working as a part-time media adviser for the NSW One N…
Business
View all →Bedbug infestation forces Qantas to ground plane in Rome
Qantas grounded a Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Rome after bedbugs were discovered on the aircraft during flight QF5 from Perth on 9 October, according to …
EU to limit Chinese hybrid vehicle imports to 350,000 a year
The European Commission has confirmed a quota limiting Chinese hybrid electric vehicle imports to 350,000 units annually, according to The Guardian. T…
Stellantis and Renault back UK to get EU car industry protection
Stellantis and Renault, major European automakers, have called for the UK to be included in proposed EU protectionist rules for the car industry, acco…
Technology
View all →AFL tells Sportsbet to stop using players in AI generated content
The Australian Football League has instructed its official gambling partner Sportsbet to cease creating and posting AI-generated content featuring lea…
Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns
Google has been ordered to halt construction on two datacentres in Finland after failing to complete required environmental impact assessments, accord…
OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day
OpenAI says its investigation into unauthorised access to government and research websites is costing the company more than $500,000 per day. The comp…
Science
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View all →Russia arrests Japanese journalist on allegations of spying
Russia arrested Japanese journalist Yuki Imai on the island of Sakhalin on charges of spying, according to the country's FSB security agency. Imai wor…
Video recording device found in cabin of HMAS Leeuwin navy ship in Cairns
A video recording device was discovered aboard HMAS Leeuwin, a Royal Australian Navy ship docked in Cairns, the Defence Department confirmed on Wednes…
Student protests in Albania turn violent as demonstrators clash with police
Tens of thousands of students protested in Tirana, Albania's capital, setting fires at a government building and two banks while clashing with police …
Health
View all →Abortion pill access jumps almost 50% after Australia eases restrictions for pharmacies
Australia saw pharmacy access to an abortion pill jump nearly 50 percent after the Therapeutic Goods Administration relaxed prescribing restrictions i…
Kenya confirms first Ebola case as virus ‘surges’ in DR Congo province
Kenya reported its first-ever Ebola death on Tuesday, according to the country's health minister. The patient was a citizen who arrived from the Democ…
Lebanon: One in five children goes to bed hungry, says UNICEF
Lebanon's humanitarian crisis has deepened to the point where one in five children regularly goes to bed hungry, according to UNICEF. Four in five hou…
Environment
View all →Argentina temporarily closes Iguazu Falls after El Niño-fuelled surge in water levels
Heavy rainfall linked to El Niño forced Argentina to temporarily close Iguazu Falls to tourists on Monday as water levels surged to dangerous levels, …
Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island
A survey of the Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles has found approximately 180,000 giant tortoises, according to The Guardian. The population represents the …
Isaias strengthens to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 season
Isaias has become the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The storm carries…
Entertainment
View all →Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature 2026
The Swedish Academy awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature to Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson. The academy recognized Carson's "bold and in…
Sydney festival 2027: 11 international dance works to headline ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ program
Sydney's 2027 festival will host 11 international dance works making their Australian premiere, according to The Guardian. The program triples the dan…
Queensland literary awards: ‘stunning’ debut inspired by segregated shantytown wins top prize
Lenora Thaker has won the top prize at Queensland's literary awards for her debut novel "The Pearl of Tagai Town," which draws on her family's history…