Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Tsunami warning after 6.9-magnitude earthquake off coast of Australia

Tremor recorded off coast of Macquarie Island

The Independent UK

Australia on tsunami alert after powerful earthquake hits Pacific Ocean island

Strong shake was felt at the epicentre of the quake on Macquarie Island

Wales Online

Australia tsunami warning as huge 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits region

An earthquake in the Pacific Ocean has rocked the Australian Macquarie island - with officials now warning of a potential tsunami threat to the area

Daily Mirror

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Northern Territory should reunify with SA, Vickie Chapman tells parliament in farewell speech

South Australia and the Northern Territory should seek inspiration from the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and seek to reunify after more than 110 years as separate jurisdictions, former SA deputy premier Vickie Chapman tells parliament in her farewell speech.

ABC News

Reducing COVID transmission by 20% could save 2,000 Australian lives this year

Australia’s COVID death toll is rising, yet public health measures to reduce transmission such as mask mandates are largely a thing of the past.

The Conversation

Ghosts of Castle, Settlers hotels and Old York Hospital spook and delight tourists in WA town

York is the oldest inland town in Western Australia — and some locals say it’s also the most haunted.

ABC News

Assisted dying advocates shift focus to Australian government’s territory ban

After NSW became the last state to pass euthanasia laws, advocates say they will fight to overturn ban preventing ACT and NT from passing their own laws

The Guardian - AU

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Australian election briefing: Labor reveals costings as Morrison bulldozes through wage questions – plus a painted rabbit

Thursday: The best of Guardian Australia’s 2022 federal election coverage

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s oil and gas regulator criticised after chief hands out environmental ‘excellence’ awards at industry dinner

Regulator says outgoing boss Stuart Smith had no role in selecting winners and was invited to acknowledge his work over eight years

The Guardian - AU

Thousands respond to Australian Electoral Commission's urgent call for election workers

Despite the surge in applications, more workers are still needed on election day. Meanwhile, some Australians with COVID will be unable to vote after the postal deadline closed.

ABC News

Australian eSafety office tells websites to remove Buffalo attack video but does not block access

Commissioner issues notices to eight sites, four of which have removed material associated with the attack

The Guardian - AU

Australia election: What you need to know

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded defeat and the opposition Labor Party was set to end almost a decade of conservative rule after an election on Saturday.

Reuters

At 3.9%, Australia's unemployment rate now officially begins with '3'. What's next?

Early in the election campaign, on April 14, we learned that Australia’s unemployment rate had slipped below 4% in March, to 3.95% – the lowest rate in 48 years.

The Conversation

Factbox-Climate policies of Australia's major parties

Australia's general election on Saturday could hinge on climate policy, as targets for cutting carbon emissions by 2030 have emerged as a key campaign issue.

Reuters

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

Factbox-Policies of Australia's political parties at a glance

Australia's political parties are in the final stages of campaigning ahead of a general election on Saturday.

The Guardian - AU

Some voters in regional Australia could face hours-long drives to cast their federal election vote

Labour shortages, exacerbated by Covid, still likely to affect some booths, despite calls to ADF and emergency service personnel

Belfast Live

NI man wins $50,000 on Who Wants to be a Millionaire Australia

Stephen Fee appeared on the show earlier this week

The Conversation

This election, many adults with disabilities won't be allowed to vote. That should change

This Saturday, most Australians over 18 will vote in the federal election. The right to participate in elections is enshrined in international and domestic human rights law.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

Australian election 2022 voters’ guide: everything you need to know, including how to vote if you have Covid

When is election day, who can you vote for and how to vote if you have Covid on polling day

The Guardian - AU

Monkeypox: what are the symptoms and should Australia be worried?

Infectious disease was first recorded in 1970 but a surge in cases has led to the largest outbreak in Europe to date

ABC News

The US Soccer equal pay deal is revolutionary, but more must be done to achieve true gender equality

The USA is the first nation to equalise World Cup prize money between men and women athletes, but it doesn't address the root cause of the problem.

The Conversation

Here's how we track down and very carefully photograph Australia's elusive snakes

Environmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the field.

Al Jazeera

Australia’s unemployment rate drops to lowest since 1974

Jobless figures provide boost to Prime Minister Scott Morrison days out from a closely fought election.

ABC News

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese pictured wearing scarves bearing symbol used by Hindu ultra-nationalist group VHP India

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese have been photographed wearing saffron scarves bearing the symbol of a right-wing Hindu nationalist group from India that has been accused of orchestrating brutal attacks on Muslims and Christians.

Wales Online

ITV Beat The Chasers contestant left shaking as she wins huge sum with one second to spare

Contestant plans to take her son to Australia to visit their family with the winnings

1 … 2742 2743 2744 2745

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

House of Representatives

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.