The Latest Breaking News from Australia

In 2018, my Australian co-worker asked me, “Hey, how are you going?”. My response – “I am taking a bus” – was met with a smirk. I had recently moved to Australia. Despite studying English for more than 20 years, it took me a while to familiarise myself with the…

Australia have written themselves into the T20I record books after completing an eight-match sweep of their dual-format tour of the West Indies.

Allan Alaalatoa will miss the clash in Sydney after suffering a shoulder injury

People who have fully recovered from many cancers can now donate blood and plasma in Australia, 12 months after finishing treatment.

Legspinner Adam Zampa is set to reach a century of caps in both white-ball formats as Australia prepare to conclude their T20 series in the West Indies.

Education minister tells Guardian Australia about plans for better safety and standards; pro-Palestine activists set for fight over protest march

World Surf League is to update its format for 2026, the 50th anniversary season of pro surfing, with more women, an enhanced finale - and an Australian start.

In Australia, there is growing recognition that children and young people are not just witnesses to domestic, family and sexual violence, but victim-survivors in their own right.

This year, Australia has experienced record-breaking floods, tropical cyclones, heatwaves on land and in the ocean, drought, coral bleaching, coastal erosion and devastating algal blooms. Over the past five years, insured losses from extreme events have risen to A$4.5 billion annually – more than double the 30-year average.

It’s tariff season again, with the next deadline looming on Friday, August 1.

Small nuclear reactors are by far the most expensive new build energy-generating projects, a study has found, while renewable sources remain the cheapest.