The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Australia is being encouraged to set a more ambitious climate target as the government maintains it has already significantly reduced emissions.

It has been an impressive start to the Canadian Open for Australia's men's tennis players, with three chalking up straight-sets wins in Toronto.

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.