- yesterday
Australia holds off Argentina 27-21 in Jujuy to claim fourth straight victory
The Wallabies resisted late pressure at high altitude in San Salvador de Jujuy to secure a 27-21 win over Los Pumas on Saturday, extending their winning run to three matches under head coach Les Kiss.
- 2d ago
Roger Federer inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport
The 20-time Grand Slam singles champion joined the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, honoured alongside broadcaster Mary Carillo four years after retiring from professional tennis.
- 5d ago
Nepal and China search for 3,000 missing as Himalayan flood toll reaches 800
Rescuers in Nepal and Tibet are attempting to reach hundreds of workers trapped inside hydroelectric tunnels after a glacial collapse killed up to 804 people and left more than 3,000 missing.
- 5d ago
Australia Bans AI-Generated Songs From Official ARIA Music Charts
The Australian Recording Industry Association has updated its code of practice to exclude predominantly AI-generated songs, requiring human songwriting, vocals, and instrumentation.
- Aug 23
Australia confirms first mainland mammal H5N1 bird flu case in fur seal
South Australian authorities identified H5N1 avian influenza in a dead long-nosed fur seal at Beachport, marking the country's first mainland mammal detection as wildlife cases rise.
- Aug 23
Sydney Marathon finisher medals mistakenly feature Munich Allianz Arena instead of local stadium
Sydney Marathon organisers will distribute finisher medals depicting Munich's Allianz Arena rather than Sydney's Allianz Stadium after a manufacturing design error, confirming the hardware will not be replaced for the 40,000 runners.
- Aug 19
Meghan Markle's reported casting in Guy Ritchie's Netflix series The Gentlemen is withdrawn
Discussions for Meghan Markle to appear in season three of Guy Ritchie's series The Gentlemen were dropped following public reaction in Britain as the Sussexes prepare their UK return.
- Aug 19
Erin Patterson begins court appeal against mushroom murder convictions in Melbourne
Lawyers for the 51-year-old argue that housing jurors in the same hotel as police and prosecutors denied her a fair trial, while the state appeals her 33-year non-parole period as inadequate.
- Aug 17
Russian state bank VEB fires chief economist who warned Russia was losing 'war of attrition' with the West
Andrei Klepach, chief economist at Russia's state development bank VEB since 2014, was dismissed after his May speech warning that Russia was falling behind the West, China and even Ukraine economically became public in Russian media last week.
- Aug 16
North Korea fires 10 ballistic missiles after Trump proposes meeting Kim
Pyongyang launched approximately 10 short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Thursday, hours after US President Donald Trump announced plans to meet Kim Jong Un later this year and ordered joint military drills scaled back.
- Aug 16
Australia to launch largest gun buyback in 30 years after Bondi Beach terror attack killed 15
New South Wales will launch Australia's largest gun buyback in 30 years on November 2, offering up to A$1,000 per firearm, in response to the December 2025 Bondi Beach terror attack that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration.
- Aug 14
Bangladesh stun Australia by nine wickets in Darwin for first Test win on Australian soil
Bangladesh recorded their first-ever Test victory in Australia, thrashing the top-ranked hosts by nine wickets on day four in Darwin after seamer Hasan Mahmud's 6-55 dismantled the first innings for 198.
- Aug 13
Meta deactivates 756,000 Australian teen accounts as under-16 social media ban faces scrutiny
Meta has deactivated 756,000 suspected under-16 accounts on Instagram and Facebook in Australia since the world-first social media ban took effect on December 10, 2025, even as a British Medical Journal study found 85% of 12-to-15-year-olds remain on the platforms.
- Aug 12
Bondi Beach hero cleared of assault as accused gunman faces 78 charges over Sydney massacre
A Sydney court heard the case against accused Bondi Beach gunman Naveed Akram on 78 charges, while assault charges against the man who disarmed a shooter during the December massacre were withdrawn on the same day.
- Aug 12
New Zealand PM Luxon survives second leadership confidence vote 87 days before election
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon retained the full support of his National Party caucus after a confidence vote in Wellington, surviving his second leadership challenge in four months ahead of the 7 November election.
- Aug 11
US consumer sentiment drops to 51.0 in August as retail sales fall 0.6% in July
The University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 51.0 in August from 55.2 in July, while retail sales dropped 0.6% in July, as the US-Iran conflict strains household budgets.
- Aug 10
Australian police launch homicide probe after suitcase found near Oallen turns out to contain a realistic doll
A suitcase found on a rural road near Oallen, New South Wales, triggered a homicide investigation on Sunday 9 August after two passersby reported what they believed were human remains. Forensic tests the next morning confirmed the object was a realistic doll with fake injuries.
- Aug 10
Former Raiffeisen CEO Pierin Vincenz faces appeal trial in Zurich over millions in hidden profits
The appeal trial of former Raiffeisen CEO Pierin Vincenz, convicted in 2022 of fraud and disloyal management, begins Monday before the Zurich Superior Court. The 70-year-old faces a possible reduced sentence.
- Aug 9
Malagò names fencer Bianchedi as Italy's first female head of delegation
Giovanni Malagò, the new president of the FIGC, has appointed CONI vice president and two-time Olympic fencing champion Diana Bianchedi as head of delegation of the Italian national football team, the first woman to hold the role.
- Aug 9
Jetstar A320 and Qatar Airways Boeing 777 narrowly avoid collision on Sydney airport tarmac
A Jetstar A320 and a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 narrowly avoided colliding on a taxiway at Sydney airport on Sunday morning, injuring a cabin crew member and prompting an ATSB investigation.
