Wednesday, 26 August 2026
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ABC Australia · 00:12
Ex-NBA player who claims to be a woman banned by WNBA team after joust ↗Enes Kanter Freedom is deemed a "potential threat" by the Chicago Sky after his verbal altercation with Natasha Cloud.
ABC Australia · 00:43
Breaking: Fares secretly hiked to fund Suburban Rail Loop, Auditor-General finds ↗The Victorian Auditor-General's Office has found the state government never revealed a new levy on public transport fares from the start of 2025.
ABC Australia · 00:57
ACT politician's alleged 'threatening' behaviour towards former leader dismissed ↗The ACT Commissioner for Standards recommends a complaint filed by former Liberal MLA Leanne Castley about alleged "threatening behaviour" by colleague Chiaka Barry be dismissed.
ABC Australia · 01:02
Indigenous rangers call for funding to protect remote NT from bird flu ↗Indigenous ranger groups are calling for more money to help them protect vulnerable bird and animal species from the threat of H5N1 bird flu.
ABC Australia · 01:18
Sydney woman pleads guilty to 'macabre' manslaughter of husband ↗Police previously described the case as "macabre" and "bizarre" due to how they suspected she had disposed of his remains.
ABC Australia · 01:40
Pogačar's sensational solo attack squeezes Vuelta rivals dry ↗Tadej Pogačar has taken a dominant lead in the Vuelta a España, winning his second stage with a phenomenal 50km solo attack in Andorra.
ABC Australia · 01:50
Luke Gosling stands aside as special envoy for defence and veterans' affairs ↗Federal MP Luke Gosling announces he will step aside from his role as special envoy for defence, veterans' affairs and Northern Australia after he was charged with a breach of his bail conditions.
ABC Australia · 01:50
Breaking: Luke Gosling stands aside as special envoy for defence and veterans' affairs ↗Federal MP Luke Gosling announces he will step aside from his role as special envoy for defence, veterans' affairs and Northern Australia after he was charged with a breach of his bail conditions.
ABC Australia · 01:55
Breaking: Edge Early Learning enters voluntary administration ↗Embattled childcare provider Edge Early Learning, which has centres in the ACT, Queensland and South Australia, has gone into voluntary administration.
ABC Australia · 02:05
Parents given 12 hours' notice of Melbourne daycare closure ↗Liquidators for the centre in Melbourne's north-west apologised for "stress and inconvenience" caused by the closure.
ABC Australia · 02:18
Productivity Commission slams 'clowns' comments after GST report ↗The Productivity Commission says the WA premier "crossed a line" with his criticisms of the body's interim report on GST, adding that political commentary from federal government ministers undermines the commission's integrity.
ABC Australia · 02:22
Environmental DNA shows some frog species bouncing back from fungus ↗The species were hit hard by chytrid fungus in the 80s and 90s, but new research suggests two frogs have recovered to now expand to new territories, while one is still constrained.
ABC Australia · 02:25
Giant great whites filmed swarming dead whale off NSW South Coast ↗When Lilly Pollard flew her drone over a floating dead whale carcass, she captured a spectacular dinner party attended by one of the ocean's biggest apex predators.
ABC Australia · 02:26
Breaking: Suspected bird flu infection in red fox in metro Adelaide ↗South Australian authorities say they have five new suspected events of bird flu in the state, including a red fox in Osborne in metropolitan Adelaide.
ABC Australia · 02:35
Court rules tropical island owner can be stripped of lease ↗Despite plans to build new facilities, the Queensland Land Court finds Brampton Island resort is "dilapidated to the point of falling down" with the owners in breach of lease conditions.
ABC Australia · 02:42
Lighting products sold on online marketplaces catch fire under testing ↗Testing of more than 130 lighting products available online found most failed to meet Australian standards.
ABC Australia · 03:04
Dolly Parton life, love and loss in her own words ↗Dolly Parton was rarely lost for words, possessing an uncanny ability to impart wisdom wrapped in her signature southern wit.
ABC Australia · 03:10
Hird has chance to finally deliver true unity Essendon seeks ↗James Hird may not have received his dream outcome, but still has the ability to lend his beloved club a big hand if he chooses to do so.
ABC Australia · 03:14
Assault charges dropped against SA Indigenous Voice to Parliament member ↗Assault charges against Danni Smith, a presiding member on SA's Indigenous Voice to Parliament, have been dropped.
ABC Australia · 03:16
New country music festival Longhaul cancelled in its first year ↗The festival, headlined by Kacey Musgraves and Kane Brown, was set to land in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in January.
ABC Australia · 03:30
Teacher's sacking over 3D-printed gun incident was lawful, Fair Work finds ↗The Canberra high school teacher of more than two decades was terminated and investigated last year after she printed a 3D firearm and brought it to school.
ABC Australia · 03:50
'Unfortunate kick in the guts' as inflation data increases RBA rate hike risk ↗Inflation is continuing to cool with the annual headline rate rising to 3.5 per cent in July, but some economists say it has increased the risk of another interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia this year.
ABC Australia · 04:10
Butchers report chicken meat sales drop amid bird flu anxiety ↗While WA's last detection of bird flu was more than a month ago, butchers say they are experiencing a decline in chicken sales as the rest of the nation fights an outbreak.
ABC Australia · 04:24
Time to 'recalibrate': Olympic figure skating champion Liu to miss season ↗Superstar figure skater Alysa Liu steps back to miss the new season six months on from her stunning Winter Olympic gold medal.
ABC Australia · 04:34
Commercial fishers frustrated with delays to compensation ↗Nine months after their fishery was closed due to sustainability concerns, some commercial demersal fishers are still waiting for compensation payments from the WA government.
ABC Australia · 04:36
Australians mark 20 years with charity lifting Balinese kids from poverty ↗Behind the perfect sunsets and cocktails, there are more than 160,000 Balinese living in poverty, but a charity group devoted to bringing them hope has just celebrated its 20th anniversary with its Australian supporters.
ABC Australia · 04:39
UK concerned about possible changes to backpacker visa ↗Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has not denied that the UK has raised concerns about the prospect of British backpackers being forced to work in regional areas.
ABC Australia · 04:53
Police investigate theft of 400,000 oysters in NSW ↗An oyster business on the New South Wales Mid North Coast estimates as much as $400,000 worth of its stock has been stolen.
ABC Australia · 04:55
'Avengers' and 'white flags': How Indonesians are voicing dissent against the government ↗President Prabowo Subianto has given his government an "OK" report card as it nears two years in office, but not everyone agrees, with some civil society groups raising white flags and others forming a "shadow cabinet".
ABC Australia · 05:06
Police allege car chase, chain threat, before fatal Ballarat hit-and-run ↗A man has applied for bail after allegedly hitting and killing a man with his car following a chase through Ballarat city streets.
ABC Australia · 05:25
Qld police investigating alleged sexual assault of girl in residential care ↗Queensland police are investigating the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl in residential care, which the child safety minister has described as "heinous".
ABC Australia · 05:28
Breaking: At least 14 babies killed in Pakistan hospital fire ↗A fire has erupted at a nursery for newborns at a major government hospital in Pakistan's capital, killing 14 babies, according to hospital officials and the government.
ABC Australia · 05:35
Breaking: Humpback whale beached at Port Kennedy in Perth's south ↗A humpback whale has become beached on a sand bank in shallow water at Port Kennedy in Perth's southern suburbs.
ABC Australia · 05:46
CFMEU forced to deal with organised crime-linked companies, inquiry told ↗Former CFMEU administrator Mark Irving KC has told an inquiry the union protected its members by engaging with companies linked to organised crime.
ABC Australia · 05:50
Teen carjacker spared jail despite Victoria's new 'adult time' laws ↗The first teenager charged under Victoria's Adult Crime, Adult Time laws has been spared jail, after a judge ruled there were "exceptional circumstances" in the case.
ABC Australia · 05:51
Instagram chief tells addiction trial few teenagers knew of safety feature ↗The federal court trial in California is one of the highest-profile tests of allegations that social media companies have harmed young users.
ABC Australia · 05:56
Kiribati considers constitutional change to cement diplomatic recognition of China ↗Kiribati could be on the brink of amending its constitution to stop future governments from switching diplomatic recognition back to Taiwan.
ABC Australia · 06:27
Cricketer Will Pucovski sues Melbourne school over alleged concussion ↗The former Australian test batter alleges a concussion he suffered during an "aggressively physical" football training session at Brighton Grammar 12 years ago ultimately ended his professional cricket career.
ABC Australia · 06:30
Anger as Coles in home of the Big Banana to drop local bananas ↗Coffs Coast banana farmers struggle to make sense of a decision that will remove their produce from the shelves of a major local supermarket.
ABC Australia · 06:32
Breaking: WA government to appeal $150m Andrew Forrest Fortescue native title payout ↗Mining magnate Andrew Forrest's Fortescue faces a renewed legal battle over a record $150.3 million native title compensation payout, with the WA government confirming it would appeal a landmark Federal Court judgement.
ABC Australia · 06:33
Giants star Toby Greene opens up on his AFL future ↗GWS captain Toby Greene admits he "couldn't give a f*** about facilities" as he prepares to meet Geelong about a potential move to the Cats.
ABC Australia · 06:34
Five of Dolly Parton's best songs explained ↗From Jolene to I Will Always Love You, Dolly Parton wrote many classics. Here we explore the stories behind some of her most popular songs.
ABC Australia · 06:50
Potential insolvent trading probe after modular builder's closure ↗The WA Consumer Protection Commissioner is calling on clients of a modular home building company which abruptly closed last week to lodge formal complaints so it can investigate further.
ABC Australia · 06:57
Division erupts within NT government as MLAs clash in parliament over VAD ↗During debate about the Northern Territory government's voluntary assisted dying bill in parliament, backbencher Tanzil Rahman has accused his colleagues of being inauthentic and of deliberately mischaracterising the debate.
ABC Australia · 07:08
Man convicted for $15k spend on stolen credit cards 'likely' from dark web ↗A Riverland man has been sentenced for using stolen credit cards "likely" from the dark web to purchase almost $16,000 worth of merchandise from Bunnings.
ABC Australia · 07:18
Rabbi's moving tribute to son-in-law as antisemitism royal commission ends ↗After more than 60 days of public hearings, the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has come to an emotional close.
ABC Australia · 07:30
Woman ordered to pay $27k after kittens found in freezer ↗A Tasmanian woman will never be allowed to own a cat again, after almost 70 cats were found living in "squalid" conditions and a dozen kittens were found dead in her freezer.
ABC Australia · 07:37
Melbourne attack accused tells court 'at least they're both still breathing' ↗The 27-year-old was remanded in custody after being charged with repeatedly stabbing a woman and punching her 10-year-old child outside the Victoria Police headquarters.
ABC Australia · 07:50
Bus company fined $650k over deadly Greta crash ↗The bus company and its directors were fined for failing in their duty of care, including hiring driver Brett Button, who was impaired by drugs at the time of the crash that killed 10 passengers.
ABC Australia · 07:53
Video shows antisemitic road rage abuse in Adelaide's CBD ↗A Jewish woman visiting Adelaide was captured in a video being subjected to antisemitic abuse on her first day in the city, the Anti Defamation Commission says.
ABC Australia · 08:08
Live: Nikita Tszyu and Ben Mahoney in world title eliminator ↗Nikita Tszyu and Ben Mahoney both put their undefeated records on the line for a chance to fight IBF super welterweight world champion, England's Josh Kelly. Follow live.
ABC Australia · 08:13
Report finds rock art damage more extensive than thought ↗The Murujuga Rock Art monitoring program finds pollutants from previous industrial activity have damaged a larger area of ancient rock art on the Burrup Peninsula than previously thought.
ABC Australia · 08:16
Cream puff restaurateur avoids jail over lies to corruption watchdog ↗Valentine Yee, whose parents owns Sydney's Emperor's Garden, admitted to what a judge described as "egregious" lies to an ICAC inquiry for his brother.
ABC Australia · 08:24
Breaking: Macquarie Group dumps KPMG from audit contract ↗Accounting firm KPMG says it is facing the consequences of its "past failings" as it is dropped by Macquarie Group.
ABC Australia · 08:31
Hobart council advances ban on full-home short stays ↗Hobart City Council has voted to advance strict new limits on whole-home short stays. The plan, which aims to protect long-term rentals, will now go to the state planning body for final approval.
ABC Australia · 08:53
Wife of key figure in ICAC probe paid $254k for three months of work ↗The NSW corruption watchdog has heard that the wife of a key figure in the inquiry was paid $254,666 for three months of consulting.
ABC Australia · 09:04
Queensland allowed to use coal, gas for data centres despite renewable push ↗The state's premier says it is a "good win" for his state, which owns much of its own electricity infrastructure, while the federal government had previously demanded states use renewables as a standard.
ABC Australia · 09:06
Body found as police investigate shooting of Melbourne father ↗Homicide detectives find a body in their search for a Melbourne father who went missing after allegedly being shot.
ABC Australia · 09:17
Canberra childcare centre ordered to close as provider enters administration ↗Parents say they were unaware that the Charnwood centre was ordered to close for three months from next Thursday.
ABC Australia · 09:39
Notes allegedly written by woman accused of killing parents released ↗A court releases handwritten notes allegedly penned by a woman standing trial charged with murdering her elderly parents. They include a reference to police waiting to see if she would "get cocky and slip up".
ABC Australia · 10:26
The home of the Ford Falcon may soon become Australia's AI engine room ↗For more than half a century, this Ford manufacturing plant was known as the home of the iconic Falcon. Now there is a proposal to turn it into a giant data centre and locals are worried.
ABC Australia · 11:33
An Australian among hundreds missing in deadly Nepal floods ↗The flash flood in the Himalayan border region has killed at least nine people in Nepal. Nearly 300 foreign nationals, including an Australian, have been reported missing.
ABC Australia · 13:10
Ukraine awards Elon Musk Order of Freedom for Starlink support ↗Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded Elon Musk the Order of Freedom, one of Ukraine's highest state honours.
ABC Australia · 13:40
Prince Harry and Meghan arrive back in UK ↗Prince Harry and his wife Meghan arrive back in the UK with their two children, six years after they moved their lives to California amid simmering tensions within the royal family.
ABC Australia · 14:01
Meta to pay $23 billion to settle teen social media addiction cases ↗Meta has agreed to a wide-ranging deal settling all claims in US federal and state courts which alleged the company's platforms harmed children.
ABC Australia · 15:15
Surge in families renting puts more children at risk of housing insecurity ↗There has been a 20 per cent jump in Australian children growing up in rental households this century, with this group facing an average of six moves by aged 14, according to a new research paper.
ABC Australia · 15:38
Inquest opens into death of ex-Cambridge professor Jason Arday ↗The opening of the inquest comes a day before the UK release of his memoir, and weeks after the Cambridge University professor's sudden death after an intense media frenzy.
ABC Australia · 16:31
Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, dies aged 80 ↗Curry was renowned for his portrayals of Dr Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Pennywise the Clown in the 1990s film adaption of the Stephen King thriller It.
ABC Australia · 18:30
From Grug to Possum Magic, how well do you know Aussie kids' books? ↗Celebrate Children's Book Week with our kids' books quiz — and grab some costume ideas at the same time.
ABC Australia · 18:30
Before she was Shania Twain, Eileen sang for the family grocery money ↗Shania Twain sold more than 100 million albums. But the story she can't stop thinking about happened long before fame arrived.
ABC Australia · 18:30
'They have huge TVs': New generations are moving into communes ↗Hannah Pearl is raising her children in an intentional community where residents share land, values and support one another. But she doesn't want to "rough it" like she did when she was growing up.
ABC Australia · 18:43
ASIC warns of 'first significant cracks' in Australian private credit ↗The collapse of a large and hugely indebted NSW property developer leaves several private credit lenders and their investors heavily exposed, while other major funds have started restricting withdrawals.
ABC Australia · 18:45
Workin' 9 to 5: The legacy of Dolly Parton's big-screen debut ↗With a few fiery words and a mountain of blonde curls, Dolly Parton went from country music singer to a "natural-born movie star" in 9 to 5.
ABC Australia · 18:50
How could facial recognition technology differ from CCTV? ↗While security cameras are a regular feature in many supermarkets, new technology could change the face of how businesses monitor customers.
ABC Australia · 18:51
Para swimming champion matched by her dog in gold medal winning feats ↗Para swimmer Jenna Jones claimed breakthrough gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, and her dog is proving to be a surprise sporting companion.
ABC Australia · 18:54
How Rosie Fordham leads the way in a race 'everybody comes out for' ↗Rosie Fordham is already Australia's most successful cross-country ski racer in history, and she relished a reminder of the sport's growing popularity as she won the Kangaroo Hoppet. But she has her sights set on getting even better.
ABC Australia · 19:00
Behind the energy brawl everyone wants the data centre boom ↗As is so often the case in Australia, the politics came down to a fight over energy.
ABC Australia · 19:00
De Minaur to head home for Davis Cup tie against Poland ↗Alex de Minaur will return to Australia off the back of his US Open campaign to lead the Aussie charge in a Davis Cup clash in Brisbane.
ABC Australia · 19:06
Why young people didn't just like Dolly — they loved her ↗Why did millennials and gen Z embrace an artist whose first single arrived in 1959? The answer says a lot about Dolly Parton.
ABC Australia · 19:11
Proposed cuts to SRL not counted towards total cost ↗The Victorian Auditor-General's Office reveals proposed cuts to the Suburban Rail Loop never counted towards the $34.5 billion project's cost, denting Premier Ben Carroll's claim that he can slash the price tag.
ABC Australia · 19:33
Beneath the Bondi royal commission's calm surface lies a deep tension ↗The antisemitism royal commission has been about as far from a Judge Judy-style reality show as you could possibly imagine. But these proceedings have been anything but a sleepy affair.
ABC Australia · 19:36
Woman says life saved by free lung cancer screening ↗Suzi Scott's mother died from lung cancer. Thanks to a free government scan, the 57-year-old caught her own cancer early.
ABC Australia · 19:37
Live: Hundreds missing, including Australians, in deadly Himalayan flash floods ↗Grave fears are held for hundreds of people missing after flash floods swept through mountainous parts of Nepal and Tibet. A Nepali tourism official says dozens of Australians are among those unaccounted for. Follow live.
ABC Australia · 20:00
'Bohemian' Melbourne schoolteacher Faye Berryman suspended ↗The Victorian teaching watchdog has suspended Fitzroy Community School co-founder Faye Berryman's teaching registration on an interim basis following concerns raised by parents and former students.
ABC Australia · 20:06
Most people don't survive brain cancer. Researchers hope to change that ↗An Adelaide research project is investigating ways to treat brain cancer while having minimal impact on healthy tissue and the human immune system.
ABC Australia · 20:19
Tasmania Police cancels $6m KPMG contract but unable to say why ↗Tasmania Police officers have been using a 'clunky' intelligence system for years. KPMG was engaged to update it, but after two years and $6 million, its contract has been terminated and neither party can say why.
ABC Australia · 20:35
Reduced fertiliser use linked to cleaner water flowing to Great Barrier Reef ↗Separate studies claim to show a connection between improved water quality in catchments along Queensland's Great Barrier Reef and farmers changing the way they fertilise their crops.
ABC Australia · 20:52
Terminally ill Territorians could soon have the right to dying legally ↗Voluntary assisted dying laws are expected to pass the Northern Territory Parliament today, in a move that will legalise the practice across Australia.
ABC Australia · 20:58
Police investigating 16yo Sydney girl's death as possible sexual choking act ↗Police are continuing to investigate the death of a 16-year-old Sydney girl, which the ABC understands is being treated as a suspected sexual choking act.
ABC Australia · 21:02
Live: Queensland premier hails data centre carve-out for coal, gas use ↗David Crisafulli welcomes an agreement to exempt his state from having to use renewable energy to power new data centres. Follow live.
ABC Australia · 21:05
Thredbo 'exposed to a warming climate' as value cut by $149m ↗One of Australia's largest ski resorts has had its value halved, with its owner blaming a poor 2026 snow season and the need to install new chairlifts and more snowmaking.
ABC Australia · 21:10
Locals asleep at school, 'walking around like zombies' due to new 24/7 airport ↗Locals living near the new Western Sydney airport say they are only managing a few hours' sleep a night since operations began.
ABC Australia · 21:19
Iodine tablets, evacuations planned for 'unlikely' AUKUS Perth nuclear leak ↗People could be given iodine tablets or potentially evacuated in the "extremely low" likelihood of a radiation leak from the reactor core of an AUKUS nuclear submarine, a new plan reveals.
ABC Australia · 21:29
Live: ASX to slip after mixed results on Wall Street ↗The Australian share market is set to open slightly lower in morning trading. Tech company Nvidia reports record revenue. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
ABC Australia · 21:31
Border town lawyer labels Victoria's bird flu handling a 'scandal' ↗What determines if suspected bird flu victims are collected or left on the shore? Near the Victorian-SA border, it comes down to roughly three kilometres.
ABC Australia · 21:32
Teachers call to be classed like police as classroom violence surges ↗Teachers are demanding change as the number of reported classroom incidents of violence and aggression surges from 776 to 20,833 in four years.
ABC Australia · 22:06
Residents furious at illegal dumping in native bushland near school ↗Rubbish containing dangerous waste found illegally dumped in bushland upsets Albany residents, with the mayor saying it is the worst he has seen.
ABC Australia · 22:29
Starc hits top of ICC's Test bowling rankings for first time ↗Mitchell Starc's run of hot form is rewarded handsomely after a dominant Test series against Bangladesh.
ABC Australia · 22:30
Infantino set to receive World Cup win but loses Italy's support ↗The pressure on the embattled FIFA president remains immense but he receives a major boost from one of his most vocal opponents.
ABC Australia · 22:30
Electrician school closure leaves more than 80 apprentices in limbo ↗Small businesses in Central Queensland say they are fed up, as their apprentices are left with almost nowhere to train.
ABC Australia · 23:09
AIS pays more than $3m in restoration to abused athletes ↗The Australian Institute of Sport pays out more than 225 athletes who were victims of abuse while holding scholarships between 1981 and 2013.
ABC Australia · 23:12
Homicide investigation launched after woman dies in Perth's south-east ↗A 38-year-old man is taken into custody after the death of a 28-year-old woman found critically injured at a house in the suburb of St James.
ABC Australia · 23:29
One dead, two injured after three cyclists hit in Canberra's north ↗One person dies in a crash involving three cyclists on Gungahlin Drive, closing the road in both directions.
ABC Australia · 23:51
Show families weigh up whether circuits are viable amid cost squeeze ↗Balloons, show bags and carnival rides make up the show circuit and the fight is on to keep the tradition alive.