Tuesday, 22 September 2026
358 articles · times in UTC
ABC Australia · 00:14
Police investigate possible organised crime links after 11yo shot in face ↗Police are investigating whether men present at the time an 11-year-old boy was shot in the head at a north-west Sydney home had links to organised crime, the ABC understands.
ABC Australia · 00:25
Man linked to wife's suspected murder charged with bribing officials ↗Awlad Hossain, whose wife Rehana Parvin is suspected to have been murdered, is accused of bribing Bangladeshi officials to have his name removed from police records.
ABC Australia · 00:26
Emergency warning issued for South Burnett bushfire ↗The Queensland Fire Department enacts an emergency Seek Shelter warning in Teelah in the South Burnett, as a dangerous bushfire poses a risk to homes.
ABC Australia · 00:26
Qld bushfire caused by permitted burn jumping containment lines, authorities say ↗Residents of six rural properties are returning to their homes after evacuating overnight while firefighters worked to control a bushfire south-west of Stanthorpe.
ABC Australia · 00:45
Coalition weighing options to use super to boost home ownership ↗A push to allow Australians to use their super to make it easier to buy their first home is being floated by Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg, as the Coalition works through its policy on how to help people enter the housing market.
ABC Australia · 00:46
Council says there's 'no land' for charity's request for rough sleepers ↗A request to use council land to build a transitional campsite for homeless people raises broader questions about homelessness policy in New South Wales.
ABC Australia · 00:52
Birthing among 'flies and trucks' becoming more common in parts of NSW ↗The rate at which babies are being born before arriving at hospital has doubled in regional areas since 2001, in outer regional and remote areas it has more than tripled.
ABC Australia · 01:40
Smart glasses to be banned from WA public schools ↗Western Australia's education minister announces smart glasses will be banned from all state schools.
ABC Australia · 01:48
How Nick Daicos won the Brownlow Medal ↗A lot went into Nick Daicos winning the Brownlow Medal, as he set new records in claiming the AFL's highest individual honour.
ABC Australia · 02:06
'How do you get through this?': Parents on the grief of losing a child ↗The death of a child brings "profound" grief. These parents found healing in connecting with others.
ABC Australia · 02:21
Diamonds name Klau for Constellation Cup squad ↗Diamonds goalkeeper Sarah Klau is named in Australia's squad for the Constellation Cup, despite being sanctioned by the sport's national governing body.
ABC Australia · 02:39
As leaders meet in New York, the fate of the world may rest on Trump and Xi ↗A lot has changed since last year's United Nations General Assembly while conflicts in the Middle East, Sudan, Myanmar and the Congo continue, raising the question of the UN's efficacy to end global conflicts.
ABC Australia · 02:46
Australia confirms jet parts went missing in Hong Kong, sparking China security fears ↗Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australia is helping the US investigate how F-35 jet fighter parts were mistakenly diverted to Hong Kong, but that no technologically "sensitive" components have been lost.
ABC Australia · 02:49
'Disgusting': Complainant H alleges Alan Jones touched his bottom ↗A man has told the criminal trial of Alan Jones that the broadcaster allegedly touched his bottom at an event.
ABC Australia · 03:02
Trump delivered a speech at this event. But you can't hear what he said ↗Days after the president escalated his attacks on American media outlets, Donald Trump's words at a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new helicopter pad on the White House lawn went largely unheard.
ABC Australia · 03:27
Aged care provider underpaid migrant staff by more than $1m ↗The underpayments came from worker-employee agreements which disadvantaged staff, along with errors in Goodwin Aged Care's payroll system.
ABC Australia · 03:48
Double murder-accused Beau Lamarre-Condon acted in 'self defence', court told ↗Former Sydney police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon will argue he acted in self defence on the day he is accused of murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, with his defence team telling a jury the couple was killed during two struggles involving a police pistol.
ABC Australia · 04:06
Council spot guaranteed without election for everyone who put up their hand ↗Fancy being on a local council, but can't stomach doing campaigning? In some Tasmanian areas, candidates are so hard to attract that anyone who puts their hand up can have a crack.
ABC Australia · 04:20
'Merchants of chaos' have forced Trump into a bind ↗A group of rebels once known as Iran's "merchants of chaos" have moved on strategic islands in the Red Sea and are now putting one of the richest and most powerful nations in the Middle East in a tricky spot.
ABC Australia · 04:27
Mixed feelings over Coalition's $100 million Albury Hospital pledge ↗The investment pledge would provide 50 more beds, a multistorey car park and a full fit-out of the clinical services building including a helipad, paediatric ward and operating theatres.
ABC Australia · 04:32
Qld ministers unable to confirm if they have read Olympic rowing report ↗The technical assessment, conducted by the Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority (GIICA) and marine engineering firm WaterProof, has also not been released publicly.
ABC Australia · 04:35
Charities cutting services because of financial pressures ↗Nearly half of Tasmania's community support organisations said they've had to cut services due to cost pressures, new data shows.
ABC Australia · 04:39
Trial begins for ex-police officer accused of rape and sexual touching ↗A former NSW Police officer is on trial for allegedly sexually touching three younger male colleagues and sexually assaulting one of them before resigning from the force.
ABC Australia · 04:44
'Inappropriate' for judge to preside in latest Rohan Dennis case, court heard ↗Lawyers for former cyclist Rohan Dennis have argued for Judge Ian Press to be recused from his case of driving while disqualified but the judge says it was "just happenstance" he was appointed to preside over the case.
ABC Australia · 04:54
Rocket launch facility grounded by conservation body ↗A native vegetation ruling grounds a South Australian rocket launch complex despite having state and federal government planning approval.
ABC Australia · 04:58
Outback town marks 60th anniversary of plane crash that claimed 24 lives ↗In 1966, a Brisbane-bound flight from Mount Isa ended in a disaster that left and indelible mark on a Queensland community and sparked one of Australia's biggest aviation crash investigations.
ABC Australia · 05:00
Trump's 'drug boat' strikes may be crimes against humanity, UN says ↗The Trump administration's strikes on alleged "narco-trafficking" vessels amount to extrajudicial murders that violate international, maritime and humanitarian law, a United Nations report says.
ABC Australia · 05:06
Royal Children's Hospital beds to go unused with no funding to staff them ↗A $50 million expansion of Victoria's main children's hospital is nearing completion, but sources say 20 new beds will not be operational because no funding has been provided for extra staff.
ABC Australia · 05:24
Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy led to hospital changes, inquest told ↗The way a hospital identifies its patients has changed, in the wake of the deaths of six children during a freak jumping castle incident in Tasmania in 2021, an inquest hears.
ABC Australia · 05:41
Private investigator tells NSW ICAC he was hired by fugitive developer ↗A private investigator has told the state's corruption watchdog that Jean Nassif wanted to investigate one of his enemies because the fugitive developer "hated him".
ABC Australia · 05:54
A Cold War 'city of ice' hints at US's ambitions in Greenland ↗The US wants army bases in Greenland. Previous attempts have already left behind abandoned radar stations and nuclear waste.
ABC Australia · 06:00
MCC threatens lifetime bans over AFL final bottle throwing incident ↗The Melbourne Cricket Club says it wants footy fans who threw bottles at umpires during the preliminary final to be banned for life.
ABC Australia · 06:00
Live: Lachie Neale's grand final dreams on the line at AFL tribunal ↗The Brisbane Lions head to the AFL tribunal to challenge Lachie Neale's ban for striking Hawthorn's Jack Ginnivan, in the hopes of freeing the dual Brownlow medallist for the grand final. Follow live.
ABC Australia · 06:11
Close to a dozen new stations mapped out for Sydney uncovered by opposition ↗The locations of close to a dozen new stations have been mapped out as the state government considers potential metro and heavy rail extensions in parts of Sydney.
ABC Australia · 06:12
Monster pothole on SA road a deathtrap, motorcyclist says ↗The SA government admits that the condition of a Murraylands road is unacceptable despite recent attempts at running repairs.
ABC Australia · 06:37
War of words over Greens' proposal to co-locate data centres and pools ↗A war of words has erupted over a suggestion from the ACT Greens that co-locating data centres with Canberra's public pools should be considered.
ABC Australia · 06:48
Witness tells how he helped in alleged cold case murder ↗The man has told the court he agreed to help scare Christopher Jarvis, but he ended up being involved in an alleged murder.
ABC Australia · 06:58
NRL grand final loses headline act for pre-match entertainment ↗The NRL grand final is set to go ahead without pre-match entertainment after negotiations with Australian artist Tones and I collapsed.
ABC Australia · 07:11
Film studios shun women but men make them less money, report shows ↗A new report reveals movies by female screenwriters are often overlooked for financial opportunities even though they make studios more money than those written by their male counterparts.
ABC Australia · 07:12
RBA governor's final speech before board meeting cements rate rise bets ↗All four major banks and the bulk of money market traders believe the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates next week and governor Michele Bullock did nothing to dissuade them during a speech in Sydney.
ABC Australia · 07:15
Former soldiers to face call-up obligations of ten years ↗Defence has quietly doubled its post-service commitment for new recruits in a bid to grow the pool of people it can call in a crisis.
ABC Australia · 07:28
Chimney colours unveiled for Norwood SANFL victors amid TV ratings boost ↗The Redlegs celebrations continue as their colours take top spot in a time-honoured tradition and TV ratings suggest 71 per cent of the state's televisions were tuned into the SANFL Grand Final on Sunday.
ABC Australia · 07:40
Quad bike incidents claim two lives in two days near Victoria-NSW border ↗Victoria Police is preparing a coroner's report after the second fatal quad bike accident near the Victoria-New South Wales border in as many days.
ABC Australia · 07:44
'They bleed purple': Footy fever grips Fremantle ahead of final ↗Purple reigns in Fremantle, the home of the Dockers who will play their first footy grand final in 13 years, and even public buses are running on "Wharfie Time".
ABC Australia · 07:44
NRL's hardest job a family affair for Rob Toia ↗There is no harder job for an NRL centre than marking Herbie Farnworth, but Robert Toia will have family ties on and off the field when his Roosters face the Dolphins in Friday's preliminary final.
ABC Australia · 07:45
Car crashes through front room of house in Tasmania's north ↗Police are investigating after a car crashed into the front room of a house in Tasmania's north.
ABC Australia · 07:52
Treehouse illustrator Terry Denton dies aged 76 ↗Australian children's author and illustrator Terry Denton, best known for his work on the popular Treehouse series, has died at the age of 76, his literary agency and publisher have announced.
ABC Australia · 07:57
Breaking: Mother charged with murder after Blue Mountains stabbings ↗A five-year-old boy was found dead in a parked car at Valley Heights, while a woman and two other children were found critically injured.
ABC Australia · 08:04
Six-year-old cancer patient celebrates 'best mate' Daicos's Brownlow win ↗As Collingwood's Nick Daicos made Brownlow history, he shared his time in the spotlight with someone special — six-year-old cancer patient Logan.
ABC Australia · 08:04
Four Corners episodes breached ABC's editorial standards, ombudsman finds ↗The ABC's Four Corners program had insufficient verification and fact-checking and a culture of "limiting knowledge" about anonymous sources, its independent ombudsman has found, identifying breaches of editorial standards in two stories by sacked reporter Mahmood Fazal.
ABC Australia · 08:07
Councillors resign after shock termination of CEO ↗A country shire CEO has been fired without notice and three councillors have resigned in protest, saying they were blindsided at a meeting behind closed doors.
ABC Australia · 08:12
Grand jury declines to indict anyone in death of Black teen in Mississippi ↗The lawyer representing the family of a teenager whose body was found on an island off the Mississippi coast says the grand jury's decision to not indict anyone does not resolve how he died.
ABC Australia · 08:22
'Sophistication' spat over foot traffic decline in Adelaide CBD ↗A drop-off in foot traffic in Adelaide's CBD prompts an exchange between the state's Property Council and the city council, which are at odds on parking and residential development.
ABC Australia · 08:34
Teen jailed over home invasion that traumatised Melbourne family ↗A teenager linked to an aggravated home invasion in Melbourne's east that left a man with 11 stab wounds and permanent eye damage has been jailed for nearly three years.
ABC Australia · 08:38
Teen tells court of 'painfully real' impacts of explicit deepfake images ↗A young woman who had sexually explicit deepfake images shared online by 20-year-old William Yeates has told a court the impacts have been "painfully real".
ABC Australia · 08:47
US says Australian digital care bill would 'facilitate censorship' ↗The Trump administration has made an extraordinary public intervention into Australia's debate about its proposed digital duty of care.
ABC Australia · 08:57
Vulnerable residents feeling 'distress' as Mildura power outage drags on ↗A Victorian residential services provider is pushing for "more structured support mechanisms" for vulnerable people during prolonged power outages as thousands in Mildura head towards a third day without electricity.
ABC Australia · 13:23
Sri Lanka convicts 15 men over deadly bombing that killed two Australians ↗The bombings, considered the deadliest in Sri Lanka's recent history, were carried out on churches and three luxury tourist hotels.
ABC Australia · 16:53
Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose of Fentanyl and other drugs ↗Actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs including fentanyl, a coroner in South Carolina has declared.
ABC Australia · 17:26
Trump weighs 'big decision' on Iran, rejects AI push in major UN speech ↗US President Donald Trump uses a speech at the UN to portray "American power" as the solution to the world's problems, defending his ongoing war with Iran and declaring he now has to decide whether to "annihilate" the Islamic Republic.
ABC Australia · 18:06
EU to lift sanctions on two Russian oligarchs ↗Kyiv has argued the bloc should be ratcheting up pressure on Moscow after Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman were removed from a blacklist.
ABC Australia · 18:30
Why Meg Mason didn't want to write another sad girl novel ↗The New Zealand-born, Australian-based author follows up the surprise success of her breakout novel, Sorrow and Bliss, with a bittersweet look at what happens when you meet your idol.
ABC Australia · 18:30
Why John Coltrane’s short life left an enduring mark on jazz ↗From obsessive practise to jazz greatness, John Coltrane built an enduring legacy, cemented by A Love Supreme, one of jazz's best-selling albums.
ABC Australia · 18:30
Quiz: Join us for a trip around the world ↗Montevideo is the capital of which South American country? And which two world flags don't include red, white and blue?
ABC Australia · 18:43
AI data centre funding surges to record $35 billion ↗Australian data centre operators have raised a record $35 billion so far this year, according to a new staff note from the Reserve Bank of Australia.
ABC Australia · 18:48
Quest tells customers to replace passports after security breach ↗Quest Apartment Hotels tells customers affected by a security breach in August to replace passports and driver's licences after personal information was exposed.
ABC Australia · 18:50
Queensland yet to sign on to Thriving Kids a week from launch ↗The federal health minister has denounced the Queensland government over its refusal to sign up for Thriving Kids, a week before its first phase is set to begin.
ABC Australia · 18:54
Influencer 'Clavicular' charged with rape and drugging woman for sex ↗An US influencer who shot to fame as the face of the "looksmaxxing" trend is charged with rape, providing alcohol to a person under legal drinking age and drugging someone for sexual intercourse.
ABC Australia · 18:55
Community housing more likely to threaten eviction than public housing ↗New data obtained by the ABC shows social housing tenants in community housing are more likely to face eviction than those who live in public housing.
ABC Australia · 19:00
Should alcohol have more explicit health warnings? These experts think so ↗Alcohol use is widespread in Australia, but a new audit suggests the harms associated with drinking are not being clearly communicated to consumers.
ABC Australia · 19:18
China watchers split on what a Trump-Xi summit will deliver ↗US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set for a highly anticipated summit in Washington. Some see the meeting as an opportunity to stabilise relations, while others caution that the carefully choreographed encounter could amount to little more than political theatre.
ABC Australia · 19:28
High prices could change chocolate-eating habits ↗High chocolate prices may be forcing consumers to change their habits.
ABC Australia · 19:36
Scammers impersonate church ministers in nationwide gift card scam ↗Scammers are impersonating church ministers and preying on the charity of vulnerable members of congregations in a scam spreading across the country.
ABC Australia · 19:37
Papua New Guinea police bust alleged human-trafficking ring ↗Police say they have found dozens of people from Indonesia allegedly being held against their will in Papua New Guinea and forced to carry out online scams.
ABC Australia · 19:53
Questions remain over why 8yo not identified as at risk before suspected murder-suicide ↗Queensland's education department has declined to elaborate on action taken while a coronial investigation continues into Clementine's death alongside her mother, anaesthetist Tiffany Wilkes, who allegedly took her own life.
ABC Australia · 19:59
Epworth review finds 'no significant gaps' in provider's governance ↗The private healthcare provider accepts 21 recommendations made in an independent review of its clinical governance after a Four Corners investigation.
ABC Australia · 20:04
Moree crime rates falling but residents say drone use is overreach ↗Crime rates are falling in Moree, but the jury is still out on whether a police drone trial has been a factor.
ABC Australia · 20:16
Diana's brother 'sorry' for factual error amid calls to 'pulp' new book ↗Charles Spencer tells 7.30 that the controversial book he wrote about his late sister's life contains one factual error, but he will not pull it from shelves, despite receiving legal threats from broadcaster Piers Morgan.
ABC Australia · 20:28
NT mango farmers raise alarm on cuts to working holiday visa program ↗Northern Territory mango farmers have raised the alarm about the federal government's cuts to the working holiday visa program, arguing they could have a devastating impact on the industry.
ABC Australia · 20:33
Central Victorian council votes to keep divisive public holiday ↗The City of Greater Bendigo council has voted to keep Bendigo Cup Day as the local public holiday for another five years, despite a push from local businesses to switch to Melbourne Cup Day.
ABC Australia · 20:40
British backpacker left by Greyhound bus in outback roadhouse ↗A British backpacker was on a Greyhound bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide when she was left at a toilet stop in the middle of the night.
ABC Australia · 20:43
Taylor Swift announces first new song since her wedding ↗Taylor Swift announces a new song, the first since she tied the knot with NFL player Travis Kelce in what was dubbed America's royal wedding.
ABC Australia · 20:45
Federal government urged not to let fire ant eradication funding lapse ↗State agriculture ministers met in Canberra on Friday, where they noted fire ant eradication remained "technically feasible, cost beneficial and in the national interest".
ABC Australia · 20:48
No evidence of a 'wage-price spiral' in Australia ↗There is no evidence of runaway wage growth emerging in Australia, says RBA board member Iain Ross
ABC Australia · 20:59
Why the AFL tribunal upheld Neale's grand final ban ↗The tribunal says it had reason not to overturn Lachie Neale's appeal. Now the AFL world waits to hear whether the Lions will launch an appeal.
ABC Australia · 21:03
Citizen search for Nannup Four gets underway ↗A group of volunteer searchers will begin scouring bushland in Western Australia's South West in a bid for answers to the decades-old missing persons case.
ABC Australia · 21:06
Live: Albanese calls for leaders to come together to tackle risks of AI ↗No country can manage the risks of artificial intelligence "alone", Anthony Albanese has told world leaders in a call for international cooperation to regulate the technology. Follow live.
ABC Australia · 21:16
Live: ASX set to open higher, Wall Street flat as oil continues slide ↗The US tech sector continues to rally while results elsewhere were mixed. The ASX is set for a modest gain. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
ABC Australia · 21:29
Girl killed and woman in serious condition after two-vehicle collision in Moana ↗A girl has died and two other people have been hospitalised following a car crash south of Adelaide last night.
ABC Australia · 21:35
Dead humpback whale towed off Sunshine Coast beach ↗Authorities are towing the dead juvenile whale, which washed ashore at a popular beach, almost 40 kilometres out to sea.
ABC Australia · 21:54
Cautious farmers embrace renewable energy to boost income streams ↗Farmers sign up to renewable projects on their land to diversify income, but large-scale projects and transmission lines remain sticking points.
ABC Australia · 22:05
Purple army heads east for AFL grand final ↗A purple army of diehard Fremantle Dockers supporters is crossing the Nullarbor for Saturday's AFL grand final against Brisbane in Melbourne.
ABC Australia · 22:38
Record sheep prices see farmers turn crop paddocks over to stock ↗From record-breaking ewe prices in the Riverina to empty paddocks in the state's north and hay deliveries on the South Coast, NSW farmers are navigating an uneven season.
ABC Australia · 22:54
Tones And I reveals why she turned down NRL grand final ↗Tones And I has broken her silence after the NRL declared it will forego a grand final tradition of pre-match entertainment.
ABC Australia · 23:00
Children in 'birthplace' of Mary Poppins mark coming-of-age ritual ↗Each equinox, children in the town considered the birthplace of Mary Poppins take part in a coming-of-age ceremony by rotating a statue of the beloved literary figure.
ABC Australia · 23:09
Hacking group purports to have stolen FBI data in cyber attack ↗The digital extortion group known as ShinyHunters says it has stolen data about almost all of the FBI's current and former employees in an act of revenge against the organisation.
ABC Australia · 23:11
Banned Swans to make first public appearance since Pullman Hotel scandal ↗The five Sydney Swans players banned for breaching club standards return to Moore Park for the first time since the scandal occurred.
ABC Australia · 23:12
Mary Fowler's Man City score controversial goal with flare burning on pitch ↗Bayern Munich players take issue as Manchester City scores a crucial goal in their Women's Champions League clash as a flare sends purple smoke billowing nearby.
ABC Australia · 23:14
Police investigate disappearance of 200 cattle from outback station ↗Rural crime investigators are trying to establish the whereabouts of over 200 head of cattle in outback NSW.
ABC Australia · 23:36
Schools trial AI leak detection technology to save water ↗The NSW government says about 20 per cent of the 2 million megalitres of water used by schools is lost to leaks every year.
ABC Australia · 23:41
Six-year-old solves Rubik's Cube in record 4.27 seconds ↗A six-year-old Chinese girl has set a world record after solving a Rubik's Cube in an average of 4.27 seconds.
ABC Australia · 23:44
Three teens arrested after alleged police stabbing, assault on security guard ↗A 14-year-old girl allegedly stabbed a police officer before being tasered and arrested at the scene In Darwin city yesterday, along with two other youths aged 16 and 13.
ABC Australia · 23:57
'Flying mullet' Browning announces athletics retirement ↗Two-time Olympian Rohan Browning reflects on the moment that changed his life, as he calls time on his athletics career.