Brisbane to appeal Lachie Neale’s ban in desperate bid to play AFL grand final Brisbane will head to the AFL appeals board in a desperate bid to free suspended star Lachie Neale for the grand final The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
Poorer nations will be among the last to benefit if global emissions cut to net zero Scientists found unequal impact of the climate crisis would not be reversed even if implicit goal of the 2015 Paris agreement is achieved The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
AI could be a bubble and is not yet making Australia more productive, Michele Bullock says RBA governor says AI is ‘great white hope’ but its adoption is so far adding to inflation, rather than economic growth The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
Jacinda Ardern and husband Clarke Gayford buy $5.3m home in Sydney’s northern beaches Former New Zealand prime minister’s purchase is the highest sale price recorded in suburb of Dee Why this year The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
Mother charged after allegedly fatally stabbing one child and seriously injuring two others in Blue Mountains A woman has been accused of murder and two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent to cause murder The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
Terry Denton, beloved Australian illustrator best known for Treehouse series, dies aged 76 The illustrator and author ‘gave joy to millions of children around the world’, his family says The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
Labor MP covers up Woodside logo on Fremantle jumper ahead of AFL grand final Josh Wilson, federal assistant minister for climate change and energy, joins peaceful campaign against fossil fuel company The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
Australia investigating how F-35 fighter jet parts bound for US went missing in Hong Kong Disappearance of jet components sparks concern some of the program’s technology secrets could have been exposed The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
Taylor distances himself from Bragg’s proposal to let homebuyers use super as collateral for mortgages Opposition leader said the idea for Australians to use their superannuation savings as collateral for a loan ‘is not our policy’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
Dolphins’ NRL title bid after just four years of existence makes waves in UK A small village in Lancashire will be glued to the TV on Friday with the expansion club – and their star English centre – one win from a grand final The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
Private investigator surveilled Liberal minister and supplied Jean Nassif with recording devices, Icac hears Shane de Kauwe tells corruption inquiry he was instructed by Toplace laywer Sharangan Maheswaran to investigate minister David Elliott The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
‘Negligent’ to talk about long-term risks to Australia without examining cost of climate crisis, experts say One academic says federal government’s intergenerational report, a snapshot of life in 2066, ignores the economic damage on the horizon The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
Police investigate possible organised crime links after boy, 11, shot in the face in Sydney Boy taken to hospital in a critical condition amid a renewed debate about gun control in NSW The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
Trump’s decision to ban journalists from the White House – and One Nation’s actions – shows why Australia urgently needs a media freedom bill Australians can’t afford to be complacent – Pauline Hanson also thinks it’s OK to shut out reporters she doesn’t like The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
The Guardian - AU · Sep 22 Solar and wind generation meet record 80% of power demand on Australia’s national grid Rooftop solar alone generates more than half of all power used, as clear sunny days and low demand drive record-breaking surge
The Guardian - AU · Sep 22 Former cop Beau Lamarre-Condon argues self-defence in double murder trial, citing struggle over gun Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting Jesse Baird, 26, and his partner, 29-year-old Luke Davies, with police service weapon in 2024
The Guardian - AU · Sep 22 Ukraine war briefing: Sanctions must continue, EU’s top diplomat stresses, as Russian attacks kill five Kaja Kallas says sanctions vital as bloc scrambles to reach deal on extension; UN sounds warning for civilians on both sides of war as winter approaches. What we know on day 1,672
The Guardian - AU · Sep 22 Australia’s economic challenges are mounting as deaths start to outnumber births. But ‘baby bonus’ policies would be pointless Slower overall economic growth doesn’t have to be a bad thing. It is the quality of that growth that matters
The Guardian - AU · Sep 21 Shackling prisoners giving birth should be a last resort – but it’s happening around Australia anyway Senator Lidia Thorpe has introduced a bill to prohibit the practice in Australian prisons that advocates say violates the human rights of both mother and child
The Guardian - AU · Sep 21 Jetstar staff to waive extra baggage and seat fees as industrial action escalates – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Sep 21 Morning Mail: Albanese plea amid El Niño threat, a week in the life of Gaza, Sylvia Plath ‘stole my boyfriend’ PM urges global action to fight climate crisis as leaders gather at United Nations; a special Guardian series highlights ordinary lives amid the Gaza conflict
The Guardian - AU · Sep 21 Labor claims Victoria’s new datacentre rules are strongest in Australia but critics point to ‘huge loophole’ New rules include a ban near schools and require datacentres to source their own renewable energy, but won’t apply to projects already in pipeline
The Guardian - AU · Sep 21 ‘Short on substance’: Albanese urges climate action on world stage – but advocates say Australia failing on fossil fuels Prime minister says ‘climate security is the new national security’ in keynote speech in New York
The Guardian - AU · Sep 21 More than 150,000 underwater explosives used to deter seals at Tasmanian salmon farms since 2016 Salmon companies operating in Tasmanian marine areas deployed almost 1,800 explosives in first half of 2026, government figures reveal
The Guardian - AU · Sep 21 Sylvia Plath Stole My Boyfriend: the 95-year-old who has turned her romance with Ted Hughes into a play The Yorkshire poet had a ‘magic touch’, Liz Hicklin recalls, felt by many women: ‘It was like I was blossoming’