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Black holes from stellar to supermassive size may follow one jet-launching rule

An early-career Western Australian astrophysicist has helped uncover a universal rule behind one of the most powerful behaviors in the universe: when black holes launch jets. The discovery, published

Science phys.org 17.09.2026

El Niño may lift Australian food prices as dry conditions squeeze farms

Australia's farm sector currently faces a double whammy from weather and nonweather-related factors: a confirmed El Niño effect and surging inflationary pressures.

Science phys.org 17.09.2026

We could soon be able to track changes in Australia's forests in near‑real time—using satellites

Forests and woodlands cover millions of hectares across Australia, from tropical rainforests and temperate eucalypt forests to the vast woodlands and shrublands of the arid interior. They store enormo

Science phys.org 17.09.2026

New livestream brings remote Australian arid zone waterhole to the world

A new livestream from a remote waterhole in the Northern Territory is giving people around the world the opportunity to observe wildlife in real time.

Science phys.org 17.09.2026

Australia Post worker stole dozens of bank cards to fund ‘debilitating’ gambling addiction

Court hears Mauro Paul Coluzzi and two associates defrauded customers and banks of more than $130,000An Australia Post worker’s crippling gambling addiction spiralled into purchases of gold jewellery,

World theguardian.com 17.09.2026

International students, 'visa hoppers' and backpackers targeted in Australia migration crackdown

The government wants to reduce net overseas migration from over 300,000 to 225,000 people by 2028.

World bbc.co.uk 17.09.2026

Australia to bar foreign students from bringing their partners and children

At present, international students can bring their spouses and partners and dependent children under the age of 18 into Australia to accompany them.

World japantimes.co.jp 17.09.2026

IMF urges Australian governments to cut spending as another interest rate hike looms

Warning comes as forecast for nation’s economic growth downgraded amid concerns over rising debt and inflation l, free app or daily news podc

World theguardian.com 17.09.2026

Bird flu has claimed its first Australian sea lion and dolphin. How does the virus get into these animals?

A rare Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) on Kangaroo Island has been confirmed to have died from highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu. The sea lion had recently been attacked by a shark, weakening it.

Science phys.org 17.09.2026

Australia politics live: Labor to reveal new immigration rules; PM hails narrowing of gender gap

. ough restrictions on the ability to bring family members into Australia under big changes to the country’s

World theguardian.com 16.09.2026

Australia’s infrastructure puts steel supply under pressure

Finance finance.yahoo.com 16.09.2026

Tasmanian Devils Lived Alongside Humans in Northwestern Australia as Far Back as 45,000 Years Ago, Researchers Find

Fossils and marked bones unearthed in a Juukan Gorge cave suggest that the marsupial species not only once lived in the region but may have been a “garbage compactor on four legs” for its human popula

Journal smithsonianmag.com 16.09.2026

Australia's ancient rainfall patterns more complex than previously believed

"Sediment and fossil records are a major pillar of our understanding of how the climate works—but climate scientists have gotten something wrong about Australia's ice age," says Dr. Alex F. Wall, lead

Science phys.org 16.09.2026

Brookfield Agrees to $2.9 Billion Acquisition of Australia’s Reliance

Finance wsj.com 16.09.2026

Australian politics live: Lambie compares ‘dangerous’ Hanson to Trump; NSW One Nation leader wants abortion ‘stopped’

tion in New South Wales has fronted a rally opposing “abortion up to birth” ahead of an expected vote in the upper ho

World theguardian.com 15.09.2026

Canada, the UK and Australia should investigate the WCK attack in Gaza

Israel has made clear it is unwilling to hold to account those responsible for the deaths of seven humanitarian workers.

World aljazeera.com 15.09.2026

Meet Swiftiephylus, an Australian bug named after Taylor Swift

Four newly described species of Australian plant bug have been named in honor of renowned recording artist Taylor Swift.

Journal sciencenews.org 15.09.2026

This Australian cave hid 25,000 years of ritual secrets

Microscopic plant remains are revealing how GunaiKurnai ancestors used Cloggs Cave for ritual practices over thousands of years. People deliberately gathered whole grasses, carried them into the dark

Science sciencedaily.com 15.09.2026

Australia ‘on the same page’ as Canada on deepening EU ties, says key minister

Australia's trade minister said his country will "take great interest" in what Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pursues with Brussels.

Politics politico.eu 15.09.2026

Frontline trauma: Alarming PTSD rates in WA police revealed

More than one-third of Western Australia's police officers report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new research led by Edith Cowan University (ECU) and published in the journal Austr

Science phys.org 15.09.2026