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Australian beekeepers can't tackle Varroa mite alone. Here's how we can help

For decades, Australia was the last inhabited continent free of the bee-killing Varroa mite (Varroa destructor).

Science phys.org 18.08.2026

Fifteen years of data link plastic pollution to seabird population losses

Every year, about 50 million metric tons of plastic is dumped into the environment. This waste entangles, chokes and poisons wildlife worldwide, including sable shearwaters living on the remote Austra

Science phys.org 18.08.2026

‘Audiences ask to feel my calves!’ The endurance extremists pounding treadmills and pumping pedals at the fringe

How do you keep audiences gripped while cycling 27km per show? From the Australian recreating a Tour de France win to a ‘toxically positive’ spin queen, we meet the acts bringing Olympian fitness to E

Culture theguardian.com 18.08.2026

Boys are rarely taught to be caring. If they were, we could better prevent domestic violence

Following another series of alleged killings of women across Australia, the country has once again found itself asking familiar questions: How many more women have to die before we act? What more shou

Science phys.org 18.08.2026

Reel-ing it in: Meta is paying influencers to promote teen accounts

Tech Transparency Project’s report shows whenever governments mull platform regulations, company recruits influencers to promote its safety featuresIn July 2025, Meta gathered parenting influencers fr

Tech theguardian.com 18.08.2026

Australian library pulls book on Gaza from shelves after complaint from Bondi attack survivor

How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza, by American writer Adam Johnson, was withdrawn from Waverley Library

World independent.co.uk 18.08.2026

Ex-Australian star Warner convicted and fined after drink driving

Former Australia batsman David Warner has been fined A$1,500 (£787) and ordered to have an interlock device on his car for 12 months after being convicted for drink driving.

Sport skysports.com 18.08.2026

Cricket great David Warner decries ‘media onslaught’ after drink-driving conviction

Former Test opener fined $1,500 after failing a breath-test at EasterFuture work opportunities will be affected, says barristerAustralian cricket great David Warner has lamented global media attention

Sport theguardian.com 18.08.2026

Japan and Australia defense chiefs tout ‘significant’ progress on high-energy laser

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the advances were a breakthrough not only for bilateral ties but also for Japan's own defense industry.

World japantimes.co.jp 18.08.2026

Australia swing axe after Darwin disaster with Jake Weatherald dropped for second Bangladesh Test

Opener pays price after scores of 23 and 0 in first Test defeatMatthew Renshaw drafted into 13-man squad in his placeJake Weatherald has paid the price for an underwhelming performance in Australia’s

Sport theguardian.com 18.08.2026

Alleged victim tells Alan Jones’s barrister he was ‘groomed for 10 years’ and to ‘get real’ during combative cross-examination

Former broadcaster has pleaded not guilty to 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges in relation to six men l, free app or daily news

World theguardian.com 18.08.2026

At least 109 BHP workers sexually harassed colleagues in a single year, mining company says

Further 104 allegations not investigated due to ‘insufficient information or the wishes of the impacted person’, according to annual report l

World theguardian.com 18.08.2026

‘Irish convicts were the original boat people’

Pat Conroy on AUKUS doubters, multiculturalism and Australia's broken system.

Politics politico.com 17.08.2026

Australia politics live: Greens say Labor and Coalition deal on gambling ad laws a ‘smokescreen’

Greens spokeswoman Sarah Hanson-Young says opt-out system doesn’t acknowledge ‘how the internet actually works. Follow today’s news live

World theguardian.com 17.08.2026

Training opportunities shrink for alcohol and drug support staff

Flinders University researchers examined AOD VET provision in Australia in 2024, comparing it with a 2011 review, and found there has been a contraction in programs despite a major increase in the sha

Science phys.org 17.08.2026

Australia's Social Media Ban for Teens May Not Be the Best Solution, But It's Certainly Getting People Talking

The Aussie experiment comes amid a lack of clear evidence that the apps harm most adolescents. It may take a dramatic research pivot to finally reveal what’s going on and how to fix it.

Journal smithsonianmag.com 17.08.2026

Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson is appealing - here's what you need to know

The Australian, who notoriously poisoned her family members, is trying to overturn her conviction.

World bbc.co.uk 17.08.2026

Hostile attitudes toward women are driving extremism in young Australians

"Students are funneled into echo chambers, lured into extremist content through innocent avenues such as gaming and workout videos, then exposed to extreme misogyny, racism, homophobia and transphobia

Science phys.org 17.08.2026

Man Sings the Same Song Over and Over Again for an Hour review – fringe gem leaves you ecstatic

Summerhall, EdinburghConnor Dariol, AKA Australian clown Conk, does exactly what he claims – and with such skill and relentless pep we are helpless to resistWhen I saw the title to the Australian clow

Culture theguardian.com 17.08.2026

Australia needs more people who think like scientists—here's what that means

How we think and feel about science develops from an early age—and we never know where that early interest might take us.

Science phys.org 17.08.2026