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Newest first · UTC+11:00Qantas unveils bumper $1.46bn profit as Australian travellers shrug off cost-of-living pressures
Airline credits better fuel efficiency, customer demand, new routes and more flights to Japan, Bali and New Zealand for strong result
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jonathan-barrett
'Absolute trailblazer': Australia's first female MP honoured with statue
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· https://www.abc.net.au/news/chloe-henville/104311550
Australia escapes higher tariffs threatened by Trump
Donald Trump had threatened a tariff rate of 15 per cent. ( Reuters: Kenny Holston/Pool)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/jake-evans/8463902
Public health advocates say more transparency needed in debate over illicit tobacco as industry links questioned
Former Australian Border Force officer Rohan Pike, who has been quoted extensively as an expert, also advises nicotine-industry-linked organisations
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/melissa-davey
One in six households struggling to pay power bills as rebates vanish
The safety net has been pulled out from under Australian energy consumers, leaving more than one in six households struggling to settle their latest electricity bills.New data released today by Canstar reveals the expiration of federal energy rebates is creating "hip-pocket havoc" nationwide. A survey of 3000 respon…
· Emily McPherson
Fashion favourite to close in shake-up by retail giant
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Richard Wood
LBy Lachlan Bennett
Lachlan Bennett is a multiplatform journalist working in the ABC's Pacific Newsroom in Melbourne. He cut his teeth in North-West Tasmania, covering primary industries, state politics and social issues for a regional newspaper. Lachlan joined the ABC in 2020 and has had work featured on Australian Story, Landline and…
‘It’s a horrible feeling’: Loma Bropho has been unable to find a secure home for her six children for two years
One in eight low-income Indigenous households have unmet housing needs, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute has found
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/douglas-smith
Eastern suburbs man arrested as new police task force targets Coconut Cartel
Two alleged members of a criminal syndicate at the heart of an escalating spate of gang violence have been charged under a newly established police strike force targeting the Coconut Cartel.
· Daniel Lo Surdo
Cuban forces kill four people aboard a Florida-registered speedboat
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Adam Vidler
How shed boxes became one of the most precious collections in Australia
Topic:Indigenous Australians
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/bridget-brennan/167002
Diamond mine says trapped miners presumed dead and files for liquidation
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Associated Press
Childcare student deported over videos allegedly found on phone
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Emily McPherson
'Highly unusual' weather system floods four states at once
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Adam Vidler
Coconut Cartel claim responsibility for Guildford car fire
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Con agónico penal, Atalanta fulmina a Dortmund y avanza a octavos en la Champions
Mario Pasalic celebra tras marcar el tercer gol de Atalanta en la victoria 4-1 ante Borussia Dortmund en la Liga de Campeones, el miércoles 25 de febrero de 2026, en Bérgamo. (Spada/LaPresse vía AP)
· https://apnews.com/author/steve-douglas
Flying taxis are ready for take off – and Australia is in their sights
Dubai: The first air taxis will take flight in Dubai this year, but a plan to make Melbourne one of the pilot cities for the innovation has now been described as “a little optimistic”.
· Cara Waters
Towns face months of isolation as tropical low enters its final days
Flooding across Queensland's west has left some towns completely cut off. (Supplied: Gordon Magoffin)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/lachlan-ford/105026638
Woman charged with $400,000 fraud over alleged illegal daycare
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· Adam Vidler
Australia news LIVE: Trade minister says government will fight Trump tariffs; Families of Australian diplomats directed to leave Israel and Lebanon amid heightening tensions
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News live: Australian government evacuates families of diplomats as tensions rise in Middle East
Embassies in Tel Aviv and Beirut remain open but Dfat warns situation is ‘unpredictable’. Follow today’s news live
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/nick-visser
First there was K-pop, now there's K-ball
KT Wiz players Lee Kang-min and Son Dong-hyun were among more than 80 South Korean baseball players and staff to travel to Geelong this year. (ABC News: Lachlan Bennett)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/lachlan-bennett/12964052
Student accommodation in Brisbane lagging behind demand, industry warns
Bridgette Buckley says she was lucky to secure an apartment with a friend in Brisbane's hot rental market. (ABC News: Nickoles Coleman)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/lottie-twyford/102670316
By Mackenzie Heard
Mackenzie Heard is a reporter with ABC News Northern Tasmania, based in Burnie. He was previously a video journalist in Melbourne.
Theatre company signals final curtain call as funding dries up
Topic:Performing Arts
· https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/futuretense/matthew-smith/12063846
Criminologist urges anonymous reporting system for sexual violence
Topic:Sexual Offences
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/eden-hynninen/11343396
Fire ant eradication attempts may be helping the invaders, study finds
Current attempts to eradicate invasive fire ants are wasting money and might actually help them spread, according to a new study.
· Julius Dennis
Boy in serious condition after e-scooter struck by car in Sydney
NSW Polices say a 10-year-old boy riding an e-scooter was hit by a car in South Granville, Sydney overnight. (ABC News: Timothy Ailwood)
Where have Friday night drinks gone? Pubs buckle under work-from-home trend
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· April Glover
Expert's warning as common illness claims 1700 Aussie lives
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Maddison Leach
Albanese bomb threat is latest flashpoint in a risk already 'flashing red'
Spitting, assault and online abuse are rising signs of a dangerous political culture, which has Australia's security services on alert.
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/matt-liddy/201998
Iconic Sydney Mardi Gras parade route added to National Heritage List
Sydney's iconic Mardi Gras parade route was first walked in 1978. (ABC News: Jack Fisher)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/nandini-dhir/104952760
NBy Nandini Dhir
Nandini Dhir is a journalist with ABC News in Sydney.
'Please save us': Australian children in Syria speak up
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By Stephen A Russell
Stephen A Russell is a Scottish import to Melbourne and a freelance arts journalist whose work can be seen in The Saturday Paper, The Age, Time Out, The Big Issue and more.
Search for lost colonial-era paintings potentially hidden in homes
Piguenit's works are regarded as some of the earliest depictions of Tasmania's dramatic wilderness. (Supplied: Royal Society of Tasmania)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/mackenzie-heard/105009102
Samsung's new phone feature blocks prying eyes
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Trevor Long
Inner-city mega-council floated as mayors face financial cliff
A drastic proposal to merge inner-city municipalities into a single mega-council has been floated as a “last resort” option as mayors entertain redrawing boundaries to cope with crushing financial pressures.
· Rachael Dexter
How Caitlin’s alleged abuser gained control of her body and her money after she died
The control Caitlin Thornton’s alleged abuser held over her did not end when she died. Instead, the man once charged with assaulting her had the power to hold her body hostage after death.
· Amber Schultz
The type of Melbourne property that’s cheaper than five years ago
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· Caroline Zielinski
First look: Sooshi Mango’s late-night panini bar ‘had to be’ on Lygon Street
Italian comedy troupeSooshi Mango “put [their] arteries on the line” while developing the menu forSangaweech, the panini shop they’re opening on Lygon Street this Saturday, three doors down from their red-sauce restaurant Johnny, Vince & Sam’s.
· Tomas Telegramma
The rise of One Nation is all about ‘middle-finger voters’
February 26, 2026 — 5:00am
· Chip Le Grand
‘How you become a global superstar’: billionaire Spotify boss’ quiet mission to Australia
The billionaire co-founder of Spotify made a rare visit to Australia this week as the company tries to convince the Albanese government that its plans to force streaming services to play more local music could kill the nation’s ability to produce the next Troye Sivan.
· John Buckley
The 2026 high-speed train is slower than 1964. Will it be better by 2060?
February 26, 2026 — 5:00am
· Alexandra Smith
How Brisbane just leapfrogged Sydney for property pain
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· Sarah Webb
Burke under pressure to bar Israeli journalist who would ‘fan the flames of racism’
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke faces growing calls to ban a controversial Israeli journalist from entering Australia over inflammatory remarks, including his assertion that 100,000 Palestinians should have been killed at the start of the war in Gaza.
· Matthew Knott
‘I saw houses for the first time’: Australia’s Syrian children tell us about their life
Last week, for the first time in her nine years of life, Aisiya left the prison camp she’s grown up in. She thought she was on her way to Australia.
· Michael Bachelard