Australia's swimmers set a record with 37 gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, with Kyle Chalmers surpassing Ian Thorpe's record and Meg Harris winning six golds, as the team dominates the pool and other events.
England's Matt Richardson, who defected from Australia, withdraws from the 2026 Commonwealth Games track cycling due to an injury sustained in Japan, cancelling a highly anticipated showdown with his former Australian teammates.
Flynn Southam (21) defeats Kyle Chalmers in the 100m freestyle at the Commonwealth Games, marking a changing of the guard. Chalmers, seeking a record 10th gold, finished 3rd behind Southam (47.13s) and Matt Richards (47.64s).
Australia dominates Commonwealth Games swimming, winning 23 of 35 events, with Olympic champion Cameron McEvoy predicting a golden era peaking at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
A 14-16% decline in southern bent-wing bat population at Naracoorte's 'bat cave' in South Australia sparks concern among experts, with 5,000 fewer bats recorded, threatening the already critically endangered species.
Queensland and the Northern Territory have rejected the federal government's plans to mandate renewable power use in AI datacentres, calling them 'underdeveloped ideas' that centralize power in Canberra, as S&P Global warns of potential five-fold increase in datacentre power use by 2035.
A detailed Australian survey reveals organised anti-wind and solar campaigns have successfully eroded community support, while enthusiasm for electric vehicles surged following Donald Trump's attack on Iran. Despite this, home batteries and rooftop solar maintain high 'deep support'
A former British government expert claims to know the likely location of Peter Falconio's body, 25 years after he vanished in Australia, aiding police in their pursuit of closure for his family.
Australia has launched a pre-feasibility study into expanding oil refining capacity as Middle East tensions raise fuel security concerns. Experts warn the project would be costly, still dependent on imported crude, and may not lower prices.
Qantas' Airbus A350-1000ULR completed a 24hr24min flight from Melbourne to Toulouse, setting a new record for the longest commercial flight, as part of Project Sunrise to launch non-stop Sydney-London flights by 2027.
Syngenta will stop selling paraquat in Australia due to new regulations making it commercially unviable, despite the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) finding no increased Parkinson’s disease risk from approved uses. The decision follows June's restrictions to mitigate acute exposure and animal risks.
Sir Garfield Sobers, widely regarded as cricket's greatest all-rounder, left an indelible mark during his three seasons with South Australia in the early 1960s, culminating in a Sheffield Shield victory in 1963/64.
Two greater crested terns found dead on South Australian beaches (near Robe and Semaphore) have tested positive for the H5 bird flu strain, marking the first confirmed cases on a SA metropolitan beach. National tally now includes 7 in SA, 10 in WA, 2 in NSW, and 1 in QLD.
Australia's swimmers claimed 5 gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with Sam Short, Mollie O'Callaghan, Alex Perkins, and the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay team winning gold. Meanwhile, gymnast Georgia Godwin led the Australian women's team to a historic gold medal, becoming the nation's most decorated women's gymnast at the Games.
Young men and boys in Australia are increasingly targeted by sextortion scams, with 2,206 complaints from July to December 2025. Advances in AI facilitate the creation of deep-fake sexualised images, making the problem worse. Authorities urge victims not to pay and to report incidents immediately.
A proposed 350-hectare mega datacentre in Plumpton, Victoria, has ignited community outrage due to its massive scale, potential environmental impacts, and perceived lack of consultation, despite promises of job creation and renewable energy integration.
Jordan Devey, a 38-year-old retired NFL offensive lineman who won Super Bowl XLIX with the New England Patriots, died by suicide, leaving behind a wife and four children.
Comparison of ProWritingAid and Grammarly, two popular grammar-checking tools, highlighting their features, pricing, pros, and cons to help users decide which suits their writing needs best.
23-year-old Sophia Croker, aka 'The Bee Drover', navigates a nomadic life as a commercial beekeeper in rural NSW and Victoria, amid industry struggles with varroa mite, imported honey, and rising costs.
Australia secures medals in gymnastics, basketball, and boxing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with Jesse Moore winning bronze in men's all-around artistic gymnastics and the women's artistic gymnastics team claiming gold.
Australia's men's artistic gymnastics team secured a bronze medal at the Glasgow Games with a combined score of 235.650, narrowly edging out Scotland's late surge, led by strong performances on the pommel horse by Ritam Malik (13.500) and Jesse Moore (13.300), avoiding a repeat of their 2022 Commonwealth Games heartbreak where they missed bronze by 0.650 points.
Day 1 of the Commonwealth Games saw unexpected delays, surprising wins, and quirky moments: a broken lane rope halted swimming, Australian Jenna Forrester won gold in the 200m backstroke after a rapid medal ceremony turnaround, and an English athlete's dropped lollies paused a basketball match.
Cristian Volpato, 22, tested positive for cocaine after being stopped twice by police in Sydney for speeding, just days after playing for Australia in the 2026 World Cup.
Australia's Hani Watson won her second straight women's heavyweight Commonwealth Games bronze medal in Glasgow, lifting 147kg. She credited her late mother for her calm focus and said she is chasing Nigeria's Folashade Oluwafemiayo.
