14+ min ago  (335+ words) Child safety changes on Apple devices have been inspired by Australia's ban on under-16s using social media. Apple's chief executive Tim Cook has spoken with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about the changes in a phone call on Tuesday, singling out…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (380+ words) The Queensland capital is a city of early risers, and its 2026 arts festival brings a program that starts from dawn. Brisbane Festival artistic director Ebony Bott's inaugural program features 160 productions across three weeks in September, of which almost 120 events will…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (692+ words) A beloved member of the Canberra sports community is set to be given special tribute in the return of the Canada-USA Ice Hockey Classic at the AIS Arena, but promoters have flagged that the capital won't continue to host the…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (455+ words) Electrification and clean energy have been foregrounded by the Australian leader of international climate negotiations as a prominent green group demands progress on a fossil fuels transition. Energy and climate change minister Chris Bowen has used his opening speech at…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (429+ words) The humble morning brew may be on the brink of a revolution, with researchers harnessing ultrasonic sound waves to make cafe-quality coffee similar to espresso." Researchers have created a new brewing process using room-temperature water and soundwaves to create coffee…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (261+ words) Gale-force winds and rough seas have battered New Zealand's capital Wellington, forcing ferry and flight cancellations and road "closures as authorities urged hundreds of residents along the city's south coast to evacuate. A "light aircraft was briefly blown over by…...

7+ hour, 49+ min ago  (491+ words) Israeli "strikes have killed six Palestinians, including a child, in the Gaza Strip, health officials say, as Israel's military expanded the area under its control, according to "residents. The reports came as mediators in Cairo said they were pressing on…...

6+ hour, 29+ min ago  (286+ words) Italian prosecutors have put Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir "under investigation over the treatment of activists who were part of a Gaza flotilla last "month, a judicial source says. The source confirmed reports by Italian news agencies and…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago  (728+ words) If there's one thing Ben Jarrett knows about his 10 years in hospitality, it's that Canberra's population is always on the move. The key is to jump into the moving waters, and listen to what they're telling you. Contentious Character, the…...

4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (470+ words) A tariff hike on exports to the US is not linked to Australia's response to modern slavery, the trade minister says, following talks with his American counterpart. The Trump administration announced plans last week for a new 12. 5 per cent tariff…...