20 August 2026
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21 August 2026
Australia is pushing for greater AI sovereignty as reliance on foreign models grows. Here’s what the shift could mean for Australian IT leaders.
21 August 2026
Police in Australia have issued an apology after mistakenly informing Lily Hooper’s family that the missing teen was alive before confirming her body had been found.
21 August 2026
Two Qantas aircraft were cleared to use the same taxiway and only stopped after crew observed the planes approaching – the fourth similar issue since July 28.
21 August 2026
Northern Mariana Islands tennis standout Carol Lee is headed to the US Open after earning a main-draw singles wild card into the final Grand Slam tournament of the year.
21 August 2026
A report commissioned just seven months before a fatal Mount Maunganui campground landslide says there was a high risk to life - but councillors never read it.
21 August 2026
A gunshot victim is tonight missing feared dead, after an argument turned violent in Melbourne's north. The alleged shooter is in custody, but police say they may be out of time to find his victim ...
21 August 2026
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Instagram A video from a bird sanctuary is drawing frustrated reactions because it appears to show two conflicting ...
