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ABC News Australia's Capital Brief editor James Hennessy analyzes the technology sector's massive spending on AI infrastructure and data centers, arguing that current capital deployment may be unsustainable despite AI's long-term revenue potential. According to Hennessy, major technology companies are funding the expansion through heavy...

Australia's federal government ended a temporary fuel excise cut on July 29, 2026, with prices expected to rise gradually as service stations deplete existing fuel supplies, per ABC News Australia. The government advised motorists against panic buying as the discount expired. According to ABC News...

More than 80 dead and sick terns are undergoing H5 bird flu testing off South Australia, with authorities investigating whether the virus caused the first mass mortality event of its kind in the region, according to ABC News Australia. If confirmed, the outbreak would mark...

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong told delegates at the Garma Festival that Indigenous relationships with Pacific neighbors represent a strategic diplomatic advantage for Australia on the world stage. Per ABC News Australia, Wong framed 'First Nations diplomacy' as a unique tool in Australia's international engagement....

Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling faced court in Darwin on July 31, 2026, after being charged with assaulting the Northern Territory administrator—the territory's equivalent of a state governor. The court imposed a bail condition banning Gosling from approaching Government House in Darwin.

A 16-year-old rookie lifeguard named Ryder Williams rescued a 10-year-old boy from the ocean amid hazardous conditions along the West Coast, according to ABC News. The incident has prompted officials to issue warnings to beachgoers about water safety risks in the region.

Astronomers using NASA's Swift Observatory captured rare imagery of an orphan black hole consuming a star, a galactic phenomenon that astrophysicist Dr. Sara Webb explained in an ABC News Australia segment. NASA used simulation technology to visually recreate the moment of impact, providing insights into...

Ukrainian forces struck commercial and military vessels in the Caspian Sea, prompting Iran to summon a Ukrainian diplomat on July 30, 2026, marking the first direct collision between the Ukraine-Russia conflict and Iran's regional interests. According to ABC News Australia, citing UWA Defence and Security...

China's state media released an English-language love ballad titled 'I Miss You On the South China Sea' featuring coast guard vessels and personnel patrolling contested waters, according to ABC News Australia. The release comes nearly 10 years after an international tribunal invalidated Beijing's expansive territorial...

Lawmakers gathered at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on July 28, 2026, to pay formal tribute to late Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. ABC News broadcast live coverage of the event.

According to ABC News (Australia), newly elected Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has promised a new direction and announced a royal commission into alleged corruption in the state's construction sector. ABC News also reports that MP Moira Deeming has announced her resignation from Victoria's parliamentary Liberal...

Ben Carroll was sworn in as Victoria's premier on July 28, 2026, after winning an internal party contest to replace Jacinta Allan, who resigned months before the state election. Carroll, the former education minister, immediately distanced himself from his predecessors and announced plans for a...

Over 200,000 people gathered in Taipei on Saturday for an opposition-led rally demanding accountability from Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party government over a contaminated soybean salad oil scandal that emerged earlier in July, according to ABC News Australia. Protesters called for President Lai to apologize and...

Australia's federal and Western Australian governments invested $4 million into a pre-feasibility study for constructing a new oil refinery, according to ABC News Australia. The initiative comes ahead of the expected expiry of the nation's fuel excise discount, with the source noting warnings that Middle...

Dr. Peter Gillies, chief executive of the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service in Queensland, Australia, told staff in early July that the 2026-27 state budget was "grim," but walked back those characterizations during a parliamentary estimates hearing, calling them "an unfortunate choice of words."...

A collaboration between BLACKPINK's Jennie and Australian psychedelic rock act Tame Impala reached number one on Billboard's Adult Pop Airplay chart this week. The song 'Dracula' marks the second K-pop-related track to top the chart in 2026, following 'Golden' from 'KPop Demon Hunters' in January.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson lost her appeal on July 27, 2026, against a Federal Court ruling that found she racially discriminated against Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi in a 2024 tweet, ABC News Australia reports. According to ABC News Australia, the appeal court upheld the...

A trial has begun for Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of murdering her three children. ABC News legal analyst Brian Buckmire discusses the case and its legal implications.

Australia tested its national AusAlert emergency notification system on July 27, 2026, with millions of devices receiving alerts. According to ABC News Australia, many users reported missed notifications and delays, while a government minister declared the test a success.

Indonesia's government plans to shut down one of the world's largest open landfills in Jakarta, which currently processes thousands of tonnes of household waste daily and employs thousands of informal waste pickers who extract recyclables and resalable materials from the refuse. According to ABC News...