Australia Lifts

The Fijian Flying Circus, a performance group based in Fiji, is touring Pacific nations and international venues with acrobatic theater combining dance, drama, and stunts. According to ABC News Australia, the ensemble provides stable employment and artistic opportunity for its performers while building a regional...

Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is removing essential services from thousands of participants, according to disability advocates who claim decision-makers are ignoring expert advice. The ABC News Queensland report, by Sarah Richards, documents cases including a paralyzed Queensland woman losing her allocated funding.

ABC News Australia features economist Alan Kohler's analysis of Melbourne's decision to build and maintain extensive tram infrastructure rather than subway systems, as other global cities chose. Kohler argues this historical choice has become a significant financial burden on the city's transportation budget. The analysis...

The Australian federal government is removing restrictions on balcony-mounted solar systems, allowing millions of renters and apartment residents to install plug-in renewable energy units on their balconies for the first time. The policy change aims to reduce energy costs for low-income households and expand renewable...

Professor Dame Wendy Hall, an AI advisor to the United Nations, has called for urgent government legislation to regulate artificial intelligence development, according to ABC News Australia. Hall and AI researcher Jacob Coxon, formerly of OpenAI and Anthropic, characterize the current AI race among tech...

Gertrude Knight, a Darwin woman, is publicly advocating for reforms to Australia's health and mental health care systems following her son's suicide, days before what would have been his 17th birthday. Knight says she sought help from multiple systems but encountered gaps that failed to...

An Optus network outage on Friday left dozens of callers unable to reach Triple Zero (Australia's emergency services number) in Victoria, prompting swift criticism from the state's health minister. Victoria's Health Minister Ingrid Stitt characterized the incident as "incredibly disappointing and unacceptable," noting this marks...

Australia introduced legislation requiring social media companies to allow users to disable algorithmic feeds, expanding its regulatory stance after becoming the first country to ban social media for minors. The proposed laws also aim to strengthen online child protection by giving users control over content...

Five baby orangutans were found in a forest in Odisha, India's eastern state, far from their natural habitat in Indonesia and Malaysia, prompting an investigation by India's Wildlife Protection Department into illegal trafficking networks, according to ABC News Australia. Orangutans are critically endangered and found...

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband delivered a speech in Parliament on September 10, 2026, declaring for the first time that Israel's occupation of the West Bank is unlawful and announcing trade bans on goods from Israeli settlements. The move marks a significant diplomatic shift in...

A comedic video presents a mock government advertisement about carbon offsets, critiquing their effectiveness. The segment references legal cases and corporate statements regarding the legitimacy of offset programs.