The Australia Digest
SEE OTHER BRANDS

The latest news from Australia

Latest News

Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.

Gino D’Acampo to 'move to Australia' for fresh start after ITV axe and misconduct claims

Gino D’Acampo to 'move to Australia' for fresh start after ITV axe and misconduct claims

TV chef Gino D’Acampo is reportedly planning a major career move to Australia, five months after ITV cut ties with him following serious misconduct allegations. The famed TV chef, 48, is reportedly preparing to launch several new ventures Down...

Why are so many Irish people moving to Australia?

Why are so many Irish people moving to Australia?

Irish people are flocking to Australia in huge numbers. Photo Credit: Dan Freeman via Unsplash It’s a Land Down Under Love Affair: last year, the Irish-born population living in Australia increased by over 8,500, meaning that the number of...

First Nations Australian students in Rome enriched by cultural exchange

First Nations Australian students in Rome enriched by cultural exchange

Two First Nations students in Rome as winners of the 2025 Francis Xavier Conaci Scholarship, speak with Vatican News about their experience and share their stories at an event at the Australian Embassy to the Holy See. by Isabella H. de Carvalho...

Pilbara 2.0: Inside Australia’s Newest Gold Frontier

Pilbara 2.0: Inside Australia’s Newest Gold Frontier

The Central Pilbara region of Western Australia is undergoing a quiet revolution that is rapidly reshaping the global gold exploration landscape. Once dismissed as a technically challenging and geologically inconsistent terrain, Pilbara is now...

Is Australia on the Brink of a New Mining Super Cycle?

Is Australia on the Brink of a New Mining Super Cycle?

Mining remains as a cornerstone of Australia’s GDP and export earnings, but current global challenges such as trade disputes and price changes may be straining its foundations. A recent FocusEconomics report tackled Australia’s resource wealth,...

Shane van Gisbergen reveals thoughts on American NASCAR culture, ‘epic’ pre-race traditions

Shane van Gisbergen reveals thoughts on American NASCAR culture, ‘epic’ pre-race traditions

Shane van Gisbergen enjoys going to different race tracks in America because it’s different from what he has experienced all over the world. While speaking to Kevin Harvick on Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour, van Gisbergen revealed the biggest...

NZ Jewish Council And Holocaust Centre Of NZ Urge Govt Action Following Australia’s Landmark Antisemitism Strategy

NZ Jewish Council And Holocaust Centre Of NZ Urge Govt Action Following Australia’s Landmark Antisemitism Strategy

The New Zealand Jewish Council and the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand are calling on the New Zealand Government to urgently develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to combat antisemitism, following the bold and principled...

Grange: All systems go for historic day-night Test match at Sabina Park

Grange: All systems go for historic day-night Test match at Sabina Park

Jamaica is ready to host its first-ever day-night Test match, according to Sports Minister Olivia Grange, who confirmed that all infrastructure is in place for Saturday’s clash between the West Indies and Australia at Sabina Park. “The [Jamaica...

First Nation welcomes return of cultural treasures from Royal B.C. museum

First Nation welcomes return of cultural treasures from Royal B.C. museum

Victoria's Royal BC Museum has returned a total of 23 artifacts to the Gitxaala Nation Gitxaala Nation, has welcomed back home 23 cultural treasures from the Royal BC Museum, marking a major milestone in its ongoing repatriation efforts. The items...

Withings ScanWatch Nova – Brilliant Edition – Australian Review

Withings ScanWatch Nova – Brilliant Edition – Australian Review

Typically, if you’re after a watch, you can choose something affordable, functional or aesthetically pleasing… but you can usually only choose two of these things. Finding all three in one package is exceedingly rare. Apple’s venerable Watch is...

What came before the damning report into the Queensland CFMEU

What came before the damning report into the Queensland CFMEU

Violence, intimidation, misogyny and bullying – these are the shocking allegations contained in a damning report looking into the Queensland branch of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU). But the militant union is no...

Historic Dee Slip Bridge slotted for repairs in spring

Historic Dee Slip Bridge slotted for repairs in spring

By Oliver Winn Works to restore the historic Dee Slip Bridge in Millgrove were announced on 9 July after four long years of closure due to disrepair. Expected to finish in early 2026, the repairs will enable walkers, cyclists and emergency...

Kiribati youth maintain culture through music and connection

Kiribati youth maintain culture through music and connection

As Kiribati Language Week unfolds across Aotearoa, university student Ronita Kuaoni reflects on what it means to be i-Kiribati while living and studying far from home. Born in Tarawa, Kuaoni says her connection to the atolls of Nonouti and Nikunau...

Friday essay: ‘An oasis in the desert’ – Jackie Huggins reflects on her deep history with Carnarvorn Gorge

Friday essay: ‘An oasis in the desert’ – Jackie Huggins reflects on her deep history with Carnarvorn Gorge

Ngya Bidjara/Birri Gubba Juru marra. My name is Jackie Huggins. I am the mother of John. I am also the daughter of Rita, and Albert and Rose are my grandparents on my mother’s side. My father is Jack Huggins. My grandparents are John Henry Huggins...

Queensland to introduce annual safety training for childcare workers

Queensland to introduce annual safety training for childcare workers

Queensland childcare workers will have mandatory safety training each year in an Australian-first, as the state government calls for a national register for employees. Education minister John-Paul Langbroek held a roundtable in Cairns with early...

Funding for Victoria community safety initiatives pass next step with two opposed

Funding for Victoria community safety initiatives pass next step with two opposed

Victoria council has voted in favour of reallocating funds towards community safety initiatives, though an amendment to redirect the remaining funds for the Centennial Square redesign failed. The fund reallocation passed 6-2 with Couns. Marg...

Li-S Energy becomes first Australian company to produce lithium foils

Li-S Energy becomes first Australian company to produce lithium foils

Battery technology company Li-S Energy has begun production of a vital ingredient in its batteries, ahead of schedule, in a project backed by a $1.76 million Industry Growth Program grant. According to a statement from the company on Friday, the...

SA law faculties must place greater emphasis on culturally relevant dispute resolution

SA law faculties must place greater emphasis on culturally relevant dispute resolution

South Africa’s justice system is undergoing a necessary and exciting transformation. After years of relying heavily on traditional courtroom litigation, there is increasing conversation around making dispute resolution more accessible, affordable,...

Aboriginal organisations encouraged to apply for funding to protect heritage sites across Western Australia

Aboriginal organisations encouraged to apply for funding to protect heritage sites across Western Australia

Aboriginal organisations are being urged to apply for a share of $1.25 million in Western Australian Government funding for projects that protect, preserve and promote significant Aboriginal heritage sites across the state. Grants of up to $50,000...

Victoria Gold review board slams mining industry’s lack of surveillance

Victoria Gold review board slams mining industry’s lack of surveillance

After investigating the causes of the catastrophic heap leach facility failure at Victoria Gold Corp.’s Eagle Gold Mine on June 24, 2024, an independent review board hopes its report will help lead heap leach facilities around the world to better...

Share us

on your social networks:
AGPs

Get the latest news on this topic.

SIGN UP FOR FREE TODAY

No Thanks

By signing to this email alert, you
agree to our Terms of Service