WAtoday
August 2026
New laws to target smart glasses
Services held across Australia for Nepal flood victims
New Queensland e-bike laws begin today
Australia news as it happened: Labor unveils privacy law reforms, crackdown on smart glasses technology; 43 Australians remain missing in Nepal as flood’s death toll rises above 800
We’re coming for more of your seats
Boxing legend Tony Mundine dead
Aussie Hunter dismantled by Kostyuk
Aussies knocked out of US Open
Cramps, vomiting, pain: Ailing Djokovic suffers shock US Open loss
Rams star excited to play in front of 100,000 fans at the MCG
Suns' Pendlebury 'masterstroke' unpacked
The team goes through Collingwood's loss of Scott Pendlebury to Gold Coast
E-scooter changes officially the law following death of young teen
Wests Tigers officials blindsided by Luai’s appearance at PNG golf tournament
Family home at Gordon Park sells for $3.05m as mum outbids six competitors
It was a big decision for them … I’ve been inviting them through open home inspections for years,
When the hammer fell her reaction was relief,
Interest rates are playing on buyers’ minds and it’s one of the big factors driving caution right now,
We’ve had a good run recently. But if we did this auction 12 months ago we would have at least six registered bidders and that’s the difference,
We had over 90 groups through the home in three weeks and 10 registered bidders. Those are boom-time numbers,
First home buyers and mum join forces to buy $3.15m Cammeray home
We’ve had a number of strong auction results recently where genuine competition has translated into very good outcomes for vendors,
Prices of property are so high that parents are doing whatever they can to help their kids … to get into the market,
There’s definitely a lack of stock,
Brunswick East pass-in sells for $1.15m after vendor drops price
When we called the son, the son was shocked. He was very excited,
The owners were quite rapt, they were over the moon with that price,
‘You can’t just say we’re evil’: Joyce backs Hanson when she says PM is inciting violence
I think he’s a pathetic prime minister. He’s not the leader of this nation. You don’t go out saying those things, and they’re all scared. They’re scared because now we’ve won a safe Labor seat, and this is worrying them,
Parties like One Nation have no serious answers to our problems,
The incitement that is happening is through our educational system and a prime minister who should know better than that,
No matter how worried Jim and Albanese are about losing their jobs, telling Australians that their democratically elected opponents are ‘dangerous’ and a ‘threat to our country’ invites people to treat them as a threat. Words have consequences. That is how political violence is incited,
Narco-subs and ballistic missiles: PM’s Pacific trip a swirl of geopolitical turmoil
The magnitude and endless maritime trafficking of illicit drugs to, and through the Pacific, has become a serious national security threat for the Pacific and Australia,
Bathla crisis threatens to engulf entire industry as suppliers, staff and contractors go unpaid
We’ve got so many different lenders here, and we’ve all got to contribute,
We think we need funding for a month to work out the next six months,
We do not have enough money to pay their wages on Thursday,
Serbian star stunned after first round defeat
Novak Djokovic is left heartbroken as he suffers a first-round defeat against Mariano Navone
Jarome Luai jets to PNG for golf tournament with prime minister
Cats rally around Kolodjashnij; Will Carlton’s Hayward be rushed back?; MCG finals tickets in high demand
‘Those flights are way too expensive’: Even NFL stars are flinching at the cost of getting to Australia
I actually looked up the flights, those flights are way too expensive for anyone to go,
I like flying in, flying out. I don’t want too many distractions. I don’t want to go out and try and sightsee and visit Australia. We are going there for a mission and one goal there, and that’s to get the win,
Messara and Bullock primed to dominate with big showing at Scone
Slater tips Broncos revival with Barnett
Billy Slater praises the work of Mitch Barnett ahead of his move to the Brisbane Broncos
Sydney set for spring sizzle after warm winter
The dazzling beauty of Sydney’s floral displays is arriving earlier each year due to climate change
It keeps getting earlier every year, but this year it was much earlier,
September and October are the Mediterranean’s flash-flood season: the sea is at its annual warmest after three months of heating and the first cold troughs arrive overhead,
I grew up skiing at Selwyn snowfields and remember having to dig our front doors out at Cabramurra,