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- Best of cartoons, September 18, 2026 The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
- Ireland won't take part in Eurovision 2027 over Israel Ireland won't take part in Eurovision 2027 over Israel.
- UN-backed experts find US strike on Minab school amounts to war crime The UN experts said they found reasonable grounds to believe US forces were responsible for an attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in the city of Minab.
- Test environment let anyone access live customer data Even a temporary staging server needs to be locked down. Hopefully, others’ mistakes provide an example of what not to do.
- Bank of England holds rates but looks set to hike soon The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged, but rising fuel prices have markets expecting an increase in the coming months.
- NVIDIA and Google's new coalition wants to speed up AI data center power grid connections In exchange, the facilities would reduce power usage during peak demand. NVIDIA, Google and Emerald AI have launched a new coalition called the AI Energy Management Alliance, the companies announced.
- Southern Grampians households face $209 fines under council’s three-strike bin enforcement action A council has approved a strict three-strike bin enforcement action which would slug repeat offenders with $200+ fines, and even strip collection services.
- Labor MP Kevin Michel silent over Indigenous child safety crisis, blames journalists flying-in Pilbara MP Kevin Michel has remained silent over the child safety crisis in his electorate, while twice promoting a ticket giveaway for the Perth Royal Show on his social media.
- ‘You can’t be shy’: Joe Marchant on French lessons, England ambitions and his new famous father-in-law Centre is back in the Prem with Sale after three years in Paris where he says he learned a lot more than the language and is ready to play.
- Trump and Rubio allies are vying for control of Cuba’s assets if regime falls A cast of Washington and Florida insiders are jockeying for control of the communist-ruled island-nation’s assets, charging top dollar to help clients navigate the ever-expanding web of sanctions.
- Real wild child in the ottoman aisle Real wild child in the ottoman aisle.
- Comp AI sets eyes on a continuously agentic future for security and compliance Comp AI, a cybersecurity and compliance startup, announced that it has raised a $34 million Series A round. The round was led by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures.
- OpenAI reveals more instances of concerning AI model behaviors during testing Some of its models fabricated information, while others deliberately concealed their behaviors from testers.
- Laura Kaminski relishing trophy hunt at Brann after Crystal Palace ‘crash course’ Former Palace head coach has won a cup final in Norway and says chance to challenge for league title was a pull. Kaminski gained her Uefa A licence in 2018.
- Ambulance driver fighting for life after vehicle rolls on highway in WA’s Wheatbelt The driver of a St John ambulance is fighting for life after the vehicle rolled on a WA highway.
- Police officer charged after allegedly assaulting five-week-old daughter A police officer has been charged after allegedly assaulting his five-week-old daughter.
- Fremantle Dockers Heath Black, Troy Cook and Justin Longmuir recall 2006 preliminary final against Sydney Fremantle will play a preliminary final in Sydney for the first time since 2006, and while that season is famous for a run of wins.
- Woman believed to be mother of dumped baby found A woman who is believed to be the mother of a baby who was found dumped in Sydney's west has been located.
- Omarchy gains $18.5M in backing, fresh converts – and critics DHH's Arch-based desktop becomes the latest front in FOSS's culture wars.
- AFL Finals: Sydney Swans rollercoaster ride into preliminary final after month from hell From one of the biggest scandals in AFL history, where even their own chair admitted their season was done, to stunning the premiership favourites.
- Nepal to use new flood study to claim millions from UN climate disaster fund Nepal plans to use a new study linking climate change to the fatal floods last month as the basis of a financial request from a United Nations fund.
- Yemenis take to boats to flee as Mideast war spreads Refugees have fled across the Red Sea as the spread of the Middle East war to Yemen and Saudi Arabia threatens to worsen the world's energy supply shortage.
- City of Perth gets on board Fremantle Dockers bandwagon after slow start, locals call for more While most of WA was already on the Flagmantle bandwagon as footy finals fever takes hold.
- Australia immigration crackdown set to deal blow as WA pubs, restaurants, cafes ‘could really struggle’ Without backpackers, The National Hotel says it would struggle to pour a pint.
- Editorial: Labor’s migration plan dances around real problems When Tony Burke stepped up to the podium at the National Press Club on Thursday, there was a sense of anticipation.
- ‘Significant persons of interest’: Victorians linked to gun used in killing of Sydney student NSW Police have said the wrong address was targeted in a botched organised crime killing.
- Ofcom discovers issuing Online Safety Act fines is easier than collecting them Ofcom senior officials have said that most fines issued under the Online Safety Act remain unpaid, highlighting limitations in the comms regulator's enforcement powers.
- The King and AI: Charles meets Big Tech leaders The King and AI: Charles meets Big Tech leaders.
- The farmer who turned to singing after bovine TB silenced his fields When bovine TB led to the loss of his entire herd, dairy farmer Mervyn Kelso tried with the sadness of the empty fields and the silence of the milking yard.
- Politicians, don’t sell out the creatives to big tech Readers question the policies of the parties and the extent to which they affect the nation.
- Federal Government refuses live animal export ban petition to be tabled A petition that drew the ire of the WA cattle industry to ban all live animal exports is dead in the water after the Federal Government refused its tabling.
- Fremantle Dockers forwards Jye Amiss, Pat Voss and Josh Treacy now only review their games as a trio Josh Treacy, Jye Amiss and Pat Voss don’t get coached the same way as other players and it is the unique way they review performances and prepare for games.
- ANA 2026: Narrikup keen to break premiership drought as top team gears up for Royals A1 grand final clash Narrikup 1 and Royals Saints 1 are gearing up for an Albany Netball Association A1 grand final on Saturday.
- Oversight Board says Meta's rules for AI deepfakes are 'consistently and fundamentally inadequate' The Oversight Board is once again pushing Meta to address the flood of AI-generated content on its platform. Following the board's decision, Meta said it would remove the video.
- Meet the dad fighting for safety after Riverview student punched in daylight attack Jordan Herrera-Hu was waiting at a bus stop in Hunters Hill on a Sunday when he was punched by an unknown man.
- Which artist has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s American tour? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz Find out with this multiple-choice challenge.
- Mayor accused of attempting to gag representatives in council media bust-up Mayor accused of trying to gag representatives in council media bust-up.
- Hackers reveal how Flock cameras track cars and people Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and WIRED.
- Victor Goh: Elusive business owner refuses to answer questions outside Supreme Court Elusive business owner Victor Goh refused to answer questions from The West Australian’s Matt Mckenzie as he was whisked away from the Supreme Court in Perth in a black SUV.
- Herd on the Terrace: Iron ore miner sues former director Craig Mitchell over ‘strategic thought paper’ Fenix Resources is chasing one-time executive director Craig Mitchell in the Supreme Court, alleging he had breached his work deal, according to a writ.