NSW has announced what it is calling the nation’s largest Australia Day 2026 program, with a full day of free events across the state and a major focus on Sydney Harbour from dawn until late night. The program weaves together First Nations ceremonies, family activities, harbour spectacles and a star‑studded concert at the Sydney Opera House, framed as a day for both celebration and reflection following the recent Bondi terror attack.

Two senior community leaders have been appointed Co‑Coordinators General to steer the next phase of recovery and support for those affected by the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, in a move the NSW Government says is designed to sustain care “for the long haul.” Multicultural NSW chief executive Joseph La Posta and NSW Jewish Board of Deputies chief executive Michele Goldman will jointly oversee services for victims’ families, survivors and the wider eastern suburbs and Jewish communities.

Australians rate their local councils as the best-performing tier of government but paradoxically, many also see them as the most expendable.

Reports of violence and aggression against school staff across Queensland have surged nearly fourfold in just three years, according to new data tabled in State Parliament.

Australia is heading into 2026 as a country that is not only growing to 28 million people, but also re-examining how culture, connection and community are shared with and by First Nations peoples.

As war, geopolitics and online conflict spill into daily life, experts warn that Australia’s multicultural framework still struggles to see harms that arrive as narratives, not just incidents a blind spot shared with other Western democracies.​

In a major move to comply with Australia’s new social media age restriction law, Meta has removed access to nearly 550,000 accounts belonging to users believed to be under 16 years old across its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram.

The Crisafulli Government has approved a 150-site ecotourism-style tourist park at Coochin Creek on the Sunshine Coast, pitching it as a job-creating

Whole towns in Victoria’s north-east are reeling after out‑of‑control bushfires, fanned by a brutal heatwave and “catastrophic” fire danger, destroyed homes, a school and community facilities in the tiny township of Ruffy and surrounding districts.

A new guided Highlights Tour at Queensland Museum Kurilpa is turning a casual visit into a deep dive into dinosaurs, First Nations histories and cutting-edge science and it is completely free to join.