Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Bathurst

Over 100,000 Illegal Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches Valued at $142,800 Seized in Australia's Biggest Bust

Australian authorities have seized over 100,000 illegal cockroaches from a breeder in Bathurst, highlighting a growing underground market for exotic insects used in reptile feeding and online sales.

International Business Times UK

1 lakh cockroaches seized in Australia and authorities are concerned about the hidden insect empire

Australian authorities have seized over 100,000 exotic cockroaches, including Madagascar hissing cockroaches, from a property in Bathurst, marking the country's largest-ever confiscation of illegal invertebrates. The collection, valued at AUD 200,000, highlights concerns about the environmental risks posed by the illegal trade of non-native species.

The Economic Times

Pleas for help as major convict-built road cracks

Local businesses already experiencing crippling downturns are desperate for financial assistance as a crucial link road is likely to be closed for months.

AAP

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Ralf Aron in hospital after breaking back in 27G Bathurst crash

The full extent of Aron's injuries has been revealed two days after his crash at Bathurst

Motorsport

The cross country turning point for Aussie running

Olympic 1500m silver medallist Jessica Hull believes Australia's rise in middle-distance running can be traced to the 2023 world cross country championships.

AAP

Changemakers, advocates recognised as women of the year

A Bathurst mum, domestic violence advocate and healthcare pioneer are among the winners of the Marie Claire Women of the Year awards.

AAP

2025 Supercars Finals drivers confirmed

The 10 drivers who will fight for the 2025 Supercars title have been confirmed following a dramatic Bathurst 1000

Autosport

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Supercars confirms 2025 Finals drivers

After the Bathurst 1000, the 10 drivers who will fight for the 2025 Supercars title have been confirmed

Motorsport

How Grove Racing got its second rising Supercars star

At the end of June 2024, an option lapsed that would have otherwise tied rising star Kai Allen to Dick Johnson Racing. At the time, Allen was the defending Super2 champion, and he went on to take third in the series and also raced at Sandown and Bathurst for DJR…

Motorsport

Concussion leaves Penrith with more Origin-round issues

Penrith will be missing their five first-choice back-rowers against Newcastle after an ill-timed concussion ruled another forward out of their Bathurst clash.

AAP

The kindness of strangers: dazed, confused and far from home, a train worker offered me a place to stay

I was a sobbing country kid, stranded without luggage at a big-city train station, when a voice inquired: ‘Can I help you?’

The Guardian - AU

Erebus crew member attacked after Bathurst 1000 win

Erebus Motorsport's victory in the Supercars showpiece Bathurst 1000 has taken a sour turn, with one of the team's crew members attacked amid celebrations on Sunday evening.

Motorsport

Erebus crew member attacked after Bathurst win

Erebus Motorsport's victory in the Supercars showpiece Bathurst 1000 has taken a sour turn, with one of the team's crew members attacked amid celebrations on Sunday evening.

Autosport

Family who run Bathurst’s only Vietnamese restaurant fight to keep hope alive as they face deportation

City rallies behind Thi Huế Dao in an 11th-hour plea to immigration minister Tony Burke for permission to stay in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

Preparation, cooperation, adaptation: what Australia’s music festivals are thinking about in an era of climate change

Cancellations of music festivals due to climate-related events have increased dramatically in the last five years. The Black Summer 2019-20 bushfires drove away Falls Festival (Lorne, Victoria), Lost Paradise (Glenworth, New South Wales) and Yours & Owls (Wollongong, NSW). Floods throughout 2022 held up Strawberry Fields (Tocumwal, NSW), This That…

The Guardian - AU

In Bathurst, memories of dispossession and war simmer beneath the surface

NSW town hopes to provide opportunity for reconciliation through a greater understanding of 1824 war between white settlers and local Wiradjuri people

The Conversation

Attributing Canada’s June heat wave to climate change is an important step in adapting to a warmer world

This June saw major heat waves across Canada with peak temperatures — measured over a three-day period — of 7.4 C in eastern Ontario, 10.7 C in southern Québec, 7.2 C in northern Québec and 10.6 C in Atlantic Canada. On June 19, more than 100 locations across Canada set…

Newcastle Herald

Big Picture Fest branches out to Wallsend

Bathurst artist Calum Hotham's mural activation has started.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s not about where you were conceived’: how a giant Chiko Roll reignited a feud among Australian towns

Wagga Wagga, Bendigo and Bathurst all lay claim to the humble savoury snack. A 2m-tall tribute is at the centre of a new battle over its legacy

AAP

Panthers avoid repeat of Wests Tigers Bathurst upset

Penrith are back in the winners' circle after holding out Wests Tigers 22-6 in front of a sell-out crowd in their NRL clash in Bathurst.

AAP

Panthers primed to handle another Tigers ambush

Stunned by Wests Tigers on their last trip to Bathurst, Penrith know they can't take half measures as they sweat on the fitness of Nathan Cleary.

Newcastle Herald

Breaking the culture of 'suck it up princess' to boost mental health

'We all know mental health is an epidemic.'

Autosport

Bathurst 12 Hour: Sheldon van der Linde secures pole for BMW

The South African was the sole non-Mercedes-AMG driver in the second of two 15-minute sessions, each with five cars, to take pole with a with a time of 2m01.9810s in the Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 he will share with Belgians Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts.

AAP

Van der Linde beats Feeney to pole for Bathurst 12 Hour

Supercars star Broc Feeney has had to settle for second spot on the Bathurst 12 Hour grid after Sheldon van der Linde won the top-10 shootout.

AAP

Wanderers win to climb into ALW top four

Western Sydney have come from behind in Bathurst to score a 2-1 win over the Newcastle Jets and climb into the A League Womens top four.

1 2 3 4

People

Sheldon van der Linde

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Australian Research Council

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.