What Australia is searching today: top Google searches and AI news | DGTG data

Today's top 10 Google searches in Australia, the news behind each, and the latest AI and tech headlines there.

What Australia is searching today

Updated 2026-09-27 08:15 UTC.

Top 10 searches

1. nrl grand final tickets (2000+ searches)
   • Member Information | 2026 NRL Grand Final (Sydney Roosters)
   • Join the Grand Final march on Sydney Harbour Bridge (NRL.com)
   • WIN TICKETS TO THE 2026 NRL GRAND FINAL (2GB)
2. south africa national cricket team vs australia national cricket team match scorecard (1000+ searches)
   • ‘What have you done!?’ Absurd screamer stuns; controversial act behind heated Aussie clash (Fox Sports)
   • 'We feed off each other's energy' - Jansen, Breetzke put their hands up (Cricinfo)
   • Renshaw falls to 'unbelievable' catch (WAtoday)
3. sa vs aus (5000+ searches)
   • Carey out, Edwards, Green, Starc all in for first ODI (cricket.com.au)
   • Australia loses fiery first ODI in South Africa (7NEWS)
   • South Africa v Australia ODIs: Ultimate series guide (cricket.com.au)
4. ind vs wi (5000+ searches)
   • Shai Hope preaches consistency as West Indies seek to bridge gap (Cricbuzz)
   • West Indies wary of the India challenge, says Hope (ICC)
   • Kohli, Rohit Chase Tendulkar's ODI Records (Rediff)
5. dane gagai (500+ searches)
   • Dane Gagai. Big game player. (NRL.com)
   • Gagai relishing another big game shot (NRL.com)
   • How Penrith's awful night could come full circle (The Canberra Times)
6. panthers vs knights 2026 (2000+ searches)
   • 'Terrible news' for Talagi after Achilles injury (Nine.com.au)
   • Blaize Talagi off with leg injury (The Australian)
   • LIVE: Panthers vs Knights - Preliminary Finals, 2026 (Zero Tackle)
7. wayne pearce (500+ searches)
   • Wayne Pearce: The rugby league legend who never touched alcohol (The Daily Telegraph)
8. nrl grand final 2026 (5000+ searches)
   • Grand final awaits: Panthers v Knights (NRL.com)
   • Knights fans face rail chaos ahead of NRL clash (The Daily Telegraph)
   • Inside Knights’ crazy mix... and wild act from kid who was seven when they last played a prelim (Fox Sports)
9. bradman best (500+ searches)
   • BREAKING: Cleary bombshell as Panthers make shock call on superstar half (Fox Sports)
   • Sam Walker unpacks miracle return, contract talks (ESPN)
   • ‘My preference is to stay’: What is Sam Walker worth should he star in a Roosters premiership? (SMH.com.au)
10. nathan cleary (100000+ searches)
    • Cleary injures leg as Crossland sent off (NRL.com)
    • Penrith’s Nathan Cleary suffers compound fracture in NRL preliminary final against Newcastle (The Guardian)
    • Cleary’s mum in tears after horrific injury as Knights star sent off (Nine.com.au)

AI and tech headlines in Australia

• Ghost Bats and Maven Smart: How AI is transforming Defence - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• Forget rogue robots; AI’s biggest threat is the ‘lay-off trap’ - AFR
• OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue - The Guardian
• More sites hacked by AI - SMH.com.au
• Credlin: The truth on Albanese and AI? Australia’s flying blind - The Daily Telegraph
• Australia summons OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to appear at AI inquiry - Al Jazeera
• OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma - The Guardian
• US and China agree on 'super intelligence' label for AI, cut tariffs by $42 billion - SBS

Sources: Google Trends and Google News (Australia edition). All countries.