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Pro-Ukrainian forces offer to hand over Russian prisoners in new cross-border clashes
The governor of Russia's Belgorod region has confirmed that fighting was ongoing on his side of the Ukraine border, with pro-Ukrainian forces having taken Russians prisoner during the clashes. ⌘ Read more
Greens call for boycott of far-right Israeli leaders
The Australian Greens adopts a new party position on Palestine and Israel, saying Israel is practising the "crime of apartheid". ⌘ Read more
Families take legal action to compel the government to repatriate them from Syrian camp
A group of 26 Australians living in a camp in Syria have launched legal action against the Department of Home Affairs. Lawyers for the women and children say they were tricked into going to the conflict zone. ⌘ Read more
Sydney Flames guard Tiana Mangakahia retires due to ongoing battle with breast cancer
Opal's representative Tiana Mangakahia has announced her immediate retirement from playing basketball due to an ongoing battle with breast cancer. ⌘ Read more
AGL Energy to 'vigorously defend' class action over alleged competition law breaches
Class action proceedings have been launched against AGL Energy accusing it of breaching the competition and consumer act in relation to bidding in the South Australian region of the National Energy Market. ⌘ Read more
Quality education a 'lottery' for regional students with learning disabilities, parents say
Delays in diagnosing learning difficulties in regional and remote areas are having a long-term impact on students' education and mental health outcomes, according to parents and experts. ⌘ Read more
Whale carcass washes up on popular regional NSW beach
Authorities have closed a beach on the NSW Mid North Coast as they work to remove the body of a 15-tonne whale. ⌘ Read more
Swedish superstar Zlatan Ibrahimović ends incredible football career with emotional ceremony in Milan
Larger-than-life Swedish superstar Zlatan Ibrahimović announces his retirement from football after 24 years — and countless amazing goals — as a pro, prompting an outpouring of emotion from AC Milan fans, and from the man himself. ⌘ Read more
What's life really like for sheep on a live export ship?**
The ABC joins a two-week journey aboard a live export sheep carrier from Australia to the Middle East to observe what happens on a typical journey. ⌘ Read more
Sonic boom heard in Washington DC as fighter jets chase 'unresponsive' private plane
US fighter jets cause a sonic boom across the US capital while scrambling to reach an unresponsive aircraft that ultimately crashed in the mountains of Virginia. ⌘ Read more
Live moment: NSW Attorney-General to provide Kathleen Folbigg update
Kathleen Folbigg has been in jail for two decades after being found guilty of killing her four children — today, NSW Attorney-General is providing an update on her case, after an inquiry earlier this year heard there was "reasonable doubt" surrounding her convictions. ⌘ Read more
Business groups mount campaign against 'same job, same pay' workplace reforms
Some of Australia's largest employers and small business owners have united to rally against proposed laws that would require labour hire workers doing the same job at the same site to be paid the same as directly employed workers. ⌘ Read more
Compensating passengers for cancelled or delayed flights could improve airline services, report says
The federal government should consider forcing airlines to pay passengers compensation if their flights get cancelled or delayed, a new consumer watchdog report says. ⌘ Read more
What you need to know about Prince Harry's historic court appearance
This week, Prince Harry is set to testify in the first of his five pending legal cases centred around battles with the British tabloids, in what's being labelled "the royal court case of the century". ⌘ Read more
Kimberley family calling for answers seven months after disappearance of young stockman
Wylie Oscar's car was found abandoned on a remote station in the Kimberley, full of food and water. He hasn't been seen since. ⌘ Read more
Bandit is one of only a few assistance cats in Australia. She's helping owner Anthorr with his PTSD
Bandit might just be the coolest cat in town, attending festivals and frequenting shops and cafes. But to her owner Anthorr, Bandit is much more than an adventure buddy, she's his support to leave the house each day. ⌘ Read more
Can Queensland Labor spin a federal by-election loss into a win?**
Governments never fare well in by-elections, but is there anything to be gained in Fadden for a Queensland government on the back foot? ⌘ Read more
How the last King Island emu died a stranger in a foreign land
In 1805 black swans, kangaroos, and the world's last King Island emu lived amongst the sweeping lawns of the Château de Malmaison in Paris. So how did this creature make it to an empress' garden? ⌘ Read more
Farmer ‘devastated’ after bus hits two camels, person in critical condition
Major crash kills the animals, that appear to have escaped a nearby camel farm, and closes the road in both directions. ⌘ Read more
China tightens security, Hong Kong police detain activists on Tiananmen anniversary
Hong Kong police have carried out arrests and Chinese authorities have tightened security during the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. ⌘ Read more
Former Olympian Matt Shirvington to replace David Koch on Sunrise
The former sprinter will be co-anchoring the channel 7's breakfast news program after Koch leaves the show he hosted for more than 20 years. ⌘ Read more
Patients facing choice of food or care as they battle costs of long-distance medical treatment
Regional and rural people who are forced to travel to major centres for medical treatment say the travel subsidy scheme is not keeping up with the cost of living. ⌘ Read more
How three matriarchs protected women and children at Jackson's Track
More than 100 First Nations people lived on Jackson's Track east of Melbourne from the 1940s to the 1960s. Three Kurnai women protected the women from violence and prevented children from being taken from their families. ⌘ Read more
Paul loves his camels, and now thanks to their weed-eating superpowers, so do farmers
Every hero has a villain, and for many in the outback it is a thorny shrub called prickly acacia. ⌘ Read more
'Crying for like 15 minutes': Doubles team bounced from French Open after ball kid hit
A doubles team is sent packing from the French Open after a controversial disqualification, while Novak Djokovic breaks a Rafael Nadal record. ⌘ Read more
Supporters of Russian opposition leader arrested during demonstrations
Police in Russia have arrested more than 100 people who had taken to the streets to mark the 47th birthday of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, a protest-monitoring group says. ⌘ Read more
Leafy greens, melons and berries face tighter food safety rules, but can small-scale growers afford them?**
There's concern new regulations could potentially price some small-scale growers out of business, but the peak industry group says growers — irrespective of their size — need to commit to food safety. ⌘ Read more
Macquarie Island marine park set to almost triple in size
Australia's federal environment minister has signed off on plans to almost triple the size of the marine park off Macquarie Island. ⌘ Read more
Cassius is the largest saltwater crocodile in captivity in the world. He might also be one of the oldest on Earth
The giant animal's birthday will be celebrated at its home on Green Island in the Great Barrier Reef. ⌘ Read more
Outback lizards on hit list for international animal traffickers
A rise in the illegal trade of exotic Australian animals has made a remote Queensland outpost an unlikely frontline in the fight against international smugglers. ⌘ Read more
Bobby's friends noticed a change in her personality. An MRI revealed her biggest fear
Bobby Redman was still working as a psychologist when she first noticed her symptoms. She put it down to being overworked and rundown, but tests showed she had dementia. ⌘ Read more
Three years after it burned down during the Black Summer bushfires Kosciuszko ski resort reopens
Businesses in the Snowy Mountains are celebrating the return of Selwyn Snow Resort, reopening its doors next weekend for the first time since the Black Summer bushfires. ⌘ Read more
It's nearing the peak of the tourist season in the Top End, so why have visitor numbers dwindled?**
This was supposed to be the year tourism across the Northern Territory bounced back, but weeks into what should be the peak of the season, David Woodrow is cutting his Darwin Harbour sunset cruises. ⌘ Read more
Overseas students' work caps were paused to help labour shortages, but they will soon have to cut back again
Amid a cost-of-living crisis, international students in Australia will soon be forced to cut their working hours as previous rules put on hold to address labour shortages are reintroduced. ⌘ Read more
'I'm watching her die slowly': What it's like having the rare genetic condition Huntington's disease
Everyone on Jessica's side of her family have been diagnosed with Huntington's disease. She is watching her mother slowly die, and has the condition herself. ⌘ Read more
Sam's daily methadone treatment helped turn his life around — now his clinic could shut down
More than a dozen private opioid treatment services in Queensland and New South Wales are at risk of closure because of changes announced in last month's federal budget, say clinic operators. ⌘ Read more
Queensland Police allege missing Indigenous teen Linden Malayta was shot
The homicide investigation into the suspected murder of Linden Malayta, an Indigenous teenager missing for more than four years, has progressed with detectives alleging a firearm led to his death. ⌘ Read more
PwC had access to exclusive and confidential government information. They used it to make millions
Consulting giant PwC is embroiled in a scandal of its own doing — using confidential government information to benefit its bottom line. Here's what the scandal is about, how it happened, and what consequences the firm is facing. ⌘ Read more
China overtaken as largest provider of development money in South-East Asia
New research finds China has surrendered its position as the largest single provider of development finance in South-East Asia in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. ⌘ Read more
Minns government criticises Coalition's koala count as new colony found in NSW
Thermal drones discover 42 koalas at Coolah Tops when the previous government only had five documented sightings in the area over the past 70 years. ⌘ Read more
Australia has a 'productivity problem', but these companies believe AI could be the answer
With productivity falling in Australia and AI developments advancing, could the technology be the answer to boosting output, or will it cause more job losses? ⌘ Read more
Ben Roberts-Smith will find out today how judge reached decision in defamation trial
Last week's abridged version of Justice Anthony Besanko's judgement is set to be fleshed out when his full reasons are published today. ⌘ Read more
Waking at 4am to exercise, 'crushing' your day and other habits that may be making you less happy
Hyper-efficiency, or squeezing the most from every moment of the day, won't make time seem more expansive, argues author Jenny Odell. Here's what she says will. ⌘ Read more
Analysts believe Russia is targeting Ukrainian schools, but this group of high-school graduates won't let Putin steal their joy
Despite their school being struck by a missile, those who remain of the class of 2023 in Kharkiv aren't letting a war rob them of their graduation celebrations. ⌘ Read more
'Rickrolling' the Islamic State group: How cyber spies disrupted militants in Iraq
Defeating Islamic State militants required disabling their significant cyber capabilities — and pop star Rick Astley unwittingly played a hand in doing so. ⌘ Read more
'50 per cent of the country think I’m a rapist': Bruce Lehrmann says he hasn't ruled out suing Brittany Higgins
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann says he may still consider suing Brittany Higgins personally for defamation, in his first television interview since she accused him of raping her at Parliament House in 2019. ⌘ Read more
Error in signalling system led to India's deadly train crash, official says
Officials say the derailment in eastern India that killed 275 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signalling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks and crash into a freight train. ⌘ Read more
Josh Hazlewood ruled out of World Test Championship final through injury
The 32-year-old played only three games in the recent Indian Premier League after a side injury flared up while he also grappled with a left Achilles issue. ⌘ Read more
Israel demands Egypt's help in full probe of 'tragic terrorist attack' at border
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the killing of three soldiers by a member of the Egyptian security services is a terrorist attack and is demanding an "exhaustive and thorough" investigation. ⌘ Read more
Anthony Albanese given hero's welcome as Australia and Vietnam sign $105m decarbonisation deal
The Prime Minister says he wants Vietnam to become of Australia's "top tier" partners as he wraps up a two-day visit to the capital Hanoi after signing a raft of agreements and agreeing to a regular trade ministers meeting. ⌘ Read more
Live: Verstappen on pole as Oscar Piastri promoted to ninth after penalty
The Dutchman secured pole position by almost half a second on Saturday, while his nearest rival and teammate Sergio Perez could not even make the top-10. ⌘ Read more
More than half a million Sydney rail commuters face weekend disruptions for at least a year in 'biggest ever' fix to network
Close to 4,000 repairs, upgrades and refurbishments to equipment, including tracks and signalling systems started this weekend as commuters are forced to use replacement buses. ⌘ Read more
Russian children evacuated as 'quite relentless' shelling continues to hit Belgorod
Shelling in Russia's Belgorod region has continued after two people were killed on Saturday and hundreds of children were evacuated, according to the region's governor. ⌘ Read more
Swifts top Super Netball ladder after NSW derby win
The NSW Swifts rise to the top of the standings, seeing off a third-quarter challenge to defeat the Giants 68-63 at a sold-out Ken Rosewall Arena. ⌘ Read more
With no recycling, this regional NT town is turning waste into works of art
Using bottle caps and plastic bags, community artists at the popular Junk Festival have used artwork to encourage residents to cut back on waste. ⌘ Read more
Incoming WA premier tight-lipped on reshuffle in first public appearance since McGowan's exit
Incoming WA premier Roger Cook refuses to be drawn on the potential makeup of his front bench, saying he wants to let the process take its course. ⌘ Read more
Everything you need to know about the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix
A passionate Spanish crowd will be willing Fernando Alonso to surge to the front and achieve his first Formula 1 victory in a decade. ⌘ Read more
Chinese defence minister says clash with US would be 'unbearable disaster' for the world
China's Minister of National Defence General Li Shangfu tells Asia's top security summit that his country seeks dialogue over confrontation with the US, despite refusing American demands for military-to-military talks. ⌘ Read more
'Good strong legs' and a dramatic bouffant: The competition for Australia's most beautiful budgies
Les Trumper is among budgerigar breeders across Australia vying for a place on their state team so they can compete in the national title. ⌘ Read more
How First Nations song, dance could help next generation better care for country
Koalas need the whole community, especially preschool children, to embrace conservation as part of a program intended to encourage the next "eco warriors". ⌘ Read more
Parramatta Eels star charged with sexual touching after incident at Sydney hotel
NSW Police say they were called to the hotel on South Head Road in Sydney's eastern suburbs just before midnight on Saturday. ⌘ Read more
The 'short run' of Australia's economic crisis has begun. How many years before we reach the 'long run'?**
Australian policymakers should stop using euphemisms to explain how badly people are faring, writes Gareth Hutchens. ⌘ Read more
What it takes to be The Snail Whisperer, spreading the Australian snail gospel
John Stanisic has one life mission — to get everyone to love snails and slugs. ⌘ Read more
'One more to go': Guardiola urges Manchester City to complete treble after FA Cup victory
After defeating arch rival Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final, Pep Guardiola calls on his players to seize the opportunity of a lifetime by winning the UEFA Champions League decider. ⌘ Read more
AFL live: Tigers travel to western Sydney to face Giants
With both clubs going through periods of transition, will the Giants or Tigers prevail? Later, The Bombers take on the Kangaroos. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results. ⌘ Read more
Harold Holt's secretary remembers what it was like to work for the prime minister who disappeared
When anti-Vietnam war protesters rocked Harold Holt's car, his secretary Jan Drury had to be pulled through the passenger-side window. That's just one of her memories of working for the prime minister who went for a swim and never returned. ⌘ Read more
What is involved in capping a landfill the size of 20 football fields?**
The closure of north Queensland’s largest landfill has sparked a massive rehabilitation operation that will result in the site being "capped" to look like a natural hill. But what is the true cost of burying the region’s waste? ⌘ Read more
Natasha worries what will happen when she drives two hours to give birth
One by one, Queensland maternity wards have been closing. A roundtable hopes to fix the problem as the state government announces new funding to encourage midwifery and nursing students to the regions. ⌘ Read more
Why Winnie the Pooh is teaching Texas children how to navigate school shootings
Pooh's shift into the public domain sees the loveable teddy appear in some unlikely material. ⌘ Read more
Celtic secures world record after winning Scottish Cup
Celtic's manager — Australian Ange Postecglou — keeps tight lipped about Tottenham's interest following his Scottish Cup win. ⌘ Read more
How hobby bird breeders believe they can help save endangered parrots
Backyard breeders say they are ready, willing and able to bring some of Australia's rarest birds back from the brink of extinction. ⌘ Read more
How Tasmania's long-held dream of an AFL team became a political nightmare
Tasmania's dream of an AFL team is coming true, but will tying it to the funding of a waterfront stadium kill it? If one dies, the other cannot survive, and nobody wants the blood of a Tasmanian AFL team on their hands, writes Chris Rowbottom. ⌘ Read more
Why this purple apple appeals
With their deep crimson skin and bright white flesh, Bravo apples are unique. It's hoped they'll be the next apple success story from Western Australia. ⌘ Read more
TAFE often padlocked as outback town cries out for trained locals
Halls Creek has high unemployment despite a huge worker shortage, prompting leaders to aim frustration at the town's often empty and padlocked TAFE campus. ⌘ Read more
Guards at notorious WA youth detention centres accused of not having valid child safety checks
The Department of Justice is accused of allowing prison guards to work in youth detention centres without valid working with children checks, as an expert warns of a "legal minefield" over other missing qualifications. ⌘ Read more
Why did we fall in love with Ted Lasso and Succession?**
From the power struggles within a wealthy family's media empire, to "the opposite of toxic masculinity", what does the popularity of Succession and Ted Lasso say about us — and what are we all going to watch next? ⌘ Read more
Treacy still feels the effects of her 'heartbreaking and traumatic' IVF journey six years on
Over a decade, she went through a tragic stillbirth, 16 rounds of IVF, and hundreds of thousands of dollars. She says clinics behaved more like a business than a health service. ⌘ Read more
A 'faecal sandwich' or a vital public safety measure? Why these new laws have proved so contentious
Support from the opposition, opposition from allies, "Arrest Me Pete" t-shirts, Bob Marley lyrics in parliament and descriptions of the bill as a "faecal sandwich" — the SA government's crackdown on "obstructionist protesters" incited a robust response, writes Rory McClaren. ⌘ Read more
First Sabrina got behind in rent, then she lost her job. She says anyone can become homeless
When things "snowballed" for Sabrina Hasson, she found herself homeless, although she prefers to be called "off-grid". With homelessness on the rise in Wangaratta in north-east Victoria, she has a message for those in the community who "don't like seeing us". ⌘ Read more
A timeline of the world's worst rail disasters over the past decade, and what caused them
Rail accidents are far from rare across the globe, with lax regulations, ageing infrastructure and human error all playing their parts in disasters that have killed hundreds of people. ⌘ Read more
Former Hawthorn official Jason Burt denies Indigenous families' allegations in open letter
Former Hawks welfare manager Jason Burt rejects the allegations made by ex-players and their families in an open letter on Friday. ⌘ Read more
Leyland Brothers star Mal plans 'last hurrah' travel documentary adventure across Australia
From gun-slinging stand-offs to scorched testicles, the surviving half of the Leyland Brothers has plenty of stories left to tell. ⌘ Read more
A year ago, DK and Tillo had no way to record music. Last week they performed to thousands of people
Rap duo Lil Youngins say their community of Maningrida, in the Northern Territory, has come to better embrace the power of music, helping secure more equipment to help others follow the same path. ⌘ Read more
'It is as much as one could hope to squeeze into a single life': The remarkable story of Edith Emery
Edith Emery's life reads like something from a Hollywood movie script — a successful career as a doctor cut short by Hitler's invasion of Austria, a long-distance romance that landed her in a prisoner of war camp, and her final chapter, breaking new ground in Tasmania. ⌘ Read more
Property prices rise in all Queensland regions, Gold and Sunshine coasts lead the way
The real estate rollercoaster continues as research shows house prices have been rising again throughout Queensland over the past three months. ⌘ Read more
Joe Biden signs bipartisan debt ceiling deal, ending month-long drama that unnerved finance markets
US President Joe Biden signs the deal just two days before the Treasury Department warned the US would start running out of money. ⌘ Read more
At 81, pilot and doctor David Cooke still flies his own plane to treat patients and loves his job
He lands in a cow paddock to visit country patients, and for fun takes out his vintage plane to lead a regular air show. It's all in a week's work for Dr Cooke, who has no plans to retire any time soon. ⌘ Read more
The world is running out of treatments for deadly infections, but an ancient animal may hold the answer
Antibiotic resistant superbugs are wreaking havoc as experts warn we're in a race against time to find new treatments. ⌘ Read more
A woman was found dead in Sydney after a delayed response to triple-0 call, but she's not the only one
Two cases, less than six months apart, of women found dead after a delay by NSW Police raises questions about how many other victims of violence are being let down, writes crime reporter Lia Harris. ⌘ Read more
Brenna and Rebecca were born as premature triplets. Now they're helping deliver babies in similar situations
Two young women who were born more than seven weeks early at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital now work as nurses caring for a new generation of sick newborns. ⌘ Read more
ABC correspondent Anne Barker farewells Indonesia and the world's 'friendliest and most-cheerful' people
After a tumultuous posting marked by natural disasters and disrupted by the COVID pandemic, Indonesia correspondent Anne Barker signs off, reflecting on the big stories, the highs and lows. ⌘ Read more
Opposing sides find common ground in criticising ACT government's approach to Calvary hospital takeover
Opinions are mixed on the ACT government's takeover of Calvary Public Hospital, but condemnation of the way the government has gone about the process is almost unanimous. ⌘ Read more
Wagner chief says Kremlin factions are destroying the Russian state
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin says that Kremlin factions are destroying the state by trying to sow discord between him and Chechen fighters. ⌘ Read more
It's a record Everest climbing season and rubbish is piling up
Food wrappers, tents, plastic and human waste being discarded by climbers staying at the mountain's base camps. ⌘ Read more
‘We were slaves to white families': Aunty Lorraine was stolen and trained to be a servant, now she trains others to heal
Telling her truth helps Lorraine Peeters heal from the trauma of being snatched from her parents as a child and sexually abused while being trained to become a servant for wealthy non-Indigenous families. ⌘ Read more
Albanese visits Hanoi to highlight Australia's growing economic ties to Vietnam
Over beers made from Australian barley, Anthony Albanese toasts Australia's growing trade relationship with Vietnam. ⌘ Read more
Samira was forced to wear a burqa to flee Afghanistan. She's now turned it into a party dress
Samira was forced to cover her face and body as she fled her homeland. She has now transformed her burqa into a party dress; an act of protest against the Taliban regime and its modesty rules. ⌘ Read more
'We're building our own history': The fight for new Chinatown
As Chinatown struggles to return to its pre-COVID golden age, younger generations have been busy creating cultural hubs of their own. ⌘ Read more
'It's a luxury': Navigating the guilt of 'me-time' spending in a cost-of-living crisis
The cost-of-living crisis is turning everyday expenses into guilty luxuries, and that's sent young people's sense of wellbeing to record lows. ⌘ Read more
US teens are grappling with 'persistent sadness'. Is controlling their social media the answer?**
American teens are in the grip of a mental health crisis, and one US state says the best way to protect them is to limit their access to social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. ⌘ Read more