Early education can have a huge impact on a child's path in life, but some kids are missing out. These experts say that needs to change, and they know how to do it. ⌘ Read more
Early education can have a huge impact on a child's path in life, but some kids are missing out. These experts say that needs to change, and they know how to do it. ⌘ Read more
A deadly strain of avian influenza wreaking havoc in Victoria is yet to make its way to Tasmania, keeping the state bird flu free. But Biosecurity Tasmania warns it won't stay this way forever, and is urging the state's agricultural industry to be extra vigilant. ⌘ Read more
With upheavals in the agriculture industry making some farms unviable, a landowner in South Australia is encouraging others to consider repurposing their properties for renewable energy projects. ⌘ Read more
When they talk about players being made for Origin they're talking about Cam McInnes, and the belated New South Wales debutant is striving to make his mark for his state. ⌘ Read more
The Republican presidential candidate was asked about the Australian WikiLeaks founder, who is fighting extradition to the US, during an interview for a podcast. ⌘ Read more
A three day hearing has begun in northern Tasmania against a former Tasmanian government MP and Miss Australia who has been accused of punching her ex-partner in the face and verbally abusing him for almost a decade. ⌘ Read more
In less than six years Queensland Health has been forced to pay out more than $390 million to more than 1,000 people injured as a result medical negligence in public hospitals. Michael Stewart was one of them. ⌘ Read more
Alana Tiller has around 3 per cent vision "on a good day" and wouldn't change it. She's among young advocates hoping for change in the way people talk about vision impairments. ⌘ Read more
Cold Chisel is hitting the road for a national tour to celebrate their golden musical anniversary. ⌘ Read more
Before this year's Archibald finalists are announced, we speak to a former finalist about all things portraiture — from choosing a sitter to adding the final touches. ⌘ Read more
Hidden behind a towering electric fence in a regional Victorian city, a team of 11 forensic scientists is helping police catch criminals. The ABC takes a look inside the secretive, high-tech facility. ⌘ Read more
An independent review of legal service funding has found that current levels are insufficient to meet Australia's legal assistance needs, especially help for marginalised groups. ⌘ Read more
At her local supermarket, Evelyn Billy looked around and saw food from all cultures — except hers. ⌘ Read more
Concerns about a second landslide are compounded by worries about the possible outbreak of disease at the site. ⌘ Read more
Aboriginal suicides in hospitals and anger over Victoria's efforts to Close the Gap are raised as the Yoorrook Justice Commission begins its new inquiry into health, housing and education. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-29/victoria-yoorrook-commission-housing-health-e
Aboriginal suicides in hospitals and anger over Victoria's efforts to Close the Gap are raised as the Yoorrook Justice Commission begins its new inquiry into health, housing and education. ⌘ Read more
Peter Dutton's political survival as an opposition leader thus far is an impressive feat, but the issue of nuclear power could be one that damages his popularity with women, a new piece of research shows. ⌘ Read more
Officials on the ground in Gaza say that at least 12 of the people killed were women. The Israeli army denied it struck the area. ⌘ Read more
The landslide that struck Papua New Guinea's Enga province came without apparent warning and while people slept. But can landslides be predicted? The answer could help prevent future deaths. ⌘ Read more
Rental affordability in Australians capital cities is going from bad to worse. PropTrack's latest Market Insight Report shows surging rents over the past year have seen the number of affordable rentals "vanishing" across the country. ⌘ Read more
A woman has been arrested after a man was allegedly stabbed and killed in a home in Sydney's eastern beaches. ⌘ Read more
As an investigation into the air strike on civilians in Rafah begins, here's a timeline of some of the key events leading up to the attack. ⌘ Read more
Israel has pounded Rafah with air strikes and tank fire, pressing its offensive in the southern Gaza city despite international condemnation of an attack that sparked a blaze in a tent camp for the displaced, killing at least 45 people. ⌘ Read more
It is recommended that elected officials may be the subject of a public report even if corruption allegations are not proven, if the report is purely factual and in the public interest. ⌘ Read more
The 51-bed hospital in Melbourne's western suburbs had been open for just over a year before announcing its closure and the appointment of administrators. ⌘ Read more
Payne Haas says he has never considered skipping the State of Origin since being named as a NSW Blues starter despite his father facing drug-trafficking charges and possibly the death penalty in the Philippines. ⌘ Read more
A man who tried to murder the sister of Federal MP Kate Chaney with an axe at the GP praictce where she worked is sentenced to 23 years behind bars. ⌘ Read more
A police officer tells an inquest she wishes the family of a man shot dead by police in Tenterfield in 2023 had not seen the aftermath of the incident. ⌘ Read more
Prosecutors told a Melbourne court that Maryam Hamka suffered repeated physical abuse at the hands of her boyfriend Toby Loughnane before her disappearance in 2021. ⌘ Read more
Convicted drug dealer Rhys Aaron Johns is suing SA Police for half a million dollars, claiming his arrest significantly damaged his left retina and left him with other permanent injuries requiring "facial reconstructive surgery". ⌘ Read more
Police ballistics specialist Paul Griffiths told the court he conducted tests to test the plausibility of Mr Lynn's account of events, but had not watched the police interview with the accused. ⌘ Read more
A Supreme Court jury hears a man bleached a knife and bolt cutters and had taken "significant amounts of drugs" in the week he was accused of stabbing a homeless man to death. ⌘ Read more
The term was used as he reiterated that gay people should not be allowed to become priests. ⌘ Read more
On a recent visit to Tokyo, a New South Wales farmer was shocked to find Australian beef selling for less than you can find it in Coles and Woolworths. ⌘ Read more
For a game that began with 10 rules written down in a pub in 1859, Australian football has been characterised by the evolution of those laws. ⌘ Read more
Facing pressure after his ministerial direction played a part in alleged murderer Emmanuel Saki's visa being reinstated, the immigration minister tears up the Sudanese man's visa. ⌘ Read more
Senators have spent the day debating transparency and "vexatious" questioning at estimates hearings. ⌘ Read more
As one of Papua New Guinea's remote villages grapples with one of the worst natural disasters in its history, the prime minister is busy attending to his own political crisis. ⌘ Read more
The breach emerged during a bail application for 69-year-old Steve Fabriczy, who is accused of killing Canberra grandmother Irma Palasics in 1999 during a violent home invasion. ⌘ Read more
A staff member in Parliament House has had a seizure after the Department of Parliamentary Services denied requests to adjust lighting in their office. ⌘ Read more
Clifford Neumann admits to killing mother-of-five Victoria Ann Stewart whose death was one of several which prompted South Australia's upcoming royal commission into family and domestic violence. ⌘ Read more
Kallista Mutten was questioned about her methamphetamine use during the six-week trial into the death of the nine-year-old in early 2022. ⌘ Read more
Daria Saville's exit at Roland-Garros made it the first time since 1997 that no Australian woman has advanced past the first round. She believes the result is not an indication of what will come in the future. ⌘ Read more
The university has sent an email to staff apologising for the mistake, which it said spanned from January 2017 to December 2023. ⌘ Read more
Mac Andrew isn't short on self-belief. His shutdown job on Coleman Medal winner Charlie Curnow was his chance to prove a point to his teammates, more than himself. And they noticed. ⌘ Read more
The head of the federal government department tasked with overseeing Parliament House has flatly denied he was in a relationship with his deputy while he was her boss. But he has refused to tell Senate estimates if the two had a relationship before or after working together. ⌘ Read more
Notorious killer Peter Dansie dies at the age of 75, seven years after his act of "ultimate evil", in which he murdered his wife Helen by pushing her wheelchair into a pond in Adelaide's parklands. ⌘ Read more
The daughter of Mark James Bombara, who shot and killed Jennifer and Gretl Petelczyc in their Floreat home, says police were warned about her father's disturbing behaviour. ⌘ Read more
Economists are predicting the price of Australia's most valuable export, iron ore, to remain much higher than government forecasts, meaning there could be a lot more money to spend in the next federal budget. ⌘ Read more
Victorian MPs face being suspended and fined from parliament by their colleagues under long-awaited rules to crackdown on misconduct by politicians. ⌘ Read more
Former NT police officer Zachary Rolfe says he is "ready to move on" during questioning at the coronial inquest into the police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker, but says he feels "very badly" for his family. ⌘ Read more
The WA government removes an expert from a committee considering appeals to a controversial gas expansion, after concerns were raised over his links to Chevron. ⌘ Read more
A man is arrested by federal police after he allegedly ran naked down the aisle of a Virgin plane on its way from Perth to Melbourne, knocking a crew member to the floor and forcing the aircraft to turn around. ⌘ Read more
Eighteen-year-old Bayern Munich-bound sensation Nestory Irankunda looks set to be locked down by Football Australia with a Socceroos call-up next month. ⌘ Read more
The Papua New Guinea government says more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive in a landslide. But the remains of only six people have been recovered so far. ⌘ Read more
Gabriele Cairo pleads guilty to causing the deaths of South Australian couple Cynthia and John Clark, and their daughter Jacquie, in a crash at a regional intersection in October. ⌘ Read more
The first seedling from the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree has been presented to King Charles by the National Trust. ⌘ Read more
Australia's mens water polo team will feature 10 new faces at July's Olympic games in Paris, including a new father. ⌘ Read more
Few people have ever heard the world's most expensive album, but a lucky few visitors to the Mona gallery in Hobart will get a chance. ⌘ Read more
Despite the testimonials by businesses selling lactation cookies and nursing teas, the evidence around the efficacy of these products is limited. ⌘ Read more
The lawyer of a prominent Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing a boy has told the court the claims against his client had been either fabricated or mistaken. ⌘ Read more
"The meth is crystalline and this chunk power is the fentanyl." Welcome to Portland, Oregon, the US city that decriminalised drugs and nearly immediately regretted it. ⌘ Read more
The eSafety Commissioner's fight against X over videos of the Wakeley stabbing just got messier, with two new groups from the other side of the world granted leave to join the case. ⌘ Read more
The longest serving lord mayor in the city's history says there is still more work to be done, but a Labor councillor has slammed her "astonishing" inability to "admit her mistakes". ⌘ Read more
After missing the past two series, Latrell Mitchell says he is available for the NSW Blues but his form has not been good enough for Michael Maguire to pick him for State of Origin I. ⌘ Read more
New courses to help people rejoin the workforce after years of unemployment are teaching skills in fitness, nutrition, money management and self-esteem. ⌘ Read more
Tensions flare at a Hobart concert after pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the performance of Jewish singer-songwriter Deborah Conway, with one audience member smashing a wine glass on the stage and holding the shattered stem towards the face of an activist. ⌘ Read more
Queensland skipper Daly Cherry-Evans says the axing of former NSW captain James Tedesco "sucks" because he has been in the same position and understands the pain. ⌘ Read more
Psychological intervention with offenders is a key part of domestic violence prevention. But in Western Australia's Kimberley, the Department of Justice does not have any psychologists available. ⌘ Read more
As he has done in every match he played, Rafael Nadal refuses to accept that his career is over until it's over, but his legacy as one of the greatest of all time is secure no matter how it ends. ⌘ Read more
The federal government's approach to character-based deportation comes under scrutiny after it emerges that several serious offenders, who would have ordinarily been deported under longstanding deportation practices, have instead been allowed to stay. ⌘ Read more
The Quambatook golf course was overgrown and unusable, until a group of locals did a whip-around and cleared the fairways. ⌘ Read more
Firefighters are still working to contain the blaze that broke out at food manufacturing facility in Bomaderry yesterday. ⌘ Read more
Spunk Records founder Aaron Curnow has spent 25 years championing a who's who of indie music, but now the beloved label is coming to a close. ⌘ Read more
Foreign Minister Penny Wong responds to Israel's air strikes on the Gazan City of Rafah. Follow live. ⌘ Read more
The leathery lunch led to the four-year-old canine needing emergency surgery, and while Moose is recovering, the boot will never be the same. ⌘ Read more
Politicians have spoken out against a direct email from the Chinese Consulate-General in Sydney which raised concerns about 11 MPs attending a Taiwanese function. ⌘ Read more
Basketball legends pay tribute to NBA champion and beloved broadcaster Bill Walton, who died aged 71. ⌘ Read more
Locally, fresh retail trade figures released this morning will give further insight into how the Australian economy is performing. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. ⌘ Read more
Millions across coastal India and Bangladesh are displaced or without power as Cyclone Remal overwhelms drainage systems and destroys homes. ⌘ Read more
After years of legal battles in their own countries, First Nations activists from around the world are working together to shine a global spotlight on the systemic failure to protect Indigenous fishing rights worldwide. ⌘ Read more
During the pandemic Aja Barber began questioning how the price of clothing had gone down within her lifetime, while everything else was going up. The conclusions made her uncomfortable. ⌘ Read more
More than $3 million in pandemic-related penalties remain unpaid well after most restrictions were lifted and the state's borders reopened. ⌘ Read more
The WA government says it will consider making its proposed new firearm laws even tougher after two Perth women were murdered in their home, an incident motivated by domestic violence. But could the legislation have stopped their killer? ⌘ Read more
Justine and her partner cut their losses and sold their home cheap in the inner suburb of Darwin after months of no takers. ⌘ Read more
A new university program brings in Indigenous business owners to engage with students — and it's having positive results for those involved. ⌘ Read more
Fourteen-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal once again refuses to rule out a return to the Paris clay, but tears and cheers flow as he loses his opening match to Alexander Zverev. ⌘ Read more
This mother moved an hour to secure work but she cannot relocate her son until she gets a rental property. She's applied for 58. ⌘ Read more
Police warn students at a pro-Palestinian encampment at the Australian National University to leave by midday today or face further action including arrests. ⌘ Read more
Indigenous culture took centre stage in Super Netball First Nations Round, but what are the clubs doing in National Reconciliation Week to form an authentic connection with community? Meanwhile, the Fever have finally been dethroned after a six-week winning streak. ⌘ Read more
One of Australia's biggest mango growers, Manbulloo Limited, has planted its largest ever patch of new varieties in the Northern Territory. ⌘ Read more
The latest documentary from the director of Whitney skirts around the issues raised by the anti-Semitism and subsequent revival of former Dior and Givenchy creative director John Galliano. ⌘ Read more
Russia's big, cheap, retrofitted Soviet-era bombs have become one of its most effective weapons in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Locals who have seen their devastating effects view them as a "super weapon". ⌘ Read more
Queensland's Office of the Independent Assessor has referred the mayor's stated army history to the Crime and Corruption Commission after the details were challenged by a newspaper on Anzac Day. He has since provided his service number. ⌘ Read more
The latest monthly crime statistics released by SA Police show 22 murders were reported across the state in the past year – a 69 per cent increase from the 13 murders reported in the year prior. ⌘ Read more
The United Nations will hold an emergency meeting to further coordinate the response to the disaster, which has been hampered by the weather and tribal violence in the remote region. ⌘ Read more
Nationally, most of us opt to get behind the wheel when it comes to commuting to work. But as one Australian state slashes public transport fares, experts say there's more to do in improving the way we get around. ⌘ Read more
Australia's largest superannuation funds have doubled their investments in high-emitting companies over the past two years, according to environmental finance group Market Forces. ⌘ Read more
Australian researchers are working on developing drugs that target bugs in the guts of Parkinson's disease patients in a radical new treatment approach they hope will slow or even stop the progression of the debilitating illness. ⌘ Read more
A surge in home loan hardship requests and a record number of quick resales are two signs that Australia is still perilously close to the edge of the mortgage cliff. ⌘ Read more