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Giant ball of 2.8 million eels gathers off Tasmania's coast ...

2026-10-28T00:10:02Z

Giant ball of 2.8 million eels gathers off Tasmania's coast to spawn
By Peter de Kruijff

CSIRO scientists have identified an underwater mountain off Tasmania where a threatened deep-sea eel species gathers annually.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-10-28/australia-biggest-eel-ball-2-8-million-off-tasmania/107309716

#MarineBiology #ScienceandTechnology #MarineParks #Animals #Fish #Nature #Environment #Science #PeterdeKruijff

NFL QB in hospital at 4am before London game due to blood clots ...

2026-10-19T22:10:02Z

NFL QB in hospital at 4am before London game due to blood clots

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has blood clots in his lungs and, according to media reports, the former Super Bowl MVP is expected to miss the rest of the 2026 season.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-20/philadelphia-eagles-qb-jalen-hurts-blood-clots-in-lungs/107286260

#AmericanFootball #Sport

Woman dies while rock fishing on NSW far south coast By Mikayla ...

2026-10-18T02:40:03Z

Woman dies while rock fishing on NSW far south coast
By Mikayla McGuirk-Scolaro

The 25-year-old was located in the water by a nearby fishing vessel and was unable to be revived.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-18/rock-fishing-death-north-durras/107280396

#Drownings #MikaylaMcGuirkScolaro

Medically vulnerable people at short-stay housing shifted an hour ...

2026-10-12T10:30:02Z

Medically vulnerable people at short-stay housing shifted an hour out of Darwin
By Tilda Colling

As Darwin's largest short-stay accommodation centre closes its doors today, some medically at-risk residents say they are being moved to the replacement site an hour away despite government promises to the contrary.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-12/darwin-shelter-yissa-move-medically-vulnerable-residents-shifted/107257208

#HousingPolicy #PublicHousing #Homelessness #TildaColling

Heavy rain, hail and ferocious winds lash Alice Springs By Gemma ...

2026-10-12T09:00:02Z

Heavy rain, hail and ferocious winds lash Alice Springs
By Gemma Ferguson and Emma Masters

Thousands of homes are without power after a surprise storm brought wind speeds of almost 100km/h to Central Australia, pulling down trees and damaging properties.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-12/alice-springs-storm-properties-without-power/107257728

#Storms #Hail #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #GemmaFerguson #EmmaMasters

Less screen time for primary school students as WA joins digital ...

2026-10-12T08:10:02Z

Less screen time for primary school students as WA joins digital detox
By Madigan Landry and Nicolas Perpitch

WA will trial limits on classroom screen time for some primary school students next year, in a push to restore face-to-face teaching and hands-on learning.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-12/wa-primary-school-student-screen-time-restrictions-2027/107256470

#PublicSchools #MadiganLandry #NicolasPerpitch

New report highlights 'unacceptable' levels of poverty in ...

2026-10-12T08:00:02Z

New report highlights 'unacceptable' levels of poverty in the NT
By Elsie Lange

New data has revealed the increasing cost of essentials is making it harder for people in the Northern Territory to meet their basic needs across key spending areas of housing, utilities, transport and food.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-12/ntcoss-report-cost-of-living-crisis-alice-springs-welfare/107255382

#CostofLiving #RuralandRemoteCommunities #RegionalCommunities #Welfare #ElsieLange

Almost 80,000 older Australians expected to ditch private health ...

2026-10-12T01:50:02Z

Almost 80,000 older Australians expected to ditch private health over changes
By Stephanie Dalzell

Nearly 80,000 older Australians are expected to dump their private health cover by the end of the decade as a result of the federal government's controversial proposed changes, new analysis reveals.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-12/private-health-insurance-changes-older-australians-dump-cover/107255436

#HealthInsurance #StephanieDalzell

Solomons MPs jet overseas for treatment while many citizens wait ...

2026-10-10T19:20:03Z

Solomons MPs jet overseas for treatment while many citizens wait
By Gabriella Marchant and Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong

An ABC investigation raises questions about whether some Solomon Islands MPs and officials have received publicly funded care overseas worth thousands of Australian dollars when cheaper in-country treatment has been available.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-11/solomons-mps-jet-overseas-for-treatment-while-citizens-wait/107242152

#WorldPolitics #GabriellaMarchant #ChrisnritaAumanuLeong

Retracing the steps of Mark Dennis, 'brilliant' barrister ...

2026-10-10T19:10:02Z

Retracing the steps of Mark Dennis, 'brilliant' barrister with a dark side
By Charlotte Grieve, Kyle Taylor, and Daryna Zadvirna

The ABC travelled to Cambodia to reveal the inside story of how former top silk turned accused paedophile Mark Dennis accumulated power within a celebrated charity and gained access to vulnerable children.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-11/mark-dennis-from-top-barrister-to-accused-paedophile/107240162

#Crime #ChildAbuse #Children #Charities #CharlotteGrieve #KyleTaylor #DarynaZadvirna

Shipping companies offering sailors 'crazy money' to ...

2026-10-10T19:00:04Z

Shipping companies offering sailors 'crazy money' to transit Strait of Hormuz
By Lucia Stein and Som Patidar

Oil tanker captains in the Persian Gulf are being paid up to $US100,000 a month to navigate the Strait of Hormuz, industry insiders and maritime unions say.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-11/sailors-offered-bonuses-to-cross-strait-of-hormuz-in-iran-war/107248044

#War #WorldPolitics #MarineTransportIndustry #LuciaStein #SomPatidar

Major share market float of Firmus in trouble as interest wanes ...

2026-10-08T02:40:02Z

Major share market float of Firmus in trouble as interest wanes
By David Taylor

The company is reportedly having to price its shares lower as it closed its books to potential investors abruptly overnight.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-08/firmus-ipo-underwhelms-before-it-hits-the-market/107241548

#StockMarket #DataCentres #AI #CorporateCrimes #PersonalFinance #DavidTaylor

Indonesian government faces wildfires lawsuit as haze blankets ...

2026-10-08T02:00:01Z

Indonesian government faces wildfires lawsuit as haze blankets region
By Erwin Renaldi and Natasya Salim

Civil society organisations in West Kalimantan province are suing the Indonesian government alleging negligence in their handling of the region's wildfires.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-08/indonesian-government-sued-over-worsening-wildfire/107237412

#Fires #LawCrimeandJustice #WorldPolitics #ErwinRenaldi #NatasyaSalim

Town questions $15b data centre set to use enough power for 1m ...

2026-10-07T19:40:03Z

Town questions $15b data centre set to use enough power for 1m homes
By Melinda Hayter

One Wagga Wagga resident says she feels "back-stabbed" by the development, while others say the town needs more industry.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-08/mixed-response-to-proposed-data-centre-near-wagga-wagga/107214860

#DataCentres #AI #RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #MelindaHayter

Why Darwin could become 'a major interconnection point' ...

2026-10-06T23:50:05Z

Why Darwin could become 'a major interconnection point' for global data
By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson

As data centres and fibre-optic cable networks proliferate, planning documents show two international subsea cables could soon dock in the Darwin suburb of Fannie Bay.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-07/fannie-bay-subsea-cables-development-northern-territory-darwin/107235602

#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #DataCentres #MultinationalCorporations #Technology #InformationTechnologyIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #JosephHathawayWilson

Residents fear there is no stopping $32b hyperscale data centre ...

2026-10-04T20:40:01Z

Residents fear there is no stopping $32b hyperscale data centre
By Grace Nakamura

Anthropic has already signed a deal to use a portion of the facility earmarked for the Western Downs, but it has not actually been approved yet

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-05/western-downs-data-centre-fast-tracking-approvals-concerns/107223638

#DataCentres #RuralandRemoteCommunities #GraceNakamura

Quit says tobacco ads slipping through cracks on social media By ...

2026-10-03T20:20:01Z

Quit says tobacco ads slipping through cracks on social media
By Charlotte Wilkes

Public health organisation Quit says the war against illegal tobacco ads on social media is only scratching the surface.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-04/illegal-tobacco-advertisements-avoid-detection-on-social-media/107026980

#Advertising #Smoking #CharlotteWilkes

Inside the 'secret society' keeping the art of ...

2026-10-03T01:10:02Z

Inside the 'secret society' keeping the art of bellringing alive
By Micaela Hambrett

Bellringers are set to gather in Bathurst to honour one of the world's oldest players by ringing bells for hours in a mentally and physically taxing art dating back to England in the 1600s.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/ancient-craft-of-bellringing-thriving-in-central-west-nsw/107216292

#Churches #History #ReligiousMusic #RegionalCommunities #MicaelaHambrett

School and nuclear facility hit in latest wave of Russian strikes ...

2026-10-01T14:10:02Z

School and nuclear facility hit in latest wave of Russian strikes

Ukraine has been bombarded with high-speed 'jet-powered' attack drones, with a nuclear facility and a school among the latest Russian targets.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-02/school-and-nuclear-facility-hit-in-latest-russian-air-strikes/107218686

#UnrestConflictandWar

Netanyahu claims flydubai pilot underwent 'radical ...

2026-10-01T13:00:02Z

Netanyahu claims flydubai pilot underwent 'radical indoctrination'

UAE, meanwhile, says it will investigate the circumstances and motives, of the incident, including whether it was linked to ‌any militant activity.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-01/netanyahu-claims-flydubai-co-pilot-indoctrinated/107218136

#AirIncidents

Julia Morris on returning to 'school' with fresh ADHD ...

2026-09-25T18:40:06Z

Julia Morris on returning to 'school' with fresh ADHD diagnosis
By Yasmin Jeffery

The principal of Class Clowns Academy — an admittedly fake school whose only pupils are comedians — talks returning to the classroom for her new show, as someone diagnosed with ADHD later in life.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-26/julia-morris-im-a-celebrity-jungle-class-clowns-school-adhd/107184692

#Television #Comedy #Actor #YasminJeffery

How inner-city stargazers navigate light pollution to capture ...

2026-09-25T18:40:04Z

How inner-city stargazers navigate light pollution to capture night sky
By Emma Johnson

Astronomy enthusiasts and astrophotographers say despite light pollution, there is plenty to see in inner-city night skies as telescope technology advances.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-26/brisbane-astrophotography-star-gazing-light-pollution/107183376

#Stars #Telescopes #Space #Photography #EmmaJohnson

Tasmania's treasures come out to lure BBC hit show By Monty ...

2026-09-23T19:30:02Z

Tasmania's treasures come out to lure BBC hit show
By Monty Jacka

An intricate stone carving and two tiny dolls are just some of the antiques pulled from storage spaces across Tasmania this week, as part of a push to bring one of the world's most popular television shows to the state.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/tasmanian-national-trust-campaigns-antiques-roadshow-bbc-visit/107184792

#History #ArtHistory #HumanInterest #MontyJacka

Hacking group purports to have stolen FBI data in cyber attack ...

2026-09-22T23:20:04Z

Hacking group purports to have stolen FBI data in cyber attack

The digital extortion group known as ShinyHunters says it has stolen data about almost all of the FBI's current and former employees in an act of revenge against the organisation.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-23/hacking-group-purports-to-have-stolen-fbi-data-in-cyber-attack/107184164

#CyberCrime

Massacre site concerns halt plans for regional Victorian dog park ...

2026-09-20T22:20:02Z

Massacre site concerns halt plans for regional Victorian dog park
By Lua Ikenasio and Grace Marshall

Traditional land owners have pushed back on plans for a dog park at a significant massacre, burial and ceremonial site at Robinvale.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-21/robinvale-dog-park-halted-over-tati-tati-massacre-site-concerns/107164374

#IndigenousPeoples #RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #LuaIkenasio #GraceMarshall

Short-stay owner ordered to pay compensation after refusing guide ...

2026-09-20T22:00:02Z

Short-stay owner ordered to pay compensation after refusing guide dog user
By Kenji Sato

A Queensland man has been ordered to pay compensation to a woman he kicked out of his short-stay house for having a guide dog.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-21/brendan-farrugia-ordered-to-pay-compensation-by-qcat/107167724

#Courts #Discrimination #KenjiSato

A year after $32m government investment, Aussie startup pivots to ...

2026-09-07T18:50:02Z

A year after $32m government investment, Aussie startup pivots to US
By Cam Wilson

Harrison.ai is laying off staff and pivoting to a new US business model, a year after receiving a $32 million investment from the federal government to keep the company in Australia.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/harrison-ai-lays-off-australian-staff-after-32m-investment/107110480

#AI #Technology #Health #CamWilson

Bond market rout puts global economy on financial crisis ...

2026-09-07T18:50:01Z

Bond market rout puts global economy on financial crisis 'trajectory'
By David Taylor

If inflation remains stubbornly high in Australia, we can expect interest rates to rise and asset prices to go down. But it's that exact scenario that risks putting the global economy on the trajectory of another financial crisis.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/bond-markets-interest-rates-mounting-risk-global-economic-crisis/107123348

#GovernmentDebt #FinancialMarkets #InterestRates #MonetaryPolicy #StockMarket #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #DavidTaylor

Residents furious at illegal dumping in native bushland near ...

2026-08-26T22:10:03Z

Residents furious at illegal dumping in native bushland near school
By Andrew Chounding

Rubbish containing dangerous waste found illegally dumped in bushland upsets Albany residents, with the mayor saying it is the worst he has seen.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-27/illegal-dumping-of-rubbish-in-albany-bushland-enrages-locals/107080146

#Environment #RecyclingandWasteManagement #RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #Crime #AndrewChounding

Reduced fertiliser use linked to cleaner water flowing to Great ...

2026-08-26T20:40:02Z

Reduced fertiliser use linked to cleaner water flowing to Great Barrier Reef
By Sophie Johnson and Brendan Mounter

Separate studies claim to show a connection between improved water quality in catchments along Queensland's Great Barrier Reef and farmers changing the way they fertilise their crops.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-27/reduced-fertiliser-use-improving-water-quality-reef-catchments/107078816

#GreatBarrierReef #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #Fertilisers #SugarCaneGrowing #EnvironmentalImpacts #WaterPollution #SophieJohnson #BrendanMounter

KPMG to cut almost 400 jobs after audit leaks scandal By Nassim ...

2026-08-24T01:10:02Z

KPMG to cut almost 400 jobs after audit leaks scandal
By Nassim Khadem

Accounting firm KPMG says it will cut 27 partners and about 360 staff from its local arm, and revamp its structure as it grapples with lower revenue from lost contracts following the audit leaks scandal.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/kpmg-restructure-job-cuts-after-whistleblower-audit-leak-scandal/107070260

#AccountingandAuditingServices #CorporateGovernance #CompanyNews #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #FinancialServices #NassimKhadem

Once Australia's northern capital, Newcastle Waters became a ...

2026-08-23T22:40:01Z

Once Australia's northern capital, Newcastle Waters became a ghost town
By Tom Robinson

A century ago politicians in Canberra decided to split the Northern Territory in two and make a remote town the capital of a brand-new jurisdiction called North Australia. A group of history buffs want to ensure this quirky piece of outback history is never forgotten.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/ghost-town-lost-capital-city-nt-newcastle-waters/107045714

#History #HumanInterest #BeefCattleFarming #TomRobinson

Luxury cruise passengers left out of pocket after ship seized by ...

2026-08-23T22:10:02Z

Luxury cruise passengers left out of pocket after ship seized by receivers
By Rachel Jackson

Customers who booked "once in a lifetime" holidays to Western Australia's north are left in limbo after a business loan went wrong for a luxury cruise company.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/travellers-lose-thousands-after-cruise-company-administration/106998992

#TravelandTourism #TourismandLeisureIndustry #CompanyNews #HumanInterest #SmallBusinesses #RachelJackson

Live: One Nation defends migration policy blunder By Holly ...

2026-08-23T21:50:02Z

Live: One Nation defends migration policy blunder
By Holly Tregenza

Barnaby Joyce says One Nation's policy has been 130,000 net migration and has been "all along." Follow live.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/federal-politics-live-blog-barnaby-joyce-immigration-/107069930

#GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #Parliament #HollyTregenza

Wagga's drinking water diluted after elevated PFAS levels ...

2026-08-23T20:40:02Z

Wagga's drinking water diluted after elevated PFAS levels detected
By Melinda Hayter

Riverina Water is diluting water from two of its Wagga Wagga bores due to elevated detections of so-called "forever chemicals", but the source of contamination is a mystery.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/riverina-water-dilution-regime-underway/107057064

#WaterSupply #WaterPollution #RegionalCommunities #EnvironmentalImpacts #EnvironmentalTechnology #EnvironmentalManagement #ChemicalControl #MelindaHayter

Penguin bird flu vaccination drive passes 1,000-dose milestone ...

2026-08-23T20:30:02Z

Penguin bird flu vaccination drive passes 1,000-dose milestone

The team vaccinating Phillip Island's little penguin population against bird flu administers more than 1,000 H5N1 doses to the vulnerable birds.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/vic-phillip-island-little-penguin-bird-flu-vaccination-program/107069130

Why can't clinicians override inaccurate algorithm decisions? ...

2026-08-22T19:10:03Z

Why can't clinicians override inaccurate algorithm decisions?
By Anne Connolly

If the government wants a true indication of the level of feeling in the community, perhaps it should read the thousands of comments on Facebook where discussions about the algorithm, long waitlists, and people dying are growing by the day.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-23/independent-assessment-tool-four-corners-mark-butler-aged-care/107049498

#AgedCare #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #RoyalCommissions #Health #CommunityandSociety #OlderPeople #Carers #LawCrimeandJustice #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #AnneConnolly

Indonesian court bans use of education funding for free school ...

2026-07-31T03:30:02Z

Indonesian court bans use of education funding for free school meals
By Hellena Souisa

The ruling came after students and educators filed petitions arguing the country's education budget should not be funding the free meals program.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/indonesia-court-restricts-use-of-education-funding-for-meals/106977534

#SocialPolicy #Courts #LawCrimeandJustice #Education #Teachers #EducationalInstitutions #PublicSchools #Health #HellenaSouisa

Why regulators say a '500 fold' increase in pesticide ...

2026-07-18T22:40:02Z

Why regulators say a '500 fold' increase in pesticide residue is safe
By Kallee Buchanan and Amelia Bernasconi

A proposal to increase how much pesticide residue is allowed on berries has angered anti-pesticide campaigners, who say the "forever chemical" poses too great a risk.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-07-19/apvma-proposal-to-raise-pesticide-residue-level-in-berries-safe/106931336

#Pesticides #FoodSafety #ChemicalControl #KalleeBuchanan #AmeliaBernasconi

We analysed 'affordable' rental listings. Many were ...

2026-07-12T21:00:25Z

We analysed 'affordable' rental listings. Many were affordable in name only
By Pat McGrath, Madi Chwasta, Kate Ashton, and Kirsten Robb

Governments across Australia are spending billions to boost the number of rentals available to people on low and middle incomes. A Four Corners investigation found many of these homes were unaffordable for those who needed them most, particularly single-income households.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-13/many-affordable-rental-listings-too-expensive-for-most-in-need/106902620

#HousingPolicy #HousingConstructionIndustry #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #PatMcGrath #MadiChwasta #KateAshton # #KirstenRobb

Dad and daughter defy doubters on epic voyage from Newcastle to ...

2026-07-05T03:00:02Z

Dad and daughter defy doubters on epic voyage from Newcastle to Norway
By James Paras

A NSW family is returning a wooden yacht to its roots in Norway, but it has not been all smooth sailing.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-05/father-and-daughter-sail-to-norway-on-wooden-yacht/106819738

#AdventureTravel #Family #Sailing #ProstateCancer #JamesParas

Inspired by volcanoes, this new technology could affect billions ...

2026-06-22T21:00:26Z

Inspired by volcanoes, this new technology could affect billions of people
By Angus Mackintosh

Private companies want to reflect the Sun to cool the planet. But scientists fear the geoengineering technology could disrupt monsoon rains, on which a billion people depend.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-23/solar-geoengineering-srm-private-companies-monsoon-india/106805998

#ClimateChange #EarthScience #Ozone #RenewableEnergy #ExtremeWeatherEvents #GovernmentPolicy #AngusMackintosh

Parole worker arrested in hotel bed with fugitive killer pleads ...

2026-06-17T10:00:03Z

Parole worker arrested in hotel bed with fugitive killer pleads guilty
By Jason Walls

A 37-year-old legal aid worker who was arrested while sharing a hotel bed with a teenage killer she helped evade authorities after he breached his parole has pleaded guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-17/samantha-alampi-guilty-of-helping-fugitive-killer-flee-parole/106810436

#Courts #JasonWalls

Somali referee denied entry to US days out from start of World ...

2026-06-08T22:00:02Z

Somali referee denied entry to US days out from start of World Cup

Highly rated Somali referee Omar Artan is turned away from the US just days before he was expected to officiate in the FIFA World Cup.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-09/world-cup-2026-referee-omar-artan-denied-entry-to-us/106774940

#FIFAWorldCup #Soccer #Sport

Fire insiders raise alarm about Melbourne's data centre ...

2026-06-08T21:00:14Z

Fire insiders raise alarm about Melbourne's data centre expansion
By Leanne Wong

Serious concerns about an influx of large-scale data centres in Melbourne's west are being raised by Fire Rescue Victoria insiders.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-09/firefighter-concern-over-data-centres-in-melbourne-west/106762858

#DataCentres #Fires #LeanneWong

Shrek, Captain Cook and the stars: Welcome to Brian ...

2026-06-07T21:00:32Z

Shrek, Captain Cook and the stars: Welcome to Brian Robinson's multiverse
By Nicola Heath

Newcastle Art Gallery presents the distinctive and intricate work of the Torres Strait Islander artist in its first major solo survey following a four-year refurbishment.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/brian-robinson-multiverse-newcastle-art-gallery/106722446

#VisualArt #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousCulture #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #ContemporaryArt #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Sculpture #NicolaHeath

Will Australia be taken for a ride in the AI and data centre ...

2026-06-06T21:00:15Z

Will Australia be taken for a ride in the AI and data centre boom?
By Ian Verrender

More than $150 billion is lined up for data centre development and investment in Australia, but there are questions as to whether the boom will provide benefits beyond a short-term construction boost.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-07/data-centre-boom-will-australia-benefit/106764460

#DataCentres #RenewableEnergy #AI #IanVerrender

$40m bid for airline crackdown as sector warns of higher fares, ...

2026-05-15T21:00:07Z

$40m bid for airline crackdown as sector warns of higher fares, cancelled flights
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath

The federal government has announced nearly $40 million to fund an overhaul of aviation consumer rights.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/federal-budget-aviation-consumer-protections/106665266

#Budget #TravelandTourism #ConsumerProtection #KristySextonMcGrath

Non-citizens to be banned from NDIS under coalition policy By ...

2026-05-14T02:00:07Z

Non-citizens to be banned from NDIS under coalition policy
By Nicole Asher

Non-citizens, including permanent residents, will be barred from accessing welfare under a updated migration crackdown promised by the Coalition.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/coalition-welfare-ndis-non-citizen-ban-policy-budget-reply/106677570

#Welfare #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #Budget #MigrationPolicy #SupportServices #NicoleAsher

Australia launches first America's Cup challenge in 25 years ...

2026-05-13T23:00:08Z

Australia launches first America's Cup challenge in 25 years

Australia launches its first challenge for the America's Cup in a quarter of a century, entering a team for the 38th edition of the historic sailing event in Naples, Italy, next year.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/australia-launches-first-americas-cup-challenge-in-25-years/106677500

#Sailing #Sport

Port Arthur gun reform was swift. Bondi is proving a different ...

2026-04-28T23:00:08Z

Port Arthur gun reform was swift. Bondi is proving a different challenge
By Adam Holmes

Firearms reforms were swift and lasting after Port Arthur. But Bondi has proved a far more challenging political process for the federal government. So where are we at with the gun law reforms?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-29/proposed-bondi-shooting-gun-law-reform-progress/106616230

#GunControl #Laws #Shootings #AdamHolmes

'Be honest with people': Politicians across the country ...

2026-04-23T05:00:07Z

'Be honest with people': Politicians across the country react to NDIS cuts
By Isabella Ross and Phoebe Pin

State leaders are reacting to the sweeping cuts coming for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, with one minister arguing the federal government will "walk away" from those in need.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-23/australian-states-territories-react-to-federal-ndis-reforms/106596444

#Disabilities #StateandTerritoryGovernment #FederalGovernment #IsabellaRoss #PhoebePin

AI generated the animation for this TV show. Is it 'cool' ...

2026-04-12T03:00:05Z

AI generated the animation for this TV show. Is it 'cool' or 'messed up'?
By Natasya Salim and Raffa Athallah

A television show that uses generative artificial intelligence to animate Indonesian folktales is creating a stir.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-12/indonesias-first-fully-animated-ai-television-program/106536048

#AI #FilmIndustry #Technology #Animation #NatasyaSalim #RaffaAthallah

Man accused of stealing $1.1 million of diesel fuel from unmanned ...

2026-04-10T02:00:04Z

Man accused of stealing $1.1 million of diesel fuel from unmanned depots

Police will allege a 48-year-old man used stolen fuel cards to obtain the diesel from unmanned depots over a 12-month period.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-10/qld-diesel-fuel-theft-charges/106550326

#Crime #PetrolPrices

Fuel heading to Australia won't last a month, industry says ...

2026-04-03T06:00:03Z

Fuel heading to Australia won't last a month, industry says
By Adelaide Miller and Sara Tomevska

Those in trucking industry are not getting hopes up that fuel will arrive in Australia, after Energy Minister announces 53 ships are on their way.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-03/chris-bowen-fuel-update-industry-concerned-not-enough/106530238

#EnergyIndustry #TransportIndustry #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #FederalGovernment #AdelaideMiller #SaraTomevska

Tristan Gourlay breaks Australian sailing record for fastest ...

2026-03-28T06:00:05Z

Tristan Gourlay breaks Australian sailing record for fastest global circumnavigation
By Sophie Jaggers

Tristan Gourlay has broken the Australian record for the fastest solo, unassisted circumnavigation of the world — completing it in 138 days. The record he broke was set by his father, Ken Gourlay, in 2007.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-28/tas-sat-son-breaks-fathers-record-for-solo-non-stop-circumnaviga/106504880

#Sailing #SophieJaggers

Severe storm causes 11,000 power outages, knocks out transport By ...

2026-03-26T12:00:03Z

Severe storm causes 11,000 power outages, knocks out transport
By Shannon Corvo

Fire and Rescue NSW says there has been more than 400 calls for help, including one incident where a tree fell on a house trapping the occupant.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-26/severe-weather-storm-11000-power-outages-400-calls-help-sydney/106500058

#Weather #Storms #ShannonCorvo

The WA musician set to become world's oldest band conductor ...

2026-03-26T09:00:06Z

The WA musician set to become world's oldest band conductor
By Lauren Smith

WA musician George Franklin has already achieved a milestone by turning 104. He could soon garner another: the record for being the world's oldest band conductor.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-26/george-franklin-months-away-from-oldest-conductor-record/106496114

#Music #Ageing #LaurenSmith

'Blue blob' vandal who gave sculpture googly eyes ordered ...

2026-03-24T06:00:11Z

'Blue blob' vandal who gave sculpture googly eyes ordered to pay compensation
By Samuel O'Brien

A 20-year-old woman who made headlines by putting googly eyes on a controversial sculpture in the middle of Mount Gambier is ordered to pay $2,000 to the city's council.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-24/mount-gambier-blue-blob-sculpture-googly-eyes-graffiti-convicted/106405276

#Vandalism #Courts #Sculpture #SamuelOBrien

Inaugural trans-Tasman yacht race postponed The first running of ...

2026-02-24T08:00:04Z

Inaugural trans-Tasman yacht race postponed

The first running of the Trans-Tasman Yacht Race between Sydney and Auckland is called off days out from the start, after the withdrawal of the majority of entries.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-24/inaugural-trans-tasman-yacht-race-postponed/106382816

#Sailing #Sport

M1 partially closed after truck crash spills 10,000 litres of ...

2026-02-18T23:00:11Z

M1 partially closed after truck crash spills 10,000 litres of molasses
By Kelly Fuller

Thousands of tonnes of molasses have spilled onto the M1 motorway after a crash involving two trucks which left both drivers with serious injuries.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-19/truck-crash-causes-molasses-spill-dapto/106361588

#RoadAccidentsandIncidents #KellyFuller

School HPV vaccination rate drops to 56pc in Far North Queensland ...

2026-02-13T23:00:08Z

School HPV vaccination rate drops to 56pc in Far North Queensland
By Rosanne Maloney

Cairns Public Health Unit says students are increasingly missing their school HPV vaccinations because they do not have parental consent.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-14/hpv-school-vaccination-rates-fall-far-north-qld/106341850

#MedicalResearch #PublicHealth #VaccinesandImmunity #SexuallyTransmittedDiseases #HigherEducation #RosanneMaloney

Severe thunderstorm warnings issued for south-east Queensland ...

2026-02-12T08:00:10Z

Severe thunderstorm warnings issued for south-east Queensland

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding across parts of south-east Queensland tonight, according to the weather bureau.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-12/thunderstorms-severe-weather-warnings-south-east-queensland/106337566

#WeatherWarnings

Bail law amendments result in more First Nation remands, ...

2026-02-09T02:00:15Z

Bail law amendments result in more First Nation remands, researchers find
By Conor Byrne and Holly Richardson

A study has found increasing "punitive" bail law amendments are negatively affecting First Nations people.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-09/bail-law-amendments-resulting-in-more-first-nation-remands/106315210

#Courts #Crime #IndigenousAustralians #ConorByrne #HollyRichardson

Concerns Cyclone Mitchell could trigger damaging marine ...

2026-02-09T02:00:11Z

Concerns Cyclone Mitchell could trigger damaging marine 'darkwave'
By Piper Duffy

For the first time a group of international scientists have measured the impact of what happens to marine life when the lights go out underwater.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-09/darkwaves-research-scientists-measure-impact-on-marine-life/106314712

#MarineBiology #PiperDuffy

Iran's supreme leader warns US attack would start ...

2026-02-01T23:00:02Z

Iran's supreme leader warns US attack would start 'regional war'

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issues his most direct threat yet following the deployment of US warships to the Arabian Sea.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-02/iran-leader-khamenei-us-attack-regional-war-warning/106294140

#WorldPolitics #War #ArmedConflict #UnrestConflictandWar #NuclearWeapons

Live: NSW on bushfire alert as towns across south-east Australia ...

2026-01-28T23:00:09Z

Live: NSW on bushfire alert as towns across south-east Australia swelter

NSW is on high alert for bushfires as temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius persist and firefighters continue to battle multiple blazes across Victoria.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-29/heatwave-south-east-australia-nsw-victoria-bushfire-weather/106279598

#Heatwaves #Bushfires

The performers working to ease the 'loneliness epidemic' ...

2026-01-28T23:00:08Z

The performers working to ease the 'loneliness epidemic' in aged care
By Courtney Yeandle and Amelia Bernasconi

Former aged care workers Marina Lee-Warner and Julie Joy have created a live show tailored to older Australians, including those facing cognitive decline.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-29/two-teabags-bring-joy-and-connection-to-aged-care-residents/106189520

#AgedCare #PerformingArts #AlzheimersandDementia #CourtneyYeandle #AmeliaBernasconi

Pit-side home owners want buyouts from world's biggest ...

2026-01-28T23:00:03Z

Pit-side home owners want buyouts from world's biggest lithium mine
By Jon Daly

Home owners living beside the Greenbushes lithium mine in Western Australia are calling for a buyback or relocation scheme amid the mounting toll of blasting, dust and noise.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-29/talison-lithium-mine-greenbushes-residents-want-home-buybacks/106262764

#MiningEnvironmentalIssues #PublicHealth #RegionalCommunities #JonDaly

Why the same towns keep breaking Australia's heat records By ...

2026-01-28T23:00:01Z

Why the same towns keep breaking Australia's heat records
By Nethma Dandeniya and Sarah Buchecker

Temperature records have fallen across Australia this week, but why is it always the same towns hitting these extremes?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-29/hot-weather-record-temperatures-regional-victoria-mallee-renmark/106277472

#Heatwaves #WeatherPhenomena #RegionalCommunities #NethmaDandeniya #SarahBuchecker

'Our AI has messed up': Tourists sent to destinations ...

2026-01-21T23:00:07Z

'Our AI has messed up': Tourists sent to destinations that don't exist
By Josh Duggan

Weldborough in remote north-east Tasmania has lots of natural beauty. But it does not have hot springs — and it is causing headaches for locals.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-22/ai-images-of-tasmania-on-tour-website/106253448

#AI #TravelandTourism #JoshDuggan

Why did Queensland's flood warning gauges fail when they were ...

2026-01-21T23:00:03Z

Why did Queensland's flood warning gauges fail when they were needed most?
By Megan Hughes and Crispian Yeomans

Queensland's flood emergency exposed vast holes in the patchwork of river gauges relied on for early warnings. But getting them back online will take a lot more than a reboot.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-22/how-queenslands-flood-gauges-broke/106236592

#DisasterPreparedness #Floods #Rivers #MeganHughes #CrispianYeomans

Renters swapping apartments for boats for inner-city living at ...

2026-01-16T23:00:11Z

Renters swapping apartments for boats for inner-city living at $500 a week
By Jordan Bissell

Living at Brisbane’s Kangaroo Point overlooking the river would typically come with a hefty price tag, but some residents have found an alternative.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-17/brisbane-boat-living-marina-housing-costs/106224448

#RentalHousing #JordanBissell

People First Bank branch closures spark concern and confusion By ...

2026-01-16T23:00:08Z

People First Bank branch closures spark concern and confusion
By Dan McCray

People First Bank announces it will shut 18 sites, saying customers are choosing digital services, but for some regional Australians, in‑person banking remains essential.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-17/people-first-bank-closures-spark-concern-confusion/106238954

#Banking #RuralandRemoteCommunities #DisabilityAccess #PeopleWithDisability #OlderPeople #DanMcCray

'Powerful message': Courthouse purchases artworks by ...

2026-01-16T23:00:06Z

'Powerful message': Courthouse purchases artworks by Aboriginal inmates
By Shannon Corvo

With each paint stroke and dot placement, art gives John the opportunity to express his culture, with some of his fellow Aboriginal inmates joining him in creating artworks while incarcerated.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-17/sydney-aboriginal-inmates-connection-to-country-through-art/106189742

#AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #MentalHealth #ShannonCorvo

F1 on water comes to Fremantle as SailGP season kicks off in WA ...

2026-01-13T23:00:06Z

F1 on water comes to Fremantle as SailGP season kicks off in WA
By Grace Burmas

The eyes of the sailing world will be on Perth's port city of Fremantle this weekend as it welcomes the high-speed, big-money international Sail Grand Prix for the first time.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-14/sailgp-fremantle-high-speed-catamaran-western-australia/106222188

#Sailing #Sport #GraceBurmas

'I just screamed': Storm chaser captures rare red sprites ...

2026-01-03T02:00:17Z

'I just screamed': Storm chaser captures rare red sprites in WA sky
By Ruby Littler

A storm chaser says he "screamed" when he captured an elusive natural phenomenon, known as red sprites, on video.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-03/red-sprites-storm-chaser-kimberley-sky/106192812

#Weather #Photography #WeatherPhenomena #RubyLittler

Palm oil and mining blamed for cyclone devastation in Sumatra By ...

2025-12-04T02:00:05Z

Palm oil and mining blamed for cyclone devastation in Sumatra
By Tim Swanston, Natasya Salim, and Hellena Souisa

Indonesia's government says it will summon eight companies over their suspected role in worsening the scale of floods and landslides that have killed more than 700 people. But environmental groups say authorities are hypocritical and partly to blame for the destruction.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-04/why-is-indonesia-the-most-severly-affected-by-cyclone-senyar/106095614

#DisasterandEmergencyResponse #EnvironmentalImpact #Floods #EnvironmentalPolicy #Landslides #EnvironmentalManagement #TimSwanston #NatasyaSalim # #HellenaSouisa

Greek astronomy is ancient; this Wiradjuri knowledge is far older ...

2025-12-02T02:00:30Z

Greek astronomy is ancient; this Wiradjuri knowledge is far older
By Mary McGillivray

All 88 internationally recognised constellations have European origins. But First Nations astronomy tells older, beautiful stories that contain invaluable lessons and knowledge.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-02/the-art-of-space-indigenous-constellations/106046350

#IndigenousCulture #Planets #MaryMcGillivray

NASA unveils close-up pictures of Comet 3I/Atlas in our solar ...

2025-11-19T23:00:12Z

NASA unveils close-up pictures of Comet 3I/Atlas in our solar system

Discovered in July this year, the comet known as 3I/Atlas is only the third confirmed object to visit our corner of the cosmos from another star.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-20/comet-31-atlas-new-images/106030712

#Space

Electrician says she applied for 18 years before receiving ...

2025-10-18T02:00:06Z

Electrician says she applied for 18 years before receiving apprenticeship
By Maddie Nixon and Abbey Halter

A woman who overcame a rare disease and another who spent two decades applying for apprenticeships have been recognised for excellence in their trades.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-18/women-trades-electrician-mining-awards-support-needed/105902706

#VocationalEducationandTraining #MaddieNixon #AbbeyHalter

Scientists calculate the cost on climate and human lives of gas ...

2025-10-13T21:00:20Z

Scientists calculate the cost on climate and human lives of gas project emissions
By Jo Lauder

Fossil fuel companies and governments have argued it’s not possible to link climate impacts to specific projects, but Australian researchers have done the numbers.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-14/fossil-fuel-climate-impact-study-models-heatwave-deaths/105870098

#ClimateChange #OilandGas #GreenhouseGases #JoLauder

These families all moved to Tasmania for the climate, but was it ...

2025-09-26T23:00:06Z

These families all moved to Tasmania for the climate, but was it worth it?
By Monty Jacka and Sophie Jaggers

Each of these eight families left the mainland in search of Tasmania's cooler, milder climate. But with challenges like health care, transport and limited services, do they have any regrets over the decision?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-27/moving-tasmania-climate-positives-and-negatives/105815096

#ClimateChange #Weather #Leisure #MentalWellbeing #CostofLiving #MontyJacka #SophieJaggers

Net zero by 2035 means sacrificing farmland to build forests By ...

2025-09-21T19:00:03Z

Net zero by 2035 means sacrificing farmland to build forests
By Alan Kohler

The problem with an emissions reduction target is that its mere existence implies it is achievable and that if we do achieve it, we will be fine. The truth is more complex.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-22/climate-target-2035-2050-carbon-emissions-global-warming/105799080

#ClimateChange #EnvironmentalPolicy #GovernmentPolicy #AlanKohler

Climate risk report exposes Australia's food supply ...

2025-09-16T19:50:02Z

Climate risk report exposes Australia's food supply vulnerability
By Sophie Johnson, Tayla Larsen, and Warwick Long

Shifting growing seasons, interruptions to supply chains from increased natural disasters and damage to crops and livestock from extreme heat have been identified as key threats to food supply in a warmer climate.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-09-17/climate-risk-report-exposes-food-supply-vulnerability/105778714

#ClimateChange #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #SophieJohnson #TaylaLarsen # #WarwickLong

What links a skate park, pine trees and 1960s flats? Heritage ...

2025-09-07T21:20:01Z

What links a skate park, pine trees and 1960s flats? Heritage status

The city of Canberra may only be 112 years old, but it has many things worth preserving, like a brick skate park in the south, and pine trees and 1960s flats in the north. But there can be hurdles to recognising and preserving heritage as the city grows.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-08/preserving-history-while-allowing-growth-act-heritage-register/105744942

#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #History

Can Palau's 'lucky reefs' save our oceans? By Hugo ...

2025-09-05T20:05:02Z

Can Palau's 'lucky reefs' save our oceans?
By Hugo Hodge

Palau's corals have emerged unscathed from the world's devastating marine heatwaves. Researchers are breeding and planting them to save reefs from disappearing.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-06/palau-corals-selective-breeding-climate-change-reefs/105728666

#Oceans #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalImpact #Environment #MarineBiology #Science #GreatBarrierReef #HugoHodge

Dog owners find costly solutions to keep pets safe from toxic ...

2025-08-16T20:05:03Z

Dog owners find costly solutions to keep pets safe from toxic algal bloom
By Caroline Horn

SA residents are turning to expensive muzzles to protect their pets from the algae crisis so they can keep walking them on the beach.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-17/keeping-dogs-safe-on-south-australia-beaches-algal-bloom-sa/105646382

#Pets #ClimateChange #Oceans #CarolineHorn

Iraq experiences nationwide power outage amid 'record' ...

2025-08-11T20:45:02Z

Iraq experiences nationwide power outage amid 'record' heat

Power goes out across the country amid a heatwave that Iraqi meteorological services expect to last more than a week, with temperatures climbing as high as 50 degrees Celsius.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-12/iraq-nationwide-power-outage-record-heat/105640484

#Weather #ElectricityProductionandDistribution

The vanguard of teen shepherds occupying more of the West Bank By ...

2025-08-04T03:55:02Z

The vanguard of teen shepherds occupying more of the West Bank
By Eric Tlozek

In the Jordan Valley in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, teenage shepherds escorted by armed security guards are trying to push Palestinian villagers from their farms.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-04/occupied-west-bank-shepherds-settlers-israel-palestine/105595130

#UnrestConflictandWar #WorldPolitics #TerritorialDisputes #ForeignAffairs #EricTlozek

Race to save endangered gang-gang cockatoos grounded with frozen ...

2025-07-27T21:15:02Z

Race to save endangered gang-gang cockatoos grounded with frozen wings
By Coco Veldkamp

Gang-gang cockatoos like cool weather, but freezing conditions are putting them at risk this winter, as volunteers race to save grounded birds in the Victorian Alps.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-28/gang-gang-cockatoos-frozen-wings-and-tails-victorian-alps/105568878

#Birds #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #Snow #Animals #Nature #CocoVeldkamp

Teacher dies saving students from Bangladesh jet crash inferno A ...

2025-07-23T23:20:03Z

Teacher dies saving students from Bangladesh jet crash inferno

A teacher is being praised for her bravery after losing her life saving students when a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into her school and erupted in a fireball.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/teacher-dies-saving-students-bangladesh-fire-jet-crash/105566160

#AirIncidents

Baher moved a market to tears and sealed a new future for his ...

2025-07-19T01:35:03Z

Baher moved a market to tears and sealed a new future for his family

Five months after fleeing his home in Gaza, Baher Skaik sat behind a piano in Melbourne's Preston Markets. He was there to play for strangers as part of the ABC series The Piano. It brought unexpected and life-changing rewards for his young family.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-19/gaza-refugee-baher-skaik-the-piano/105522398

#HumanInterest #Family #War #Music #NationalIdentity

'Blue blob' or 'beloved new landmark'? It's ...

2025-07-16T21:25:01Z

'Blue blob' or 'beloved new landmark'? It's got this city talking
By Eugene Boisvert and Conor Burke

A controversial sculpture that sparked complaints about its cost and design arrives in Mount Gambier to a positive reception.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-17/cast-in-blue-sculpture-arrives-in-mount-gambier/105518754

#Sculpture #LocalGovernment #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #EugeneBoisvert #ConorBurke

For just $1 a design, expect to see these homes pop up across ...

2025-07-15T19:35:05Z

For just $1 a design, expect to see these homes pop up across Sydney
By Isabella Ross

These housing designs are focused on densifying the suburbs and fast-tracking low-rise housing throughout Sydney and beyond.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-16/nsw-housing-pattern-book-low-rise-designs-for-just-one-dollar/105534802

#Architecture #HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #HousingConstructionIndustry #IsabellaRoss

Six month 'in danger' warning for Great Barrier Reef ...

2025-07-10T04:25:01Z

Six month 'in danger' warning for Great Barrier Reef repeated at UN meeting
By Jake Evans

Australia has again been given a six month warning to avoid the Great Barrier Reef being placed on the World Heritage Committee's "in danger" list, with the UN body warning its long-term outlook remains "very poor".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-10/great-barrier-reef-in-danger-heritage-warning-six-months/105516802

#GreatBarrierReef #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #EnvironmentalImpact #Conservation #ClimateChange #JakeEvans

What Australia can learn from these unconventional tech-free ...

2025-07-08T21:10:03Z

What Australia can learn from these unconventional tech-free methods
By Lucia Stein and Fiona Pepper

Meet the teen 'Luddites' who want to "empower young people" to rethink their relationship with their phones.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-09/luddites-phone-free-australia-teen-social-media-ban/105343034

#Internet #InternetCulture #MentalHealth #MentalWellbeing #Teenagers #Parenting #LuciaStein #FionaPepper

Canberra man found guilty of sexually assaulting 11yo he met on ...

2025-06-30T06:50:01Z

Canberra man found guilty of sexually assaulting 11yo he met on dating app
By Elizabeth Byrne

An ACT Supreme Court jury finds Shegu Bobb, 27, guilty of sexual offences against an 11-year-old girl he met on the dating app Badoo.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-30/act-man-found-guilty-of-sexual-offences-against-11-year-old-girl/105478198

#Courts #ChildSexualAbuse #SexualOffences #ElizabethByrne

Tasmanians were weeks away from seeing how lobbyists operate — ...

2025-06-19T19:50:01Z

Tasmanians were weeks away from seeing how lobbyists operate — but not anymore
By Adam Holmes

The activities of Tasmania's 70 registered lobbyists, who act on behalf of paying clients to get results from the government, were to be made public from July 1, but that's no longer going to happen.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-20/tas-integrity-commission-withdraws-from-lobbying-reform-project/105437070

#ActivismandLobbying #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Ethics #AdamHolmes

Vine-covered car parks helping to cool Sydney heat islands By ...

2025-06-18T20:50:01Z

Vine-covered car parks helping to cool Sydney heat islands
By Declan Bowring

Surface temperatures at a busy car park in Western Sydney are being reduced by as much as 35 degrees by vine-covered trellises which were installed two years ago.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-19/vine-covered-car-parks-western-sydney-heat-solution/105426522

#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #ClimateChange #Heatwaves #Gardening #LocalGovernment #Gardens #DeclanBowring