Animal activist poses as tradie to gain entry to pork industry office, claims CEO The pork industry slams animal activist groups claiming some posed as plumbers to get into an Australian Pork Limited office. ABC News · May 26, 2023
Oscar Piastri excited to drive Monaco in 'incredible' livery With a brand new look and a history of success around the famous track, Piastri is looking to impress during his first Monaco Grand Prix. ABC News · May 26, 2023
South Australian artist Ida Sophia wins lucrative Ramsay Art Prize The 33-year-old was unanimously picked by a panel of judges for her video entry Witness, which depicts her being repeatedly submerged in water. ABC News · May 26, 2023
Birdsville's Big Red Bash music festival aims for Nutbush dance record as tribute to Tina Turner The Simpson Desert has been the backdrop of attempts to set world records for Nutbush group dances since 2016. But with the recent passing of American singer Tina Turner, this year's event is set to be bigger than ever. ABC News · May 26, 2023
Feral camels culled on remote WA cattle station Prenti Downs turned into pet food A West Australian pastoralist is ensuring one of his biggest problems doesn't go to waste. ABC News · May 26, 2023
Sydney Seaplane crash that killed six people in 2017 likely caused by engine fumes, coroner finds NSW Deputy State Coroner Derek Lee said it was "regrettable" carbon monoxide detection was not initially conducted post-mortem. ABC News · May 26, 2023
When and why Queensland Police Service officers are allowed to fire a gun Police officers turn up to work every day to protect and serve society. But, how do they balance that goal with protecting their own lives? ABC News · May 26, 2023
Campbelltown horticulturalist Tim Pickles embraces guerrilla gardening, plants unauthorised trees in south-western Sydney Some suburbs on Sydney's fringe have just 6 per cent canopy coverage. Tim Pickles is determined to increase that — and he's not asking permission first. ABC News · May 26, 2023
Brisbane's Indian community welcomes Modi government's new consulate announcement A new consulate will provide one of the "most needed" diplomat services in Queensland. It has sparked more calls for direct flights between India and Brisbane. ABC News · May 26, 2023
Former Rwandan police officer Fulgence Kayishema, accused of thousands of killings, arrested in South Africa Fulgence Kayishema was living under a false name at a grape farm in South Africa when he was arrested for ordering the murder of thousands of Tutsis in Rwanda's 1994 genocide. ABC News · May 26, 2023
Deer cull in Tasmanian wilderness nets double number expected in first aerial pest control operation Tasmania's first aerial pest control operation aimed at eradicating wild fallow deer nets double the number expected. ABC News · May 26, 2023
Amateur astronomers map meteor fall site in Gulf Country, hunt for asteroid pieces continues Citizen scientists are contacting landowners west of the tiny gulf town of Croydon who could have "iron and nickel" meteorites in their paddocks after Saturday night's light show. ABC News · May 26, 2023
Clinical trials are changing health outcomes but travel is still a barrier for regional, remote patients When he was diagnosed with lung cancer last year, Townsville resident Hugh Boon was given six months to live. Now, a clinical trial is giving him hope — but it comes at a "traumatic" travel cost. ABC News · May 26, 2023
Coonawarra winery wins best global cabernet sauvignon at International Wine Challenge A Coonawarra winemaker says while the recognition is nice, his product's job is "just to be delicious" rather than win awards. ABC News · May 25, 2023
ABC News · May 25, 2023 The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.
ABC News · May 25, 2023 Victoria's Aboriginal treaty body urges Facebook parent company Meta to clamp down on racist abuse Victoria's Aboriginal treaty body calls on Facebook to better control racist abuse online, as it counters a surge of hate speech it fears is being fanned by the national debate on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
ABC News · May 25, 2023 Queenslanders who sell food from home could soon face tougher licensing laws Ever bought a cake from a home business or ordered food online from a "dark" kitchen? Queensland is proposing stricter food safety laws for businesses operating from home.
ABC News · May 25, 2023 80yo volunteer donates 3D-printed dinosaur nest sculpture to Eromanga Natural History Museum in outback Queensland Elizabeth Kodela helps with the "painstaking process" of uncovering 90-million-year-old dinosaur bones. Now her passion has led to a futuristic outback installation.
ABC News · May 25, 2023 Saint Omer uses a real-life child murder trial to sensitively explore the migrant experience and mother-daughter dynamics Senegalese-French documentarian Alice Diop's debut narrative feature film is a thoughtful and complex examination of a bizarre, tragic case that caused a sensation across France.
ABC News · May 25, 2023 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says the government's 60-day script policy will worsen medicine shortages. What does the data say? The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says 400 drugs are on the "critical" shortage list and 20 per cent of those would be out of stock due to the government's new 60-day script policy. But the data tells a different story.
ABC News · May 25, 2023 Search for missing elderly man Peter Roach scaled back in Rockhampton A land, water and air search for 80-year-old Peter Roach — who is non-verbal and has a medical condition that can cause confusion — is scaled down in Central Queensland.
ABC News · May 25, 2023 Woman, 21, killed after car crashes into tree at Uleybury, north of Adelaide SA Police say the woman's car crashed into a tree at Uleybury on Thursday night, making it the 54th death on South Australia's roads this year. A man is also reported over a crash at Rostrevor in Adelaide's east.
ABC News · May 25, 2023 Mike Cannon-Brookes wins control of Sun Cable project over Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest, ASX suffers worst weekly performance in two months — as it happened Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has claimed control of the controversial Sun Cable solar export project in the Northern Territory, while NSW and Victoria enter a "retail recession" according to analysts. Look back on the day's financial news and events as they happened with our blog.
ABC News · May 25, 2023 Police seize loaded homemade firearm and drugs in Geraldton Geraldton detectives say a loaded gun, gel blaster and assorted rounds of ammunition were among items seized by police during a recent search.
ABC News · May 25, 2023 Tina Turner's final interviews echo her decades of openness about domestic abuse The superstar was open about how the trauma of her abusive marriage lingered long after she escaped her ex-husband, but she spoke honestly about it even up to her final weeks.