Orange Private Hospital enters administration amid 'uncertain times' for staff The Orange Private Hospital opened less than two years ago and employs almost 100 nurses and surgeons. ABC News · May 23, 2023
Simon Fleming found not guilty verdict of alleged Windang terrorism charge A man who fired bullets into traffic and took two men hostage in a Wollongong street "probably did not know his act was wrong" such was the state of his mental health, a court has heard. ABC News · May 23, 2023
Victorian budget 2023 hits big business and landlords to pay back COVID-19 debt Big businesses, holiday-home owners and landlords will be asked to foot the bill for the Victorian government's COVID-19 debt, as part of a 10-year budget repair plan unveiled in the state budget. ABC News · May 23, 2023
Damien Hardwick leaves Richmond as arguably its greatest coach — thanks to unwavering support from above Damien Hardwick's legacy is one of ultimate success and tactical genius, but if not for support from above, he may never have had a chance to create it, writes Kyle Pollard. ABC News · May 23, 2023
16yo dies in hospital after two-car collision near Albury as 19yo remains in critical condition A 16-year-old girl has died and a young woman remains in a critical condition following a car crash near the NSW-Victorian border on Saturday. ABC News · May 23, 2023
Australian-first universal flu vaccine trial begins at Brisbane's Mater Hospital Researchers at Brisbane's Mater Hospital are starting to trial a vaccine that could mean flu jabs are only necessary every few years, instead of annually. ABC News · May 23, 2023
Toowoomba's Ben Currie suspended from racing after winning horse found with cocaine in system Racehorse End Assembly returned a positive test for having cocaine in its system during a post-race test in Brisbane in December. ABC News · May 23, 2023
Tevita Pangai Junior is the most unexpected New South Wales selection in years and the ultimate State of Origin wildcard Tevita Pangai Junior has not always played to the limits of his considerable talent but his shock Origin selection could be just what New South Wales need in the series opener, writes Nick Campton. ABC News · May 23, 2023
Mount Everest climber Jason Kennison died of altitude sickness, tour operator says The tour operator who guided Australian Jason Kennison up Mount Everest says he died of altitude sickness. ABC News · May 23, 2023
Police look for 17-year-old Mayik Atem in wake of fatal stabbing of Pasawm Lyhym in Sunshine Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Pasawm Lyhym are looking for Mayik Atem, 17, who has not returned home since the incident last week. ABC News · May 23, 2023
Buckingham Palace rejects calls to return body of Ethiopian prince Buckingham Palace denies a request to return the remains of a teenage Ethiopian prince who was buried at Windsor Castle, saying that disinterring him would disturb the remains of others. ABC News · May 23, 2023
Saudi Arabia's first female astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi arrives at International Space Station The first female Saudi Arabian astronaut to go into space, Rayyanah Barnawi, arrives at the International Space Station on a SpaceX rocket. ABC News · May 23, 2023
Australian resident 'alone' with breast cancer wins reprieve as Department of Home Affairs grants husband's visa An Australian resident grappling with stage four cancer alone will finally be reunited with her husband after visa issues kept them apart for 15 months. ABC News · May 23, 2023
Mackay cosmetic doctor Richard Hogben suspended for professional misconduct An investigation finds Richard Hogben engaged in professional misconduct, which included treating his wife. ABC News · May 23, 2023
ABC News · May 23, 2023 Senior constable suspended with pay after tasering 95yo great-grandmother in NSW Snowy Mountains Clare Nowland fell and fractured her skull last week after she was tasered by the senior constable who had been called to her aged-care home in Cooma, because she was carrying a knife.
ABC News · May 23, 2023 Manhunt launched after gangland shooting of 24yo Sydney man Marvin Oraiha A manhunt is underway after Marvin Oraiha, who is believed to be a low-level bikie associate, was shot dead inside his car in south-west Sydney.
ABC News · May 23, 2023 Damien Hardwick confirms he is stepping down as Richmond Tigers coach Richmond coach Damien Hardwick thanks his players as he announces he is stepping down after 14 seasons.
ABC News · May 23, 2023 Sandy the WWI warhorse immortalised with bronze statue in hometown Tallangatta Sandy was among more than 100,000 Australian horses sent to World War I a century ago but, remarkably, was the only horse to return, with his story now immortalised through a bronze statue in his town of origin.
ABC News · May 23, 2023 Victorian government to provide hundreds of millions in support for workers leaving embattled logging industry More than $200 million in funding will be provided by the Victorian government as it accelerates plans to phase out native timber logging.
ABC News · May 22, 2023 Water at Yarrabah Aboriginal community health precinct found to have elevated copper levels Staff have been offered blood testing after tap water at an Aboriginal community clinic was found to have elevated levels of copper.
ABC News · May 22, 2023 Researchers discover endangered white-throated snapping turtle in Queensland creek Scientists have spotted white-throated snapping turtles in Baffle Creek, 100 kilometres north of Bundaberg, for the first time.
ABC News · May 22, 2023 Saeed made it out of Kabul alive but thousands of Afghans are still waiting for refugee visas Australians are begging the government to rescue their relatives from the Taliban as the processing of refugee applications grinds to a halt for thousands of at-risk Afghan asylum seekers.
ABC News · May 22, 2023 TWU demands Qantas pay back $2.7 billion pandemic relief as airline sees record annual profit, ASX edges lower on US debt talks — as it happened The Transport Workers Union is calling on Qantas to repay $2.7 billion in government handouts it got during the COVID-19 pandemic as the airline forecasts what the union calls an "obscene" record annual profit. And the Australian share market runs out of steam as US debt ceiling talks drag on.
ABC News · May 22, 2023 New species of skeleton shrimp identified after discovery on Gippsland Lakes A new native "skeleton shrimp" species has been recognised by scientists after a fisherman caught thousands of the tiny invertebrates in the Gippsland Lakes.
ABC News · May 22, 2023 Brad Murray's poetry reflects life in the bush, work on outback cattle stations Brad Murray works as a stockman on an outback cattle station, but when he gets bored he writes his own bush poetry "just for fun".