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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.

ABC News · Jun 3, 2023

Scott Austic given $1.6 million ex-gratia payment after being acquitted of Stacey Thorne's murder

A man who spent more than a decade in prison before being acquitted of murdering his pregnant lover Stacey Thorne is awarded $1.6 million in compensation by the WA government.

ABC News · May 17, 2023

Can you really construct a new megacity in a jungle and convince millions to move there?

Indonesia wants up to 60,000 people to move from Jakarta to populate a new capital city by 2025. But the challenge and logistics of meeting that deadline are daunting.

ABC News · Mar 16, 2023

Inside Ukraine's underground city: No showers, no sunlight and no peace from Putin's rockets

Kharkiv is under an intensifying assault, which has left bodies of civilians in the streets where residents are trapped without power and water, and with little food.

ABC News · Apr 21, 2022

Russia's unspeakable horrors in northern Ukraine: Torture, murder and cluster bombs

Vladimir Putin's forces may have retreated from northern Ukraine for now, but many residents fear their nightmare is not yet over. WARNING: This article contains images and details readers might find distressing.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2022

The world was shocked by Russian atrocities in Bucha. The ABC found new horrors in Berestyanka

The ABC has gathered accounts of potential war crimes against civilians in the village of Berestyanka, including rapes, shootings and a senseless execution. Warning: This article contains images and details readers might find distressing.

ABC News · Apr 7, 2022

Éric Zemmour: The far-right insurgent reshaping the race for the French presidency

One in three voters say they will cast their ballot for a far-right candidate in the French presidential election this weekend.

ABC News · Apr 6, 2022

What happened in Bucha? Inside Ukrainian city of horrors caught up in Russia's battle for Kyiv

Bucha resident Larysa Savenko spent five weeks hiding in her shed in the freezing cold as Russians occupied her town. Now the horror on her street has become the latest defining image of the war.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2022

Scott Austic was acquitted of murdering Stacey Thorne after evidence of crime scene tampering. Now both their families seek answers

Having spent more than 12 years in jail for murder, Scott Austic was acquitted after sensational revelations of planted evidence. Now, the devastated family of victim Stacey Thorne is demanding police reopen the investigation to find her killer.

ABC News · Apr 3, 2022