Heritage listing for 'first of its kind' outback solar experiment
ABC News Australiaby Kristina Rosengren9d ago
In short: A solar power station in remote New South Wales has been included on the State Heritage Register.
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top 97%For love, not money — Tasmania's elite eight ready to represent the map
ABC News Australiaby Chris Rowbottom9d ago
Thu, 3 Sept, 8:10 pm, Final score, Dockers 40, Hawks 72 In short: The Tasmania Devils have unveiled their first ever AFL players, with eight of the best teenage footballers from across Australia.
'They can't stop': Wadeye elders desperately try to end violent feud
ABC News Australiaby Jane Bardon9d ago
In short: Police and elders in the remote Northern Territory community of Wadeye say they fear someone will be killed if large groups of armed people fighting are not stopped.
Housing waitlist cancellations a 'systems level problem', advocates say
ABC News Australiaby James C Taylor9d ago
Colin Betts dons his Santa suit, collects his vibrant signs painted with positive messages, and walks barefoot out to the roadside.
Mother felt 'completely abandoned' during traumatic birth at NSW hospital
ABC News Australiaby Lily Nothling9d ago
In short: A woman whose daughter was born in critical distress after a traumatic labour is demanding answers from the Queanbeyan Hospital.
Talks to reopen popular Sydney cream puff venue amid $1m tax debt
ABC News Australiaby Emily Baker9d ago
In short: Emperor's Garden has been closed since August amid ATO scrutiny, with the business now agreeing to repay more than $1 million to the tax office.
Two-person tiny house provides simplicity on a single floor
New Atlasby Adam Williams9d ago
It's always a real challenge to fit a viable tiny house into a length of just 6 m (20 ft), so instead of complicating things, the Sierra Tiny Home keeps things simple with an open, single-level...
The AFLW is speeding up and these numbers prove it
ABC News Australiaby Gemma Bastiani9d ago
Ask a regular punter down the street what they think of AFLW and there's a good chance you'll get some version of "it's improving every year".
'What are they hiding?': Advocate calls on SA premier to release child death review
ABC News Australiaby Stephanie Richards9d ago
In short: A freedom of information request from the ABC for a copy of an almost four-year-old report into SA's child protection system has been refused by the state government.
Relevance of judge's social media posts disputed in appeal hearing
ABC News Australiaby Scout Wallen9d ago
In short: Hobart man Stephen Fane Noga is appealing against a Supreme Court decision, after he was found liable for sexually abusing his student in the 1980s.
Nepal's dire warning to the rest of the world
ABC News Australiaby Som Patidar and Lachlan Bennett9d ago
In short: Nepal is facing another wave of natural disasters just one month after flash floods killed more than 1,400 people.
Mysterious outback disappearances of four men to be probed by WA coroner
ABC News Australiaby Erin Parke9d ago
In short: The WA coroner will hold a joint inquest into the "disappearance and suspected deaths" of four men who went missing over a two-year period.
Nathan Cleary has no worlds left to conquer after Dally M win
ABC News Australiaby Nick Campton9d ago
Fri, 11 Sept, 7:50 pm, Final score, Rabbitohs 10, Knights 20 As Nathan Cleary sat on his couch, in between surgeries with his first Dally M medal around his neck on Wednesday night, the secret of...
Trump hails US military's exit from Iraq after 12 years
PerthNowby Staff Writers9d ago
Trump hails US military's exit from Iraq after 12 years The US military says it has completed the withdrawal of all its troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group...
Sexual harassment prompts Queensland runner to tackle safety concerns herself
ABC News Australiaby Lottie Twyford9d ago
In short: Queensland woman Kate was harassed and stalked while on a run, but ultimately withdrew her complaint. Police say they investigate all incidents with the evidence available to them.
What is and isn't changing today as Thriving Kids begins
ABC News Australiaby Nas Campanella and Evan Young9d ago
The first phase of the $4 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) alternative for kids under nine with developmental delay or autism who have "low to moderate" support needs begins...
Slower au pair visa approvals hit Australian families
ABC News Australiaby Natasya Salim9d ago
Johanna Paulina Gorek postponed university for a year and turned down a job at home in Germany to become an au pair in Australia.
'Friends won't be there': Fighting to save Pasifika youth from lives of crime
ABC News Australiaby Fiona Willan9d ago
Sydney's gangland war has become a political issue, after a string of mistaken identity attacks against innocent people — allegedly committed by young, inexperienced criminals.
Calls from mortgage-stressed home owners double as pressures pile up
ABC News Australia9d ago
A free Victorian service that helps home owners facing mortgage stress has been forced to temporarily close its books as the number of calls for assistance doubles.
'Whistling past the graveyard': warning on Aussie data
PerthNowby Kaaren Morrissey9d ago
'Whistling past the graveyard': warning on Aussie data Australian businesses have fallen behind their global peers in the race to secure enterprise data lying beyond their home country's borders...