Parents struggling without birthing services at key hospital
ABC News Australiaby Rachel Hagan14d ago
In short: It has been nearly five years since birthing services were suspended in the Gascoyne town of Carnarvon.
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top 99%What to know about the terrifying flydubai flight bound for Israel
ABC News Australia14d ago
One pilot stabbed another and attempted to crash a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel, according to Israel's prime minister.
Family of girl who died of overdose in state care demands answers
ABC News Australiaby Eden Gillespie14d ago
In short: The parents of a girl who died in state care say they were not contacted by child safety until several days after her death.
‘Dangerous’ e-bikes crushed for scrap metal
PerthNowby Jack Nivison14d ago
NSW Government crushes 23 ‘tampered’ e-bikes for scrap metal under new seizure powers The NSW Government has crushed its first batch of illegal e-bikes into scrap metal in what it calls “a graphic...
Live: ASX to fall, price of oil surges
ABC News Australiaby Alex Turner-Cohen and Liana Walker14d ago
live Markets live: ASX set to fall, price of oil surges, US market buoyed by inflation data The Australian share market is set to drop at the open, following losses on Wall Street.
Norway probes Epstein links to politicians, diplomats
PerthNowby Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche14d ago
Norway probes Epstein links to politicians, diplomats Norway's parliament has begun public hearings over ties between the late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Norwegian diplomats and...
Heritage listing for 'first of its kind' outback solar experiment
ABC News Australiaby Kristina Rosengren14d ago
In short: A solar power station in remote New South Wales has been included on the State Heritage Register.
For love, not money — Tasmania's elite eight ready to represent the map
ABC News Australiaby Chris Rowbottom14d 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 Bardon14d 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 Taylor14d 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 Nothling14d 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 Baker14d 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 Williams14d 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 Bastiani14d 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 Richards14d 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 Wallen14d 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 Bennett14d 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 Parke14d 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 Campton14d 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 Writers14d 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...