Support worker 'quite terrified' by decision to close short-stay shelter
ABC News Australiaby Felicity James·22d ago
In short: Short-stay accommodation has been a "godsend" for people like Charlie and Evonne, who live in Galiwin'ku but need dialysis treatment in Darwin.
North Korea launches ballistic missiles prompting 'stern protest'
ABC News Australia·22d ago
In short: Japan and South Korea have criticised missile tests launched by North Korea. Two short-range ballistic missiles were fired on Sunday.
Massacre site concerns halt plans for regional Victorian dog park
ABC News Australiaby Lua Ikenasio and Grace Marshall·22d ago
In short: Works on a proposed Robinvale dog park have been paused after Tati Tati traditional owners raised concerns about the site's cultural significance.
Short-stay owner ordered to pay compensation after refusing guide dog user
ABC News Australiaby Kenji Sato·22d ago
In short: A Queensland woman has won an anti-discrimination case after being booted out of short-stay accommodation because she had a guide dog.
Calls grow for mental health service in Victorian town 'left out of the mix'
ABC News Australiaby Nethma Dandeniya·22d ago
In short: Wimmera residents are calling for a mental health facility in Horsham, so people can access mental health services closer to home.
Live: Australians to live longer and have fewer children by 2066
ABC News Australiaby Courtney Gould·22d ago
live Federal politics live: Australians to live longer and have fewer children by 2066 Australia's population will come close to 40 million people by 2066 as Australians live longer but have fewer...
With this 'little bit', households can help tackle organic waste problem
ABC News Australiaby Heloise Vyas·22d ago
In short: Diverting waste from landfill is an increasing priority across the country. The Queensland government wants to recycle 65 per cent of the state's waste by 2035. What's next?
Winless Bombers, Saints and Magpies AFLW coaches under pressure
ABC News Australiaby Marnie Vinall·22d ago
The AFLW has passed the midway point of this year's home-and-away season, with some expected storylines and some surprises.
Hundreds recruited to help foster kids visit birth families in NSW
ABC News Australiaby Gavin Coote·22d ago
In short: NSW's approach to foster care supervised visits has been revamped with new specialist workers.
Australia is a nation of neighbours — but are we still good friends?
ABC News Australiaby Daniel Keane·22d ago
Australians are living closer together but feeling further apart. At least, that's the paradoxical picture that emerges if recent research on loneliness is set against the backdrop of the nation's...
Concerns raised over Qld's call-in process for assessing renewable projects
ABC News Australiaby Aisling Brennan and Kemii Maguire·22d ago
In short: Renewable energy advocates are calling for a better framework for development processes to ensure investors are not scared off.
Shein, Temu shoppers keep adding to cart despite environmental concerns
ABC News Australiaby Liana Walker·22d ago
Shoppers of ultra-fast fashion companies, such as Shein and Temu, say despite being aware of environmental and ethical concerns other factors such as price, convenience and not feeling personally...
Charity provides school lunches for kids as food insecurity rises
ABC News Australiaby Danielle Pope·22d ago
In short: A new universal school meals program launched in Moe offers healthy lunches to primary school children.
Cost of stamp duty keeping Australians in homes they no longer want to be in
ABC News Australiaby Lottie Twyford·22d ago
In short: More older Australians are looking to downsize but are put off by the large stamp duty they would have to pay.
Hacking this BYD was too easy. It didn't even have a password
ABC News Australiaby Angus Grigg, Jonathan Miller, and Maddy King·22d ago
On a narrow country road outside Canberra, I'm driving a BYD Shark 6, the hybrid ute loved by tradies and even a cabinet minister.
SCG madness and Plugger's point: The Swans-Bombers prelim, 30 years on
ABC News Australiaby Andrew McGarry·22d ago
Thu, 3 Sept, 8:10 pm, Final score, Dockers 40, Hawks 72 When Dale Lewis recalls being at the Sydney Swans in the 1990s, it certainly was not all about big games and big crowds.
Labor's dilemma is that Australia needs two things voters fear
ABC News Australiaby Patricia Karvelas·22d ago
The two things holding up the economy are fast becoming the two most potent and dangerous political issues confronting the federal government.
From career crossroad to grand final, Erasmus 'stoked' he stayed with Dockers
ABC News Australiaby Tom Wildie·22d ago
Nine rounds into the 2025 AFL season, Neil Erasmus was at a career crossroad. The midfielder had played just 25 games since being drafted ahead of the 2022 season, and struggled to force his way...
The politics of migration hides Australia's real problem
ABC News Australiaby Alan Kohler·22d ago
Everyone now understands that growing the economy only by increasing the number of people, while individuals feel worse off, is a recipe for unhappiness and dissent.
Striking a balance between living for the present and future
ABC News Australiaby Anna Chisholm·22d ago
How much time do you spend living in the future? Jack Waters recently wrote about how a drive to "set himself up" and optimise every part of his life made it hard to enjoy the present.
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