Jail taking in Goulburn inmates won't get more staff, inquest told
ABC News Australiaby Jess Scully·19d ago
In short: The governor of Junee jail has told an inquest that inmates will be moved to Junee from Goulburn this week, but extra staff will not follow any time soon.
Fans throng to Dockers HQ for last home training before grand final
ABC News Australiaby Mya Kordic·19d ago
Thousands of Fremantle Dockers fans have packed out the club's headquarters to watch the team train for the last time in Western Australia before they head to Melbourne for Saturday's AFL grand...
Missed birthdays and milestones: Gus Lamont's parents share heartbreak
ABC News Australiaby Evelyn Leckie·19d ago
In short: The grief-stricken parents of Gus Lamont, who vanished almost a year ago, have urged anyone to come forward with answers on what happened to their son.
Victorian education department fined $150k after student's fingers severed
ABC News Australiaby Philippe Perez·19d ago
In short: The Victorian education department has been fined $150,000 after a Year 10 student severed three fingers while using a guillotine.
Unrest in remote Central Australian community prompts calls for curfew
ABC News Australiaby Grace Atta, Will Regan, Stewart Brash, and Oliver Lee-Young·19d ago
In short: Unrest has been ongoing in the remote community of Arlparra since last week, including one incident where around 50 people armed with traditional weapons were fighting in the street.
Elders call for royal commission into Pilbara child protection crisis
ABC News Australiaby Alistair Bates and Ruby Littler·19d ago
In short: Aboriginal elders want a royal commission into child protection failures in Western Australia's north.
Canberrans told to direct anger at Trump over nation's most costly fuel
ABC News Australiaby Monte Bovill·19d ago
In short: Canberra is the most expensive capital city in the country for motorists to fill up their tanks.
Firearms businesses struggling under Minns government's gun laws
ABC News Australiaby Alexander Lewis·19d ago
In short: Local firearms businesses claim they have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in trade since the NSW government's post-Bondi gun laws passed in December.
Australian rock legend Angry Anderson dies, aged 79
ABC News Australiaby Melissa Brown·19d ago
In short: Rose Tattoo frontman Angry Anderson has died just weeks after being admitted to a hospital in Germany during the Australian rock band's European tour.
Less tax for many investors after CGT, negative gearing changes, study finds
ABC News Australiaby David Chau and Ahmed Yussuf·19d ago
In short: A study from the e61 Institute has found a narrow majority of housing investors will pay more tax overall under the government's tax changes and 43 per cent will pay less.
Katherine promised new $13.3m levee after town's worst flood in 28 years
ABC News Australiaby Gemma Ferguson and Lara Stimpson·19d ago
In short: Residents in the regional Northern Territory town of Katherine have welcomed a $13.3 million government promise to build a new levee following recent devastating floods.
Former treasurer says economic reform in Australia will take 'financial crisis'
ABC News Australiaby Ian Verrender·19d ago
In short: Former treasurer Joe Hockey says voters will not back meaningful fiscal reform unless there is a "financial crisis".
Residents near huge data centre demand financial compensation
ABC News Australiaby Leanne Wong·19d ago
In short: Residents near a major data centre in Melbourne's west are demanding remediation and financial compensation, including voluntary home buybacks.
Australia 'exposed' as Europe's most important trade river dries up
ABC News Australiaby Elias Clure and Daniel Pannett·19d ago
While the eyes of the world remain fixed on geopolitically charged blockades in the Strait of Hormuz, a bottleneck has been choking another of the globe's critical trade routes.
Sydney council stares down protest in push for synthetic football field
ABC News Australiaby Declan Bowring·19d ago
In short: Ku-ring-gai Council has voted to progress with an estimated $24.4 million development of a synthetic turf field at Norman Griffiths Oval in Sydney's north.
Push for mandatory life sentences for domestic violence murders
ABC News Australiaby Joanna Woodburn and Alex James·19d ago
In short: The NSW government is being asked to support mandatory life sentences for certain domestic violence murderers.
Oil prices have dropped but Australian motorists should remain wary
ABC News Australiaby Tessa Flemming·19d ago
Australian motorists should not expect an immediate drop in fuel prices despite Brent crude sliding to the lowest level in weeks.
The NRL finals battle between an unstoppable force and an immovable object
ABC News Australiaby Nick Campton·19d ago
Fri, 11 Sept, 7:50 pm, Final score, Rabbitohs 10, Knights 20 If we're ever going to solve that old question about unstoppable forces and immovable objects, the best way might be letting Brian To'o...
Fiji proposes scrapping immunity for past coup leaders including current PM
ABC News Australiaby Lice Movono and Kyle Evans·19d ago
In short Immunity that shields those involved in past military coups from prosecution could be scrapped under proposed changes to Fiji's supreme law.
Inquest hears of efforts to 'save the children' after jumping castle tragedy
ABC News Australiaby Sandy Powell·19d ago
In short: One of the first responders to the Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle tragedy, which killed six, has described in court the "organised chaos" of efforts to save the children.
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