Emails between Alan Jones and 17yo schoolboy read to court
ABC News Australiaby Ethan Rix18h ago
In short: Complainant A is giving evidence in the Alan Jones trial in the New South Wales Local Court on Thursday.
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top 95%Public-private partnership mooted for west Melbourne train stations
ABC News Australiaby Margaret Paul18h ago
In short: Melton City Council has voted to explore a potential partnership with the state government to deliver two train stations in Melbourne's booming outer west.
Mental health capacity restored in November after fire, government says
ABC News Australiaby Mackenzie Heard19h ago
In short: The Tasmanian government has released details of its plan to replace mental health capacity in the state's north-west, after an alleged arson attack damaged the region's only public...
Man jailed for luring 4yo girl away from front yard and raping her
ABC News Australiaby Jason Walls21h ago
In short: Nathaniel Farrell has pleaded guilty in the Northern Territory Supreme Court to one count of raping a four-year-old girl at a Darwin town camp in June last year after luring her away with...
More problems emerging along WA's high-profile 'electric highway'
ABC News Australiaby Amy Rossbach21h ago
In short: Electric vehicle drivers say Western Australia's charging network is failing to keep up with demand in the state's Pilbara.
How Vika and Linda made leap from backing singers to hall of famers
ABC News Australiaby Al Newstead21h ago
Australian-Tongan siblings Vika and Linda Bull are among our nation's most celebrated and dynamic vocal duos.
Seafood shop owners fear being forced to close due to gillnet ban
ABC News Australiaby Brooke Tindall21h ago
In short: A couple running a seafood restaurant say they may be forced to close if commercial fishers leave the industry when gillnets are banned in the Great Barrier Reef Zone.
'Glimmer of hope' as near-extinct Darling River snails discovered
ABC News Australiaby Catherine James22h ago
In short: A colony of the Darling River snail, once feared extinct, has been found at a weir on the Barwon River in Walgett.
Clean-air advocates want the government to axe woodfired heaters
ABC News Australiaby Erin Somerville22h ago
In short Clean-air advocates want the Victorian government to phase out and better monitor pollution caused by wood heaters.
Major Australian gambling companies face restrictions if NT bill passes
ABC News Australiaby Jack Hislop23h ago
In short: A private member's bill will be introduced to the Northern Territory parliament seeking to impose a string of new laws on some of Australia's largest online gambling companies licensed in...
Alarming data shows rental tenants have hit breaking point
ABC News Australiaby Alex Turner-Cohen and Daniel Ziffer23h ago
In short: Despite severe rental shortages, landlords aren't having much luck increasing rents as tenants hit affordability limits.
Live: ASX set to fall, day after Wall St hit record highs
ABC News Australiaby Alex Turner-Cohen23h ago
live Markets live: ASX set to fall a day after Wall St hit record highs The ASX is set to fall after its US counterparts also slightly dropped overnight, a day after Wall Street reached record...
Rural hospital welcomes first student midwives in more than a decade
ABC News Australiaby Hannah Moon23h ago
In short: Biloela Hospital has welcomed its first midwifery students in 13 years. The rural birthing unit had been on maternity bypass for four years but reopened last month. What's next?
Live: Labor has 'real concerns' about ATO's credit card payments decision
ABC News Australiaby Joshua Boscaini23h ago
live Federal politics live: Labor has 'real concerns' over ATO's decision on credit card payments Housing Minister Clare O'Neil says the federal government has "real concerns" about the Australian...
Small SA town's 'out of control' pigeon population
ABC News Australiaby Amelia Walters and Oliver Brown1d ago
In short: Residents are spending hundreds of dollars a week on cleaning farming machinery due to pigeon droppings.
New armed police unit unveiled after Bondi terror attack
ABC News Australia1d ago
In short: Long-arms carrying NSW Police officers will take to the streets of Sydney ahead of the formation of the Armed Response Command.
'Landmark' child safety racial discrimination class actions to be discontinued
ABC News Australiaby Lottie Twyford1d ago
In short: Three years ago, "landmark" class actions alleging racial discrimination by state child safety departments against First Nations families were launched.
Bathurst 1000: How to watch, race start time and weather forecast
ABC News Australiaby Michael Doyle1d ago
In short: The Bathurst 1000 will be held this Sunday on the famous Mount Panorama circuit. There will be 54 drivers across 27 cars competing in the 1,000km endurance race. What's next?
Town questions $15b data centre set to use enough power for 1m homes
ABC News Australiaby Melinda Hayter1d ago
In short: Residents in Wagga Wagga have started a petition to halt development of a $15 billion data centre campus outside the town.
Was pre-COP a flop? Questions loom over the Australian government
ABC News Australiaby Stephen Dziedzic1d ago
As the Fiji Airway flight carrying dignitaries to Tuvalu sat on the airport runway at the heart of its tiny capital, Funafuti, an official struggled with a broken umbrella in the driving rain.