Australia's meth, cocaine, MDMA and heroin use up by 34 per cent
By Liana Walker
The latest wastewater survey reveals Australians have consumed record amounts of meth, cocaine and heroin.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-15/australian-drug-use-wastewater-testing/105656360
#Drugs #DrugOffences #Cannabis #Heroin #Cocaine #Ecstasy #Methamphetamine #Nicotine #Alcohol #LianaWalker
Live: Murray Watt says US push to sink global plastics treaty is 'disappointing'
By Joshua Boscaini
The environment minister says it is "disappointing" some countries, including the United States, are actively trying to sink a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution. Follow live.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-08/federal-politics-live-aug-8/105625790
#FederalParliament #GovernmentandPolitics #JoshuaBoscaini
Why 18th century European kids were designing their idea of Australia
By Mary McGillivray
Why, 200 years ago, was a five-year-old girl in Scotland painstakingly embroidering her idea of Australia, and what can lessons are hidden in her work?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-10/children-embroidery-early-colonial-history/105502034
#Craft #History #Women #HumanInterest #MaryMcGillivray
Telstra tower upgrades leave locals unable to make a call for a week
By Kemii Maguire
A mobile outage has affected Dalby in Queensland's Western Downs, leaving many businesses and locals unable to access the internet, EFTPOS or make calls, with the Telco warning customers could be impacted for up to two weeks.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-23/telstra-tower-upgrades-safety-issue-outage-in-dalby/105441552
#TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #MobilePhones #Internet #RegionalCommunities #KemiiMaguire
Piastri qualifies third in Monaco after 'messy build-up'
F1 championship leader Oscar Piastri says qualifying third for the Monaco Grand Prix grid is a "decent effort" after a messy weekend of scraping walls with his McLaren.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-25/oscar-piastri-lando-norris-monaco-f1-grand-prix/105333650
#Formula1 #MotorSports #Sport
When home becomes hell: Inside one of the world's worst gender violence crises
By Belinda Kora, Lice Movono, Adel Fruean, Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong, Gabriella Marchant, Jarrod Fankhauser, Steven Viney, and Sean Mantesso
The ABC went on a multi-country investigation in the Pacific to understand one of the world's worst gender violence crises. What we found was much more complicated than a story about victimhood.
#DomesticViolence #Women #Crime #SexualOffences #GovernmentandPolitics #Feminism #Assault #CommunityandSociety #LawCrimeandJustice #RaceRelations #SexualMisconduct #BelindaKora #LiceMovono #AdelFruean #ChrisnritaAumanuLeong #GabriellaMarchant #JarrodFankhauser #StevenViney # #SeanMantesso
'Mini leopard' of Aussie bush 'functionally' extinct in areas of Qld
By Nikki Sorbello
Despite anecdotal sightings of quolls, months of camera trapping surveys failed to find any evidence of the animals across more than 100,000 hectares of land in Queensland.
#EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #Animals #Conservation #NikkiSorbello
Man accused of role in importing $91m in meth from China refused bail
By Bridget Murphy
The 39-year-old was arrested in January after authorities intercepted parcels that allegedly contained 99kg of methamphetamine, which police said equalled "990,000 street-level deals".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-28/alleged-meth-importer-to-face-sydney-court/105106792
#DrugOffences #Courts #BridgetMurphy
The surprising health benefits linked to having a baby at 35 and older
By Kellie Scott
There are several evidence-based advantages associated with late-age births — for both mum and bub — and experts say we should be talking about them more.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-24/the-health-benefits-linked-to-later-age-pregnancy/104928810
#WomensHealth #PregnancyandChildbirth #Parenting #KellieScott
Former Catholic schoolboy suing Christian Brothers over alleged abuse
By Loretta Lohberger
Callum* was a student at Catholic school from 1977 until 1981. He has told a court he was sexually abused twice by a sports coach at the Christian Brothers-run school.
#ChildSexualAbuse #LawCrimeandJustice #LorettaLohberger
Scientists left questioning how a corella turned pink
By Amy O'Halloran
You've probably heard of the Pink Panther, but have you heard of the pink corella? This bird has caused academics to ponder how it became the bright colour.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-13/pink-corella-found-in-nsw-experts-confused/104904964
#Birds #Nature #HumanInterest #AmyOHalloran
UN says former Bangladesh government behind 'crimes against humanity'
A United Nations report says Bangladesh's former government was behind systematic attacks and killings of protesters as it worked to hold onto power last year.
#HumanRights
Teen sprinting sensation Gout Gout to run in Stawell Gift
The brightest new star of Australian athletics, sprint sensation Gout Gout, is set to contest the nation's oldest footrace.
#Athletics #Sport
Eagles star Tim Kelly out to rekindle love of football
West Coast star Tim Kelly has put contract talks out of his mind as he attempts to reignite his love of football, which he lost during a "frustrating" few years for the AFL club.
#AFL #AustralianRulesFootball #Sport
Renée Zellweger explains why we need Bridget Jones in 2025
By Yasmin Jeffery
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is a reintroduction to the character we've loved for decades — and a fitting goodbye.
#RomanceFilms #DramaMovies #ComedyFilm #YasminJeffery
US action star to shut down highway for new movie
By Eden Hynninen
Hollywood action superstar Liam Neeson hits regional Victoria for The Mongoose, his third film in the state in four years.
#Movies #FilmIndustry #RegionalCommunities #Actor #Action #StateandTerritoryGovernment #EdenHynninen
Inquest scrutinises police investigation into Aboriginal mother's death
By Bill Ormonde
A detective has told an inquest of her frustration and regret in the way the death of an Aboriginal woman was investigated in a regional New South Wales town.
#Courts #IndigenousAustralians #BillOrmonde
Zelenskyy offers Ukraine land swap with Russia in talks to end war
The Ukrainian president's comment come after Russia freed an American prisoner, which US president Donald Trump described as a gesture of goodwill in a bid to end the war.
#UnrestConflictandWar #WorldPolitics #ForeignAffairs
18yo man charged over cycling path wire that knocked riders from bikes
An 18-year-old man will face court charged with endangering life over two incidents in Adelaide's south in which cyclists hit wire that had been strung across a bike path.
#Police #Crime #Cycling
Koalas are thriving in this hotspot but researchers aren't sure why
By Emma Siossian
More than 60 endangered koalas have been discovered living in bushland around a dam in regional New South Wales. Ecologists and landowners are working to ensure the colony continues to thrive.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-12/koala-hotspot-discovered-near-taree-nsw/104716726
#EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #Animals #Conservation #BeefCattleFarming #EmmaSiossian