Global chaos shakes up election race in way not seen 'since Vietnam war'
Foreign events, including war in Gaza and Donald Trump's return to office, are shaking up the political status quo and up-ending Australia's imminent election contest in ways politicians are scrambling to understand.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-09/trump-gaza-foreign-issues-upend-politics-as-usual/104909980
A year ago, Lynda looked around her church. What she found disturbed her
Three decades after the first ordinations of women to the Anglican priesthood, women are still struggling to gain and maintain strong footholds on the rungs of leadership.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-09/the-church-s-disappearing-women/104910172
Tasmanian man drowns while competing in triathlon event
A Launceston man has drowned while competing in the swimming leg of the Coles Bay Triathlon, an annual event on Tasmania's east coast.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-08/tasmanian-man-drowns-coles-bay-triathlon/104914190
Shock as indie takes top prize above frontrunners at Critics Choice Awards
Sean Baker's Anora secures a surprise best picture win at the 30th Annual Critics Choice awards over frontrunners The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-08/critics-choice-awards-full-winners-list/104914132
300-year-old Stradivarius violin fetches over $18 million at auction
The Joachim-Ma Stradivarius is regarded as one of Stradivari's best works and was built during his Golden Period at the height of his craftsmanship.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-08/stradivari-violin-sells-for-18-million-at-auction/104914030
Australia sweeps podium in aerials World Cup
Australian skiers finish first, second, third and fourth at the FIS Freestyle World Cup event, the first time in history the nations' skiers have achieved the feat in aerials.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-08/aerials-deer-valley-fis-freestyle-world-cup/104913874
Elusive monsoon brings heat relief, but further woes for Queensland
The long-awaited monsoon looks to officially kick in this weekend over northern Australia, helping to break up severe heatwave conditions plaguing much of the country. But the forecast rain is bad news for flood-ridden Queensland.
A prime minister, online trolls and conspiracy theories: a child reporter grows up on YouTube
For as long as Leo Puglisi can remember, news has been his passion. But running a news channel from his bedroom while finishing high school isn't easy.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-08/leo-puglisi-6-news-young-anchor-reporter-journalist/104837350
An election is nearing and Dutton doesn't seem to have a plan
The opposition leader says he is "happy to take questions" but won't appear at the National Press Club or offer specifics on his cost-cutting plans.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-08/peter-dutton-federal-election-press-club/104910764
UN human rights boss says 'worst may be yet to come' in Congo rebellion
Congo calls an emergency UN Human Rights Council meeting, demanding an urgent investigation of violations it says have been committed by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.
Fiji director of rugby sacked after 'gay problem' comment
Fiji has fired director of rugby Laijipa Naulivou, a former women's national team captain, after she said there was a "gay problem" in a newspaper interview.
AACTAs 2025 red carpet: Robbie Williams, Sophie Wilde among early arrivals
The red carpet has been rolled out on the Gold Coast for stars including Robbie Williams, Henry Cavill and Miranda Otto to celebrate our homegrown film industry.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/aacta-red-carpet-gallery-pics/104910478
Vandal photographed with head severed from statue of PM
Police say images circulating online that appear to show busts of past prime ministers stolen from Ballarat Botanical Gardens indicate the "thinking capacity" of those responsible is "fairly low-end".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/prime-ministers-busts-stolen-ballarat-vandalism/104909326
Training ground carnage as Saints trio injured
Max King, Jack Sinclair and Mason Wood have all suffered injuries and been sent for scans after a training session at St Kilda.
Men accused of 'disgraceful' display of Nazi flag near Sydney Jewish Museum
A magistrate describes the alleged display of a flag with a Nazi swastika near Sydney's Jewish Museum and War Memorial as "disgraceful, disgusting and abhorrent".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/nazi-flag-swastika-charge-sydney-jewish-museum/104910430
Young revegetation volunteers 'band together' for Adelaide mini-music festival
A revegetation group that plants native species to the sounds of live music is launching its first fundraiser concert with hopes it becomes an annual event.
Newspaper publisher ACM flags future further reduction in print editions
Australian Community Media plans to move all mastheads to one print publication a week within the next seven years, with some beginning next week, as it adapts a new publishing model.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/acm-newspapers-print-editions-saturdays/104908300
WA has the worst wait times for urgent ED presentations, report finds
A Productivity Commission report shows just 32 per cent of patients in need of urgent care were seen on time when presenting at WA public hospitals in 2023-24.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/wa-worst-urgent-wait-times-emergency-departments/104909532
How an Australian uni student helped create China's AI platform DeepSeek
One of the "pivotal contributors" to creating the Chinese artificial intelligence chatbot DeepSeek studied computer science in Australia for several years.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/australian-uni-student-helped-create-deepseek/104906874
Sam Kerr denies using police officer's 'whiteness' to insult and harm him, court hears
Both Ms Kerr and her fiancé Kristie Mewis have given evidence and been cross-examined in the high-profile trial in London.