Chinese film fans praise 'answer to Hollywood's superhero hegemony'
Chinese social media lights up with praise for animated film Ne Zha 2, with some calling it a "historic moment of cultural confidence".
Jackie Trad labels release of CCC report on her 'terrifying and petty'
Queensland's former Labor deputy premier says the new state government's release of a corruption investigation report about her "sets a dangerous precedent" for governments.
A deal with the devil may be on the table as Germany lurches to the far-right
Dante Riedel is part of a growing wave of young people who support a far-right political party in Germany. As the nation prepares to head to the polls it has some Germans worried.
Australia and New Zealand jointly monitoring Chinese naval presence
The Coalition has declared the Chinese naval taskforce's route "provocative".
Why did it take so long for Albanese to condemn the attacks on Muslim women?
Anthony Albanese's media team are now on the front foot after repeated incidents of antisemitism. But a request for comment after the attacks on two Muslim women went unanswered for hours.
Queensland Ballet's new artistic director vows to continue Li Cunxin's legacy
Queensland Ballet welcomes its new artistic director after a year of controversy.
'Great to be back': Western tourists return to North Korea
Tours of Western travellers are due to enter the North Korean border city of Rason today for the first time since borders were closed at the start of the COVID pandemic in early 2020.
Harley 2.0: Can Reid handle a year under the AFL's biggest microscope?
Not even a mate's wedding can offer Harley Reid an escape from speculation about his future, as the AFL's most sought-after young player embarks upon a truly unique and highly challenging second season.
Patients 'distressed' as remote WA GP clinic closes without warning
A private GP clinic in Broome has suddenly shut its doors, leaving patients scrambling to find alternative health care.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-20/broome-gp-clinic-shuts-leaving-patients-in-limbo/104960036
WA's Great Northern Highway could reopen by the weekend
The key transport route through Western Australia's north could reopen to general traffic by the weekend as flooding from severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia continues to drain away.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-20/great-northern-highway-set-reopen-cyclone-zelia/104959950
Swelling rabbit population in Adelaide Hills the 'worst it's been'
Adelaide Hills residents have counted up to 50 rabbits on lawns where last year there were only five, as the introduced pest ravages crops and native vegetation.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-20/rabbit-numbers-spike-adelaide-hills-sa-government/104960106
Female teacher pleads not guilty to having sex with NSW schoolboy
Zoe Jade Hodges remains on strict conditional bail ahead of a trial where she is facing allegations of having sex five times with a student under her care.
The 1967 classic Picnic at Hanging Rock re-imagined for a 2025 audience
The latest reinterpretation of a story with mythic status in Australia, is brought to the stage for the Sydney Theatre Company by award-winning director Ian Michael.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-20/director-ian-michael-picnic-at-hanging-rock-stc/104949236
SA regional hospitals hit with huge increase in violent incidents
New figures from SA Health show the number of code black incidents of violence or threats of aggression has almost doubled over the past year.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-20/increase-in-code-blacks-at-sa-regional-hospitals/104954096
'The Tinder of recruitment': Jobseekers say finding work has become like online dating
As Australia's unemployment rate rises, finding a job is getting more challenging. Some jobseekers and recruiters describe the process of applying for work like online dating, where applicants are ignored or ghosted by recruiters.
'Spare a thought for families in Whyalla': Locals react to steelworks news
While the SA Premier says a decision to put the Whyalla steelworks into administration is about Australia's steelmaking future, it's also about the many workers, contractors and businesses that rely on it for their livelihoods.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-20/sa-whyalla-reactions/104955988
Genea patients frustrated by lack of communication amid data breach
Patients have told the ABC they spent days trying to get in touch with their local clinic and in some cases, this meant time-critical testing couldn't go ahead.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-20/genea-cyber-incident-ivf-clinic/104957670
'The community is panicking': Fears over Trump's cuts to aid programs
The Asia Pacific region has the largest HIV epidemic outside of Africa and advocates fear an end to US aid could make matters worse.
The city that's spent 60 years effectively rebuilding a rail line it ripped up
Melbourne's failure to build a train line to its international airport could be a little humiliating, but Queensland has been rebuilding a line it ripped up in the 1960s.
To counter fabulists like Belle Gibson we must elevate science, fund cancer research
If we want to avoid the potentially fatal sway of canny fabulists like Belle Gibson, the answer is not to ridicule patients but to elevate science, to put more money into cancer research.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-20/apple-cider-vinegar-belle-gibson-lies-rage-science/104954630