Darwin man killed in alleged domestic violence incident
A 33-year-old man has been killed in an alleged domestic violence incident in Darwin. A woman, believed to be the man's partner, has been arrested at the scene.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-01/nt-darwin-man-death-dv-incident/104998670
The latest Australian dollar sell-off is a red flag for the economy
The Australian dollar sell-off suggests that while we may be slowly digging our way out of the cost-of-living crisis, global economic storm clouds are gathering.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-01/australian-dollar-dropping-red-flag-global-economy/104994942
Opportunistic politics, media storm and panic: Art controversy tells an all-too-familiar story
The decision about Australia's Venice Biennale exhibition is political but it reveals a cycle in which flaws are found in institutions that should be at arm’s length from politics and leaves them too weak to do the job they were established for.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-01/creative-australia-senate-estimates-khaled-sabsabi/104993614
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy clash in extraordinary White House meeting
The tense meeting recorded by the media showed both leaders repeatedly clashing over the war in Ukraine.
Clashes erupt in Greece as hundreds of thousands protest deadly train crash
A protest in Athens has turned violent as hundreds of thousands of people rally across the country on the second-anniversary of Greece's deadliest-ever train crash.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-28/greece-protests-deadly-train-crash/104997586
Whakaari White Island volcano owners cleared over deadly eruption liability
New Zealand's High Court has overthrown a conviction handed to the owners of the offshore volcano Whakaari which erupted in 2019.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-28/new-zealand-volcano-owners-cleared-over-liability/104995878
Conservative news operator takes over 7 Tasmania, other television assets
The company which has launched an Australian version of the US right-wing streaming channel Newsmax says its latest acquisition, which includes a raft of TV stations, will be run separately to that operation.
Moses's long-term deal with Eels comes with added bonus for the club
Parramatta Eels skipper Mitch Moses puts an end to speculation by recommitting to the club on a new contract that will see him remain in the blue and yellow through the 2029 season.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-28/nrl-parramatta-eels-mitch-moses-contract-extension/104996274
Melioidosis claims another life in North Queensland
The rare but dangerous soil-borne disease melioidosis has claimed another life in North Queensland overnight, but health authorities expect cases to decline as conditions dry up.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-28/melioidosis-death-north-queensland/104995608
NSW woman 'blown away' by rapper Drake's offer to cover cancer costs
At Drake's Brisbane concert this week, Byron Ayton held up a sign that read: "Mum's Cancer Treatment," but the 23-year-old from Port Macquarie couldn't believe it when the star singled him out with a promise to help.
'Spectrum of misery': Mental health system needs urgent rebuild, expert says
NSW's public mental health system is failing patients, Australia's leading psychiatrist warns, following a mass resignation of psychiatrists and the shutdown of hospital beds.
China favours Labor over the Coalition in the next election. Here's how we know
Beijing has signalled a remarkable shift in approach towards Canberra, one that appears aimed at bolstering Labor's prospects in the looming federal election.
Men At Work guitarist embroiled in legal battle over royalties
Guitarist Ron Strykert says he was struggling mentally when he signed over his share of royalties from Men At Work songs to a US company in 2007.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-28/men-at-work-legal-battle-royalties-strykert-music/104979684
The gas lobby has a ‘playbook’ on how to keep you hooked on gas
Analysis by international think tank InfluenceMap has looked at how the gas industry has pushed back against efforts in Victoria to transition away from gas as part of a global campaign to keep households hooked on the fuel.
How convincing is our $100 AI Jacqui Lambie clone? Enough to terrify her
Senator Jacqui Lambie allowed ABC NEWS Verify to use inexpensive AI tools to create a robocall with her voice ahead of the federal election — it was good enough to fool some of her supporters.
'No body, no parole' challenge could free Derek Sam
A challenge to Queensland's "no body, no parole" law has "disgusted" the sister of a murdered 16-year-old girl.
Crossbenchers say hung parliament would have to negotiate bill by bill
The current crossbench is making no promises to guarantee support to either Labor or Coalition in a hung parliament — with nearly all saying they would force a minority government to deal with them bill by bill, and retain their right to withdraw support.
Israeli military says it ' failed' to prevent October 7 attacks
The Israeli military says it failed to "imagine such a scenario" before the October 7, 2023 attacks, in terms of size, scale and "brutality".
The ISS is 'too clean', and it could be making astronauts sick
US researchers have created the first 3D map of the microbes on the International Space Station, finding a lack of microbial diversity could be causing astronauts to get rashes, cold sores and other immune issues.
Killer volcanic ash that hit town near Pompeii turned man's brain to glass
The famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius that wiped out Pompeii and Herculaneum created a super-heated ash cloud that turned one unlucky man's brain to turn to glass, a new study suggests.