Tasmanian devil gives woman on toilet a big surprise
A snake catcher uses tactics usually reserved for unwanted reptiles after a Tasmanian devil took shelter from pursuing dogs behind a toilet — while a woman was sitting down.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-06/tasmanian-devil-in-womans-bathroom/105015702
Shakespeare enters the virtual world in new doco Grand Theft Hamlet
How do you stage a classic play inside a violent, virtual world? During lockdown, two out-of-work actors decided to try.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-06/grand-theft-hamlet-review/105007406
Why author Robbie Arnott turns to nature when it ‘all just gets too much’
Robbie Arnott is an award-winning author who juggles parenting, a part-time job and writing. But he isn't someone who has a strict timetable and romanticised rituals.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-06/unwind-with-tasmanian-author-robbie-arnott/105011658
Black Caps score record total to reach Champions Trophy final
A 164-run stand between Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson sets up New Zealand's 50-run victory against South Africa in the second Champions Trophy semifinal.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-06/cricket-champions-trophy-new-zealand-south-africa/105016258
'I couldn't sleep last night': Brisbane braces for Cyclone Alfred
Residents in one of the areas marked most dangerous are sandbagging and hunkering down as they await the cyclone's arrival just across the water.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-06/brisbane-nudgee-beach-braces-for-cyclone-alfred/105014700
Ancient humans crafted tools from elephant bones 1.5 million years ago
Archaeologists have discovered a large collection of ancient tools crafted out of hippopotamus and elephant bones, pushing back the age of bone tool kits made by humans a million years.
New report shows how Australian life has changed over last 20 years
The HILDA report is a body of work that has surveyed 9,000 Australian households every year, for the last 22 years. Here's what they say has changed.
Mysterious stash of funeral notices raises fears of a serial killer's 'trophies'
Police feared a healthcare murderer could have been a serial killer after they searched his bedroom and found stolen medical items and a collection of death notices.
Track wind speeds live as Cyclone Alfred approaches coast
Cyclone Alfred is due to cross the coast on Friday morning. Track wind speeds at key locations in the cyclone zone.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-06/tc-alfred-wind-speeds/105008714
Scientists alarmed as Antarctic sea ice again falls to near-record low
Scientists have found it difficult to capture longer-term changes to Antarctic sea ice as satellite records date from 45 years ago, but a recent reconstruction winds the record back to 1899.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-06/antarctic-sea-ice-falls-to-near-record-low/105008392
Mixed views in Cheltenham on a high-rise Suburban Rail Loop future
Some Cheltenham residents say 18-storey apartment buildings around future Suburban Rail Loop stations will change the character of their quiet neighbourhood, but traders say they'd welcome the boost to business.
Dutton and Albanese can learn three lessons from this weekend's WA election results
The prime minister and opposition leader will be keeping an eye on Western Australia's election results for swings that could offer clues for the fate of the federal poll.
SEQ island residents 'bracing for the worst' from Cyclone Alfred
South East Queensland's islands will be the first pieces of land to bear the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Many of its residents are evacuating and heading west.
Mother calls for answers after 12yo boy disappears from WA state care
A magistrate previously called the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, the "state's most vulnerable child".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-05/wa-most-vulnerable-child-mother-plea-missing/105012944
Breaking: Steve Smith announces retirement from ODI cricket
Steve Smith announces his retirement from one-day International cricket, following Australia's exit from the ICC Champions Trophy.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-05/steve-smith-announces-retirement-from-odi-cricket/105015120
More teenagers arrested, charged over alleged security guard bashing
Victoria Police have charged two boys, aged 14 and 16, after a security guard at a Bendigo shopping centre was allegedly punched, kicked and dragged to the ground.
Police investigate suspicious death of 8yo boy in NSW
Police say they found family members performing CPR on the child at a home near Tamworth, but he could not be revived.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-05/suspicious-death-eight-year-old-boy-moore-creek-nsw/105013974
Everything you need to know as the coast prepares for Tropical Cyclone Alfred
All the key information ahead of Tropical Cyclone Alfred's landfall, including preparations impacting schools, hospitals and transportation.
Police release video of 'brazen' theft of political posters
A former Nationals MP who defected from the party says the fight for a battleground federal electorate in New South Wales is the dirtiest and nastiest yet.
Arab leaders endorse Egypt's plan to rebuild Gaza
Arab leaders have endorsed Egypt's postwar plan for the Gaza Strip in a counterproposal to US President Donald Trump's plan to redevelop the region as a beach destination.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-05/arab-leaders-endorse-plan-to-rebuild-gaza/105013266