Police investigating after man shot in morning attack in Melbourne CBD
A man with a gunshot wound approached officers for help in Melbourne's CBD early Sunday morning after a shooting on Collins Street.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-13/shooting-collins-street-melbourne/105171324
Locals prepared as floodwaters isolate remote SA township
With a floodwater levee wrapped around their town, residents in the remote South Australian community of Innamincka say they are stocked up and ready for weeks in isolation.
Stonefish toxin could be new weapon against one of livestock's biggest threats
Squeezed from the skin of a stonefish, a recently discovered toxin shows enormous promise, according to researchers in Far North Queensland.
Floods cause $1m worth of damage on outback grazier's property
Steven Hall says the floods in western Queensland have wiped out most of his flock and destroyed 19 kilometres worth of fencing.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-13/outback-qld-counts-cost-flood-demage/105171236
Live: 'I never said that': Video shows Thurston's conversation with Roosters coach
Johnathan Thurston's post-game chat with Roosters coach Trent Robinson after a clash with Spencer Leniu has been revealed by Channel Nine. Follow live.
Melbourne north shooting injuring 22yo man was 'targeted attack'
Police are calling for public assistance after a man was injured in an afternoon shooting outside a property in Melbourne's north on Friday.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-12/coolaroo-shooting-crime-melbourne/105169352
Menendez brothers face second chance as re-sentencing hearing goes ahead
Hearings that could result in the Menendez brothers being re-sentenced or released will be allowed to go ahead this week, after a judge knocked back prosecutors' attempts to scuttle them.
Australia's Next Top Model's Lucy Markovic dies aged 27
The model told fans she needed surgery because of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) "the size of a golf ball".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-11/lucy-markovic-dies-arteriovenous-malformation/105165682
Katy Perry v Katie Perry trademark saga to be heard by High Court
Sydney fashion designer Katie Perry has secured a hearing in the court after earlier losing an appeal over the use of the homophonous name as a trademark by the US singer.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-11/high-court-katie-v-katy-perry-trademark-hearing/105164952
Oscars add Best Stunt category, here are five films that could have won
Following years of impassioned calls, the Academy Awards will be introducing the Best Stunt Design category at the 100th annual Oscars.
Cause of oyster spat deaths at research facility remains a mystery
A review into the deaths of 70 per cent of South Australia's oyster spat has not unearthed any clues.
Why China's hit against Hollywood should have Trump worried
Plus, Cannes Film Festival slate announced and how to watch Lady Gaga's Coachella set.
Prince Harry makes surprise trip to meet war victims in Ukraine
He visited the Superhumans Center in the western Ukraine city of Lviv to meet with wounded soldiers from the ongoing conflict with Russia.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-11/prince-harry-meets-war-victims-in-ukraine/105165740
A man accused of plotting 'India's 9/11' has been extradited to New Delhi
Tahawwur Hussain Rana has long denied any involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks which killed more than 160 people in 2008.
US-Russian jailed for charity donation to Ukraine freed in prisoner swap
Ksenia Karelina has been released in a swap with the United States for a German-Russian citizen accused of exporting sensitive US electronics for use in Russia's military.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-10/jailed-us-russian-woman-released-in-prisoner-swap/105163076
WA man charged with child abuse offences after tip-off from US
A 36-year-old man from Geraldton is facing nine charges related to the alleged possession and sharing of child sexual abuse material online.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-10/wa-man-charged-with-online-child-abuse-offences/105160440
Perth teen sprinter still in 'shock' after breaking 57-year national record
Breaking a national record held by Raelene Boyle is no mean feat, so it's little surprise 17-year-old Leah O'Brien is still coming to terms with what she has achieved.
A man has drowned at a beach near Barwon Heads
Police say the man was pulled from the water just before 12pm on Thursday.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-10/barwon-heads-beach-drowning/105160862
Beleaguered Sydney hospital set to return to public control
Northern Beaches Hospital's private operator Healthscope said the public-private model used there was "no longer compatible" with the state government's objectives.
Zelenskyy says 155 Chinese nationals fighting with Russia in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has intelligence indicating 155 Chinese citizens are fighting for Russia on his country's soil.