Ping pong helps people with Parkinson's disease 'feel and move better'
With a cure for Parkinson's disease remaining elusive, the sport of ping pong is providing relief for people living with pain and fatigue from the condition.
Regional representation in WA Upper House slashed
Regional representation in WA's Upper House has been reduced by more than a third, prompting calls for some of the state's metropolitan politicians to set up offices in the country.
Trump administration wilfully defied court order on deportations, judge finds
Officials in Donald Trump's administration could face criminal prosecution, a US judge says, because they have shown "wilful disregard" for a bar on deporting alleged gang members to El Salvador.
'Not sustainable': Lions coach disturbed by reigning AFL premier's poor habit
Chris Fagan doesn't believe the Brisbane Lions can keep getting away with playing from behind despite regularly overturning first-half deficits so far this season.
Sacred sites authority investigating claims of NT burial site interference
The NT's Aboriginal sacred sites authority is investigating allegations of "interference with human remains" at a sacred site near a remote station in the Roper Gulf region.
More than $1.2m in fines over massive industrial fire in Melbourne's north
A recycling company and its former director are fined a combined total of more than $1.2 million for pollution caused by the 2017 fire at SKM's Coolaroo Recycling plant that burned for 10 days and caused hospitalisations.
Emil Petrov sentenced to 26 years in jail for murdering estranged wife
The family of Cindy Crossthwaite, who was shot dead in her Melbourne home in 2007, have expressed relief over the sentence, with the judge saying he considered Petrov was involved in a "joint criminal enterprise" to commit murder.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-16/emil-petrov-murder-sentence-cindy-crossthwaite/105182928
Cafe owner 'floored' Marmite remains available in Canada despite Vegemite's nixing
Australian PM and cafe owner Leighton Walters say the dispute over the added vitamins in Vegemite is "rather odd" given Canada accepts shipments of UK's Marmite.
Pressure to make up for exam delays led to 2024 VCE blunder, review finds
A review has found the accidental revelation of exam material in VCE practice sheets could be traced back to a new, faster production technique that was introduced to expedite production.
Magistrate says Neo-Nazi leader's case 'going in circles' after email claim
Far-right activist Thomas Sewell tells a court he has emailed all nine Attorneys-General about charges over his alleged involvement in a white supremacist rally, saying they breach the Australian Constitution.
Confusion over chip, smartphone tariffs unfolds in US
After the Trump administration exempted smartphones and semiconductors from tariffs on Friday, the president backtracked and warned no one was "getting off the hook".
Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital backs down from Cancer Centre job cuts
The Royal Children's Hospital says it is working with the RCH Foundation to continue funding 13 positions that it had planned to cut.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/royal-childrens-hospital-cancer-centre-jobs-saved/105174578
Coastal town rocked by 'horrific' drowning deaths of UK tourists
A small beachside community has been devastated by the drowning deaths of two tourists in what Surf Life Saving Queensland describes as "an absolute tragedy”.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/uk-tourists-drown-at-seventeen-seventy/105173108
Why super can feel 'tricky' to navigate for women going through divorce
Experts say it is common for women to walk away with less than they are entitled to when it comes to superannuation in divorce or during a separation.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/asking-for-super-during-divorce-and-marriage/105160794
Caravan park residents offered money ahead of eviction but fear homelessness
Caravan park residents fear they will be left out of pocket and with nowhere to go despite ex gratia offers ahead of their eviction after the sale of Rose Gardens caravan park.
South Australian MP Nick McBride arrested and charged with assault
South Australian independent MP Nick McBride is facing multiple counts of assaulting a person known to him, after he was arrested and charged last week.
Galvin to depart Tigers after knocking back record contract extension
The Wests Tigers have announced Lachlan Galvin will leave the club at the end of next season after turning down a multi-million-dollar contract extension with the joint venture.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/lachlan-galvin-to-leave-wests-tigers/105173822
Sporting masterpiece ends McIlroy's decade-long quest for immortality
Rory McIlroy has finally achieved golfing immortality in a modern masterpiece of sporting theatre, its flawed brilliance so relatable and so wonderfully symbolic of the Northern Irishman's career as a whole.
Labor not counting its chickens as Howard urges Dutton to 'bring home the bacon'
On opposite sides of the nation and of politics, rivals for the same job found themselves echoing familiar pitches, from housing to tax tweaks.
Pope Francis makes unexpected appearance at Palm Sunday mass
The pontiff has greeted cardinals and followers of the Catholic Church at the Vatican, less than a month after battling double pneumonia.