How a coffee cart is driving Bulldogs' unbeaten start to NRL season
Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo is employing unconventional methods to keep his side motivated as they enjoy their best start to a season in 87 years.
Live: Demons desperate to kickstart season against Dockers at MCG
Following a horror start to the season, the Demons are 0-5 as they face a Dockers team keen to consolidate a spot in the top eight. Follow the action in our live blog.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-19/afl-saturday-live-melb-frem-adel-gws-rich-gc/105193286
Deadly JEV mosquito disease identified at Central Queensland piggery
A case of the serious Japanese encephalitis virus has been recorded in a pig at a Banana Shire farm.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia meets US senator amid legal fight over wrongful deportation
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported by the Trump administration despite a court order, has met with a Democratic senator in El Salvador.
How to make your balcony feel like a garden
Take inspiration from two very different balcony gardens in Naarm/Melbourne that have been designed to feel like a garden on the ground.
'It's far from the truth': Lyon hits out at critics as forward to miss more footy
Saints coach Ross Lyon tells critics to get back in their boxes as the timeline for Max King's return is revealed.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-18/max-king-to-miss-another-six-weeks-with-knee-injury/105191714
Two-month 'hunt' for the perfect kangaroo photo
From hopping roos to leathered locals, a French photographer fell in love with the outback one shot at a time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-18/outback-photography-by-french-backpacker/105097996
Police investigating woman's death in Alice Springs house fire
Police are investigating the circumstances around a woman's death after a house fire in the Alice Springs suburb of Sadadeen.
Why a break-up was the making of me
After a 12-year relationship ended, I questioned my femininity. But being out of that bubble showed me that being a woman doesn't have to look a certain way.
Train booking system changes leave passenger with frustrating wait
Roni Corne says it used to take a minute to book her ticket with an accessible seat on the NSW regional train network, but now she is required to make a phone call.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/trainlink-booking-leaving-out-disabled-passengers/105183258
Discovery of most promising 'hints' of life on distant planet
A British-US team of researchers detected signs of two gases that on Earth are produced only by biological processes.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/strongest-hints-yet-of-life-on-distant-planet/105187108
Air and land search for 58yo man missing for three days near Bundaberg
Police say they hold "grave concerns" for the health and safety of a man with an intellectual disability missing in regional Queensland.
Cinema sees $50k in damage to screen after Minecraft movie showing goes wild
The enthusiastic eruptions from the audience creates a mess for staff to clean up, but could the viral trend be a good thing for cinemas?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/a-minecraft-movie-chicken-jockey-cinema-/105177846
The four words that knocked Peter Dutton’s path to power off course
The comment went largely unnoticed in the fast-paced environment of a federal election campaign, but in New South Wales coal-country it could cost the Coalition crucial seats.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/dutton-blunder-damages-coalition-election-chances/105184990
Beveridge says Ugle-Hagan's future is in AFL hands as critics take aim
Luke Beveridge says the future of young star Jamarra Ugle-Hagan is in the hands of the AFL, as critics line up to take aim at the Bulldogs forward.
Teen charged after allegedly cutting man's hand off in home invasion
An 18-year-old will face court today after allegedly severing a man's hand on the New South Wales Mid North Coast.
Concern as government scraps affordable housing project at Noosa
One of Queensland's most expensive neighbourhoods has blocked an "inappropriate" affordable housing project intended to ease a shortage of homes.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/government-blocks-noosa-affordable-housing-project/105183520
Working on election day? Here's when early voting opens
The federal election is less than a month away. But if you can't make it to the voting booths on election day, there are other ways to have your say.
Appeal hearing date set for former NSW Police officer who avoided jail over taser death
Kristian White was handed a two-year community correction order, which included 425 hours of community service, for fatally tasering 95-year-old Clare Nowland.
Elusive colossal squid filmed swimming in deep ocean for first time
New footage filmed 600 metres below the surface of the Southern Atlantic Ocean shows rare juvenile from world's heaviest squid species.