Mega coal mine granted 18-month lifeline to save 1,500 jobs
Hunter Valley Operations has been granted an approval extension just two months before it was due to close.
Nine killed, 63 wounded in Kyiv missile attack, emergency service says
The "massive" missile and drone strike is among the deadliest attacks on Ukraine's capital in the three-year war.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-24/nine-killed-in-russian-attack-on-kyiv/105212282
Australia sits on huge reserves of critical minerals, but what do they do?
Australia is joining the European Union and the United States in establishing strategic reserves of critical minerals, but what do they actually do, and why are they so important?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-24/australias-critical-minerals-what-are-they-for/105209758
Former rugby player walks the field after tackle left him quadriplegic
Andrew Regan has returned to the scene of his catastrophic injury to reclaim the day that changed the course of his life.
A man has been charged with murder over Easter Chapel St stabbing
A 30-year-old man died from multiple stab wounds after a fight involving up to six people who allegedly chased him along Chapel Street during the early hours of Sunday morning.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-24/chapel-street-prahran-stabbing-charge-police/105211938
Data of more than 2,000 SA patients hacked in ransomware attack
The personal data of more than 2,000 inpatients involved sleep studies at the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide since 2018 has been accessed in a ransomware attack, with those affected being warned of identity theft risks.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-24/sleep-study-patient-data-hack-sa-health-compumedics/105211278
Residents in Central Victoria urged to take shelter from autumn bushfire
Residents near the town of Benloch are told to immediately take shelter from a bushfire burning nearby.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-24/bushfire-shelter-warning-for-residents-near-benloch/105211922
NT coroner to deliver findings into police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker
The coroner's findings into the death of Kumanjayi Walker, an Aboriginal man shot by a Northern Territory police officer in 2019, will be handed down on June 10, 2025. It comes after a series of delays that made the coronial inquiry the longest-running and most expensive in the territory's history.
Traditional owner celebrates land return after 45-year wait
Eileen Bonney did not think she would live to see her people's land returned but after more than four decades, the Wakaya-Alyawarre traditional owner is celebrating.
One of Australia's most Catholic communities pays tribute to Pope Francis
As news of the pope’s death reverberates around the world, the Ltyentye Apurte Catholic community in Central Australia, known also as Santa Teresa, is carrying on his legacy in their own way.
Bruce Lehrmann rape case back in court as lawyers tangle over brief
Rape charges against the former Liberal Party staffer have returned to a Toowoomba court, with a judge growing impatient at arguments between the legal teams.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-24/bruce-lehrmann-rape-allegations-toowoomba/105207022
Women's footy sides fold amid claims of a lack of support and understanding
The AFL is set to review the circumstances around Kyneton Football and Netball Club’s women’s side breaking away from the club, as more women's teams fold across the state.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-24/kyneton-afl-review-womens-footy-teams-folding/105201074
Motorcyclist clocked allegedly riding at nearly 200kph
The 34-year-old from Brisbane's West End was allegedly going 110kph over the speed limit when he was pulled over on Easter Sunday.
Former SA opposition leader David Speirs convicted over drug supply charges
Former South Australian opposition leader David Speirs has lost a bid to avoid being convicted over drug supply charges.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-24/david-speirs-sentenced-over-drug-supply-charges/105207020
Federal support promised to help WA Labor buy back freight rail network
Federal Labor promises to help the WA government in its bid to buy back the state's freight rail network if re-elected.
Meat off the menu for Norwegian athletes in China over doping fears
Norwegian athletes are advised against eating any kind of meat while in China due to the risk of contamination and failed dope tests ahead of two major events due in the country next month.
The struggle of IVF when you're neurodivergent
Liz Bancroft found IVF difficult for many of the reasons you'd expect. But a diagnosis after becoming a mother shed further light on why she found infertility treatment so tough.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-24/the-struggle-of-ivf-when-you-re-neurodivergent/105144942
Calls for navigation apps to refer to people not roadworks
Shire councils urge motorists to adhere to lower speed limits at dangerous roadworks as the national peak body calls for technology companies to get their apps to refer to the people working on the road.
Here's how a change in climate made Australia's giant kangaroos vanish
A new peer-reviewed study has found that, unlike modern kangaroos, the extinct marsupial megafauna Protemnodon were less mobile, which they believe, along with a change in climate, led to their extinction.
How Please Like Me's Tom Ward became a Hollywood writer
Tom Ward was living in rural Aotearoa/New Zealand with his young family when he got the call: the creators of Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel wanted to work with him.