'Disgraceful' stolen car forces Anzac Day parade off street
A stolen ute believed to be involved in hit-and-run crashes has disrupted an Anzac Day parade in Townsville.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/stolen-car-interrupts-townsville-anzac-day-parade/105216198
Monash IVF ordered to explain why embryo mix-up was kept from shareholders
The fertility company has responded to questions from the Australian Stock Exchange after its recent embryo mix-up dropped the share price.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/qld-monash-ivf-asx-embryo-mix-up/105215628
Lee leads Aussie charge at season-opening major in Texas
Perennial hope Minjee Lee is the top-placed Australian, five shots off the pace in a share of 16th position, at the first women's major of the year.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/golf-minjee-lee-leads-australian-charge-in-texas/105216366
Australia's thirst for sake surges as imports and local brewing boom
Over the last decade, Australia has emerged as one of the most promising international markets for Japanese sake.
Hegseth had 'dirty' internet line in his office to use Signal, sources say
The unsecured internet connection is the latest revelation about Mr Hegseth's use of the app and raises the possibility that sensitive defence information could have been hacked.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/hegseth-had-unsecured-internet-line-to-use-signal/105215350
The rise of early voting in Australia
More than a million people have already cast their ballots for the federal election early. Some experts say the polling day has just become the last day to vote.
Anzac Day services cancelled as flash flooding hits Sunshine Coast
Two people have been rescued from their cars after becoming trapped in floodwater, and roads are closed after heavy rainfall hit the coast overnight.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/sunshine-coast-flash-flooding-hinterland-anzac-day/105215158
Is the ACT's highest-ranked representative about to play second fiddle?
Katy Gallagher says her seniority as finance minister helps her advocate for Canberra. She admits independent Senator David Pocock is popular, but says her party has more muscle.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/labor-senator-katy-gallagher-federal-election-pitch/105213136
Live: Albanese and Dutton make Anzac Day statements as campaign continues
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will spend Anzac Day morning in Canberra, while Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is campaigning in his home city of Brisbane. Follow live.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/federal-election-2025-live-blog-albanese-dutton/105214340
Trusty typewriter and a dedicated volunteer keeps netball league on track
Pam Ashman has sat courtside for thousands of netball games, keeping score by hand and recording fixtures on her typewriter. Despite the painstaking work, the 78-year-old volunteer vows to "never ever" use a computer.
China's rare earths dominance means critical minerals now political
China now dominates the entire rare earths ecosystem, refining around 90 per cent of all coveted elements. It leaves Trump's America particularly vulnerable, as the Albanese government proposes a national stockpile.
Former treasury boss looking past logging to 'grow money on trees'
Former treasure secretary Ken Henry is pushing a new effort to protect native forests from logging and keep carbon stored in living trees.
'We feel them still near us in spirit': Australians mark ANZAC Day
110 years after Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed on the Turkish coastline at Gallipoli, thousands of people have come together to mark ANZAC day.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/australians-come-together-to-mark-anzac-day-2025/105210158
Vatican responds as crowds take 'creepy' selfies with Pope's body
A Vatican official tells the ABC that taking pictures of, or with, the deceased pontiff is "frowned upon", as people snapping selfies becomes a phenomenon inside St Peter's Basilica.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/pope-francis-lying-in-state-as-people-snap-selfies/105214002
Macron hails 'courage' of teachers after deadly France school stabbing
A French high school student has killed one of his classmates and wounded three others, the latest in a spate of school incidents in the European country.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/one-killed-in-french-school-stabbing/105214882
Israeli tank fire responsible for deadly strike at UN facility in Gaza
The strike on a "well known" United Nations compound last month left one employee of the organisation dead and forced the UN to temporarily reduce its staffing in Gaza.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/israel-army-probe-into-death-of-un-worker/105214648
Sydney aged care employee charged with sexual assault of residents
Police alleged the 46-year-old woman sexually abused seven elderly residents at a facility in Sydney's south-west and sent recordings of the assaults to her partner.
Two men face court over unrelated alleged sex attacks in regional WA
A 29-year-old man is accused of offences against three women in Broome, while 30-year-old man is remanded in custody in Geraldton after allegedly raping a woman during a break-in armed with a knife.
Gold miner accidentally reveals sacred site drilling in press release
A Canadian-owned mining company has pleaded guilty to sacred site damage after accidentally tipping off the regulator about its unlawful drilling at a Northern Territory sacred site.
4WD adventurers urged to stick to tracks as coastal erosion worsens
Three coastal councils have teamed up to help manage recreational four-wheel driving to protect the coastline from "blowing away into the ocean".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-24/wa-shires-create-plan-to-combat-4wd-coastal-erosion/105210708