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Topic:People With Disability
· Josephine Lim
Four more ANU council members quit after Julie Bishop's shock resignation
The acting chancellor of the Australian National University in Canberra has confirmed four more members of the university council have resigned. (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
· Adam Shirley
Isla Bell: manslaughter charge dropped against man accused of killing Melbourne teen and hiding body in fridge
Marat Ganiev will instead be charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice over death of 19-year-old whose body was found in tip
· Australian Associated Press
Funding row erupts over $812m Bruce Highway bottleneck fix
An $812 million federal investment into critical works on the Bruce Highway has broken a promise forged between the state and federal governments last year, Queensland’s transport minister says.
· Catherine Strohfeldt
GBy Greg Jennett
Greg Jennett has been reporting politics in the Canberra Parliament House Bureau for more than a decade; first for radio, then television news. A journalist for 20 years, he has covered elections, leadership challenges, Pacific Island affairs, the Olympics and has reported on Defence matters through the Iraq and Afg…
Harsher new laws proposed for 'kill cars' and recruiting kids for crime
Topic:Organised Crime
· Shannon Corvo
Aranda pega jonrón e impulsa tres en victoria de Rays 8-5 sobre los Azulejos
Brandon Valenzuela, izquierda, receptor de los Azulejos de Toronto, está cabizbajo mientras Jonathan Aranda, derecha, de los Rays de Tampa Bay celebra después de batear un jonrón solitario durante la quinta entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas del lunes 11 de mayo de 2026, en Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadi…
· Ian Harrison
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Natalie Jones is ABC Education's Perth-based digital content creator, making educational videos and free resources for teachers and children.
Australia imposes new sanctions on Iranian officials and entities
Australian foreign minister Penny Wong announced new sanctions and travel bans against seven Iranian individuals and four entities, accusing Iran of ongoing repression and regional destabilisation.
· Middleeasteye
Murder charge dropped against Melbourne man accused of killing Isla Bell
Isla Bell's remains were discovered at a tip in November 2024, six weeks after she was last seen entering Marat Ganiev's apartment. (Supplied)
· Kristian Silva
Aussie billionaire’s lingerie brawl: Victoria’s Secret lobs corporate espionage claims
Australian retail billionaire Brett Blundy’s company has been accused of corporate espionage and hiring executives with a history of sexual harassment allegations by the Victoria’s Secret board, which is fending off his bid to control the iconic lingerie brand.
· Colin Kruger
‘It’s our kinship’: can Australia learn to coexist with dingoes?
As dingoes vanish from parts of Australia, a new documentary is calling on governments to move away from eradication and towards solutions that benefit both farmers and animals
· Rosamund Brennan
Breaking: Six passengers from deadly cruise ship 'in good health', minister says
A passenger on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak. (Reuters: Hannah McKay)
· Kate Christian
Australian soldier dies while completing parachuting training course
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Jim Chalmers says budget to address economic anxieties ‘driving’ Australians to One Nation
Farrer win casts shadow over budget as government signals it’s alive to populist rightwing threat
· Josh Butler
Jim Chalmers is not the only Australian on a budget | Fiona Katauskas
And unlike Canberra, most people can’t afford another deficit
Teen sprint sensation Gout Gout to lead Australia’s squad at world juniors in Eugene
Gout Gout, right, waves while winning the junior 100-meter race at the Australian Athletics Junior Championship in Brisbane, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (Jono Searle/AAP Image via AP)
Man set alight at Wollongong unit complex as police hunt attacker
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Tilli Andrew
‘It’s not a charity’: Bulldogs boss Gould reacts to Bears’ bid for help
Canterbury boss Phil Gould has declared his opposition to the NRL offering salary cap relief to the Perth Bears as one of the new team’s board members indicated they were hoping to have strict rules on third-party deals relaxed for them.
· Chris Barrett
Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman… Gout Gout: Australian sprint star features on 60 Minutes in US
18-year-old follows in A-listers’ footsteps on popular US show
· Jack Snape
Ideas from 10 global cities that could help Sydney fix its housing crisis
As Sydney’s housing crisis deepens, potential solutions may lie beyond Australia’s borders, where many global cities are grappling with similar pressures including rising land and construction costs, rapid population growth, and supply failing to keep pace with demand.
· David Barwell
Mayor clinging to power hits out at ‘campaign’ against him
A mayor who wrote a letter of support for a man charged with child grooming is refusing to resign, arguing calls for him to stand down are part of a politically and racially motivated campaign.
· Rachael Ward
Half of Victoria’s cafe, bar and restaurant workers feel unsafe, and wage theft is rife
Hospitality is insecure, unsafe and unequal for workers, says a damning new report by the Victorian Trades Hall Council, which surveyed 608 hospitality workers between July 2025 and March 2026.
· Dani Valent
Fight over tree blocking apartment’s city views lands in tribunal
Tensions can run high when city views are at stake, and two couples owning property in a southside Brisbane suburb have discovered this the hard way in a clash over trees.
· Marissa Calligeros
Gout springs relay surprise as U20 world champs team named
Gout Gout is part of a 75-strong team of Australian athletes. (Getty Images: Cameron Spencer)
Soldier dies during parachute training incident at Jervis Bay – the second such death in two years
Defence department says another ADF soldier was injured on Monday evening, but didn’t require hospitalisation
· Guardian staff
Australian soldier killed during parachuting training
The Army soldier died during parachute training exercise. (ABC News)
Man arrested over armed robbery in Queensland's Fraser Coast
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· Olivia Nunes Malek
Shot fired in alleged armoured truck heist in Queensland town
A man has been charged after allegedly stealing "hundreds of thousands of dollars" from a cash-in-transit vehicle in Hervey Bay.
· Olivia Nunes Malek
Man charged over Perth car crash that killed girls, aged 3 and 4
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Lara Pearce
‘Difficult’ mission to repatriate Australian hantavirus cruise passengers en route to long Perth quarantine
Health minister Mark Butler says six people from MC Hondius plus flight crew from charter plane to be isolated for weeks
· Stephanie Convery
Sydney ice cream store bring back 2002 prices
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'Brutal oppression': Australian government imposes new sanctions on Iranian officials
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· Sbsaustralia
One of the ADF's 'finest': Tributes flow for paratrooper killed in NSW training incident
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· Sbsaustralia
One of the ADF's 'finest': Tributes paid to paratrooper killed in NSW training incident
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· Sbsaustralia
Alleged driver charged over deaths of two girls in Perth crash
Two girls aged three and four died in hospital nine days after their car crashed in Viveash. (ABC News)
· Callum Liddelow
WA news LIVE: Australian Hantavirus cruise ship passengers Perth flight delayed
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Breakthrough in alleged Sydney childcare centre attacks
After two alleged break-ins and fires set off internal sprinklers and alarms, scorched walls and left signs of accelerant at childcare centres on Sydney’s upper north shore, staff wondered why someone would target the business.
· Jack Gramenz
Snoop Dogg gifts music gear to Melbourne special needs school
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COVID quarantine facility finally being used for disease control
The Bullsbrook quarantine facility is one of three Centres for National Resilience built during COVID. (ABC News: Mitch Edgar)
· Jasmine Hughes
ASX set to open higher as budget in focus
Australian shares are set to open higher after Wall Street edged to fresh records, with the S&P 500 notching another closing high as chipmakers rallied, even though most stocks in the index fell.
· Lin Lin
Family's 'most vulnerable moment' drives daughter to help hospice patients
Topic:Death and Dying
· Claudia Sullivan
Extra jail over 'kill cars', recruiting children for crime
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· Kat Wong
Small robots drafted to help tackle looming renewable skills shortage
The Ozobots workshops are part of a push to prepare students for the renewable energy workforce. (ABC News: Jack Colantuono)
· Jack Colantuono
Morning Mail: budget’s $45bn bottom-line improvement, Starmer’s make-or-break moment, Trump’s ceasefire threat
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· Martinfarrer
University board implodes after multiple resignations
The Australian National University’s 15-member governing body is imploding, with four resignations since chancellor Julie Bishop announced her departure on Thursday.
· Julie Hare
Federal budget 2026 live updates: treasurer Jim Chalmers to present budget speech tonight – latest news
Deputy Liberal leader says Coalition should listen ‘very carefully’ to results of Farrer byelection. Follow the latest updates
· Martinfarrer, Caitlin Cassidy
First north-west cloudband of 2026 to bring rain from tropics to Tasmania
Topic:Weather Forecasts
· Tom Saunders