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The moon had barely finished traversing its celestial path to block the sun in front of a crowd of almost 20,000 people in Exmouth in 2023 when the phones started ringing off the hook at a remote roadhouse in the Kimberley.
After seeing people sleeping outdoors and in a coach’s box at Yulong Reserve in Bundoora while walking his dog 18 months ago, Brendan Murphy decided something had to be done.
Kawsar Ahmad, 53, also known as Abbas, and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, 31, did not apply during brief hearing
Hasrat Gill has played alongside the likes of Meg Lanning in the state team. (Supplied: Sam Richards/Cricket Victoria)
Golden Dragon Mining has unveiled a stellar gold hit of four metres grading 17.6 grams per tonne (g/t) from a shallow depth of 44m, in the company’s latest drilling results from its Cue gold project in Western Australia’s rich Murchison Goldfields.
Notorious West Australian bikie Troy Mercanti has been found guilty of fighting in public and fined $2500 after footage emerged of the 58-year-old brawling with a rival club member at The Como Hotel.
Topic:Local Government
James Blee is accused of helping his father attempt to import a large quantity of cocaine into Australia. (Facebook)
Forensic Science Queensland has been the subject of two commissions of inquiry and two reports which found a litany of issues with the lab's testing of DNA evidence. (ABC News: Stephen Cavenagh)
Liberal frontbencher says he has ‘no interest’ in forming a coalition with Pauline Hanson’s party – a day after suggesting he might be open to it
Jocelyn Spurway, 29, was killed in the crash on a beach in central Queensland. (Supplied: LifeFlight)
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Kim Ramchen has been jailed for 15 months for stabbing Keysborough Secondary College principal Aaron Sykes. (Supplied)
Ex-Parramatta council chief executive Gail Connolly and ‘close network’ allegedly promoted friends while targeting others for reprisals
View image in fullscreenMerrepen ArtsMerrepen Arts, a remote Northern Territory arts centre, collaborated with a number of fashion brands including Albertini Designs, Black Cat Couture and Jo Dunne. Their screen prints, many created at the centre, were crafted into holiday-ready garments including sundresses, maxi s…
Topic:Royal Commissions
19-year-old can become Australia’s youngest men’s ODI specialist batter
Catalano’s lawyer says press attention ‘potentially detrimental’ to Australian Community Media co-owner’s mental health
West Australian-headquartered oil and gas giant Woodside claims its controversial multimillion-dollar Browse project will not derail the state’s net zero targets because it is already on track to miss the 2050 deadline.
The long sell for Labor’s budget package means we know a lot about what to expect on Tuesday night
Media mogul Antony Catalano is out of rehab but has been excused from appearing in court in person over allegations he assaulted his wife.
Topic:Meningococcal disease
A protest sign on a gum tree at the North Adelaide golf course. (891 ABC Adelaide: Bobby Macumber)
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia has left fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood out of its limited overs squads for upcoming tours of Pakistan and Bangladesh later this month.
Topic:Internet Culture
Afghanistan's women's cricket team bowler Shafiqa Khan now lives as a refugee in Australia. (ABC News: Simon Beardsell)
The mayor of a south-east Queensland council will take six weeks’ medical leave in the midst of a tumultuous time at the council known for its bitter political divide.
A teacher who launched a frenzied knife attack on a principal when his contract wasn’t renewed has been jailed for more than a year.
People across Tasmania reported seeing the bright light of a meteor in the sky last night, which was captured on a traffic camera shortly before 9:30pm.
Jacob Degrom, lanzador de los Rangers de Texas, trabaja en la primera entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas contra los Cachorros de Chicago, el domingo 10 de mayo de 2026, en Arlington, Texas. (AP Foto/Tony Gutierrez)
Government schools are offering students more VCE subjects than some of the state’s most costly private institutions, while select-entry and high-fee independent schools show lower ratios of subjects-to-students.
A heartfelt letter and a final $10,000 bid helped a young Brisbane couple outmuscle a big organisation in a David versus Goliath showdown for one of Mount Crosby’s last privately held parcels within a council-controlled pocket.
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Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc will skip Australia’s white ball tours of Pakistan and Bangladesh while numerous other Indian Premier League players have been chosen for the trip that also features a call-up for teenager Ollie Peake.
Worshippers at a Brisbane mosque, which was previously the target of a graffiti attack, were allegedly threatened by a man who entered the building and claimed he had a weapon outside on Sunday morning.
UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider forced to abandon Giro d’Italia
Australian holds nerve in dramatic climax to event in Virginia
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Hansi Flick, entrenador del Barcelona, es lanzado al aire por sus jugadores después de la conquista del título de La Liga de España tras la victoria sobre el Real Madrid, lo que aseguró el campeonato para Barcelona, el domingo 10 de mayo de 2026, en Barcelona, España. (AP Foto/Joan Monfort)
Ambulance Victoria has condemned an assault on a pregnant paramedic by a patient. (ABC News: Margaret Burin)
Kendry Rojas, de los Mellizos de Minnesota, lanza en la segunda entrada de un partido de béisbol contra los Guardianes de Cleveland en Cleveland, el domingo 10 de mayo de 2026. (Foto AP/Sue Ogrocki)
Limited depth in an ageing front row and financial restrictions of governing body are proving troublesome ahead of the showpiece tournament
Seranthony Domínguez (58), cerrador de los Medias Blancas de Chicago, celebra después de la victoria sobre los Marineros de Seattle con el primera base Munetaka Murakami (5), el domingo 10 de mayo de 2026, en Chicago. (AP Foto/Geoff Stellfox)
Nate Woodall is a journalist based in Central Victoria. He was previously the 2025 Caroline Jones cadet for ABC Melbourne.
Four Australian citizens and one permanent resident from the MV Hondius to fly home via Perth on Tuesday