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A T-shirt worn by Jefferson Lewis was found next to a pair of children’s underwear on the banks of the Todd River, police say
· Douglas Smith
Beau Lamarre-Condon’s mother charged after allegedly attempting to influence key witness in double murder trial
Coleen Lamarre, 63, charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to trial over alleged murders of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird
· Jordyn Beazley
High fuel costs a 'kick in the guts' for country clubs, but the game must go on
Jessica Omond is worried she may not be able to afford to take her three daughters to netball training and games. (ABC Eyre Peninsula: Jodie Hamilton)
· Jodie Hamilton
Former police officer loses appeal over assaulting teenagers during arrest
Brett Lindsay pictured outside of Batemans Bay Local Court in September 2025. (ABC South East NSW: Floss Adams)
· Isla Evans
New course helps teens navigate unique outback driving hazards
Topic:Driver Education
· Jarrod Lucas
Breaking: Emergency warning issued as fire threatens homes in northern NSW
The threat posed to homes by a grass fire burning on the state's Northern Tablelands eases after earlier prompting an Emergency alert.
· Bruce Mackenzie
Trump administration labels Australia’s media bargaining laws ‘foreign extortion’
Albanese defends plan forcing Meta, Google and TikTok to make deals with Australian news publishers through a levy
· Josh Butler
Melbourne pharmacy owner brutally assaulted in his own store
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‘Conspiracy theorist’: Bleijie claims Miles is masterminding rail strikes
Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie accused Labor leader Steven Miles of orchestrating chaos on the rail system, as a union urged the NRL to intervene and pressure the LNP government to resolve an industrial impasse before the city’s sporting flagship, Magic Round, is derailed.
· Cameron Atfield
Rightwing provocateur’s plan to register ‘Free Palestine party’ renews concern over Victoria’s voting system
Labor under pressure to scrap group voting tickets as Avi Yemini details plan to funnel votes to conservative parties at state election
· Benita Kolovos
Inside Trump’s state dinner for the King, where Australia took centre stage
Washington: The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom may have been the focal point of the state dinner at the White House on Tuesday night (US time), but Australia had the most memorable moment.
· Michael Koziol
The delicate retrieval of a 1100-tonne machine from beneath Sydney’s busiest streets
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· Cindy Yin
Light plane crashes into hangar in South Australia
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Emily Bennett
Illicit cigarettes, vapes seized in Canberra retailer raids
ACT and Commonwealth authorities launched a fresh crackdown on black market tobacco and vape sellers. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
· James Vyver
The Italian restaurants serving hand-made pasta, gnocchi and more for under $30
Midweek dinner is sorted: these Italian trattorias serve quality, often handmade pasta for less than $30. From oversized portions of cacio e pepe with $3 glasses of house red, to heaping bowls of takeaway gnocchi made by a nonna-in-residence, these are Good Food’s pick of Sydney’s best pasta specials.
· Bianca Hrovat
Kaiser pumps up cash stash from Tasmanian gold mine
Kaiser Reef has kept the good times rolling at its Henty gold mine in Tasmania, pumping out a stellar $14.28 million in net cash from operating activities and boosting its cash stash by more than 5 per cent to $45.6 million at the end of the March quarter.
· Craig Nolan
Nightlife vs the arts: Report finds NSW cultural priorities are ‘out of balance’
A parliamentary inquiry has delivered a scathing assessment of the NSW government’s cultural priorities, finding that the push to revive Sydney’s nighttime reputation has come at a direct cost to the state’s arts and culture sectors.
· Linda Morris
Wong speech disrupted by Chinese officials attempting to remove Australian journalists
Beijing: A high-stakes meeting between Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng has been disrupted by an awkward incident when Chinese officials attempted to usher Australian media out of the room before she had completed her opening remarks.
· Lisa Visentin
Mother of alleged double killer accused of interfering with witness
Coleen Lamarre was arrested in Balmain on Wednesday. (AAP: Bianca De Marchi)
The six weeks from hell that whipped the Sky Blues into Origin shape
The Blues and Maroons once again head into the Origin series opener with little football under their belts. (Getty Images: Mark Metcalfe)
· Nick Campton
Breaking: Plane crashes at Parafield Airport north of Adelaide
Topic:Emergency Services
More women come forward after sepsis case linked to pedicure
Monika Jaecksch's fingernail became infected after a manicure where equipment was shared. (Supplied)
· Nadia Mitsopoulos
AI deepfakes are in our schools. What's the right way to handle them?
Deepfake content, which can be photos or videos generated by artificial intelligence, is increasingly being circulated in Australian schools. (Pexels: kaboompics)
· Alison Costelloe
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Police reveal grim new finds in increasingly desperate search for Sharon
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Lara Pearce
WA farmers seeding their 'riskiest crop in years' welcome early rain
Reuben Smith checks his rain gauge in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. (ABC Great Southern: Mark Bennett)
· Mark Bennett
Is Sanae Takaichi the most powerful woman in the world? - podcast
Justin McCurry on Japan’s heavy metal-loving prime minister and her plan to amend the country’s pacifist constitution
Albanese rules out gas tax during WA visit, but east coast reservation not far off
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has given his firmest commitment yet that his government will not introduce any new taxes on Australian gas companies in his first visit to Western Australia since the Iran conflict began.
· Hamish Hastie
Men charged under Queensland's hate speech laws enter not guilty pleas
Liam Parry, pictured earlier this month, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday. (ABC News: Lottie Twyford)
· Lucy Loram
‘Royal mess, trainwreck, shitshow’: inside the implosion of one of Australia’s oldest medical colleges
Police called to tumultuous meeting of Royal Australasian College of Physicians, where rival leaders are locked in a battle for control. Exasperated doctors say the turmoil is a symptom of a deeper problem in medicine
· Donna Lu
Tigers, Eagles or Cockle Divers — what makes up a football club's name?
Among the thousands of local footy clubs across Australia, a handful of team nicknames stand out. (Supplied: Georgia Hallam)
· Cody Atkinson
Albanese kills gas tax to protect nation’s fuel security and Asian refinery deals
The prospect of a new tax on gas exports has been killed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is staking his personal reputation on Australia’s relationship with its Asian neighbours in Japan, Korea and Malaysia that have warned against the move.
· Mike Foley
NSW unclear on cost of saving Australia's biggest aluminium smelter
NSW and the Commonwealth remain in negotiations over a rescue plan to save Australia's largest aluminium smelter. (ABC Newcastle: Anthony Scully)
· Ben Clifford
Tim Picton’s alleged ‘coward punch’ killer to fight manslaughter charge at trial
The Perth man accused of a fatal “coward punch” attack on high-profile former Labor strategist Tim Picton will fight a manslaughter charge at trial, a court has heard.
· Rebecca Peppiatt
Ultramarathon swimmer sets record pace in 55km swim in crocodile-filled Australian river
Andy Donaldson completes journey in WA’s Ord River in under 12 hours
· Mike Hytner
Scandal-plagued Sydney hospital back in public ownership after 2yo's death
The Northern Beaches Hospital has officially been transferred to public hands. (ABC News: Nicolle Chettle)
· Sarah Gerathy
Australia's biggest private childcare operator set to close 40 centres
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· Joseph Sahyoun
By echoing the hateful policies of One Nation, the Liberal party risks becoming a recruiting agent for extremist groups | Malcolm Turnbull
People who promote hatred of Muslims risk driving them to Islamic State. They are making Australia less safe
· Malcolm Turnbull
Murder accused faces court nearly 30 years after partner's death
Meaghan Rose's former partner Keith Lees is charged with her murder in 1997. (Supplied: Queensland Police)
· Madeline Grace
Australia’s largest private child care operator slashes 40 centres
Australia’s largest private childcare centre operator, G8 Education, is planning to close up to 40 centres – nearly 10 per cent of its local operations – in response to an ongoing occupancy slump, rising costs and the fallout from last year’s childcare sex abuse scandal.
· Colin Kruger
Evidence of 25-million-year-old platypuses with teeth found in outback
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· Tom Mann
Monitor appointed to address tensions between councillors at Perth shire
Topic:Local Government
· Emma Wynne
‘Never a good time’: Blues, Power lose battle over AFL draft shake-up
Carlton and Port Adelaide have lost their battle with the AFL over rule changes and will have to pay more at the national draft for father-son talent Cody Walker and academy graduate Dougie Cochrane.
· Peter Ryan
Aussie Bazzana greeted by Men at Work's Down Under in MLB debut
Travis Bazzana was called up by the Guardians to make his MLB debut. (Getty Images/Cleveland Guardians: Russell Lee Verlinger)
The Australians dressing pop’s biggest stars – from Taylor Swift to Beyoncé to Shakira
While the reach from costuming a superstar can be ‘astronomical’, the designers who have done so say material rewards can be harder to predict
· Lucianne Tonti
Sam Neill announces he is cancer-free after taking part in Australian clinical trial: ‘I’m very, very excited’
Jurassic Park actor is advocating for CAR T-cell therapy, which he underwent as part of a clinical trial, to be rolled out for blood cancer patients across Australia
· Sian Cain
Melbourne pharmacy owner brutally assaulted in his own store
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· April Glover
DBy David Chau
David Chau presents finance segments on the ABC News Channel, and is a multi-platform business reporter in Sydney. Prior to joining the ABC, he was a lawyer specialising in litigation. If you have a story idea or tip, send David an email or a private Twitter message: @chaudave.