West Coast notch up ninth 100+ loss in five seasons; Dockers winning streak continues
April 27, 2026 — 9:15am
· Paddy Sweeney
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Church bells ring for three hours as ringers complete 'marathon' first peal
Bundaberg Peace Bells first peal ringers Matthew Farthing, Ron Shepherd, Rachel Aland, Peter Harrison, Ian McCulloch and Thomas Perrins. (ABC Wide Bay: Nikki Sorbello)
· Nikki Sorbello
Roupp domina, Schmitt vuelve a dar el golpe y Gigantes vencen 6-3 a Marlins
Jung Hoo Lee, izquierda, de los Gigantes de San Francisco, recibe un baño de Willy Adames mientras es entrevistado después de la victoria en juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas sobre los Marlins de Miami, el domingo 26 de abril de 2026, en San Francisco. (AP Foto/Jeff Chiu)
· Steve Kroner
Grave fears for two missing after Hawkesbury house fire
Two people are missing after a fire tore through a home in the Hawkesbury area, north-west of Sydney on Monday morning, triggering a complex emergency operation lasting for several hours.
· Daniel Lo Surdo
Children rescued when slingshot ride snaps mid air
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Richard Wood
Influencers to pay $100 to make money off Tasmania's national parks
One content creator said the conditions of the previous licence weren't "worth the amount of money" he had to fork out. (Parks and Wildlife Service/Tasmanian Government)
· Scout Wallen
How a remote farming community became Australia's first oil field
Ray Brown was a boy in short pants when he came up with a clever plan to get oil out of the ground.
· Aisling Brennan
How 'Rooster' and a volunteer army brought a coastal RSL back to life
Noel "Rooster' Brackenreg was an Australian national serviceman and volunteers at the Coledale RSL. (ABC Illawarra: Justin Huntsdale)
· Justin Huntsdale
Australia news live: Wong heads to Japan, China and South Korea to secure fuel supply; new ADF armoured vehicles ordered
Foreign affairs minister begins another diplomatic tour to secure Australia’s fuel and energy supply chains. Follow today’s news live
· Nick Visser, Krishani Dhanji
Hao-Yu Lee conecta su primer jonrón e impulsa victoria de Tigres 8-3 ante Rojos
Spencer Torkelson celebra con su compañero de los Tigres de Detroit Hao-Yu Lee la victoria ante los Rojos de Cincinnati el domingo 26 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Ben Jackson)
How beer and AI are changing the course of Canberra's economic future
Topic:Economic Growth
· Harry Frost
Teenagers who rode on bus roof sought by police
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· Richard Wood
Queensland's agricultural shows go on, despite fuel-price anxiety
Agricultural shows have been a tradition in Queensland for 150 years. (ABC Capricornia: Jacob Gamble)
· Jacob Gamble
Chris Sale lanza 6 entradas en blanco para su victoria 150 y Bravos vencen 6-2 a Filis
El abridor de los Bravos de Atlanta Chris Sale lanza en la primera entrada ante los Filis de Filadelfia el domingo 26 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Erik S. Lesser)
South-east Qld warned to brace for rainy week amid 'persistent' weather system
Wet weather is forecast to continue across the south-east this week. (ABC Gold Coast: Charmayne Allison)
AI ball-tracking technology trialled in Darwin grade cricket
The trial is the first of its kind in Australia. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)
· Oliver Chaseling
Two people missing after NSW house fire
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Eyre Peninsula endures 'slow' Easter school holidays as fuel costs take a toll
Topic:Travel and Tourism
· Sam Bradbrook
The Istanbul hideout: Secret files expose Australia's underworld empire offshore
Masood Zakaria's deportation from Türkiye was akin to "a kidnapping" by the AFP, according to his lawyers. (ABC News: Sharon Gordon)
· Anton Rose
Boost for Australian defence manufacturing
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Platypus researcher says the species is just 'hanging on' in NSW
A platypus being observed before being released back into the northern Murray-Darling Basin. (Supplied: Platypus Conservation Initiative)
· Lucy Thackray
Government to fund security upgrades for family violence victim-survivors
Topic:Domestic Violence
· Larissa Ham
Free public transport but scant school bus links still drive congestion in the west
The school run is heaping pressure on roads in Melbourne’s west as many families drive their children instead of putting them on public transport, and teachers say students are arriving late to school due to infrequent public transport.
· Jackson Graham
Subdivisions taking place in Adelaide's 'visionary' Hills Face Zone
Topic:Urban Development and Planning
· Malcolm Sutton
'Absolute terror': The massacre that changed Australia and still echoes today
Thirty years on, the Port Arthur tragedy remains a defining moment in Australia's history. Source: SBS, Getty / Graphic art by Aaron Hobbs
· Sbsaustralia
Australia's 'forgotten' battalion: The men who served without citizenship
In the Torres Strait, warrior garments are donned for Anzac Day dawn service in memory of those who signed up to protect Australia. Source: SBS News / Josh van Staden
· Sbsaustralia
'Serious consequences': Universities given fresh edict on Iran, Russia and North Korea
In an internal email, the UNSW has asked staff to review their current and anticipated collaboration with Iran, Belarus, Russia and North Korea. Source: AAP / Dean Lewins
· Sbsaustralia
Law breaking drivers to be targeted amid horror year on Queensland roads
Topic:Road Accidents and Incidents
· Jack Mckay
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BERNARD – CARMEN, (née Pietersz). Daughter of the late Justin and Myrtle Pietersz. Beloved wife of Tom Bernard, loving mother of Jennifer, Alistair, Dwight (deceased), Richard (Australia) and Ralph (USA), mother-in-law of Nayani, Desiree, Mandy (Australia) and Gayathri (USA). Cherished grandmother of Andrew,…
· damith
More families are sleeping in cars. But they're not the highest housing priority
There has been a spike in people with dependent children needing housing assistance in Tasmania over the past year. (ABC News: Hamed Akrami)
· Adam Holmes
Community food co-ops 'more resilient' in face of food price shock
A community food network operating across New South Wales and Victoria says its smaller footprint means it will be less exposed to rising costs in the weeks to come.Higher diesel prices, rising fertiliser costs and increased transport charges as a result of the Middle East war have affected farmers' margins, and al…
· Rebecca Masters
Street artist Peter Drew on why his 'Aussie' posters are still important
Peter Drew started putting up posters 10 years ago to ignite a discussion about what it means to be Australian. (triple j hack: Angel Parsons)
· David Marchese
AI is helping rangers protect Victorian wildlife in a fraction of the time
A new AI tool will help Parks Victoria to respond in a mere fraction of the time to native and endangered species affected by natural disasters, including the summer bushfires.
· Melissa Brown
‘Creates a smell’: Top bureaucrat urged to detail shares in uranium miner
One of Queensland’s most senior bureaucrats has been urged to outline the timeline and scale of his shareholdings in what would be the largest uranium miner in the state if a politically seesawing ban on mining the metal was lifted.
· Matt Dennien
The Palaszczuk party rival who doesn’t get a mention in her new book
Former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s post-politics memoir aimed at encouraging young women into politics has been highly anticipated since her sudden retirement from state parliament in late 2023.
· Matt Dennien
Two in five kids have a health condition. What about their siblings?
Jumping on the trampoline, riding bikes and playing games with your siblings are among the joys of childhood. However, for nearly half of Australian families, their reality looks very different.
· Shona Hendley
Labor veteran David Feeney quietly appointed to state defence board
A former federal Labor MP appointed as Victoria’s key intermediary to the defence industry is also working at a lobbying firm that has clients in the sector, raising potential conflicts in the taxpayer-funded role.
· Clay Lucas
A Sydney council will spend $42,000 on a trip to Ireland
Ratepayers will spend about $42,000 to send the mayor of a western Sydney council, its chief executive officer, two council officers and four youth delegates to Ireland to discuss developing Gaelic football facilities.
· Ellie Busby
The tiny island community – and their dogs – taking on Transport for NSW
Dangar Island residents are used to doing things their own way.
· David Barwell
Melbourne’s falling house prices threaten to blow billion-dollar hole in state budget
Falling house prices could throw a multibillion-dollar curveball at the state budget, threatening to blow out Victoria’s record debt and delivering a reality check to an Allan government heavily reliant on property taxes.
· Daniella White
Five one-of-a-kind restaurants no one’s talking about in Melbourne – yet
Trends don’t just dominate fashion: food follows cycles too. As soon as one venue starts doing tableside tiramisu or extra-filthy martinis, suddenly every place is doing it. But not at these restaurants. Come for Bhutanese “pizza”, hearty South American breakfast, and other dishes you’re not going to find anywhere e…
· Quincy Malesovas
Meet the Melbourne-built robot now in dozens of aged care homes
In a Mecwacare residential home in Ballarat, staff work alongside a four-foot robot that is brightly coloured, speaks up to 90 languages, occasionally blows bubbles and remembers details such as the songs residents grew up with.
· David Swan
Melbourne luxury fashion doyenne’s unique home hits the market
The picturesque rural home of Melbourne’s doyenne of luxury fashion, Georgina Weir, has hit the market five months after her death with a price guide of $3.6 million to $3.96 million.
· Fiona Byrne
Ticket to ride: Australian IS brides secure flights home
A group of women and children linked to the Islamic State who have been attempting to return to Australia have plane tickets to Australia and hope to depart Damascus within the next few days.
· Mostafa Rachwani, Paul Sakkal
By Jasper Wells
Jasper Wells is a reporter based in Sydney, covering business and finance. He is the ABC's inaugural Peter Ryan Business Cadet for 2026.
Trump is political kryptonite in Australia, but Albanese must walk the line
Topic:Foreign Affairs
· Patricia Karvelas
Australian beaches close as sharks feed on whale carcass
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· Agence France-Presse
Cheap spirits, pricey condoms: how war in the Middle East is shifting the way Australians spend
Beyond cutting back on driving, households are slicing deeper into their budgets, with some even forgoing healthcare
· Jonathan Barrett
Queensland’s renewable energy ‘whiplash’: how the shift from coal stalled in Australia’s most polluting state
In 2024 seven solar and windfarms and seven storage projects – totalling 3,202 megawatts – had been approved. Then came the LNP government
· Graham Readfearn
Australia is the world’s fourth-largest black truffle producer. Now scientists may have unearthed why
Understanding truffles is a ‘tricky proposition’ because most of the magic occurs underground
· Petra Stock