From six to seven: The big change hitting Victorian number plates
In the biggest shake-up to the state’s registration rules in decades, Victorian number plates will soon be able to feature an extra character.
· Gemma Grant
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Newest first · UTC+11:00‘Rents starting to grow’: Bars and restaurants fill city as shop vacancies plummet
The empty shops that plagued a third of Melbourne’s CBD four to five years ago are now few and far between as vacancy rates plummet and a surge in restaurant and bar openings fills half of the city’s retail space.
· Simon Johanson
Service times and what's open: Your guide to Anzac Day in Queensland
Queenslanders will commemorate Anzac Day with dawn services and marches across the state. (ABC News: Curtis Rodda)
'They deserve death': Officer used police system to monitor wife
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· Adam Holmes
These 250,000 NSW workers secured better long service leave. Their bosses had a win too
The state government has secured a last-minute deal with the community services sector to reduce a portable long service leave levy by 25 per cent in the first year after warnings the financial burden could lead to service closures and additional costs for taxpayers.
· Max Maddison
‘I won’t throw authors under the bus’: Cancelled literary festival names new director
One of Australia’s longest-serving literary festival directors, who stood her ground during a national firestorm over free speech and curatorial independence, has been appointed to Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) and says she doesn’t intend to “throw authors under the bus”.
· Linda Morris, Kerrie O'Brien
The NSW regional towns that boomed most over the past year
Rents in regional NSW towns have skyrocketed by up to 27 per cent in the past year, and the regional rental market’s growth is outpacing Sydney.
· Sue Williams
Forget Ozempic. Aussie scientists found a way to directly attack sugar
A game-changing discovery by Australian researchers into one of life’s most critical and abundant molecules could lead to treatments that regulate the body’s sugar more directly than drugs such as Ozempic.
· Angus Dalton
Key Qld stormwater guidelines ‘censoring the science’, lead author says
The author of new stormwater guidelines that dictate how major Queensland development projects get approved says significant findings that showed past versions were flawed were wiped from a version published without his blessing.
· Julius Dennis
They let two of their best go, and they’ve improved: The Demons’ list masterstroke
Melbourne list boss Tim Lamb found himself in an unfamiliar position at the end of last year.
· Marc McGowan
Laundy snares another pub in Woy Woy; Glasshouse and Arthouse for sale
Billionaire pub baron Arthur Laundy is expanding his regional hotel footprint, outlaying $41 million for the Woy Woy Hotel on NSW’s central coast, as investors vie for hotels with stable income and underlying land value growth.
· Carolyn Cummins
A volunteer Anzac Day marshal marks a half-century of service
The Vietnam War was ending when David Arden first volunteered as a marshal in Melbourne’s 1975 Anzac Day march. It was just days before the fall of Saigon.
· Carolyn Webb
For juicy yeeros and chips, it’s hard to resist the all-ages pull of this family-run Greek shop
I’m done with hot chips. Chicken salt, begone. This is a bonkers statement, yes, but at the time of writing, we’ve just wrapped Good Food’s inaugural “Chip Month” at The Sydney Morning Herald, and I’ve consumed more deep-fried potato over the past three weeks than the past three years combined. (Thoughts and prayers…
· Callan Boys
The art of war, propaganda and protest from the battlefield to the Opera House
Activists Dave Burgess and Will Saunders emboldened protests against Australia’s involvement in Iraq in 2003 when they scaled the Opera House and painted “No War” in blood-red paint.
· Julie Power
The Victorian regional towns that boomed most over the past year
Rents in regional Victoria’s far-flung pockets are outstripping growth in traditional commuter towns, as a shortage of stock and shifting migration patterns push regional affordability to a breaking point.
· Abbir Dib
Welfare files kept secret as toll rises at greyhound ‘death factory’
Queensland’s racing integrity watchdog has refused to release records relating to safety and animal welfare at Brisbane’s flagship greyhound racing facility, citing the scale of material generated during the track’s first months of operation.
· Cameron Atfield
After tornado warnings and midnight matches, Wallaroos are ready for NZ
The Wallaroos encountered horrendous weather during their two-Test trip to the United States. (Getty images: Ezra Shaw)
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Kate Webber is a senior producer in the ABC News division. She has more than 25 years of experience working in regional news in Queensland and Victoria. She has been with the ABC since 2015, and before her current role she worked in digital product development.
The advice Mackenzie Arnold gave her heir apparent, Chloe Lincoln
Brisbane's Chloe Lincoln sent Roar into a home elimination final with a dramatic penalty save in stoppage time. (Getty Image: Scott Gardiner)
Viva boss tells Kohler more refineries needed for secure fuel supply
The Viva refinery provides about 10 per cent of Australia's fuel. (ABC News: Danielle Bonica)
· David Taylor
Dingoes attack young girl and mother at popular campsite
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· 9News Staff
Shareholders approve $114 billion Hollywood mega merger
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Associated Press
Australian dollar, Brazil real rise as investors favor China ties
Commodity currencies' divergence in performance reflects the U.S.-China economic rivalry. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
· Staff Writer
Victoria and David Beckham don matching blue outfits for NYC dinner and more star snaps
1 of 22 David and Victoria Beckham leave the Salam Restaurant hand in hand after dinner in NYC. Jairo / BACKGRID 2 of 22 Bikini-clad Bethenny Frankel lounges across a tree in Costa Rica. bethennyfrankel/Instagram 3 of 22 Dakota Johnson and Role Model keep close while on a romantic stroll in NYC.
· Nicole Mazza
Bulldogs escape injury catastrophe, but their nightmare hasn’t ended
The Western Bulldogs are optimistic Aaron Naughton has avoided serious damage to his neck after a sickening fall in their 11-goal drubbing to Sydney, but the club’s injury crisis has worsened.
· Andrew Wu
Newsroom Edition: We are in a ‘fossil-fuel crisis’. Is Labor meeting the moment? - podcast
It has been almost two months since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran, unleashing violence across the region and chaos in the global economy. But one of the strange and definitely unintended consequences of this war has been a renewed focus on green energy. Josephine Tovey sits down with Gabrielle Jackson and…
‘On his own terms’: James Valentine chose assisted dying, but barriers remain for Australians wanting to access it
Applications for voluntary assisted dying are rising, but Australia is the only nation that prevents the use of telehealth during the process
· Caitlin Cassidy
Fertiliser is in short supply. What does it mean for Australia’s farmers – and your bread?
Australia is more vulnerable to fertiliser disruption than fuel. Experts say the impact depends on how long the strait of Hormuz is shut
· Patrick Commins
Labor’s NDIS cuts leave many questions unanswered. Here’s what we know so far
Who will be eligible, whether decisions can be challenged and how fraud will be weeded out are just some of the unsettled details
· Krishani Dhanji
Apex review – Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton cat-and-mouse game is slick but soulless
This empty-calorie Netflix flick, about a steely woman being hunted by a scary local in the Australian wilderness, is shot like a Mountain Dew commercial
· Luke Buckmaster
Trump orders US military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Associated Press
Adriana Lima poses with her look-alike daughters for Victoria’s Secret Mother’s Day campaign
It’s a family affair for Adriana Lima.
· Melissa Minton
Hackers steal $3.7m from Sri Lanka funds earmarked for debts to Australia
Private details and financial data of people and businesses has possibly been exposed after a cyber attack on PNG's tax office. (Reuters: Kacper Pempel/Illustration)
Trump said 'buy oil from the US'. Australia had little choice
Australia now has 10 days' more supply of petrol than before war broke out in the Middle East, as the crisis forces the country to look further afield for petrol and pushes more drivers toward electric vehicles.Three weeks ago, US President Donald Trump had a message to nations concerned about fuel shortages sparked…
· 9News Staff
Api Koroisau could be in trouble for two tackles in potential blow for Tigers and Blues
Leichhardt Oval: Wests Tigers will be sweating on Api Koroisau being cleared of a hip-drop tackle and a dangerous throw that could also threaten NSW Origin’s preparations.
· Christian Nicolussi
US to host Hungary in Billie Jean King Cup playoffs and France draws Australia
Japan’s Eri Hozumi, right, and teammate Shuko Aoyama talk tactics during a doubles match between Italy’s Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani against Japan’s Eri Hozumi and Shuko Aoyama, during a Billy Jean King Cup match between Italy and Japan, in Velletri, Italy, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Alfredo Falcone/LaPresse via…
Perth father jailed for slashing woman with machete
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'Very difficult': Actor's teary court claim about Rebel
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· Adelaide Lang
Victorian man accused of threatening to blow up Perth Airport
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Search delay for missing Indigenous man, coroner hears
A young Indigenous man’s missing persons case could have had a different outcome if police started searching earlier and followed all procedures, a coroner has heard.
· Rex Martinich
The restroom at the end of the universe
Rob Watson of Myocum appears to be a bit of an authority on space age ablutions: “The poo from the Artemis II mission (C8) returned with Integrity, but the pee was expelled daily and immediately froze, resembling snow. If it did make its way back to earth (and there’s a good chance of that), it could be classed as a…
Court documents reveal Ben Roberts-Smith was eyeing business overseas
Ben Roberts-Smith was eyeing business opportunities overseas before his arrest, but his partner says the war veteran always intended to return home if criminal charges were laid.The former SAS soldier was arrested on April 7 and charged with murdering or ordering the murders of five unarmed detainees while deployed …
· Miklos Bolza
Broncos chief says filling Victoria Park is Lions’ biggest challenge
The Brisbane Broncos have thrown down the gauntlet to their cross-code rivals, with chief executive Dave Donaghy telling his Brisbane Lions counterpart his greatest challenge will be filling the new 63,000-seat Brisbane Stadium at Victoria Park.
· Cameron Atfield
Aussie scientists develop injectable treatment to help flat-nosed dogs breathe easier
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· Eleanor Wilson
Police bust $20m drug trafficking syndicate in SEQ, arrest four men
Police have seized $20 million worth of illicit drugs and arrested four south-east Queensland men following a major investigation into an organised crime syndicate with links across Australia.
· Courtney Kruk
New ‘mid-market’ inner-city apartment tower plans revealed
Plans have emerged for a new “mid-market” apartment tower draped with greenery in the middle of Brisbane.
· William Davis
On NDIS, changes will hopefully resolve failings
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Lack of chargers stalls grand plans for electric cars
As electric vehicle uptake surges, Australia’s charging network is failing to keep up with growing demand, leaving drivers queuing at charging stations and the industry demanding governments clear “lumbering monopolies” in the energy sector.
· Nick O'Malley
It was once branded ‘rough’. Now Cronulla High is turning students away
When principal Tony Ibrahim began at Cronulla High School 20 years ago, some students wore Ugg boots to school and they had a reputation for ditching class for a surf. In those days, the school relied on out-of-area enrolments. “The locals just weren’t choosing to come here,” said Ibrahim.
· Emily Kowal