How supermarket chicken could get cheaper because of grain breakthrough
Professor Ian Godwin is working on improving protein outcomes in sorghum. (Supplied: University of Queensland)
· Sophie Johnson
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Live: Wall Street mixed as Australian consumers await two big decisions
Wall Street was mixed overnight as Australian consumers await two big decisions.
· Daniel Ziffer
Australian politics live: social media giants accused of ‘potential non-compliance’ with under-16s social media ban
Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube being investigated as eSafety releases update on compliance with social media ban. Follow today’s news live
· Krishani Dhanji, Nino Bucci, Josh Butler
By Amelia Walters
Amelia Walters has been with the ABC since 2023, starting her journalism career in the Adelaide newsroom. She now works as a regional reporter with ABC Riverland and files for TV, online and radio. Amelia holds degrees in Journalism and Professional Writing, and Communications and Media from the University of South …
Pochettino abierto a seguir con Estados Unidos tras el Mundial
Foto del 14 de octubre del 2025, el seleccionador de Estados Unidos Mauricio Pochettino en el encuentro amistoso ante Australia. (AP Foto/David Zalubowski, Archivo)
· Ronald Blum
‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Trailer Reveals Sydney Sweeney’s Cassie is Getting OnlyFans Help From Alexa Demie’s Maddy
The Euphoria Season 3 premiere is less than two weeks away, and HBO is giving fans a closer look at what’s to come.
· Alex Vena
Australian-Sri Lankan lentils exported to over 20 countries - DailyNews
Australian High Commissioner Matthew Duckworth made a significant visit to Sri Lanka’s largest lentil and pulse processing plant located in Colombo, Kelaniya last week.
· damith
'A succulent Chinese meal?': These are the 2026 Sounds of Australia
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· Niki Burnside
Victoria Pedretti’s Surprise Appearance On ‘Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen’ Will Haunt You
Netflix’s Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen really hits its stride in Episode 4 when the series reveals what’s been haunting Rachel (Camila Morrone) all along. But the big reveal comes with a brutal and bloody performance from none other than Victoria Pedretti, who makes every second of her 15-minute surprise ap…
· Radhamely De Leon
Dance group takes over Sydney Woolworths
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Passengers fear further V/Line overcrowding as free travel begins
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· Zaida Glibanovic
Colombo Mayor on Women in Leadership at SLHC in Canberra - DailyNews
Colombo Mayor, Vraie Cally Balthazaar, who visited Australia under the Special Visits Programme of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia, delivered a speech on Women in Leadership to a group of Ambassadors and High Commissioners and several members of the Sri Lankan community, at a lunch at the Sr…
· damith
Petrol stations tried to 'shape' the market – now it's shaping them
Australian petrol prices tend to follow predictable cycles, but they've all gone out the window in recent weeks.
· Julian Fell
Australia’s most high-profile manhunt ended in a sleepy high country farming community. But how did Dezi Freeman get to Thologolong?
Until they heard the gunshots, locals say they had no idea the 56-year-old fugitive had been hiding out next door
· Caitlin Cassidy, Cait Kelly
Five social media giants 'flagged' for not stopping Aussies under 16
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Adam Vidler
Vaping likely to cause cancer, Australian researchers warn
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Brisbane Writers Festival handed literary awards after intervention saga
Queensland’s signature literary awards will from this year be managed by the Brisbane Writers Festival, after a standoff that led to a high-profile ministerial intervention and the state library being stripped of its role.
· Matt Dennien
‘I was terrified’: Surge in violence against Qld teacher aides, cleaners
A rising number of teacher aides and cleaners say they are being physically and verbally assaulted by students in Queensland schools, with staff warning their safety is being compromised by inadequate training and resources.
· Courtney Kruk
Police killer Dezi Freeman may be dead but many questions still remain
A photo of Dezi Freeman issued by police following the shooting. (Supplied: Victoria Police)
· Danny Tran
Mauricio Pochettino open to staying with US beyond World Cup
United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino after facing Australia in the second half of an international friendly soccer match, Oct. 14, 2025, in Commerce City, Colo.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)
· Ronald Blum
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Larissa Ham is a digital producer with the ABC's Melbourne team. During more than two decades in the media, she has also worked as a producer, journalist and editor at The Age, and as a freelance writer for numerous publications.
Inside the police operation that killed Dezi Freeman
It looks almost like a scene from a post-apocalyptic movie. Seven months after he killed two police officers, Dezi Freeman emerged from a shipping container draped in a blanket. Then, police say, he drew a gun stolen from one of the men he killed.Soon after, Australia's most wanted fugitive was dead, surrounded by o…
· Jorge Branco
When will fuel prices in Australia go down?
Australians are set to see some much-needed relief at the petrol pump after Anthony Albanese announced the reduction of a key fuel tax for three months.The fuel excise, a tax on petrol, will be halved, seeing petrol prices finally go down after soaring for weeks due to the supply issues arising from the Middle East …
· Patrick Brischetto
‘Do more’: Clover points finger at state-owned land for housing fix
The City of Sydney has identified more than 30 state-owned sites, including prime harbourfront hotels, that could be transformed into thousands of new homes, as Lord Mayor Clover Moore calls on the NSW government to “do more” to solve the state’s housing crisis.
· David Barwell
Do you wafu? This BYO spot will change your mind about Italian-Japanese fusion food
Sydney’s lower north shore has long been the home to an excellent collection of Japanese restaurants. In Neutral Bay, there are almost 20 around Military Road, packed into an area smaller than eight football fields. Near Coles, Komaru quietly pumps out excellent sushi and sashimi lunch sets, while Jugemu & Shimbashi…
· Kevin Cheng
Perth nurse struck off after altercation with autistic boy on psych ward
A Perth nurse has been struck off after two episodes of aggression towards young patients in the psychiatric ward of Bentley Hospital, in one case punching or pushing a boy who had a diagnosis of autism, depression, and anxiety.
· Rebecca Peppiatt
‘Walk in my shoes for a bit’: Cyril’s fight to die on his own terms
When Cyril Land’s voice began to fail, changing overnight into a croaky whisper, his wife, Lee, knew something was wrong.
· Henrietta Cook
Twenty years on, Ten Minutes By Tractor still stops our restaurant critic in her tracks
When Ten Minutes By Tractor opened on the Mornington Peninsula in 2006, regional Victorian dining looked very different than it does today. In fact, you could say the same about fine dining in general. The audiences were different, as well as the expectations. Customers were in it for the luxury, the pampering, the …
· Besha Rodell
Roblox, YouTube caught in major children’s privacy overhaul
Australia’s privacy regulator has released draft rules that would force apps, games, streaming platforms and educational tools to overhaul how they handle children’s personal information, in the most significant expansion of online protections for minors since the social media age ban took effect last year.
· David Swan
Flinders Lane to become ‘pedestrian first’ in trial barring cars from little streets
Flinders Lane will become a “pedestrian first” street this year and other thoroughfares in the CBD will follow as part of a council plan to close some local roads to car traffic for part of the day.
· Cara Waters
Why free public transport won’t come to Sydney any time soon
Providing free public transport in NSW would punch a hole of up to $160 million a month in the state’s finances, amid growing pressure on the Minns government to ease hip-pocket pain from escalating fuel prices caused by the Iran war.
· Matt O'Sullivan
Australia depends on seaborne trade. AUKUS is our best plan to protect that
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· Jennifer Parker
Dezi Freeman had a death wish. It was answered by the Sons of God
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· John Silvester
Sporting powerbrokers out in force as Gout Gout fever sweeps Melbourne
Gout Gout fever swept through Melbourne at the weekend as thousands, including a hefty spread of the good and the great of Australian athletics, worshipped at the altar of the teenage sprint sensation.
· Fiona Byrne, John Buckley
Vaping likely to cause cancer, new Australian review of evidence finds
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· Lauren Roberts
Sydney Sweeney’s spray tan artist is ‘obsessed’ with this self-tanner — and it’s on sale
When it comes to this at-home tanning solution, stars have a sunny outlook.
· Hannah Southwick
Police kill Australian fugitive after long manhunt
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· Agence France-Presse
Former ‘Home and Away’ star, 25, undergoes treatment for brain cancer
Australian soap star Alea O’Shea is undergoing treatment for brain cancer.
· Eric Todisco
Australians may not see cheaper fuel for weeks despite Labor’s excise cuts
Flow-on effect will depend on how quickly service stations sell more expensive fuel, experts warn, leaving Easter travel plans up in the air
· Sarah Basford Canales, Josh Butler, Penry Buckley
Distancing himself from Trump and a badly waged war in Iran might be the smartest move Albanese can make
The US president thumbs his nose at concerns about the most serious energy crisis in global history. But Australia, like other countries, is paying a high price
· Tom Mcilroy
The arguments for and against making public transport free as Australian fuel costs soar
Victoria and Tasmania are trialling free public transport as a way to drive down demand for petrol. But will it work – and who will benefit?
· Patrick Commins
The World Cup is football Christmas and every Socceroo wants their name on the nice list | Jack Snape
Australia’s friendly against Curacao on Tuesday is the crucial audition for players to show Tony Popovic they deserve a ticket to the US
· Jack Snape
Most gen Z fathers in Australia believe it’s solely their job to provide financially, research finds
Survey also found 65% of gen Z think ‘things are better if men do paid work and women do care work’
· Tory Shepherd
‘Succulent Chinese meal’ speech added to Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive
Jack Karlson’s rallying cry of ‘democracy manifest’ added to national collection of sound recordings that hold historical, cultural and aesthetic significance
· Eleanor Burnard
I can’t believe it’s got butter: this double-dairy ice cream has gone viral – but how does it taste?
Butter-dipped soft serve ice-cream is one of several aesthetic-driven dishes highlighted at the Sydney Easter show, where flavour comes second to presentation
· Isabella Lee
Australia’s best photos of the month – March 2026
View image in fullscreenA member of Australia’s Iranian community reacts as a police officer removes him from the path of a bus taking members of the Iranian Women’s Asia Cup football team to the airport, outside the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast.Photograph: Patrick Hamilton/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in…
‘It’s dangerous, and that’s the message’: Aussie study finds vaping likely causes cancer
Vaping is likely to cause cancer, a first-of-its-kind scientific review has found, contradicting claims it is safer than smoking and highlighting the urgency of efforts to stop young people becoming addicted.
· Angus Dalton
Five social media companies investigated over response to teen ban
Anika Wells says social media companies must obey Australia's laws if they want to operate here. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
· Maani Truu
Epic 2885-km Australian train journey is both luxurious and laid-back
“I’ll ask the ancestors to look after you tonight.”
· Justine Costigan
Oil giant Shell says tax hike could hurt Australia’s hunt for fuel
Global energy giant Shell is cautioning Australia against taxing gas exporters’ windfall profits, declaring it would destabilise vital trade ties with Asian partners and make it harder for the government to secure increasingly scarce deliveries of petrol, diesel and jet fuel from the region.
· Nick Toscano