Why Melbourne has been waiting a generation for someone like Sua Fa'alogo
Fa'alogo's time as Melbourne's tip fullback begins in earnest on Thursday night. (AAP Image: Darren England )
· Nick Campton
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Nick Campton joined the ABC in 2021 after a stint with Sydney's The Daily Telegraph.
One state announces vaccine push as measles outbreak grows
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Maddison Leach
Eight-year-old Australian schoolgirl dies in snowmobile accident in Japan
Chloe Jeffries from the Gold Coast in Queensland was holidaying in the Hakuba Valley with her family
· Daisy Dumas, Nick Visser
Australian schoolgirl killed in snowmobile accident in Japan
Topic:Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents
· Danielle Mahe
Analysis by Josh Duggan
Josh Duggan is a reporter with ABC Hobart, joining the team in 2024. He began his career at 7 Tasmania News, working as State Political Reporter, and in producing and presenting roles.
Liquidators find sports centre company owes creditors on top of $61m tax debt
Queensland Indoor Arenas closed permanently in December. (ABC News: Johanna Marie)
· Johanna Marie
Aussie pubs, jobs safe for now as UK company lays off hundreds of staff
Several Australian BrewDog pubs are unlikely to be impacted after dozens of bars were closed and hundreds of staff made redundant in the UK chain of the same name.The company has four breweries and about 100 pubs around the globe, including five here in Australia.They're located at Murarrie and Fortitude Valley in …
· Maddison Leach
Australian share market is likely to tumble as Middle East war intensifies
Topic:Financial Markets
· David Chau
NASCAR heads to Phoenix with Reddick seeking a fourth straight win and F1 opens in Melbourne
23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick celebrates his win with his team members during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Austin, Texas, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)
· The Associated Press
Kids born during drought get to jump in puddles for the first time
Keely Pampling's children got to jump in rain puddles for the first time. (Supplied: Keely Pampling )
· Amelia Walters
The reality of being an Aussie stuck in Dubai during the Middle East crisis
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Carina Rossi
Three scandals that propelled Kyle and Jackie O into controversy
Jackie "O" Henderson has quit Australia's highest-paying radio show, ending her partnership with Kyle Sandilands. (Facebook: The Kyle and Jackie O Show)
· Miriah Davis
Rumesh Tharanga wins Gold in Australia - DailyNews
Sri Lanka’s champion javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga secured another victory in Australia, winning the Hobart Track Classic gold medal with a throw of 80.12m recently.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Eight-year-old Australian girl dies at Japan ski resort
An Australian who died at a ski resort in Japan on Saturday has been identified as eight-year-old Chloe Jeffries from the Gold Coast.Japanese media reported Chloe's death after a snowmobile she and her mother were riding overturned near the ski resort town of Hakuba, north-west of Tokyo.She suffered serious head i…
· 9News Staff
Melbourne tobacco shop targeted by armed arsonists
Police said two men entered the store and set petrol alight. (ABC News)
Heavy rain to hit Queensland tropical coast as cyclone chance increases
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning a tropical low approaching Queensland's north tropical coast will bring heavy rainfall later this week.
· Chloe Chomicki
Politics live: PM talks to UAE leader about stranded Australians; Allan reveals start date for legal right to work from home
The prime minister has discussed stranded Australians with the Emirati president. Follow today’s news live
· Martinfarrer, Benita Kolovos, Tom Mcilroy
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Stephen Clarke is a journalist with ABC News in Brisbane and Ipswich. He was previously a senior reporter at the National Indigenous Radio Service.
Rahm dice que tour europeo "extorsiona" a jugadores LIV al exigirles más torneos para volver
Jon Rahm durante la tercera ronda de un torneo de LIV Golf, el 14 de febrero de 2026, en Adelaida, Australia, el sábado 14 de febrero de 2026. (Mateo Villalba/LIV Golf vía AP)
· Doug Ferguson
'Hope' for drought-hit farmers after best rain in six months
Linda Yerbury says the rain is something to celebrate. (Supplied: Linda Yerbury)
· Emily Doak
Melbourne device could prove ‘game changing’ for sexual health
Australian researchers say they have developed the world’s first rapid test that can detect all major sexually transmitted infections on a single device.
· Broede Carmody
From Blacktown to Palm Beach, how films have captured Sydney’s changing character
Like all cities, Sydney changes at a granular level every day. Buildings are demolished, new ones slowly take shape, shops open, restaurants change hands, homes are renovated, roads are widened.
· Garry Maddox
Young Australian girl killed at Japanese ski resort identified
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Island's booming tourism comes with warnings against 'infinite growth'
Topic:Tourism and Leisure Industry
· Selina Bryan
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Jake Evans is a federal political reporter at Parliament House in Canberra.
The $78k fee stopping cashed-up baby boomers from selling up
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· April Glover
Labor open to High Court challenge over work from home laws
Premier Jacinta Allan has left the door open to a High Court challenge before the state election by nominating a September 1 start date for the proposed laws tied to her work from home policy.
· Chip Le Grand
Rahm criticizes European tour for 'extorting' players in a deal he refuses to sign
Captain Jon Rahm of Legion XIII hits his shot from the 13th fairway during the third round of the LIV Golf tournament at Grange Golf Club, Saturday, Feb 14, 2026 in Adelaide, Australia. (Mateo Villalba/LIV Golf via AP)
· Doug Ferguson
A nun allegedly raped Sam. Then she introduced him to another abuser
It’s taken Sam* decades to reckon with the abuse he allegedly suffered as a child. At six years old, he says he was flogged, raped and abused by a nun at a boys’ home in NSW. The nun later introduced him to a man affiliated with the religious organisation who also allegedly abused him.
· Amber Schultz, Michaela Whitbourn
Take off your duffle coats and stop whining about fairness, the AFL is bigger than Victoria
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· Wayne Campbell
What passengers can expect from NSW’s long-distance trains
Recognisable for their slick orange exteriors, NSW’s new long-distance passenger trains are turning heads as they undergo testing across the state’s rail network.
· Matt O'Sullivan
Hi-yah! How school buildings became a community lifeline out of hours
Melbourne karate kids are among hundreds of young people and community groups getting their sporting kicks at public school gyms and ovals.
· Caroline Schelle
‘Welcome to Australia’: FIFO worker robbed of everything he owns days after visa approval
He came to WA to work, experience our lifestyle and potentially find himself a new permanent home, but Alex Jeffery is now put off the idea after his ute was stolen and trashed days after he received his permanent residency last month.
· Rebecca Peppiatt
Seeing Australia’s big attractions could soon get much easier
If you’ve ever considered crossing Australia by rail, waking to sunrise over Uluru and then continuing on to a river cruise or a reef escape all in one flowing itinerary, that vision may be a step closer to reality.
· Julietta Jameson
AI tech executive charged with assault after alleged bar attack
A senior Australian executive at a $7.2 billion artificial intelligence start-up has been charged with assault following an alleged violent attack on a guitarist in a heavy metal band at a popular CBD bar.
· Kishor Napier-Raman
Pizza Studio Tamaki, one of Tokyo’s best pizzerias, is opening in Sydney’s CBD
American celebrity chef David Chang called it back in 2018: “The best pizza in the world is in Tokyo.”
· Lee Tran Lam
The NRL has planted a flag in Las Vegas. The AFL wants a big one in western Sydney
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· Tom Decent
Watchdog lashes Victoria’s Big Build agency over ‘poor’ records
A secret Victorian ombudsman briefing has warned that the Allan government’s agency managing its $100 billion Big Build program is exposed to corruption because it fails to keep adequate records about how it spends taxpayer dollars.
· Nick McKenzie, Kieran Rooney
Un sueño americano improbable llega a la parrilla de F1: Cadillac debuta en el GP de Australia
El piloto mexicano Sergio Pérez al volante de su Cadillac durante las pruebas de la Fórmula Uno, el 11 de febrero de 2026, en Bahréin. (AP Foto/Altaf Qadri)
· Jenna Fryer
Australia sends crisis teams to Middle East, first flight bound for Sydney
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says six Australian crisis consular teams are being deployed to the Middle East to help stranded travellers.
· Lewis Wiseman
Sports on TV for Wednesday, March 4
FS1 — 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: China vs. Australia, Pool C, Tokyo
· The Associated Press
Why this 100-metre Perth city bridge has taken two years to fix
The headaches have continued for Main Roads WA’s Malcolm Street Bridge barrier upgrade project after it was hit with a further six-month delay.
· Hamish Hastie
Widow remembers husband killed in alleged hit-run
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· 9News Staff
Is the US the most pressing threat to peace? – podcast
When the United States and Israel began bombing Iran over the weekend they set in motion a war that has engulfed the region.
Australian energy bills could surge as Iran conflict drives up global gas prices
Experts warn of similarities with 2022, when electricity prices went up by more than 40% due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
· Patrick Commins
What’s new to streaming in Australia in March: Peaky Blinders, Scarpetta and Deadloch returns
Plus Werner Herzog chases elephants in Africa, Rachel Weisz gets raunchy in Vladimir and Russell Crowe dazzles as Hermann Göring
Officer ‘didn’t have time’ to turn on body-worn camera before shooting Sydney man having psychotic episode, inquest hears
Steve Pampalian fatally shot in 2023 after moving towards police while holding kitchen knives, coronial inquest told
· Jordyn Beazley
AFL 2026 predicted ladder part three: Brisbane’s best may be yet to come
Everything about the Lions suggests they have more to show, while Fremantle and Gold Coast are stacked with talent but don’t seem ready
· Jonathan Horn