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Newest first · UTC+11:00LNP expands ‘adult crime, adult time’ laws with 12 new offences
Twelve new offences will be added to the Crisafulli government’s “adult crime, adult time” laws when Queensland parliament meets this week, the premier announced on Sunday.
· Cameron Atfield
National Rugby League venture to Las Vegas growing game, plus profit
LAS VEGAS — The National Rugby League’s venture here has the distinct feel of exactly what the NFL has been doing for the past several years, taking games to England, Mexico, Germany, Spain and this year for the first time, Australia.
· Mark Cannizzaro
Sienna survived childhood cancer. Then, her heart began to fail
Sienna Howkins is one of 16 people in Queensland who received a heart transplant last year (ABC News: Luke Bowden)
· Janelle Miles
JBy Janelle Miles
Janelle Miles is a health reporter with ABC News in Queensland. She's previously covered three Olympic Games as a sports writer and has won awards for her swimming, health and feature writing.
Aussie teams make a hot start in Super Rugby, turning the tables on the Kiwis
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Unbeaten starts to the Super Rugby season by the ACT Brumbies and New South Wales Waratahs have provided a boost to Australian rugby a year out from a home World Cup.
· Steve Mcmorran
PBy Penny Travers
Penny Travers (nee McLintock) has been working as a digital reporter and producer at ABC Canberra since 2007. She began her career with the ABC in 2003 working as a radio news reporter in Toowoomba. After also working in Rockhampton, she joined the ABC's online team in Brisbane working as a presenter-producer. Penny…
‘For us, it’s like Christmas’: Bad Bunny gets rapturous welcome at first-ever Australian show
On Saturday night in Sydney, the Latin American diaspora came out in force to see ‘Benito’, the Puerto Rican star making fans ‘feel so proud of being Latino’
· Jack Tregoning
NRL Las Vegas 2026 LIVE updates: $13m man Dylan Brown steps out for Knights in season opener
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· Dan Walsh
Toluca vence 2-0 a Chivas y es líder provisional de la Liga MX
TOLUCA, México (AP) — Un par de goles con la participación de Paulinho en el primer cuarto de hora encaminaron el sábado al Toluca a una victoria de 2-0 sobre Chivas para que el bicampeón desplazara al propio Guadalajara de la cima del torneo Clausura de la Liga MX.
Australian travellers stranded as closed airspace results in flight cancellations
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Survey shows successful reintroduction of eastern quolls to mainland Australia
Eastern quolls have successfully bred on a western Victorian property protected from foxes. (Supplied: Albert Kang, iNaturalist CC BY-NC 4.0)
· Gavin Mcgrath
By Gavin McGrath
After more than a decade and a half working the beat as a newspaper reporter, Gavin McGrath brings an eye (and an ear) for what's newsworthy, interesting and just plain unusual in regional Australia to ABC Local Radio.
Penny Wong backs Israeli and US strikes on Iran as Labor group decries ‘sycophantic capitulation to militarism’
Australian foreign affairs minister says Israel and US should explain ‘the legal basis for the attacks’ on Iran and won’t say if Pine Gap used during strikes
· Tom Mcilroy
Buskers at Australian championships showcase why live is best
Savannah Hayes has been playing saxophone for almost a decade, but live performing is a new venture for her. (ABC Southern Queensland: Kemii Maguire)
· Kemii Maguire
World braces for oil price shock as Iran conflict threatens Gulf shipping
One analyst suggests Australian motorists take advantage of fuel prices before a likely steep rise in prices at the pump. (AAP )
· David Taylor
'Fill up your car' before petrol price spikes, analyst says
One analyst suggests Australian motorists take advantage of fuel prices before a likely steep rise in prices at the pump. (AAP )
· David Taylor
Wong warns Australians in Middle East of 'difficult days ahead' as flights cancelled
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the federal government "will always" do what it can to support Australians. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
· Sbsaustralia
In pictures: Colour, protest and pride at this year's Sydney Mardi Gras
At the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade, an estimated 9,000 people walked with more than 200 floats along Sydney's Oxford street. Source: AAP / Paul Braven
· Sbsaustralia
Grace Jones review – chaos, nudity and endless costume changes: the disco legend’s show has it all
Sydney Opera House ForecourtThe 77-year-old is one of our greatest living performers, doing sit-ups, hula-hooping and even flashing the audience – but her rich voice is the true revelation
· Charles Carrall
Your complete guide to the Matildas Women's Asian Cup squad
The Matildas are once again hoping to capture the public's attention and support throughout the Women's Asian Cup in March, played across Sydney, Perth, and the Gold Coast.
· Henry Hanson
Chef tackles food waste by cooking 'funny' meat cuts
A NSW Central West chef says he is opting to purchase entire carcasses rather than individual cuts of meat to cut down on food waste and save money.
· Emily Middleton
By Prianka Srinivasan
Prianka Srinivasan is a Melbourne-based freelance writer and former journalist with ABC's Asia Pacific Newsroom.
Two dead, dozens hospitalised after assaults and carnage on Queensland roads
Two people have died in separate Queensland traffic incidents, with emergency services responding to a string of crashes and assaults overnight that left 30 others in hospital.
· Cameron Atfield
Australia 'did not participate' in Operation Epic Fury in Iran
Topic:Federal Government
· Jake Evans
KBy Kate Forrester
Kate Forrester is a rural reporter for ABC Great Southern in Western Australia.
Record rain batters Eyre Peninsula as Adelaide braces for deluge
In "impeccable" timing, a dam on James Kerr's property starts to fill after the area received significant rain yesterday. (Supplied: James Kerr)
· Stacey Pestrin
Serious police officer misconduct allegations more than double in Tasmania
There were 514 internal and external complaints, ranging in severity, lodged against Tasmanian police officers last year. (Supplied: Tasmania Police)
· Clancy Balen
How Queensland’s new human rights boss aims to chart a less ‘combative’ course
It was during a high school exchange in country Japan that freshly minted Queensland Human Rights Commissioner Debbie Platz says her first big inclusion lesson was learnt.
· Matt Dennien
By Samuel O'Brien
Samuel O'Brien is breakfast producer at ABC South East SA. He was previously a journalist at the Mansfield Courier in Victoria and worked as the Zedlines editor at 4ZZZ radio in Brisbane.
Smoked crocodile on pub menu brings fame to north Queensland town
Topic:Travel and Tourism
· Sophie Johnson
Australia news live: cabinet’s national security committee to meet as US and Israel strike Iran
Penny Wong due to speak from Adelaide after government declared its support for US action. Follow the latest updates live
· Adeshola Ore
How 'going to university' can be a lonely online experience
Across Australia, the university experience has changed.
· Scout Wallen
Alex and his husband want a baby. Australia's laws pushed them to look overseas
Alex, who lives in Brisbane, says overseas surrogacy is an easier option to add a baby to his family. (ABC News: Nickoles Coleman)
· Janelle Miles
How easy is it to buy a gun in NSW after the Bondi terror attack?
In the wake of the Bondi terror attack, in which 15 people were killed and 40 injured, the New South Wales government introduced what were hailed as some of the toughest gun laws in the country.
· Charles Rushforth
Miller anota 26 y Hornets vencen 109-93 a Trail Blazers para cuarta victoria seguida
Moussa Diabate (14) de los Hornets de Charlotte se escapa para una clavada ante el belga Toumani Camara de los Trail Blazers de Portland durante la segunda mitad de un juego de baloncesto de la NBA en Charlotte, N.C., el sábado 28 de febrero de 2026. (Foto AP/Nell Redmond)
Outback town adopts cross-country walker stranded for weeks by storms
By Kristina Rosengren
· Kristina Rosengren
Extreme rhetoric in right-wing political circles deserves more attention
Topic:Political Movements
· Gareth Hutchens
GAnalysis by Gareth Hutchens
Gareth Hutchens is a business and economics reporter based in Canberra. Prior to joining the ABC he was economics editor of the West Australian and worked as an economics and political reporter for Guardian Australia, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age. You can follow Gareth on Twitter: @grhutchens
By Crispian Yeomans
Crispian Yeomans is a rural reporter at ABC Western Queensland.
'Shocking' reason behind 40pc of NSW's more than 200 kidnappings a year
A police crime scene in Dural where police believe kidnappers of Chris Baghsarian used the home as a stronghold. (ABC News: Timothy Ailwood)
· Gavin Coote
ABC Investigations
Current and former NSW prison officers describe what they say is a toxic workplace culture and a system that shields officers accused of serious misconduct, rather than holding them accountable. They argue it has driven younger officers out of the service.
Women's Asian Cup hoped to change women's football in Australia
The Cooks River Titans over 35s women's team formed after its members were inspired by the 2023 Women's World Cup. (ABC Sport: Amanda Shalala)
· Amanda Shalala
Medical board to fight decision allowing accused GP to work at clinic
By Antonia O'Flaherty
· Antonia Oflaherty
Aussies warned against travelling to Qatar, UAE in wake of strikes on Iran
The Australian government has issued a slew of travel advisory updates for a number of Middle East countries overnight in the wake of the US-Israel operation in Iran and retaliatory strikes on US military bases.The ongoing risk of further reprisal attacks prompted a flood of warnings from the government's Smartrave…
· April Glover
NSW unveils sweeping foster care reforms for vulnerable children
Teresa was in foster care and residential out-of-home care. (ABC News: Gavin Coote)
· Gavin Coote
Flights cancelled to and from Middle East, Australia caught in travel chaos
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· Karishma Sarkari
Seventh narco sub found near Australia waters signalling 'insane amount of drugs'
This semi-submersible "narco sub" washed ashore on a tiny atoll in Marshall Islands. (Supplied: Arthmen Laukon)
· Lucy Cooper
EBy Echo Hui
Echo Hui is a reporter and researcher with ABC Investigations. She reports on political and social issues, with a focus on government and financial misconduct, cover-ups, abuses of power, and covert influence. Previously based in Beijing, Yangon, Hong Kong and Ching Mai, she has won multiple awards for her stories o…