Lachlan Bennett is a multiplatform journalist working in the ABC's Pacific Newsroom in Melbourne. He cut his teeth in North-West Tasmania, covering primary industries, state politics and social issues for a regional newspaper. Lachlan joined the ABC in 2020 and has had work featured on Australian Story, Landline and…
The Seattle Seahawks celebrate after defeating the New England Patriots in the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
A friend of 11-year-old Bernardo Lopes, who died during heavy rains and flooding, is comforted by his mother during Lopes’ burial in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Miami defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr. (32) speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Israel this week is trending across social media, with people divided over what supporters are calling a strategic reaffirmation of the relationship and critics describing it as a political endorsement of Netanyahu during Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways, Dr. Prasanna Gunasena stated today that while the coal procurement process has been conducted properly by technical committees, a group from the Opposition and several media channels are continuously attempting to suggest that irregularities have occurred. He noted that suc…
Images of Al Jazeera journalists who were killed during the war on Gaza, during the opening of the 17th Al Jazeera Forum. Source: Getty / Yousef Masoud
Virginia head coach Tony Bennett speaks during a ACC men’s NCAA college basketball media day, Oct. 10, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a press conference, May 6, 2025, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
A special discussion between Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa and the All-Ceylon Nurses Union was held on Tuesday (24) at the Health and Mass Media Ministry.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to be summoned to give open testimony at the midnight meeting affair, according to reports by Israeli media on Wednesday.
US Ambassador to France Charles Kushner has pledged not to “interfere” in French internal affairs after a diplomatic row over the killing of a right-wing activist.
Brianna Morris-Grant got their start as a journalist for the Gold Coast Bulletin in 2018, specialising in local politics, state government and health. They also worked as the GCB's Social Media Editor before joining the ABC National News Desk as a digital producer in 2022.
Stephen A Russell is a Scottish import to Melbourne and a freelance arts journalist whose work can be seen in The Saturday Paper, The Age, Time Out, The Big Issue and more.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke faces growing calls to ban a controversial Israeli journalist from entering Australia over inflammatory remarks, including his assertion that 100,000 Palestinians should have been killed at the start of the war in Gaza.
The US has deployed a squadron of advanced F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets to an Israeli Air Force base in the country’s south, multiple media outlets claimed on Tuesday, citing US officials and flight tracking data. The reported move comes as part of a major US military buildup in the Middle East amid escalating t…
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AP) — Police in the Dominican Republic have arrested a 64-year-old woman who went viral on social media after singing the national anthem to the high-tempo local rhythm called dembow during a karaoke session at a restaurant.
The estimates of defense deals that Israel and India are expected to sign as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Jerusalem are eye-popping, with some reaching $8 billion-$10b., according to Indian media reports.
The BBC has described the broadcast of a racial slur by a guest with Tourette syndrome during the Bafta Film Awards as a "serious mistake", and said its complaints unit would fast-track an investigation.
La ministra de Asuntos Exteriores de Canadá, Anita Anand, habla en una conferencia de prensa sobre la situación de seguridad en México, en el vestíbulo de la Cámara de los Comunes del Parlamento, en Ottawa, el lunes 23 de febrero de 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press vía AP)
Israel killed at least 84 media workers and journalists in 2025 – far more than any other country in what was the deadliest year on record for the news media.
Canada Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand speaks at a news conference regarding the security situation in Mexico, in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
CIVIL society groups marking the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Wednesday said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. must be the last in his family to serve as president, calling for the immediate passage of an anti-political dynasty bill.
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THERE have been a couple of interesting developments from the Department of Energy (DOE) this week that certainly warrant some further examination, including one in my favorite subject matter area: nuclear energy. According to a press release from the DOE published on Tuesday, Feb. 24, the department has “completed …
JERUSALEM (AP) — Dozens of Jewish settlers carrying clubs, rocks and bottles of flammable liquid strode into the Palestinian hamlet of Susiya and set fire to vehicles, security camera footage obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday shows.
Israel was responsible for the deaths of around two-thirds of all journalists and media workers killed worldwide in 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CJP) said in a report on Wednesday.
Ethiopia on Tuesday revoked the licence of independent online outlet Addis Standard saying it harmed national interests, in the latest curb on press freedom. Africa's second most populous nation s ranks 145th out of 180 in the press freedom index compiled by Reporters without Borders.
The medical and education records of more than 4000 children aged 10 to 16 will be monitored for more than two years as part of a major study evaluating the impact of Australia’s world-first under-16s social media ban on young people and their families.
On January 27, US President Donald Trump declared on his Truth Social media platform that Iraq would be making a “disastrous mistake” if Nouri al-Maliki was reinstalled as prime minister. He argued that “last time Maliki was in power, the country descended into poverty and total chaos” and that this “should not be a…
The estimates of defense deals which Israel and India are expected to sign as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Jerusalem are eye-popping with some reaching between $8-10 billion, when also consulting Indian media.
Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, left, and journalist Megyn Kelly attend a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
A military air strike by the Myanmar military in Rakhine state has killed at least 17 people and injured 14 others, local media reported, in the latest civil war carnage weeks after a military-backed governing party election win was dismissed as a “sham” by international observers.