Renewed push to trial pet-friendly train, metro carriages in NSW
ABC News Australiaby Phoebe Pin3d ago
In short: Petitioners are asking for one carriage to be designated for passengers with pets on all NSW trains and metro services.
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top 96%Would the Griffins approve of Canberra's proposed waterfront stadium?
ABC News Australiaby Annabel Whitehouse3d ago
A waterfront stadium was part of the original plan for Canberra, but a historian says a new proposed venue could "knock out parts" of the architects' legacy.
Amount of people barred from working with children in Qld nearly doubles
ABC News Australiaby Meghan Dansie3d ago
In short: The amount of people being barred from working with children in Queensland has nearly doubled in the last financial year.
Unique Rite of Passage ritual alive and well in Inala's Indigenous community
ABC News Australiaby Lucy Loram and Kirrin McKechnie3d ago
On the outskirts of Brisbane, a group of First Nations youth are embracing the western tradition of the debutante ball, while celebrating their own heritage.
Woman wins $460k child sexual abuse case after cross-examining abuser
ABC News Australiaby Lani Oataway3d ago
In short: A woman has won more than $460,000 in damages against a former school grounds keeper who sexually abused her as a child.
Historic club's closure reveals sad new truth about Footscray
ABC News Australiaby Jeremy Story Carter3d ago
The pale faded blue of Gary Tomlins's eyes is an almost perfect chameleonic colour match for the dusty pool cue tip he has spent so much of his life peering over.
Family day care shrinks as parents opt for centre-based care
ABC News Australiaby Jonathon Kendall3d ago
Debbie Macleod's job encroaches on her home. A section of her neat brick house on Melbourne's western fringe is lined with organised learning material, blocks and colourful toys.
Veterans sue government over 'mass and routine' medical data sharing
ABC News Australiaby George Yankovich3d ago
In short: A new class action alleges the federal government breached privacy laws by disclosing thousands of ex-ADF members' medical records to an Australian university.
Singapore launches new dating app — but not everyone qualifies
ABC News Australiaby Libby Hogan and Patrick Martin3d ago
Government-funded "date quests", a pioneering matching algorithm and a platform only available for public servants.
Once a home for handmade, artists say Etsy's now overrun with AI
ABC News Australiaby Ebony ten Broeke3d ago
In short: Etsy users across the globe are reporting an influx of AI-generated products on the online marketplace, including copied work.
South Africa vs Australia Test series, everything you need to know
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale3d ago
Australia is back in South Africa for one of the most eagerly anticipated Test series in recent history.
Katie Lynch wants to see AFL 'harness the momentum' of Pride Round
ABC News Australiaby Marnie Vinall3d ago
The Gold Coast Suns' Katie Lynch says Pride Round comes at exactly the moment needed every season.
Botswana's UNESCO wetlands offers lessons for Australia
ABC News Australiaby Bill Ormonde4d ago
In one of the planet's most pristine wetlands a small boat weaves through floodwater. Armed with binoculars, bird books and cameras, budding ecologists scour their surrounds, surveying for...
How Madonna and Gandalf ended up on Troye Sivan's new album
ABC News Australiaby Courtney Fry4d ago
Troye Sivan has felt the rush and isn't slowing down anytime soon. His fourth album, She's The Best, has pushed the 31-year-old singer-songwriter further from his YouTube roots and deeper into the...
Elective egg freezing costs thousands, but most women never use them
ABC News Australiaby Lauren Roberts4d ago
In short: Only one in four women from Australia or New Zealand who freeze their eggs for non-medical reasons return to use them, according to a study.
How Australian mortgages compare to the US, Japan and South Korea
ABC News Australiaby Ahmed Yussuf4d ago
As interest rates started to rise earlier this year, Andrew Clifford decided he needed to protect his family from being stretched any further.
'Essentially unstoppable': How tobacco cartels funnel cash offshore
ABC News Australiaby Danny Tran, Olivia Jenkins, and Alex Turner-Cohen4d ago
How Kazem Hamad, the 'Commission' and other tobacco cartels send black market profits offshore In short: Cartels are using sophisticated networks to send cash from illicit tobacco sales in...
Taiwan's return to nuclear power driven by AI hunger for electricity
ABC News Australiaby Libby Hogan4d ago
For a decade, Taiwan phased out nuclear power, replacing it with natural gas and renewable energy. Now the government is preparing to reverse course.
'Excruciating' pain and 'dead' tissue: The drug of choice for US executions
ABC News Australiaby Brianna Morris-Grant4d ago
On paper, Tennessee's death penalty protocol looks neat. At 10am on the day of the execution, four syringes are prepared inside the lethal injection room. Two of them contain saline solution.
The duality of Australia's newest cricket captain Sophie Molineux
ABC News Australiaby Brittany Carter4d ago
The everyday version. Quiet, composed, down-to-earth. Calmly answering questions, even the difficult ones, unfazed.