Students run hairdressers and cafe at remote Indigenous school
ABC News Australiaby Vanessa Jarrett3d ago
In short: New VET training spaces have opened at the Wadja Waja High School, with a cafe, hairdressers and recreation facility.
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top 92%Powderfinger confirm reunion, 16 years after breaking up
ABC News Australiaby Dan Condon3d ago
Powderfinger, one of the most celebrated acts in Australian music history, have confirmed they are reforming, 16 years after breaking up.
No end in sight for multi-million-dollar Cable Beach development
ABC News Australiaby Ruby Littler3d ago
In short: The foreshore redevelopment at Cable Beach in WA's Kimberley continues to remain a construction site as its opening date approaches.
Michael Robotham's latest novel sat in his bottom drawer for 35 years
ABC News Australiaby Nicola Heath3d ago
Michael Robotham was a 22-year-old journalist working for a Sydney newspaper when he began writing his first novel in the early 1980s.
'A real love story': Renowned Yolŋu artist and wife die in same week
ABC News Australiaby George Nicoll3d ago
In short: Community leaders, Mr and Mrs T and C Yumbulul both died late last month. Mr Yumbulul was an Arnhem Land clan leader and world-renowned artist.
Deputy mayor candidate could be sacked if suspension is upheld
ABC News Australiaby Jessica Moran and Adam Holmes3d ago
In short: Hobart councillor Louise Elliot is appealing a decision handed down by an independent panel which found she had harassed fellow councillor Ryan Posselt.
Turtles found buried in metres of mud returned to rejuvenated wetland
ABC News Australiaby Zaarkacha Marlan3d ago
In short: The first turtles rescued from a dried-out Gingham Waterhole in the Gwydir Wetlands near Moree are back in the wild.
Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be live-streamed
ABC News Australiaby Annabel Bowles3d ago
The United States's first execution by a military firing squad since World War II will be live-streamed, the Pentagon has said.
More young men than ever are gambling, but not to win
ABC News Australiaby Madigan Landry and Neve Brissenden3d ago
Australians spend an eye-watering $30 billion each year on gambling. We are, comfortably, the world's most profligate punters.
Brisbane Lions slump a long time coming for AFLW powerhouse
ABC News Australiaby Gemma Bastiani3d ago
Brisbane enters its round nine match against Hawthorn in an uncomfortable position. Already two games out of the top eight, a loss would make a finals series mathematically impossible for the...
Live: Bombers out of Blakey race as Saints prepare offer to test Swans
ABC News Australiaby Chris De Silva and Dean Bilton3d ago
Thu, 3 Sept, 8:10 pm, Final score, Dockers 40, Hawks 72 live AFL trade period live updates: Essendon out of Nick Blakey race, Zak Butters free agency deadline day St Kilda and North Melbourne have...
Midwives warn insurance changes could reduce homebirth services
ABC News Australiaby Bryn Wakefield3d ago
In short: The Australian College of Midwives says up to a third of Australia's privately practising midwives may leave the profession when an insurance exemption ends in January.
Special edition coins continue Live Aid legacy 41 years on
ABC News Australiaby Mietta Adams3d ago
In short: The Perth Mint is releasing special edition Live Aid coins to raise money for projects in Africa.
Man kept in jail illegally amid psychiatric facility bed shortage
ABC News Australiaby Keane Bourke3d ago
In short: A man was kept in jail illegally because of a severe shortage of beds at WA’s only facility for mentally impaired prisoners.
Coastal businesses fear backpacker visa cap will drive workers away
ABC News Australiaby Caitlan Charles3d ago
In short: Hospitality experts say the backpacker ballot could create significant workforce shortages in holiday towns that rely heavily on seasonal workers.
Snowtown killer's outing from prison 'sickening', victim's nephew says
ABC News Australiaby Jordanna Schriever and Rachael Merritt3d ago
In short: The nephew of one of the victims of the Snowtown murders says seeing serial killer James Vlassakis out in public gave him "flashbacks".
Live: AI company quivers worry Wall Street and ASX
ABC News Australiaby Daniel Ziffer3d ago
live Markets live updates: AI company quivers worry Wall Street and ASX Concerns about two AI companies yet to list, Open AI in the US and Firmus in Australia, are worrying markets.
'Consumers should feel ripped off': How coffee brands have changed
ABC News Australiaby Brandon Long3d ago
In short: Major supermarket coffee brands have changed their marketing in response to bean prices surging to almost 50-year highs.
Live: Minister moves to smooth over government response to ATO payment change
ABC News Australiaby Joshua Boscaini3d ago
live Federal politics live: Labor minister moves to smooth over government response to ATO payment change Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy has tried to smooth over the federal government's...
'Cheaper to buy everyone new TVs' as regions lose terrestrial channels
ABC News Australiaby Josh Brine and Aiden McNamara3d ago
In short: Regional audiences in parts of SA and NSW have mixed reactions to hearing that they will lose Network 10 channels.