Shark attack survivor thanks 'legends' who saved him
ABC News Australiaby Brianna Melville and Chris Lewis2d ago
In short: After a shark bit off his leg Mel Ismail wants to highlight the locals and trained responders who saved his life.
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top 93%Veterans of Afghan, Iraq wars call for PM to release official histories
ABC News Australiaby James Vyver2d ago
In short: Australia's official histories of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars have been written for several years but have not been cleared for publication by government.
Election season at universities across Australia sees slogans, stunts
ABC News Australiaby Monte Bovill2d ago
For one week every year, the main concourse at the Australian National University (ANU) is known as "the gauntlet" as students navigate their way past their peers who are vying for votes.
Mental health WorkCover claims in Qld double in five years
ABC News Australiaby Laura Lavelle2d ago
In short: The number of mental health-related claims to Queensland's workers' compensation insurer has more than doubled since 2021.
Sam Wood's fall from fitness influencer to alleged DV offender
ABC News Australiaby Josh Dye2d ago
As Sam Wood sat in his cell on Thursday afternoon, he leaned forward. Days earlier, the 46-year-old television personality was charged with assaulting and strangling his wife on a family holiday in...
Man fined $10k for illegal dump that left $3m clean-up bill
ABC News Australiaby Elise Kinsella2d ago
In short: A Melbourne man has been fined $10,000 for illegally dumping 11,000 tonnes of waste on land he was renting from the local council.
'Parasitic twinning' could explain calf born with two extra legs
ABC News Australiaby Kemii Maguire and Brandon Long2d ago
In short: Experts say "parasitic twinning" or genetic mutations could explain why a calf grew extra limbs in utero.
Shop owners ramp up security due to rise in Pokémon card thefts
ABC News Australiaby Sharne Wakefield2d ago
In short: Game and collectibles shop owners are bolstering their security because of a rise in Pokémon card thefts.
Father's trust in childcare shattered by child's shocking injury
ABC News Australiaby Max Tillman and Genevieve Blandin de Chalain2d ago
In short: A Tamworth father's trust has been shattered after his five-year-old child suffered a broken femur while in care.
Australia's Test start no disaster, but order issues hint at troubles ahead
ABC News Australiaby Russell Jackson2d ago
It was Steve Waugh — Mr Mental Disintegration himself — who once said the most emotionally taxing aspect of his time as the most important man in Australian cricket was not the burden of captaincy...
Shincheonji's tax breaks continue amid abuse allegations
ABC News Australiaby Coco Veldkamp2d ago
In short: Eight months ago, the charities watchdog announced it was investigating Christian fringe group Shincheonji amid allegations that members were being subjected to manipulative tactics.
I found an AI slop book written about me
ABC News Australiaby Cam Wilson2d ago
A few months back, I was doomscrolling before bed when I received a WhatsApp message from a friend with a link to Amazon.
Quick hits: Maddinson makes historic 33-ball duck as Aussie batters flounder
ABC News Australiaby Henry Hanson2d ago
Nic Maddinson's unlikely Test return has ended with a historic duck as Australia's battered floundered despite a South African DRS debacle.
Wallabies join former boss Rennie in mutual admiration society
ABC News Australiaby Luke Pentony2d ago
In short: The Wallabies are facing Dave Rennie for the first time since he took over as All Blacks coach. Rennie coached the Wallabies for three seasons before his contract was terminated in 2023.
The number of US executions had dwindled. Last year, that all changed
ABC News Australiaby Brianna Morris-Grant2d ago
Death row inmate Christa Pike was still fighting for life in a Tennessee hospital when the US federal government announced its plans.
She's finally beaten Ledecky, now Pallister wants Olympic gold
ABC News Australiaby Elizabeth Wright2d ago
Swimming superstar Lani Pallister wasn't meant to be a distance swimmer. At the beginning of her career, she was focused on the butterfly events.
America's frat houses face calls to close as rape case anger swells
ABC News Australiaby Phoebe Hosier and Lia Walsh2d ago
On a cool night on a suburban street in upstate New York, a red light glows from inside a towering spire atop a monstrous house.
Two men met on a Port Adelaide ship — a Nobel and Apocalypse Now ensued
ABC News Australiaby Daniel Keane2d ago
The oceans of the world do not allow us to retrace our steps, for the simple reason that the nature of waves is not conducive to the creation of footprints.
Family turns bare island into reef oasis after guano mining destroys it
ABC News Australiaby Grace Whiteside, Johanna Marie, and Rachel Kelly2d ago
For thousands of years the tiny island at the southernmost tip of the Great Barrier Reef was alive with cacophonous birdsong.
Judith Lucy's cancer journey will reveal resilience she didn't know she had
ABC News Australiaby Annie White2d ago
Welcome, Judith Lucy, to the After Cancer Diagnosis Club. It's a club no-one wants to join. There are a host of peculiar requirements.