ABC - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Two dead after magnitude-7.5 quake strikes near Christchurch

ABC News

A powerful earthquake and hundreds of strong aftershocks rocked New Zealand overnight.

Trump picks Priebus as chief of staff

Donald Trump and Reince Priebus (Reuters: Mike Segar)

US Election 2016

Donald Trump has chosen Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus as chief of staff.

Live: Australia v South Africa, Second Test, Day Three

ABC Sport

South Africa is batting confidently in Hobart, taking the lead over Australia past 150.

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Fox faceplants in snow (Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2016: Angela Bohlke)

ABC News

Most wildlife photography awards celebrate the beauty of nature. These are 'mainly about wildlife doing funny things'.

Why does Canberra have so few pubs?

Canberra publican Ben Johnston (ABC News - Sonya Gee)

Curious Canberra

Canberra is home to Australia's only historic territory-wide prohibition between 1911 and 1928.

Retirees face 'nightmare' of homelessness

ABC News

A group of NSW retirees has taken the fight for their homes all the way to the Supreme Court.

Trump's plan could cost world economies

Japanese markets monitor fall as Donald Trump nears victory (Reuters: Toru Hanai)

Analysis

President-elect Trump's economic plan could spark a global recession where everyone comes out a loser, writes Ian Verrender.

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Remembering Chang and Eng, the original Siamese twins

Mon 14 Nov 2016, 12:37 pm AEDT

When they were born, their village saw them as a bad omen, but the original Siamese twins refused to be treated as second-class citizens.

Bird behaviour may deliver verdict on bush regeneration work

Mon 14 Nov 2016, 12:37 pm AEDT

Bush regeneration can end up like a movie set: the façade of a habitat, but with none of the plumbing or wiring that makes a house a home. But birds have an opinion and their behaviour can tell you what that is.

Leveson family in it for 'the long haul' as search for son's body resumes

Faye and Mark Leveson have been at the crime scene in the national park every day.

Mon 14 Nov 2016, 12:17 pm AEDT

The search for the body of missing man Matthew Leveson resumes for a fifth day in the Royal National Park south of Sydney.

NSW Nationals leader considers position after by-election shock

Mon 14 Nov 2016, 12:10 pm AEDT

Embattled New South Wales Nationals leader Troy Grant is yet to reveal whether he will fight to remain at the helm of the party in the wake of the shock result in the Orange by-election.