A new report from the Grattan Institute says a bipartisan policy on #climatechange policy is within reach. Do you agree?
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A new report from the Grattan Institute says a bipartisan policy on #climatechange policy is within reach. Do you agree?
There are only a few of the original Rats of Tobruk still alive, but many of those gathered in Canberra to mark 75 years since the famous World War II siege. Australians proved their mettle as a fearsome fighting force during the eight-month-long battle against the Germans in 1941.
Many decades on, some veterans vividly remember details of the combat.
#BREAKING: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has been felt across a number of major cities in South West Asia, with reports some residents have fled their homes in Kabul, Lahore and Delhi.
Queensland's film industry is having a golden run with five international movies being shot and more in the pipeline.
Politicians and creative types believe there's enough momentum to turn the sunshine state into a Hollywood-style hub. #Quollywood?
About 100 people have protested outside Brisbane's Uncle Ho restaurant, which was closed on Sunday due to "death threats" for naming the eatery after Vietnamese communist leader Ho Chi Minh.
The city's Vietnamese community said the name and advertising was ignorant and insulting and they would continue to organise protests until the name was changed.
The new terminal was met with much fanfare when it was unveiled late last year, but the project has been marred by cost overruns and delays.
Are poker machines designed to create addiction and deceive users?
A landmark court case aiming to have poker machines deemed in breach of consumer law could be just weeks away.
Truckers for big fleets are covered under an award rate system, but the Transport Workers' Union says contractors need the new rate to compete and stay safe on the roads.
But owner-drivers argue the obligation to charge clients more would force thousands out of business.
In a letter to the NSW Police Commissioner, Ms Leong's detailed some of the abuse directed at her:
"A person we suspect to be a police officer going by the pseudonym 'Jack Zane' commented 'Wow Jenny. It was clearly a mistake when your father spotted your mother across a crowded [swamp] and dragged her back to his hut to make you'".
The letter stated the person behind the Jack Zane account then changed the profile picture to one of Ms Leong before posting further offensive material including: "Her daddy was a swamp monkey."
Free Range Kids v Cotton Wool Kids
Some experts report seeing low levels of resilience among kids and they put it down to parents coddling their children, and not allowing them to develop through experience.
Do you think kids these days are over protected?
Sexual assault victims and their supporters gathered in Perth today, to rally for tougher legislation for dangerous sex offenders in Western Australia.
Among them was survivor Angela Johnston, who will run for a senate position with the newly registered ‘Derryn Hinch Justice Party" in the upcoming federal election.
One of Jakarta's oldest and poorest areas is about to be demolished as part of a program to clear flood-prone land and make it more attractive to tourists.
The area is home to some of the city's poorest who are furious their shanty-town is being razed to beautify the area.
Ken Done’s art is as polarising as it is colourful and it’s been a long, tough battle to be accepted by the critics.
He’s staved off financial setbacks, survived prostate cancer and now, at 75, is busier than ever with his paintbrush.
One Plus One with Jane Hutcheon ABC Presenter and Journalist Friday 10am AEST @ABCTV & Saturday 5:30pm AEST @ABCNews24.
Twenty-five years after the release of the findings into the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, advocates have said it is time to turn attention to such incidents, known as "near misses".
What would you do if you found yourself stranded in the outback?
Having learnt from various traditional cultures, Bob Cooper takes keen explorers to the bush to learn what it takes to survive.
Australia Wide 11:30am AEST | abc.net.au/news/programs/australia-wide
Pat a puppy with your piccolo? How about a hedgehog with a haloumi salad? A new breed of cafe is popping up all over the world.
Lebanese authorities say they have uncorroborated evidence Nine paid for the operation, which saw the children of Australian mother Sally Faulkner snatched off a Beirut street.