Activists who fought off coal seam gas exploration on the New South Wales north coast share their successful formula with communities across the globe facing their own environmental battles.
Respected ABC journalist Mark Colvin's organ donation story is the inspiration for a new play about him, the kidney and its donor — prominent businesswoman Mary-Ellen Field.
The mystery of a fireball crossing the Tasmanian skyline is solved, but not before Facebook users had declared alien life had finally made it to Tasmania.
Ticketmaster declines to comment on claims it is profiting from scalping on its affiliated website, Ticketmaster Resale, after thousands of Midnight Oil fans are left without passes to the band's Melbourne concert.
A group of youths from diverse backgrounds are finding their voice and tackling social injustices, discrimination and the politics of division through poetry in Adelaide.
As you are probably now aware, Oscars presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway called out the wrong winner for the best picture award yesterday at the Academy Awards. But who are they?
One of Sydney's most prominent examples of brutalist architecture, the almost deserted Sirius building at The Rocks, is opened to the public for the first time in almost 40 years.
An Australian producer whose image was mistakenly used in the In Memoriam segment at the Oscars says she is "alive and well", and was "devastated" by the use of her image in place of her collaborator.
Thousands of Midnight Oil fans are left disappointed as tickets for a Melbourne concert appear for resale, minutes after they are released, at many times the original price.
The most coveted award of the Oscars descends into chaos, with an unprecedented blunder seeing La La Land mistakenly named the Best Picture winner, instead of Moonlight.
Jimmy Kimmel singles out some of Hollywood's elite while hosting the 88th annual Academy Awards. We take a look at some of the highlights from his Oscars debut.
The Iranian winner of best foreign language film condemns Donald Trump's "inhumane" US travel ban, after boycotting the awards "out of respect for the people of my country".
Nearly 200 storm chasers pay tribute to late actor Bill Paxton by spelling out his initials using GPS coordinates on a map depicting the heart of Tornado Alley.
Moonlight wins Best Picture, while Emma Stone and Casey Affleck take home Best Actress and Best Actor respectively at the 89th Academy Awards in Hollywood. Look back over the blog to see how the Oscars unfolded.
Superhero blockbuster Batman v Superman and documentary Hillary's America are bestowed with a tying four "honours" at Hollywood's hall of shame — the annual Razzies anti-awards show.
What if Julia Roberts didn't get the part in Pretty Woman? Or if Robert Downey Jr wasn't cast to play Tony Stark? Test your knowledge of some of the iconic film roles that nearly went to other actors.