She's a thorn in the side of Russia's strongman President. Maria Pevchikh claims her latest expose confirms Vladimir Putin is secretly 'the richest person in the world'. ab.co/3alTdfj (via )
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"Without any doubt, I have to say that was the best series of my life."
Former Indian cricket captain Sachin Tendulkar reflects on playing against Steve Waugh and the Australian cricket team.
#WaughABC #TrailblazersABC #SachinTendulkar #cricket
A determined mother possum has saved its baby from the grasps of a hungry carpet python in a Queensland backyard ab.co/2FFLHJY |
Kate was forced to breastfeed while standing on the train because no-one offered her a seat ab.co/2Nj7qz7 |
Congratulations 👏 to Young Australian of the Year, Danzal Baker a.k.a Baker Boy 👏
Adam Goodes shares the personal experiences that shaped his very public stand against racism in the final years of his career #AnhsBrushWithFame ab.co/2NWu4dl |
A rare black kookaburra spotted in Western Australia is believed to be first sighting in state for decades. ab.co/2kUZmVm | @abcsouthwestwa
Four elite private schools spent more on new facilities than the poorest 1,800 schools combined. This is Australia's great education divide. ab.co/2KsWCfv (via )
Scott Morrison was late to his first public appearance in Lismore. Very late. In a way it was reflective of how people in northern New South Wales feel about the official response to the flooding crisis ab.co/3t1JMeB (via )
When it comes to koalas, Barbara Barrett is a hero. She has worked with the Koala Hospital for 20 years and is currently based in Port Macquarie, NSW, looking after koalas impacted by the recent bushfires.
Let's give thanks not just for the AEC, but also for a few other features of our system, not least compulsory voting, writes Michelle Grattan. ab.co/3l2kJ4D (via )
Back Roads is back with an all-new series starting MONDAY!
Join Heather Ewart and friends as they discover the amazing people living life just off the back roads of Australia.
Stream #BackRoads on and iview Mondays, 8pm.
This will give you goosebumps 😮
To help celebrate 90 years in the business, we brought together hundreds of performers to create this majestic rendition of I Am Australian.
Catch this performance in all its glory on your TV, tonight at 8pm: ab.co/ABC90
#ABC90
PM's department tries to work out why males get top jobs, accidently finds women outperform men ab.co/2tYh1Rb |
Michael McCormack says those trying to link climate change and bushfires are "woke greenies" — but mayors from fire-ravaged areas of NSW say there is no doubt in their minds that blazes are a result of climate change ab.co/371Zo4O (via )
The Victorian government's decision to walk away from hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to cost blowouts has been labelled an embarrassment. The question is, how did it get the numbers so wrong? ab.co/3OjyUTV (via )
Congratulations 👏to both Australians' of the Year, Mr Craig Challen SC OAM and Dr Richard Harris SC OAM 👏
#Australianoftheyearawards
There have been 57 formal public inquiries, reviews and royal commissions related to bushfires and fire management since 1939. Do we really need yet another? ab.co/35Yh5QV (via )
Priya Nadaraja, Nades Murugappan and daughters Kopika and Tharnicaa have received permanent visas. (via )
The ABC has received thousands of questions about the new coronavirus and what it means for them. We've sorted through some of the ones you asked the most ab.co/2QcXRSx (via )
Joe O’Brien takes on the wilds of Tasmania to discover what it’s like for the people, and the Devils who live in the shadow of Cradle Mountain.
Watch Back Roads on tonight at 8pm, or stream any time on ABC iview: ab.co/3rnNWvk
#BackRoads
Fact check: Is a person torn to pieces by a crocodile every three months in north Queensland? ab.co/2kbqZMX |
India's stunning triumph over Australia in the women's hockey at the #Olympics was foreshadowed in a #Bollywood movie starring Shah Rukh Khan. (via ) ab.co/2WSM6Xw
The remarkable story of Indigenous AFL legend Adam Goodes. Through the backdrop of Goodes' journey, the feature documentary explores race, identity and belonging in Australia today.
Sunday 23 February 8.30pm on + iview.
#MyAustralianDream | #WalkingTogether2020
Tonight, #BackRoads host Heather Ewart continues her journey on the historic Strzelecki Track destined for Innamincka. Heather discovers what it takes to work and survive in such a remote location where the weather controls most eventualities.
Stream 8pm and ABC iview.
Samuel Johnson opens up about immeasurable loss and personal tragedy #AnhsBrushwithFame finale Tonight, 8pm ab.co/2tKPanV |
Denmark hospital grants dying man final wish of cigarette and wine while watching sunset ab.co/2nzfboI |
ABC News Scholarship: We are delighted to announce the launch of the Caroline Jones Scholarship - a 12-month cadet position for a talented Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person who aspires to be a journalist. More information: ab.co/2paepgC
Scott Morrison can't say he wasn't warned that women were angry. But will the next Liberal leader heed the lessons Morrison ignored, asks Annabel Crabb. ab.co/3wAZwXy (via )
Watch the take on Brazil live from a sold out Penrith Stadium #AUSvBRA #GoMatildas 3pm AEST ab.co/2h2yJiQ |
This heart-warming social experiment looks at what lasting impact an encounter between the young and the old can have on their health and wellbeing ab.co/323aCTa (via )
Jon Faine's 30-year ABC career comes to an end today, as the veteran broadcaster presents his final show on ABC Radio from the Melbourne Town Hall ab.co/318soU1 (via )
#GROWFORGOLD - This is a call-out for all gardeners across the country! 😍 It's time to vote in the TV Week Logies Awards, go to: bit.ly/2X0HDMV
Consulting giant KPMG has been accused by whistleblowers of wasting public money, submitting inflated invoices and billing the Department of Defence for hours never worked. ab.co/44YJ0iS (via )
Although I try to shield myself from the racist abuse I'm frequently subjected to, the fact it is out there poisons the air I breathe. Now I have had enough – so on Monday night I will present Q+A, then walk away, writes Stan Grant ab.co/3Ir1Oyd (via )
Sir David Attenborough has slammed Prime Minister Scott Morrison's support for new coal mines and lack of action on climate change ab.co/2mif54P (via )
Tonight, Back Roads guest presenter Kerry Staight is on a thought-provoking journey to Pinnaroo, SA, a town that is putting the health and happiness of its people above everything else, starting with art classes and adventurous food.
Watch 8pm on and iview.
#BackRoads
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Review: Robert Pattinson shines in bruising heist thriller Good Time, writes Jason Di Rosso ab.co/2i9RYHL |
We’re experiencing an unprecedented bushfire crisis.
Visit abc.net.au/appeals/ to get behind the charities that are supporting our bushfire affected communities.
Settle in with new besties Leigh Sales and Lin-Manuel Miranda on In The Room, talking musical theatre, secrets to success, and the joy of a cameo on Bluey!
Streams tonight from 6pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
#InTheRoom #Hamilton #Hamilfans
A man has survived a house fire which gutted his Brisbane home overnight after his pet parrot sounded the alarm before smoke detectors kicked in. ab.co/2I2iTSu (via )
Inventor Saul Griffith is sparking an energy revolution in Australia, with a goal to create the first all-electric community in which households could save $3,000 a year on their energy bills. ab.co/3kD7s7v (via )
Four Corners has uncovered extensive collaborations between Australia's leading universities and Chinese entities involved in Beijing's surveillance apparatus. ab.co/33q5d9q (via )
Toy echidna launched into space by library in bid to fire children's curiosity ab.co/2qagBXc | @ABCRiverland
Same-sex marriage signed into law by Governor-General, first weddings to happen from January 9 ab.co/2iAVM1o |
Helen McDonald, the wife of the late John Clarke, gifts the couple's property in Rhyll Inlet to a nature conservation group to create a lasting legacy for the much-loved satirist ab.co/31e80TT (via )
Thank you to all the essential workers across our nation 💚💛
Thank you to all of the Australian artists bringing us a night of solidarity through music. #HomeFront
Tonight, the story of figure skating duo Harley Windsor and Katya Alexandrovskaya and their quest for Olympic gold. Admire their meteoric rise to the top and reach for the tissues when it all unravels.
Watch Harley & Katya 8.45pm on ABC TV and iview.
#HarleyAndKatya
Schools are increasingly using therapy dog programs to provide social and emotional support for students ab.co/2ppgxAe |
Containing cats to homes and "cat-free" suburbs could become common across Australia if local councils get their way as they unite with scientists to try stop almost 400 million native animals being killed a year. ab.co/3Ip9OQu (via )
The Doctor is back for more space and time adventures, plus a new companion. Watch it first on ab.co/2pska6Z |
Photographers share their favourite photos taken all across Australia this week ab.co/2t9HZav | @abcopen
Modern prime ministers have typically left parliament soon after defeat. So why doesn't Scott Morrison? ab.co/45WwHE4 (via )
Meet Eddie Woo: The enthusiastic maths teacher you wish you had in school. Tonight 8pm ab.co/2quDRM3 |
King Charles won't be replacing the late Queen on the new $5 note, after the Reserve Bank decides to honour First Nations culture instead ab.co/3YfqK0T (via )
For survivors of child sexual abuse, reading the details of the crimes can provoke a wide range of emotions. We spoke to experts about how to deal with triggering, traumatic news #pellsentencing #pell ab.co/2T1ijUQ
"I wish that we could have more expressions of love and forgiveness rather than condemnation when it came to belief," says Labor senator Penny Wong ab.co/2NFN4kV (via )
Despite becoming immobile and requiring mechanical ventilation to breathe, Justin Yerbury is determined to find a cure for motor neurone disease ab.co/2G6oDcp |
The hourly minimum wage will be lifted to $21.38 from July, a 5.2 per cent increase, after the cost of living increased dramatically ab.co/3Hn9pMu (via )
One Nation voters are turning on the mainstream education system as conservatives across the country express a deep mistrust of what they say is a 'leftist agenda'. ab.co/2XC1qEv (via )
Hosted by Australia's star mathematics teacher, Eddie Woo, follow fifteen teenagers from across Australia, as they take control of the family finances for a month ab.co/2yH3ouc |
When Waryk 'Rooster' Holmes isn't tending to his chooks, the 14-year-old has his sights set on wheelchair racing. This Australia Day he'll be racing in Sydney's 10km with the hope of one day represent Australia in the Paralympics.
What does Australia mean to you? #AusDay2020
Actor, winemaker, 'duck dad' and occasional ukulele player, this is how Sam Neill is keeping spirits high in times of COVID-19 isolation. ab.co/35cS7P8 (via )
Adelaide calls for help from state government over 'near plague proportions' of Corellas ab.co/2ItiJ1p |
Some NDIS participants say they are being charged double or even triple the price of services compared to those not on the scheme, for the exact same treatment or product
Who will you pause for?
John will pause for his father and uncles, who as proud Gunditjmara men of south west Victoria, fought in WWI and then again in WWII.
#Armistice100
This pandemic could be the making of Nick Kyrgios — shifting from tennis brat to the one person in the game who is making sense right now, writes Michael Rowland ab.co/2Dk5CCR (via )
This year ABC is once again going #MentalAs. Join us from Oct 4-11 for a week of programming. For more info visit
Australia is about to make its largest deposit into the global seed vault in Norway, as part of the 10th anniversary of the facility dubbed the "Doomsday Vault" ab.co/2EGZ8tq |
New analysis has found that New Zealand has handled the coronavirus pandemic more effectively than any other country in the world. ab.co/2M7SViU (via )
In 2018, Canada's British Columbia introduced a tax against vacant homes. Three years later, more than 20,000 rentals were back on the market ab.co/3OmHkKo (via )
Join astronomer Fred Watson for a spectacular guided tour of 15 things you shouldn't miss in our May night sky #StargazingABC ab.co/2KGaFvq |
