Sam Stubbs's parents were asked about his quality of life while treating him for a lung infection. They realised it was because he was born with Down syndrome. 

The experimental estimates are based on "nicotine metabolite concentrations" detected in wastewater samples, combined with data showing a collapse in spending on legal cigarettes and vapes.

The Sydney Morning Herald has taken down an opinion piece defending the use of artificial intelligence at universities, after it emerged its author used AI to write it.

ABC NEWS Verify can reveal that Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell has been uploading antisemitic and homophobic diatribes to Instagram from a property on the outskirts of Melbourne.

The monthly sales record comes as nearly half of all new vehicles sold last month were either an EV, hybrid, or plug-in hybrid. 

Work continues to run around the clock to respond to residents caught out by South Australia’s stormy start to winter.

A convicted murderer who claims his human rights have been breached because he can't eat Vegemite behind bars has been told not to expect special treatment.

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The quake struck about 35km northeast of Luganville in Vanuatu.

A car was also driven at partygoers and a number of vicious assaults reported.

70-100 people could be seen gathered in groups near the scene in Mt Albert.

Police said the accident near Ōtara has blocked multiple lanes.

Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.

The discovery of folders of negatives from nearly 50 years ago provided a photographic time machine.

Work continues to run around the clock to respond to residents caught out by South Australia’s stormy start to winter.

A convicted murderer who claims his human rights have been breached because he can't eat Vegemite behind bars has been told not to expect special treatment.

A man has been hit with an AVO to protect Norwegian Princess Ingrid Alexandra after claiming he wanted “friendship”.

A rental car has crashed into the water of a Hyde Park fountain in central Sydney.

Signs are showing that the US and Iran ceasefire is rapidly deteriorating after the US knocked out an oil tanker attempting to breach their blockade.

US allies in the Gulf – Kuwait and Bahrain – have come under Iranian missile attacks while the US military has hit targets at Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz.

Bodycam footage released by UK police shows 18-year-old Henry Nowak telling police "I can't breathe" as they arrested him, with the university student later dying after being stabbed.

Mole people? Mario brothers? Ninja turtles? Bizarre sightings of people entering and leaving the city’s vast sewer system has left residents wondering what’s going on and sparked a police probe.

The US president has so far enjoyed plenty of support from a congress controlled by Republicans, but their patience is starting to wear thin ahead of tight midterm elections.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.