Comanche crosses the finish line first, taking out line honours in the 80th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, after a speedy race up the River Derwent. Follow live.

Sydneysiders can expect to see more police officers carrying long-armed guns in the weeks ahead, with the premier not ruling out sending troops to protect the Jewish community. 

A 20-year-old man is granted bail after allegedly assaulting Tim Picton, a prominent Labor Party identity — an attack police prosecutors say may leave him permanently disabled, if he survives. 

The Coral Adventurer has run aground off the coast of Papua New Guinea with more than 120 people aboard, two months after the death of a passenger allegedly left behind on a Great Barrier Reef island.

Police say they responded to reports of a domestic assault at a home in South Australia's south-east on Saturday.

In the weeks before Christmas, four boys under 16 left home to play a game of soccer. Their forced disappearance at the hands of Ecuador's military has been labelled a national "turning point". 

From the rise of misinformation and AI to escalating political tensions, vast economic disparity, and the erosion of social bonds, the vibe shift is now understood as a deep, unsettling change in our collective reality.

Most shopping receipts in Taiwan are also tickets for a lottery run every second month by the government to increase tax compliance, and there are some big prizes up for grabs.

Musician Chuck Redd cancelled his Christmas Eve show days after the White House announced the venue would be renamed the Trump Kennedy Center. 

Northern Territory Police say the death in custody of an Indigenous woman in Tennant Creek on Saturday was the result of a "medical episode", while admitting there was no nurse on duty at the time.

MCC boss Stuart Fox staunchly defends chief curator Matt Page after a wild Boxing Day Test finishes within two days.

A rising number of Australians are using steroids. But one expert says a lack of knowledge and widespread stigma make it tough to get clinical support. 

A man has been charged for allegedly displaying what police have called "hate symbol" tattoos at a beach in Newcastle.

Despite wanting to learn how to swim, many from culturally and linguistically diverse communities — particularly adults — face three key barriers to participating.

A woman has died and a man has been taken to hospital following a glider crash at a private airfield in Tasmania.

Other people with lived experience of blindness gave ABC reporter Nas Campanella the confidence to navigate life. Her mentee, Lily, is enjoying similar benefits.

At least 1,500 flights were cancelled across the country as some areas received up to 25 centimetres of snow. 

With US President Donald Trump hinting at plans for further strikes on IS militants in Nigeria, here's a rundown on what you need to know about the conflict. 

Emergency services were called to a Quakers Hill home just before 5am after reports of a disturbance to discover a woman dead and a man fatally wounded. 

AI is becoming a regular presence at homework time in many Chinese households. Experts say where families draw the line matters more than the technology itself.

When Sonya sees a black-and-tan dingo, she feels a connection to family and Country, but many landholders see them as livestock-killing pests. Can graziers and dingoes co-exist?

A wild seal dubbed "Grumpy" causes some commotion at an annual boat race on the Mornington Peninsula, outside Melbourne. 

Rockingham in Perth's south is fast becoming a crucial part of the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal, with promises of a big boost in jobs and infrastructure — but it's also leaving residents afraid for their lives and lifestyle.

The integrity agency tasked with keeping the local government sector in check is under fire after an ABC investigation raised questions over whether it was properly empowered to carry out its core functions.

The Labuan Bajo port authority attributes the sinking to high waves of up to three metres, but rescuers say they are "determined" to find survivors.