Australian Top Stories
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:04:37 +0000Australia records highest number of Indigenous deaths in custody since 1979
Australia recorded the largest number of Indigenous deaths in custody in the last financial year since 1979. Experts say over-incarceration remains a national crisis and prisons are neglecting the physical and mental health of vulnerable peo...
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:18:22 +0000Age verification errors, beauty tricks see under-16s still having social media access
It's day one of the social media ban, but dozens of parents have told the ABC their children have already been able to get around the restrictions.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:13:47 +0000Collapsed luxury caravan manufacturer's staggering debt revealed
Zone RV plunged into administration last week, leaving customers, suppliers, employees and taxpayers in a $40 million hole.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:26:34 +0000US State Department to revert to Times New Roman font over 'wasteful' Calibri
In a leaked internal cable, Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls the department's decision to adopt Calibri in 2023 a "wasteful" diversity move.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:45:54 +0000Breaking: At least 19 killed in building collapse in Morocco's Fes city
The two adjacent four-storey buildings that collapsed overnight were home to eight families, the country's state news agency says.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 02:56:31 +0000Melbourne influencer died from haemorrhage after freebirth, court hears
A coroner's court has heard Melbourne nutrition influencer Stacey Warnecke died from a postpartum haemorrhage following a freebirth in September.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:33:05 +0000Retailer Bed Bath N' Table wins High Court case against competitor
The stoush began in 2021 when the company House began opening new stores selling soft furnishings under the name House, Bed & Bath.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:24:55 +0000Ban on sale of northern NSW green prawns a 'death knell' for industry
White spot disease in prawns has led the NSW government to issue a new, five-year control order which will ban the sale of green prawns caught in affected waters.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:12:55 +0000Luigi Mangione's alleged notes to self: 'Pluck eyebrows, keep momentum'
A to-do list and travel plans shed light on the steps the 27-year-old may have taken — or planned to take — to avoid capture after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killing last year.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:50:27 +0000Defence issues brief on Chinese flotilla but 'final destination' unknown
Australian Defence officials have been briefing Pacific nations about the formidable capabilities and weaponry of a Chinese naval flotilla in the region, which the ADF is continuing to monitor closely.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:49:48 +0000Calls for government action after toddler's death inside unsafe septic tank
Aboriginal housing advocates are calling for urgent improvements to the way remote public housing is maintained in the Northern Territory, after the coroner found the death of a toddler who fell into a backyard septic tank could have been pr...
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:41:37 +0000Climate crisis threatens disabled Australians' access to nature
From bushfires and decreasing air quality to flooding and erosion, climate change is threatening our relationship with nature, and people with disability are being disproportionately impacted.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:28:45 +0000Woman found dead in police car park 'believed she was being stalked'
According to her father, Kirsten Moriarty had lodged a stalking report prior to her body being found in a car outside a NSW police station.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:04:30 +0000Dancing gorilla wins funniest wildlife photo of the year
The winning images pair talented nature photography with humour that often relies on capturing a moment at just the right time.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 03:23:10 +0000Stieglitz residents stay to defend homes from bushfire
As a bushfire rages on Tasmania's east coast, bayside resident Paul Worsteling shelters in his car, charging his phone while saltwater rains down on the roof.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:20:25 +0000Wells says 'gut reaction' to travel claims fair but she has 'upheld' rules
Communications and Sports Minister Anika Wells accepts her taxpayer-funded travel claims have prompted a "gut reaction" in people.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:53:14 +0000What's really in your jar of supermarket honey?
Australian beekeepers are funding their own investigation into the authenticity of imported honey, with tests showing other products are being added.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 03:33:30 +0000'Like nothing I'd ever seen': Why Australia still uses official war artists
Australia has been sending artists to the frontline since World War I, with more than 50 local artists taking part since then. But what's it actually like to head into war armed with a paintbrush?
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:41:24 +0000Remains found during investigation into toddler's disappearance
Detectives have discovered what appear to be human remains while investigating the disappearance of a Melbourne toddler 11 years ago.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 03:20:43 +000010th teen charged over attack on 15yo schoolboy
A 10th teenager is charged over an alleged premeditated gang attack at Ellenbrook Secondary College on Monday that left a student with stab wounds.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:34:35 +0000Gold Coast man jailed for nine years over one-punch attack
Alexandar Rasic pleaded guilty to unlawful striking causing the death of Michael Hayes on the Gold Coast in June, 2023.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:55:27 +0000Melbourne teenager accused of killing Dau Akueng denied bail
A teen charged with the stabbing murder of a 15-year-old boy in Melbourne's west will remain in youth custody.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:43:52 +0000Children as young as 10 to be fitted with ankle monitors under proposed laws
The legislation removes the requirement for either the child, or their parent or guardian, to consent to wearing the device.
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:42:23 +0000Hundreds of men march against domestic violence in solidarity with women
Up to 300 men — and a similar number of women — have taken part in the annual Ingkintja Men's March Against Domestic Violence under the slogan End the silence! Stop the violence! in Alice Springs, coinciding with the International Human ...
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 01:47:55 +0000What we know about the smuggling balloons disrupting air traffic in Lithuania
The balloons have been causing disruptions with air traffic since October. Here's what we know.