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Audrey Courty
Audrey Courty is a digital journalist and producer with the national ABC News Digital team, based in Brisbane. She was previously a multi-platform reporter with ABC Wide Bay, after first joining the ABC as a news cadet.
A true "global citizen", Audrey has lived in many places across the Middle East and Asia. She speaks fluent French and Turkish, and has an elementary grasp of Bahasa Indonesia.
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Why Jennifer Crumbley was held responsible for her teenage son's mass school shooting
The guilty conviction of the Michigan school shooter's mother sets a "contentious" precedent for holding parents accountable for their child's wrongdoings, a US legal expert says.
Federal parliament returns for first sitting day of 2024 — as it happened
Parliament is back for its first sitting week of the year.
A guide to the key players in the Israel-Gaza war and how they're stoking the conflict
The Israel-Gaza war has spilled over in Lebanon, Jordan and the Red Sea, fuelling fears of a wider war in the Middle East. Let's take a look at the key players and how the conflict is escalating.
Deep sea explorers believe they've captured a sonar image that could unravel one of aviation's greatest mysteries
After countless searches for Amelia Earhart's plane, Deep Sea Vision's sonar images may be the latest clue for solving the decades-old mystery.
Ukraine says Russia 'playing with lives' of Ukraine POWs after plane crash. Here's what we know so far
Ukraine has neither confirmed nor denied Russia's accusation that it deliberately shot down a plane carrying 65 prisoners of war. Here's what we know.
US and UK join Australia in hitting Russian man with sanctions over Medibank data breach
The United States and the United Kingdom have joined Australia in sanctioning Russian man Aleksandr Ermakov over what they say is his role in the Medibank Private data breach.
These three charts show the latest COVID-19 numbers from around Australia
As school holidays come to an end and people return to work, Australians are reminded to take precautions against another "substantial" wave of COVID-19.
Australia's Princess Mary becomes Queen of Denmark with royal proclamation of King Frederik X
Denmark's longest reigning monarch, Queen Margrethe II, signs the declaration of her abdication, triggering the ascension of her son Prince Frederik and Australian-born Princess Mary.
Could the genocide case against Israel have an impact on the war in Gaza?
International law experts say South Africa's genocide case against Israel could put political pressure on Israel and its allies, forcing a change of tactics in the Gaza war.
Who was the real Santa Claus? We sort the facts from the fiction
St Nicholas's generosity and gift-giving inspired the Christmas legend of Santa Claus. But instead of climbing down chimneys to deliver presents, the real-life bishop from ancient Greece would secretly leave bags of gold on windowsills and doorsteps.
These six charts show the scale of human loss in the Israel-Gaza war
Thousands more people have reportedly been killed in the Israel-Gaza war in the past month than during the conflict over the past 15 years.
Optus services 'gradually' restored as engineers warn of network vulnerabilities — as it happened
Optus says it "may take a few hours for all services to recover", with the telco yet to identify the root issue behind the huge outage.
Eric Trump says he wasn't aware of dad's fraudulent financial statements, but emails suggest some involvement
Donald Trump had put his two sons in charge of his real estate empire while he served as US president from 2017 to 2021, but they both say they had no involvement with the documents at the centre of the fraud trial.
Kmart slapped with $1.3 million fine for sending marketing emails to customers who opted out
Australian retailer Kmart has paid a $1.3 million fine for having sent more than 200,000 marketing emails to people who had already unsubscribed.
'It was like I was fighting ghosts': What Israeli troops will face inside Hamas's labyrinth of tunnels
Fighting underground could strip the Israeli military of some of its technological advantages and give the Hamas militant group the upper hand. Here's what we know about the complications Israel will face.
Australian murdered by Hamas farewelled as Israel says it aims to end its responsibility for the Gaza Strip — as it happened
Family pay tribute to Galit Carbone, the only Australian to be killed in the October 7 terrorist attack in Israel. Look back on our coverage of the Israel Gaza war.
US president meets with war cabinet in Israel as second repatriation flight touches down in Sydney — as it happened
US President Joe Biden says he is "saddened and outraged" by an explosion at a hospital in the Gaza Strip, as families are reunited at Sydney airport.
Jordan and Egypt unwilling to accept Palestinian refugees as organisations call for urgent access to deliver aid to Gaza — as it happened
Look back on the latest updates as King Abdullah II of Jordan says neither Jordan nor Egypt are willing to accept any Palestinian refugees.
AEC rejects suggestions of interference at remote polls, as Indigenous leaders start 'week of silence' — as it happened
The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council is holding "a week of silence" to mourn the outcome of the referendum, as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags are lowered to half-mast.
Australians vote against a Voice to Parliament with every state returning a No vote — as it happened
A No vote is recorded nationally and in all six states as the Voice to Parliament proposal is defeated in Australia's first referendum this century. Look back on all the results in our blog.
Israel Defense Forces warn over 1 million Gazans to relocate to the south — as it happened
Israel tells civilians living in northern Gaza to head south, warning them the military will operate "significantly" in Gaza City in the coming days.
'Hamas should be crushed': Netanyahu wants sanctions against any nation who meets with terror group — as it happened
Displaced civilians in Gaza say after mosques and schools were hit by Israeli air strikes, they have nowhere to find safety, while Israel recruits advocates for the country online.
Fires in NSW reach emergency level as Victoria, Tasmanian fires downgraded — as it happened
Bushfire emergencies are unfolding in multiple states, with residents of Abernethy in NSW told it is "too late to leave". Fires in Victoria and Tasmania have been downgraded. Look back at our live coverage.
Malcolm Turnbull says Lachlan Murdoch is 'more ideological than his father', King Charles visits fire-damaged Notre-Dame. Catch up with The Loop
This morning's news, as it happened.
Here's how the Australian Constitution would change if the Voice referendum is passed
Australia will vote on whether to make a change to its constitution next month. But what is this document? And what is the proposed change? We break it down for you here, and show you what the constitution would look like if the Voice referendum is passed.