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Bushfire warning
An Emergency Warning is in place for Bullsbrook in the City of Swan, WA. Keep up to date with ABC Emergency
Lucrative defence contracts snapped up to plug aircraft shortage
Companies like Boeing, Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin will purchase new military helicopters to bolster service-ready aircraft stocks in the wake of the Taipan fleet grounding.
New mental health school program already having impact
The new NT program hopes to normalise talking about mental health and equip schools with healthy coping mechanisms.
Analysis
analysis:New and used car prices are still soaring and show no sign of dropping. Here's why
The cost of new and second hand vehicles has sky-rocketed, adding to cost-of-living pressures already being experienced by most Australians. This is the reason, writes Vinh Thai.
Plea for Australian burns expertise to help Ukrainian resistance
The number of Ukrainians dying from burn injuries is surging, according to doctors from the war-ravaged nation pleading with the Australian government to send extra medical support to eastern Europe.
Analysis
analysis:Michelle Heyman's Matildas recall highlights Australian football's striker problem
The 35-year-old Canberra United forward has been recalled six years after her last appearance for the Matildas. What does that say about the next generation of Australian strikers?
Calls for more funding to repair South Australia's jetties
Several local governments argue they don't have the money to safeguard the future of the historic jetties, which they say are vital for regional economies.
Passport Office mismanaged 'pent up demand' for travel documents, audit finds
The Passport Office will overhaul its passport application processes after an audit finds it knew there would be a surge in demand for passports after the pandemic, and should have planned for it.
'We cast five incredible women': Eric Bana on the powerful actors who make The Dry 2 great
Eric Bana stars as detective Aaron Falk in the second movie in The Dry series, adapted from Jane Harper's distinctly Australian murder mystery series.
Deadly riots, China's expanding ties to the Pacific and a no confidence vote loom large ahead of historic speech
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has arrived in Canberra ahead of a historic address at Parliament House, but a political storm is continuing to brew at home in Port Moresby.
Coles makes its defence on supermarket prices to Senate inquiry
Coles points to rising wages and energy costs as well as increased prices from its suppliers as some of the reasons for painful increases to supermarket prices, as it offers its defence to a federal inquiry into the issue.
When will the Reserve Bank start cutting interest rates?
The Reserve Bank board says "a further increase in interest rates cannot be ruled out", but economists and financial traders still believe the next move in rates will be down.
Price gouging report finds big businesses are exploiting Australians
The former chair of the ACCC takes aim at electricity providers, banks, airlines, supermarkets, and other big businesses in his new report on price gouging and unfair pricing practices.
Former Mandalorian star Gina Carano sues Disney with financial backing from Elon Musk
Carano was fired from the Star Wars spin-off series in 2021 for comments she made on social media that compared the Holocaust to US politics.
British band Take That return to Australia for the first time since 2017
Take That's Gary Barlow chats with ABC News Breakfast ahead of the band's Australian tour.
Sick of doomscrolling and being 'constantly on call', these Australians switched to a 'dumbphone'
With mobile phone use on the rise, some people are turning to simpler devices to help them cut down on their screen time.
Independents Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock on IR bill
Independent Senators Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock are negotiating changes to the industrial relations bill.
Who gets to stay above the flood line in Brisbane? This question consumes Phoebe Paradise
Brisbane artist Phoebe Paradise turns the tension between Queenslander houses and their environment into works of gothic, sci-fi art.
'It was a light bulb moment': Hear the stories young people told us about their changing climate
Natural disasters have punctuated most years of their high school life, but this year's Heywire winners only have tales of resilience to share.
Review criticises governments on 'stagnant' Closing the Gap strategies
The Productivity Commission says governments have only 'relabelled' business as usual and are failing to make meaningful progress.
Smith praises Aussie quick after sweeping Windies in ODI series
Steve Smith says fast bowler Xavier Bartlett has a "bright future" after making an impressive start to his ODI career against West Indies.
Jane Hume defends opposition folding on stage-3 tax cuts
Shadow treasurer Jane Hume defends the opposition folding on Stage-3 tax cuts.
ASX snaps two-day losing streak, NAB appoints new CEO
The Australian share market rebounds from two straight sessions of losses led by heavyweight miners, while the Woodside-Santos merger collapses, and NAB promotes British-Canadian executive Andrew Irvine as its next CEO.
Tax cuts, integrity and 'far too much noise' dominate Question Time on second sitting day — as it happened
The speaker continues to ask members of parliament to "stop making so much noise" as stage 3 tax cuts dominate the discussion.
Analysis
analysis:As Silver Ferns results slip, should Netball New Zealand reconsider its Super Netball ban?
After New Zealand's struggles at another international netball tournament, former Silver Ferns star and new Giants recruit Sam Winders gives her thoughts on the team's strict fitness standards and ineligibility relating to the Super Netball league.
Livestock stranded on MV Bahijah denied re-export to Israel
The exporter plans to move the animals onto land for 10 days rest before attempting to ship them off to the Middle East again.