Golf ball-sized hail thwarts farmers anticipating bumper harvestA hailstorm sweeps through Victoria's Mallee, smashing thousands of hectares of crops on the brink of a bumper harvest.ABC Australia·6 hr agoAustralia
Once-green SA landscape now 'barren' in efforts to stop pestAn invasive sap-sucking insect that kills pines has led to the removal of more than 5,000 trees across Adelaide's north-east, with…ABC Australia·6 hr agoAustralia
The ‘aggressive’ cancer battle behind son of a Bronco’s mission to be Wallabies’ futureA future Wallabies hopeful has endured more than most by his age. Those setbacks have steeled him to challenge one of Australian rugby’s…The Sydney Morning Herald·6 hr agoAustralia
How closely police officers stuck to the script at a random traffic stopOfficers at a Queensland RBT site were asked to stick to a script that would improve people’s relationship with police. This is how it went.The Sydney Morning Herald·6 hr agoAustralia
Six Books Compete for Prestigious $95,000 Booker PrizeThe shortlist for one of the world's most prestigious literary awards has been announced, with the winner to be revealed next week. Critics…ABC Australia·+1 source·1 hr agoAustralia
What campers need to know about Tasmania's new booking systemA new online booking for campsites across Tasmania was rolled out this week, intending to deter "ghost campers".ABC Australia·7 hr agoAustralia
Treaty, tribunal and Māori rights all on the ballot in NZ electionAs the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand head to the polls, what will it mean for the nation's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, and…ABC Australia·7 hr agoAustralia
How looking inside a cancer's DNA can add years to someone's lifeAnother 25,000 cancer patients will be able to access cutting-edge technology that opens the door to more targeted treatment.ABC Australia·7 hr agoAustralia
Victorian election: high costs and unkept promises could flip Melbourne’s Labor heartland to One NationAt the 2022 Victorian state election, sitting Labor MP Natalie Suleyman saw her primary vote fall by 18.4%. Her seat of St Albans was…The Guardian·5 hr agoAustralia
Nearly $2m compo paid to company over scrapped Macquarie Point power planThe Tasmanian government has paid about $2 million to not build a thermal power plant at Macquarie Point, the site of the planned Hobart…ABC Australia·7 hr agoAustralia
Michael Parkinson wasn’t as confident as he looked, documentary revealsThe famous chat show host’s journey from an English mining town to Australian screens and back is detailed in a documentary now screening…ABC Australia·7 hr agoAustralia
Friday news quiz: Midterms malaise, Melbourne Cup also-rans and boy vs birdThis week we have rueful Republicans, an artillery shell's identity crisis and a young boy's feathered foe.ABC Australia·7 hr agoAustralia
US Stock Markets React Sharply to Midterm Election Results; Oil Prices FallUS stocks experienced significant movement following the midterm elections where President Trump's party lost sole control of Washington.…Evening Standard·+3 sources·7 hr agoUSA
Melbourne milk bar owner and son face being deported to ChinaMacleod Milk Bar owner Cindy Ding and her 17-year-old son Jerry are facing deportation back to China over an "impossible" condition imposed…The Sydney Morning Herald·7 hr agoAustralia
My partner’s colleagues are always off sick. Is it wrong to speak up?It’s no secret that schools, to a great extent, run on the goodwill of staff. But this is taking it too far.The Sydney Morning Herald·7 hr agoAustralia
Patient allegedly sexually assaults nurse at Melbourne forensic hospitalPolice investigate an alleged sexual assault on a nurse by a patient at the high-security Thomas Embling Hospital this week.ABC Australia·7 hr agoAustralia
