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2023-03-21T06:00:36Z	**Judge rejects call for more lenient sentence for Canberra man who ran down three police officers**
The ACT's Chief Justice rejected suggestions Thomas Matthews should be spared more jail time because of a diagnosed mental health condition. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/thomas-matthews-ram-three-act-police-officers-jail-sentence/102111446)
2023-03-21T06:18:48Z	**Tennis legend Martina Navratilova says she is now free of cancer**
The Czech-American tennis legend says she is cancer-free, nearly four months after announcing she had been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/tennis-great-martina-navratilova-says-she-is-free-of-cancer/102125976)
2023-03-21T06:17:16Z	**After more than five months at sea, the crew of this abandoned livestock carrier can finally go home**
The crew of the Yangtze Fortune has been stranded at sea for more than five months after being abandoned by the ship's owner. But now, they're finally preparing to go hoem. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/yangtze-fortune-crew-repatriated-home-abandoned-ship-old/102125840)
2023-03-21T06:33:11Z	**Satellites and space junk are blurring our cosmic vision, researchers say**
Night skies are getting lighter and that is affecting astronomy research, cultural traditions and the natural world, a study has found. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/satellites-reducing-ability-to-explore-cosmos-study-finds/102123426)
2023-03-21T06:46:06Z	**'Selfish' drunk driver to spend six months in prison over crash that killed wife**
Ferenc Farkas was sentenced to five years in jail, to be suspended after six months, after earlier pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death whilst adversely affected by an intoxicating substance. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/drink-driving-sentence-tingalpa-fatal-crash-ferenc-farkas/102126098)
2023-03-21T07:09:30Z	**Murder charge laid after Modbury man allegedly bashed by attackers on pushbikes**
A second man has been arrested over the alleged bashing murder of a 62-year-old in Adelaide's north-eastern suburbs last week. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/second-person-arrested-over-alleged-modbury-bashing-murder/102126090)
2023-03-21T07:02:35Z	**Cattle farmer launches grassroots campaign to challenge live sheep export ban plan**
Michael Thompson runs cattle in Western Australia, but he has launched a campaign to fight the federal government's phase-out of the country's live sheep export industry. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-03-21/live-sheep-export-end-cattle-producer-fighting-fund/102118924)
2023-03-21T07:19:59Z	**'We're fired up': Labor's bus mishap shrugged off four days from election**
New South Wales Labor's tour bus runs out of juice during a Western Sydney trip, but Chris Minns says it's not a sign of the campaign slowing down ahead of the election on March 25. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/nsw-labor-bus-flat-battery-during-campaign-in-camden/102125908)
2023-03-21T07:27:18Z	**DPI announces six new varroa mite infestations along NSW's east coast, hives to be destroyed**
NSW's Department of Primary Industries believes surveillance is working and it is at the "forefront of where the mites have moved" as six new infestations are detected in multiple regions. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/varroa-mite-detected-new-nsw-east-coast-dpi-hives-destroyed/102125890)
2023-03-21T07:44:13Z	**Woman who worked at Brisbane high school charged with child grooming offences**
A 28-year-old Brisbane high school worker is charged with grooming offences after allegedly having contact with a boy outside of school on a number of occasions. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/qld-woman-charged-child-grooming-offences-indooroopilly-school/102126356)
2023-03-21T07:55:48Z	**Woman who survived high school trauma finds abuser is on staff at her new uni, court is told**
When Katrina Munting started her science degree at university, she found the teacher who had sexually abused her as a high school student working at the same university's science department, a court is told. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/katrina-munting-abuser-marcus-pollard-was-staff-at-utas/102123278)
2023-03-21T08:08:18Z	**Furious farmers accuse controversial Victorian energy project's representatives of 'running into the bushes' to avoid tractor protest**
A protest against a major energy transmission project planned for Central Victoria turned ugly this afternoon when nearly 100 farmers rallied with tractors against the controversial Western Renewables Link (WRL). ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-03-21/ausnet-aemo-tractor-protest-rally/102123716)
2023-03-21T08:05:52Z	**'Like a flat battery': Adelaide boy hears family sing Happy Birthday for the first time after cochlear implant bungle**
Jun Ting Song — who has just turned nine years old — is one of 30 identified children whose cochlear implant was not programmed properly at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/womens-childrens-hospital-cochlear-implant-school-struggles/102125528)
2023-03-21T08:26:47Z	**Fish kill clean-up finally underway, a week after river fills with millions of dead creatures**
The clean-up of millions of stinking, rotting, dead fish is finally underway, almost a week after an unprecedented fish kill affected a far-western New South Wales town. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/nsw-menindee-fish-kill-community-meeting-outcome/102125486)
2023-03-21T08:34:09Z	**'We need more beds': 'Code yellow' declared at Royal Darwin and Palmerston hospitals**
NT Health says staff at the Royal Darwin and Palmerston hospitals are "experiencing significant levels of demand and high occupancy" as the doctors' union pleads for more beds and health staff. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/code-yellow-royal-darwin-hospital-palmerston-hospital-nt-health/102126438)
2023-03-21T09:13:13Z	**Furore over neo-Nazi presence at anti-trans rights rally spills into federal parliament**
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has rebuffed a fiery tirade from Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus in question time over the presence of neo-Nazis at an anti-trans rights rally in Melbourne on Saturday attended by a state Liberal MP. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/victoria-neo-nazi-furore-pesutto-dutton-dreyfus/102125502)
2023-03-21T10:49:22Z	**Sydney lawyer Sevag Chalabian, who was part of Plutus Payroll's tax fraud, is jailed for 12 years**
A Sydney lawyer has been jailed for 12 years for laundering $24 million as part of the Plutus Payroll tax fraud. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/sydney-lawyer-sevag-chalabian-sentenced-to-12-years-jail/102126914)
2023-03-21T11:02:52Z	**Rubbish fills Paris streets as collectors protest against plan to raise retirement age**
Tourists in Paris desert outside dining as rubbish piles high on the streets and the smell lingers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/rubbish-piling-up-in-paris-as-garbage-collectors-strike/102126826)
2023-03-21T13:04:06Z	**London police institutionally racist and sexist, major review finds**
An independent review into London's Metropolitan Police after the murder of Sarah Everard in 2021 has found "women and children do not get the protection and support they deserve". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/london-police-review-finds-racism-misogany/102127200)
2023-03-21T13:48:38Z	**Kaufusi to miss Brisbane with four-game ban for late hit**
Dolphins backrower Felise Kaufusi will miss the NRL club's next four games, including the derby against Brisbane, for his hit on Newcastle's Jackson Hastings. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/felise-kaufusi-four-game-suspension-nrl/102127272)
2023-03-21T14:08:25Z	**'Half-baked account': Boris Johnson admits he misled parliament over lockdown parties**
Boris Johnson says he unintentionally misled parliament when he assured his colleagues no parties had taken place during the UK's COVID-19 lockdown. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/boris-johnson-admits-he-misled-parliament/102127222)
2023-03-21T14:44:29Z	**Winnie the Pooh horror film screening cancelled in Hong Kong, likely due to Xi comparisons**
Chinese censors have in the past targeted the film's main character, originally conceptualised by English author A A Milne, due to memes that compare the bumbling bear to President Xi Jinping. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/screening-of-winnie-the-pooh-horror-film-cancelled-in-hong-kong/102127282)
2023-03-21T15:46:11Z	**Five Ecuador TV stations receive letter bombs, one explodes in office, injuring reporter**
The prosecutor's office has opened a terrorism investigation, without stating why the news stations were specifically targeted, or by whom. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/five-ecuador-tv-stations-receive-letter-bombs-one-explodes/102127268)
2023-03-21T17:24:07Z	**'Filthy rich officials': How Indonesian public servants are flaunting their wealth and being brought down**
An Indonesian official calls a press conference to declare his wife's designer handbags are indeed fake as a national scandal dubbed "Filthy Rich Officials" unfolds. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/indonesian-officials-face-scrutiny-for-flaunting-wealth/102127414)
2023-03-21T18:04:15Z	**'I thought it would benefit me': Thousands of Papua New Guineans caught up in Golden Sun 'pyramid scheme'**
Thousands of Papua New Guineans fall victim to a scheme that promises money in return for reviews of 15-second blockbuster movie clips. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/golden-sun-pyramid-scheme-affects-thousands-in-png/102124222)
2023-03-21T18:03:57Z	**Coalition set to support referendum framework bill as deadline nears for final wording**
Negotiations on the Voice to Parliament referendum on two fronts are close to concluding, as a likely final meeting is held on the recommended wording, and the Liberals entertain supporting the bill that would establish how the referendum is run. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/voice-negotiations-near-conclusion/102125920)
2023-03-21T18:03:21Z	**'There's usually not just one cockroach, there's more than one': Why the collapse of SVB is having a 'contagion effect'**
The SVB collapse didn't just leave the banking sector in disarray; technology start-ups are bracing for a harder time, and there are fears the global economy is at risk of recession. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/svb-collapse-contagion-effect-tech-startups-funding-economy/102115606)
2023-03-21T18:00:00Z	**The unnerving truth about how Australia will pay for its new nuclear submarines**
To pay for megaprojects like Australia's new nuclear submarine program, or the COVID-era JobKeeper scheme, the Government has to find an awful lot of money from somewhere. Or does it? Peter Martin explains. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/australia-aukus-submarines-368-billion-some-money-thin-air/102124540)
2023-03-21T18:00:00Z	**There's a technical revolution happening in filmmaking that producers don't want you to notice**
Filmmakers say virtual production marks a new era in cinema. So how does it work and where did it come from? The answer involves a 2003 Aussie detergent ad and a 2018 bounty hunter in a shiny suit of armour. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-03-22/virtual-production-studios-cinema-mandalorian-dune-technology/102105942)
2023-03-21T18:00:00Z	**Warren and Geert had just met when they hiked up a mountain together. Then their lives changed forever**
Nature was always Warren's 'antidote' to a busy life. Then he had a devastating accident on Hinchinbrook Island and didn't know if he'd make it out alive. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/warren-macdonald-lost-both-legs-in-a-hiking-accident/102124756)
2023-03-21T18:15:00Z	**How hundreds of international experts came together to produce the most definitive climate change warning yet**
A child born now is likely to suffer, on average, three to four times as many climate extreme events in their lifetime as their grandparents did, write Frank Jotzo and Mark Howden. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/ipcc-report-climate-change-what-we-need-to-do-now/102125614)
2023-03-21T18:27:41Z	**Xi and Putin vow to have one-another's back on energy as Russia warns UK over nuclear supply**
Presidents Xi and Putin hail a close strategic partnership as Western sanctions on Russia open a door for trade with China. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/xi-and-putin-strengthen-alliance-with-energy-trade/102127224)
2023-03-21T18:25:09Z	**Thirty years on, this detective still believes someone knows something about what happened to Nancy**
On a Friday in 1993, German traveller Nancy Grunwaldt hopped on her red bike, rode south out of the small Tasmanian town of St Helens and was never seen again. Three decades on, with another lead amounting to nothing, police say the case will "stay open" until there is an answer. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/missing-person-nancy-grunwaldt-new-tasmania-search/102125646)
2023-03-21T18:47:50Z	**How artificial intelligence is helping untrained staff scan patients for heart disease**
People with no formal training are scanning hearts in remote areas using software that guides them through the potentially life-saving procedure. But can they produce the same results as a specialist? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/how-ai-heart-technology-helps-remote-patients-get-ultrasounds/102123878)
2023-03-21T19:01:27Z	**He's hosted China, Japan and the United States this week. Why is the leader of this small island nation so popular?**
During the past three days, the office of Solomon Islands Prime Minster Manasseh Sogavare has been like a mini-United Nations. Nick Sas and Chrisnrita Aumanu-leong explain why. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/solomon-islands-china-us-japan-visits/102123368)
2023-03-21T19:01:11Z	**Twenty new pelvic pain and endometriosis clinics are opening. This is where they will be**
One in five women suffer from pelvic pain, with one in nine dealing with endometriosis. There's hope new clinics will help those suffering debilitating pain. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/where-new-pelvic-pain-and-endometriosis-clinics-will-be/102126832)
2023-03-21T19:00:49Z	**From the fall of Kabul to the heights of the MCG, Shadi Khan Saif is on a quest to reunite his family**
I fled the horrors of state collapse in Afghanistan and am gradually feeling embraced by Melbourne. However, there's still one thing that overshadows my life here, writes Shadi Khan Saif. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/afghan-refugee-waits-for-his-family-to-get-australian-visas/102069034)
2023-03-21T19:16:41Z	**This suburban side has produced 22 AFL players in nine years — what's its formula?**
Jason Horne-Francis is the talk of the AFL after a stand-out performance against the Lions — but the club that helped nurture his skills believes there could be plenty more young guns within its ranks. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/south-adelaide-football-club-producing-afl-draft-stars/102118746)
2023-03-21T19:44:38Z	**How do you explain to the kids when money's too tight to mention? Honestly, says a child psychologist**
As living costs mount and families count where every dollar goes, there are ways to ease anxiety among the young when it comes to cutting back, explains a child psychologist. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/family-cutting-costs-explainer-child-psychologist/102124058)
2023-03-21T20:02:20Z	**Can a chatbot help women report racism?**
When Priyanka was told to "take her COVID virus back to where she came from" during the height of the pandemic, she decided to create Maya Cares, the first chatbot to help women of colour identify whether they have gone through a racist incident. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/can-chatbot-help-women-report-racism/102119748)
2023-03-21T20:02:14Z	**The UK’s latest migration crackdown is almost a direct copy of Australia’s policies – here’s why some say it’s not a good idea**
The United Kingdom's latest migration crackdown, its toughest yet, is almost a replica of Australia's asylum seeker policy. Refugee advocates warn the Australian system should be a cautionary tale, not a blueprint. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/united-kingdom-refugee-policy-copy-australia-experts-bad-idea/102125022)
2023-03-21T20:02:07Z	**Canberra's iconic Telstra Tower to get a makeover and reopen to the public, celebrating Ngunnawal culture**
Black Mountain's iconic Telstra Tower is set for a makeover, with the telecommunications giant confirming that it wants to restore the site as a "premier destination" that celebrates Ngunnawal culture. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/act-telstra-tower-makeover-reopen-celebrating-ngunnawal-culture/102126830)
2023-03-21T20:38:54Z	**People injured as truck crashes into Launceston house**
Police ask people to avoid Goderich Street in Launceston's north after a "serious crash" involving a truck. Injuries have been reported. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/tas-truck-crashes-into-launceston-house-injuries/102127980)
2023-03-21T21:17:38Z	**A bee-killing pest could have been sniffed out by dogs — but the government stopped training them to detect it**
When the varroa mite arrived in Australia, a critical defence that could have prevented it was not in place, because the government had stopped training sniffer dogs to detect the bees that carry it. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/government-stopped-training-dogs-sniff-bees-with-varroa-mite/102125454)
2023-03-21T21:17:05Z	**Lanning's Capitals reach WPL final with win over Healy's Warriorz, but there's still hope for a rematch**
Alyssa Healy's UP Warriorz are into a play-off against Mumbai to see who will face Meg Lanning's Delhi Capitals in the final of the inaugural Women's Premier League tournament. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/meg-lanning-beats-alyssa-healy-up-warriorz-to-reach-wpl-final/102127996)
2023-03-21T21:43:48Z	**Nadal out of top 10 for first time since 2005 but planning fearsome clay-court comeback**
Current world number one Carlos Alcaraz was just two years old the last time the men's top 10 was without Rafael Nadal, and with the clay-court season coming, the 22-time major champion is not expected to be out of it for long. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/rafael-nadal-drops-out-of-the-top-10-for-first-time-since-2005/102128086)
2023-03-21T21:51:01Z	**What to expect from Trump's possible arrest, including the charges he faces**
Donald Trump could soon become the first former US president to be charged with a crime. But will it end his bid to return to the White House? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/what-to-expect-if-donald-trump-is-indicted/102123666)
2023-03-21T22:27:43Z	**Live: US indices up, ASX likely to follow**
Foreign stockmarkets have jumped after the governments in the US and UK sought to reassure markets the stability of the global financial system. Follow the day's financial news with our live blog. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/asx-markets-business-live-news-march22-2023/102127860)
2023-03-21T22:26:49Z	**Biscuit or beer-themed coffin? Why loved ones are being farewelled in creative caskets**
A growing number of families and individuals are personalising coffins and end-of-life ceremonies, according to a Queensland funeral home owner and civil celebrant. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/personalised-coffin-burial-funeral-homes-trend/102112612)
2023-03-21T22:23:52Z	**Plans for Paralympic Centre of Excellence announced ahead of Brisbane 2032 Olympics**
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said Queensland will provide $44 million for the centre and ask the federal government to match the funding. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/qld-brisbane-olympics-2032-university-of-queensland-paralympic/102128252)
2023-03-21T23:09:40Z	**During the pandemic, this Colombian doctor worked as a cleaner. Now he's where we need him most**
Juan Torres thought it would be impossible to walk through an Australian hospital corridor as a doctor. Then Dinesh Palipana answered his call. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/colombian-doctor-finds-path-in-australian-medicine/102121448)
2023-03-21T23:22:06Z	**Sergio's deleted tweet has told the world, and Max Verstappen, he wants to be king**
There have been rumblings around the team for some time that all was not well at Red Bull and now a deleted tweet has set in motion what could be the story of the season, writes Michael Doyle. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/relationships-inside-red-bull-f1-appear-to-be-souring-max-sergio/102127128)
2023-03-21T23:21:59Z	**Crows to appeal against Shane McAdam's bump suspension**
Adelaide will challenge Shane McAdam's three-match ban for rough conduct, after the AFL tribunal rejects the Crows' submission that his bump on GWS' Jacob Wehr was "entirely fair" because it did not involve the head. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/crows-to-appeal-shane-mcadam-bump-suspension/102128418)
2023-03-21T23:31:57Z	**Teenagers hit by truck on main road near Adelaide school**
A girl and a boy, both aged 16, who were hit by a truck near a school in Adelaide's east have been rushed to hospital with serious injuries. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/teenagers-hit-by-truck-on-kensington-road-at-marryatville/102128556)
2023-03-21T23:30:40Z	**NSW premier denies asking health minister for 'favours' to get sick wife an ambulance**
Premier Dominic Perrottet is quizzed ahead of Saturday's state election about calling the state's health minister before his wife ended up in hospital. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/nsw-dominic-perrottet-quizzed-on-ambulance-call-for-his-wife/102128018)
2023-03-21T23:53:06Z	**Roma set Italian attendance record with slim loss to Barcelona in UWCL**
Almost 40,000 people flock to watch first-time UWCL quarter-finalists Roma against Barcelona. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/roma-set-attendance-record-for-italian-women-s-football-with-s/102128330)
2023-03-21T23:50:11Z	**Gwyneth Paltrow faces court over skiing collision**
Gwyneth Paltrow's lawyer calls the story of a retired optometrist who is suing her over a 2016 skiing collision "utter BS" as a trial over the matter gets underway in Utah. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/gwenyth-paltrow-sued-over-2016-ski-collision-at-deer-valley/102128198)
2023-03-22T00:26:59Z	**Historic country pub burnt to ground by suspicious fire**
Police are treating a fire, which destroyed the historic Ky West Hotel, as suspicious after the fire started in the middle of the night and burnt out of control for hours. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/ky-west-hotel-fire-police-investigate/102128422)
2023-03-22T00:37:53Z	**Money-saving tips from a pensioner to beat rising cost of living**
Graham James, 79, grows his own vegetables, chooses carefully when grocery shopping, and recommends volunteering as an affordable and fulfilling way to socialise. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/money-saving-tips-from-pensioner-as-cost-of-living-rises/102071524)
2023-03-22T00:34:22Z	**Labor and the Coalition strike deal on management of Voice referendum**
The federal government strikes a deal with the Coalition on legislation setting out how this year's referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament will be managed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/labor-coalition-strike-deal-on-voice-to-parliament-referendum/102129196)
2023-03-22T00:53:16Z	**NT bail laws and police powers under review after fatal stabbing of bottle shop worker**
The NT government has announced a suite of measures in response to the stabbing death of a young worker at a bottle shop in Darwin, including a review of bail laws and potential new police powers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/bail-laws-police-powers-review-nt-government-bottle-shop-death/102128258)
2023-03-22T01:14:11Z	**Frustration builds over stalled Wyangala Dam wall-raising promise after years of delays**
A promise to raise the Wyangala Dam wall near Cowra has come to a halt, with no business case or environmental impact statement prepared ahead of the state election. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-03-22/delays-in-wyangala-dam-wall-raising-frustrates-farmers/102125302)
2023-03-22T01:23:41Z	**How this vocational training program with a 'massive' waitlist is helping prisoners turn their lives around**
One participant started using drugs at 16, was trafficking by 21 and has been in and out of jail for much of her adult life. Now, she's using construction skills she learnt while incarcerated build herself a better future. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/victoria-vet-program-helps-prisoners-prepare-for-employment/102123510)
2023-03-22T01:29:06Z	**Are flatpack homes the answer to a housing and regional skills shortage?**
Homes built off-site and trucked to the regions are being proposed as the latest solution to affordable housing in what one state says is its most ambitious construction program since WWII. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/flatpack-housing-as-solution-to-affordable-housing-in-regions/102125054)
2023-03-22T01:44:20Z	**Two decades after hitting 'rock bottom' this reformed gambler is helping others in her shoes**
It is 22 years to the day since Maria felt the familiar rush of dopamine after feeding her last $50 bill into a poker machine. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/reformed-nsw-gambler-helps-others-recover-addiction-pokies/102126102)
2023-03-22T02:02:05Z	**Federal senator pressures Victoria's Liberal leader not to dump controversial MP Moira Deeming**
Federal Liberal senator Sarah Henderson has personally intervened to try to persuade Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto not to expel controversial MP Moira Deeming. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/sarah-henderson-intervenes-over-moira-deeming/102129408)
2023-03-22T02:16:13Z	**Alpine tourism operators are looking beyond the snow season — but will that be enough to avoid climate change impacts?**
As the effects of climate change bite into their bottom line, alpine tourism operators are looking for innovative ways to future-proof their businesses. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/ipcc-snow-operators/102128756)
2023-03-22T02:15:00Z	**Teenager who killed pregnant woman by throwing rock through car window enters guilty plea over her death**
A Perth teenager accused of murder, pleads guilty to a downgraded charge of unlawfully killing a pregnant woman by throwing a rock through a car window, which hit her in the head. WARNING: This story contains the image and name of an Indigenous person who has died. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/teenager-admits-to-killing-pregnant-diane-miller-perth-carpark/101753970)
2023-03-22T02:27:18Z	**Owen Wright to retire after Bells Beach as history of concussion threatens 'long-term health'**
Olympic bronze medallist Owen Wright announces his retirement from competitive surfing, saying he will use the upcoming Bells Beach classic as his swan song. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/owen-wright-to-retire-after-bells-beach-concussion/102129678)
2023-03-22T02:49:49Z	**Bruce Springsteen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus among stars awarded medals at White House**
US President Joe Biden welcomes a collection of singers, authors, artists and humanitarians to the White House to present them with medals — before stealing the show with a quip about seeking re-election. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/joe-biden-presents-arts-and-humanities-medals/102129066)
2023-03-22T03:02:52Z	**'I can't afford to buy a cauliflower' says pensioner, as household budgets stretched**
Groceries become a main source of financial stress as food prices and mortgage repayments increase. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/cost-of-living-meat-dairy-groceries-inflation-family-poverty/102124326)
2023-03-22T03:38:50Z	**Bravery medals for women who raced into 'rough, crazy' surf to save drowning girls**
Bella Broadley and Elyse Partridge were enjoying a picnic at the beach when they heard screams for help and raced into the water to save two 11-year-old girls from drowning. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/bravery-medals-award-for-beach-surf-rescue-ballina/102127898)
2023-03-22T03:37:37Z	**Violent, prolonged sex attack along Melbourne creek a 'chamber of horrors', judge says**
During a pre-sentence hearing, a County Court judge describes a violent rape committed by Joel Russo against a woman jogging along Melbourne's Merri Creek as "every woman's worst nightmare". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/merri-creek-coburg-rape-hearing-joel-russo/102128676)
2023-03-22T03:46:10Z	**'It got some things wrong': Google releases AI chatbot Bard to more users, admits it isn't perfect**
After a shaky start at its unveiling, Google is opening up its AI chatbot Bard to more people. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/google-bard-artificial-intelligence-chatbot-early-reviews/102128612)
2023-03-22T03:59:24Z	**Search underway on Gold Coast after mystery man's report of woman being swept out to sea**
Rough conditions are hampering the search, but fishing gear has been found in the area where the woman is believed to have gone missing. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/search-for-missing-woman-feared-swept-out-to-sea-on-gold-coast/102128292)
2023-03-22T03:58:31Z	**'A blessing in disguise': Refreshed Ellie Carpenter ready to tackle Matildas captain Sam Kerr in UWCL**
The Matildas defender will play her first Champions League football since she tore her ACL in the final of the same competition a year ago. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/refreshed-ellie-carpenter-ready-to-tackle-sam-kerr-s-chelsea-in-/102130260)
2023-03-22T03:55:28Z	**Jury in trial of former principal Malka Leifer retires to reach verdict on sex abuse allegations**
The jury will consider the evidence presented during the six-week trial, with 27 allegations levelled against the former principal by sisters who attended her school. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/malka-leifer-jury-deliberates-on-verdict/102127144)
2023-03-22T04:10:36Z	**'They can take me out in a bag': Public housing residents angry and uncertain about having to move for redevelopment**
Olivia Bright has lived in the same social housing estate for more than 30 years. Now it's set to be sold to a developer, and she's unsure when she'll have to move. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/public-housing-residents-angry-and-uncertain-over-redevelopment/102125572)
2023-03-22T04:50:17Z	**Menindee residents await water testing results, as clean-up begins of mass fish carcasses**
Millions of rotting fish carcasses are starting to be cleaned up in far west New South Wales, prompting additional water-quality monitoring downstream. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/menindee-residents-await-water-testing-as-fish-clean-up-begins/102129738)
2023-03-22T04:55:46Z	**How the AFL debutants went in round one**
From the hyped to the hopefuls, it was time for a new group of AFL debutants to hit the ground running. Andrew McGarry looks at all the first-gamers and how they went in round one. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/afl-debutants-how-they-went-in-round-one/102119828)
2023-03-22T05:11:11Z	**Personal details of 8,000 staff and clients compromised in cyber attack, health organisation says**
After a lengthy investigation, an Aboriginal health organisation says hackers accessed Medicare numbers, licences, passports and tax file numbers in the attack last year. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/indigenous-health-organisation-releases-cyber-attack-details/102129046)
2023-03-22T05:41:21Z	**Police urge people to stop sharing video of alleged depraved attack on 13yo Sunshine Coast girl**
Detectives say the 13-year-old girl was invited to a home and assaulted over several hours earlier this month. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/three-girls-charged-after-alleged-assault-cutting-sunshine-coast/102130846)
2023-03-22T05:50:49Z	**While waiting for a delayed surgery, Nikki was diagnosed with the breast cancer she had tried to prevent**
At 24, Nikki Neofitou's double mastectomy was classed as an elective surgery and pushed back by 10 months but, two weeks before her surgery, she was diagnosed with the very cancer she was trying to avoid. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/surgery-waits-leading-to-preventable-breast-cancer-diagnoses/102130914)
2023-03-22T05:59:54Z	**Emotional scenes as ACT tables Australia's first laws to stop some irreversible surgery on intersex children**
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr says it has taken too long to give intersex people the right to be consulted about permanent procedures. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/first-legislation-to-stop-intersex-surgery-on-children/102131060)
2023-03-22T05:59:22Z	**Former NT police officer pleads guilty to child abuse material offences, some targeting Aboriginal children**
The offending took place while Jared Porch was working as a police officer in Alice Springs and surrounds, with the victims including a six-year-old child. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/nt-police-officer-jared-porch-pleads-guilty-child-abuse-material/102128608)
2023-03-22T06:17:40Z	**Five dead as Tanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease**
Tanzania confirms its first-ever cases of Marburg, a high-fatality viral haemorrhagic fever with symptoms broadly similar to those of Ebola, the World Health Organisation says. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/tanzania-detects-its-first-ever-cases-of-the-marburg-disease/102131528)
2023-03-22T06:15:28Z	**Fires of 'national significance' spread through Australia's Red Centre**
There are five large blazes spreading west of Alice Springs, which have already burnt through an estimated 100,000 hectares. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/fires-west-of-alice-springs-burn-through-100000-hectares/102130878)
2023-03-22T06:30:11Z	**Climate change inaction could spell bad news for Australian fisheries as waters warm**
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report has a dire forecast for the world's fisheries yields — and Australia isn't immune. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/australia-fisheries-yields-future-climate-change/102128362)
2023-03-22T07:09:40Z	**RFS radio operator changed log following deadly plane crash**
A NSW Rural Fire Service volunteer changed his radio log after a large air tanker crashed in the Snowy Mountains during the Black Summer bushfires, a coronial inquest has heard. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/black-summer-bushfire-coronial-inquest/102131130)
2023-03-22T07:09:30Z	**Parliament has decided on how the Voice referendum will work. Here's what to expect**
The federal government is still nailing down the details of the coming referendum on a Voice to Parliament, but politicians have agreed to how the referendum should be conducted. Here's what you can expect. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/federal-parliament-voice-referendum-explainer/102129556)
2023-03-22T07:08:44Z	**After surviving the abuse of a teacher, Katrina chose to become one, so 'there was one less person like him'**
A court hears abuse survivor Katrina Munting turned her back on a more lucrative career to become a classroom teacher, because "for every person like me that stands in front of that class room, there was one less person like him" — her abuser. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/katrina-munting-mission-to-keep-kids-safe-from-abuse/102129182)
2023-03-22T07:27:58Z	**Canberra health worker sacked and two others suspended over 'serious breach' of patient privacy**
Health authorities say staff emailed the clinical records of 13 mental-health patients to an "industry partner", which they have refused to name. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/canberra-hospital-staff-sacked-over-data-breach/102131960)
2023-03-22T07:26:42Z	**People flee into the streets as earthquake hits in Afghanistan, killing four, and another nine in Pakistan**
A magnitude-6.5 earthquake rattles much of Pakistan and Afghanistan, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices and frightening people in remote villages. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/deaths-after-earthquake-strikes-pakistan-and-afghanistan/102131994)
2023-03-22T07:42:00Z	**ODI live: Australia and India to play deciding third ODI with series on the line**
After a massive win in game two, Australia are just a win away from an ODI series victory in India. Check out the live scores and stats in our ScoreCentre. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/live-scores-india-vs-australia-third-odi-chennai/102104254)
2023-03-22T07:50:51Z	**The Supreme Court quickly dropped the high-profile case against the NT children's commissioner. Now, the court has revealed why**
The details of why a Supreme Court Judge directed a jury to find NT Children's Commissioner Colleen Gwynne not guilty of abuse of office charges just days into her trial are revealed weeks after the trial abruptly ended. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/supreme-court-colleen-gwynne-nt-judgement/102129788)
2023-03-22T09:01:32Z	**New UN report paints stark picture of huge changes needed to deliver safe drinking water to all people**
Some 26 per cent of the world's population does not have access to safe drinking water and 46 per cent lack access to basic sanitation, according to a new report launched on the eve of the first major UN conference on water in over 45 years. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/un-26-per-cent-of-world-lacks-clean-drinking-water-46-sanitation/102132320)
2023-03-22T09:26:54Z	**As homelessness rises in WA, mayor calls for crackdown on begging at traffic lights**
The mayor of the state's largest local government area by population says he suspects some of the people begging at intersections are using whatever money they scrape together to buy drugs. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/mayor-calls-for-begging-crackdown-as-homelessness-rises-in-wa/102130296)
2023-03-22T09:52:37Z	**Adelaide's hospitals unprepared for winter surge, South Australian doctors' union says**
SA Health promises to open another 26 beds at the Flinders Medical Centre next week, as the state opposition labels the government's "fit to sit" strategy a "sham" and a "disgrace". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/sa-hospitals-unprepared-for-winter-surge-union-says/102130500)
2023-03-22T10:21:29Z	**Towsville Fire surge to WNBL title after grounding Southside Flyers**
Townsville Fire secure their fourth WNBL championship after completing a 2-0 sweep of Melbourne's Southside Flyers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/wnbl-townsville-fire-defeat-southside-flyers/102132586)
2023-03-22T10:29:42Z	**Puppy farmer fined $112,000 for gross neglect of animals after RSPCA seizes 39 labradoodles from squalid home**
Western Australia's William Moyes has been convicted over animal cruelty charges and fined $112,000, but while he cannot breed dogs again for 40 years, the magistrate says two of his pet dogs may be allowed to return if the RSPCA allows it. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/wa-puppy-farmer-fined-gross-neglect-rspca-39-labradoodles-seized/102131068)
2023-03-22T10:48:40Z	**Developer behind Sydney apartment building with ‘structural issues’ placed into administration**
Two companies run by controversial Sydney property developer Jean Nassif have been placed into receivership, leaving an apartment tower "partially completed". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/sydney-developer-of-toplace-apartments-put-into-receivership/102131786)
2023-03-22T13:20:39Z	**Defence personel recovered from water after 'helicopter incident'**
The defence force confirms a "helicopter incident" occurred near Jervis Bay on the NSW south coast. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/australian-defence-force-helicopter-incident-jervis-bay/102132762)
2023-03-22T15:00:00Z	**Da da da dumm ... DNA from Beethoven's hair reveals new clues about what ailed him**
An international team of scientists sequenced Beethoven's DNA from tufts of hair cut from his wild thatch in his final years an attempt to find a genetic root of what ailed him. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-03-23/beethoven-genome-dna-health-family-hair-genetics-liver/102120142)
2023-03-22T15:25:19Z	**US gains access to military site near Taiwan as Russia responds with it's own move**
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has says that four new military bases under a defence agreement with the US will be located in various parts of the Philippines, including in a province facing the South China Sea. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/marcos-says-us-military-bases-to-be-scattered-around-philippines/102132800)
2023-03-22T15:52:13Z	**Ukraine leader visits frontline troops as Russia steps up drone and missile strikes**
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy meets with troops near the frontline town of Bukhmut in eastern Ukraine, as Russia renews attacks following a solidarity visit by China's leader. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/zelenskyy-visits-frontline-troops-as-russia-renews-attacks/102133016)
2023-03-22T16:00:00Z	**'Gone from Earth': Worrying declines in Australia's shallow marine species**
The "most comprehensive assessment of marine species population trends to date" finds a majority of Australia's shallow-water reef species have declined over the past decade from all around the continent. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-03-23/reef-species-decline-australia-wide-marine-shallow-water-decade/102119582)
2023-03-22T18:04:26Z	**Myanmar junta accused of planting weapons on corpses to cover up massacre**
According to human rights group Myanmar Witness — which analysed photos and videos of a horrific attack centred around a Buddhist monastery — there are multiple indications of an attempt to hide the truth of what happened. WARNING: This story contains images and descriptions of graphic violence that may distress some readers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/myanmar-junta-accused-staging-weapons-nan-neint-massacre/102120616)
2023-03-22T18:03:58Z	**Failure to launch: NASA boss visits Canberra amid worries that Australian space industry is being neglected**
Industry figures privately express concern that Australia's fledgling space industry has lost momentum, as the head of American space agency NASA pays a visit to Canberra. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/nasa-boss-visits-amid-concerns-australia-lost-in-space/102132070)
2023-03-22T18:03:22Z	**Ever heard of lipoedema? Chances are, you know someone who has it**
It's not a rare disease, but it's rarely spoken about. Often, we won't even know we're suffering from it. Here's why. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/lipoedema-explainer-symptoms-signs-diagnosis/102124056)
2023-03-22T18:00:00Z	**An Egyptian god worried writing would make us stupid. He had much in common with those concerned with new tech today**
It annoys ancient history specialist Louise Pryke that more of us don't know history's first known author. The story is an important part of the murky history of writing. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/the-history-of-writing-from-ancient-mesopotamia-to-today/102112604)
2023-03-22T18:00:00Z	**The meeting between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin marks the end of the rules based order**
Economically, militarily and politically the world is being pulled off its Western axis. We should not have needed Xi and Putin to offer any more proof the rules based order has long gone, writes Stan Grant. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/aukus-australia-message-china-rules-based-order-xi-jinping-putin/102130670)
2023-03-22T18:16:32Z	**'Drag them by their head': Man charged over encouraging Sydney 'mob' church brawl says he's 'sorry'**
One of the men charged with encouraging an attack on members of an LGBT group outside a Sydney church this week apologises, saying a video in which he urged people to "drag protesters by their head" was not supposed to be taken literally. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/nsw-christian-sukkar-charged-over-protest/102130742)
2023-03-22T18:15:00Z	**Albanese is facing the bigger challenge, but this week's referendum debate may have left Dutton a little nervous**
If the referendum machinery bill was any guide to the more difficult one to follow — on the Voice to Parliament itself — the divisions in the Coalition may be leaving Peter Dutton feeling a little nervous, writes David Speers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/voice-referendum-machinery-bill-a-warm-up-for-debates-to-come/102130674)
2023-03-22T18:30:00Z	**When I arrived in Australia, I didn't know how to ask for water in English. Now it's the only language I can speak**
Becoming fluent in English was seen as an early sign of success in this new country and it quickly became part of my identity. Meanwhile, my ability to speak my first language was suffering, writes Aala Cheema. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/harmony-week-struggle-to-retain-first-language-after-migration/102123238)
2023-03-22T18:49:30Z	**Jury urged to follow the money as closing arguments begin in $1.1m gold theft trial**
The state prosecutor in the District Court trial of five people accused of a million-dollar gold swindle in WA's Goldfields has described the nature of their dealings as "nefarious" and "surreptitious". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/closing-arguments-begin-in-gold-stealing-trial-kalgoorlie/102124196)
2023-03-22T19:04:14Z	**Aisha is seven months pregnant. She just walked 300km through the desert with two toddlers**
Her hometown is trapped between ruthless militants and the worst drought in four decades. So Aisha made a decision no mother should have to make. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/foreign-correspondent-worst-drought-in-somalia-al-shabaab/102121188)
2023-03-22T19:02:53Z	**After months of work, the Voice referendum question and constitutional amendment are set to be revealed**
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to put forward the proposed question to cabinet on Thursday morning after meeting with members of the Referendum Working Group. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/voice-referendum-question-constitutional-amendement/102132626)
2023-03-22T19:10:23Z	**Non-verbal boy in state care hasn't been able to access his $27k of NDIS funding for two years**
Four-year-old Noah was born with profound deafness and has no verbal language. Since entering state care two years ago, he has no longer been able to access his NDIS funding, his grandmother says. The National Disability Insurance Agency says it is "concerned about this case". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/non-verbal-boy-in-state-care-cannot-access-his-ndis-funding/102129090)
2023-03-22T19:19:22Z	**Multicultural community leaders want more collaboration with charities**
Australia's migrant communities want charity and not-for-profit organisations raising funds for international causes to work more closely with them to help them get more bang for their buck. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/cultural-community-leaders-want-charity-collaboration-for-impact/102129718)
2023-03-22T19:29:09Z	**Daniel was about to pay seven times more for his diabetes drug, until the government stepped in**
Fast-acting insulin Fiasp has been a "game changer" for Daniel Webb in managing his type 1 diabetes. The drug was about to be removed from the PBS, but a temporary solution has been found. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/fast-acting-diabetes-drug-fiasp-kept-on-pbs-for-six-months-more/102131346)
2023-03-22T19:51:04Z	**Western Sydney is a key battleground this election — it's also where most informal votes are cast**
The high rates of informal voting recorded in culturally diverse seats in Sydney's west and south-west might just be a sign of "despair" for confused voters facing language barriers, experts say. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/call-for-education-to-improve-western-sydney-informal-votes/102133246)
2023-03-22T19:48:34Z	**A silent epidemic that's likely to cost us for generations to come**
It's our nation's secret shame. Experts are saying the neglect of mental health services in prisons has reached a crisis point and could constitute a human rights violation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/prison-mental-health-woefully-under-funded-experts-say/101972274)
2023-03-22T19:47:26Z	**This innocuous-looking stinging tree causes 'horrible, unbearable' pain — and there's no known cure**
Naomi Lewis said nothing could have prepared her for the excruciating and long-lasting pain of an encounter with a venomous stinging tree in Queensland's far north. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/qld-stinging-tree-gympie-gympie-far-north-queensland/102125176)
2023-03-22T19:44:29Z	**Committee grills Boris Johnson over what he knew when he told parliament 'partygate' had broken no rules**
Boris Johnson rejects the suggestion that he should have known Downing Street parties would break the COVID-19 rules he set as "utter nonsense" in a heated exchange under oath. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/boris-johnson-faces-parliamentary-committee/102132740)
2023-03-22T19:42:29Z	**Live: Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine attacked outside gym, 25 injured as ship tips over, and Prince William visits troops. Catch up with The Loop**
The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/live-news-blog-the-loop/102133332)
2023-03-22T20:00:57Z	**A Serbian ballroom dancer falls in love for the first time in this tender queer coming-of-age film**
Of an Age, the second movie by Macedonian Australian Goran Stolevski, taps into the director's memories of feeling alienated as a teenager growing up in Melbourne suburbia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/of-an-age-movie-review-queer-love-story-goran-stolevski/102125212)
2023-03-22T20:00:41Z	**An Israeli sniper shot 16yo Jana on her roof. Was she up there playing with her cat or keeping lookout?**
With both Israeli settlers and Palestinian assailants involved in rising violence, critics fear a new 'wild west' mentality is taking hold in the region. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/children-amidst-rising-israeli-palestinian-tensions/101982250)
2023-03-22T19:58:36Z	**This room can withstand almost 1,000 degrees. Researchers say it could one day save lives in a bushfire**
Queensland researchers develop room of last resort to withstand temperatures close to 1,000 degrees. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/bushfire-safe-room-qut-keeping-people-valuables-safe/102125512)
2023-03-22T19:53:42Z	**Is Queanbeyan cheaper than Canberra? Data suggests it's a closer call than you may think**
Thousands of people move to the ACT region for work each year, and are confronted with a choice: live in the capital or just across the NSW border? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/is-queanbeyan-cheaper-than-canberra/101958720)
2023-03-22T20:14:35Z	**Menindee's fish kills have shocked Australia this week. Now it's Victoria's turn.**
Authorities are blaming algae and last year's floods after thousands of fish — some up to a metre long — are discovered floating dead in the state's north-west. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/kangaroo-lake-fish-kill-murray-cod-water-menindee-basin-/102124368)
2023-03-22T20:40:35Z	**We can fix rural health care if we're prepared to be brave**
Rural and remote Australians miss out on vital health screenings, have higher rates of disease and shorter life expectancies. Improving health outcomes is achievable with "brave" thinking, writes a regional development expert. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/analysis-rural-regional-health-needs-brave-fixes-jack-archer/102123554)
2023-03-22T20:38:02Z	**Live: Federal Reserve hikes interest rates by 0.25 percentage points for ninth consecutive time, ASX set to open lower**
The Federal Reserve lifts interest rates for the ninth consecutive time overnight, with the ASX set to open lower. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/asx-markets-business-live-news-march-23-2023/102133406)
2023-03-22T20:35:13Z	**Aboriginal leaders urge against 'rushed reform' amid NT bail review after fatal bottle shop stabbing**
Key Aboriginal organisations call on the NT government to work with local leaders and communities to address systemic causes of violence after the death of a 20-year-old bottle shop worker. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/aboriginal-leaders-bail-reform-caution-bottle-shop-death/102129810)
2023-03-22T21:06:09Z	**We fact checked Dominic Perrottet on NSW school closures under Labor. Here's what we found**
Premier Dominic Perrottet has attacked NSW Labor's education record, claiming they shut down 90 schools when last in office. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/fact-check-perrottet-school-closures/102127114)
2023-03-22T21:05:21Z	**'Sixth grade is nothing': Calls for Taliban to let Afghan girls return to high school as boys' classes resume**
It has been 18 months since girls could go to high school, and the Taliban says schools will remain closed for girls until a plan is in place to re-open them in line with Islamic law. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/afghanistan-taliban-ban-high-school-girls-education-impacts/102107162)
2023-03-22T21:22:30Z	**Tropical Cyclone Freddy is among the most long-lasting storms on record, but what made it so powerful?**
The record-breaking cyclone that formed off the Western Australian coast lasted 39 days and was among most energetic on record, defying the expectations of meteorologists who say it will be assessed and studied for months. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/tropical-cyclone-freddy-among-longest-lasting-in-history/102121562)
2023-03-22T21:36:41Z	**Sheep sheering of the future is almost here, with wool to be peeled off 'like an orange'**
Researchers are pushing to solve the "number one issue in the Australian wool industry", and it all comes down to a protein from corn. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-03-23/wool-industry-biological-defleecing/102122756)
2023-03-22T22:02:09Z	**Inside the classes that give these women 'the best medicine'**
In a community hall in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, 40 women are cackling with raucous laughter and it is making them feel great. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/laughter-yoga-classes-boost-energy-sunshine-coast/102110900)
2023-03-22T22:01:14Z	**The past and the future of the Dolphins and Broncos to collide in the NRL's first Battle of Brisbane**
Ahead of the NRL's first Battle of Brisbane, the Broncos are fighting hard to find something they lost while the Dolphins are holding tight to something they've found. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/dolphins-broncos-wayne-bennett-battle-of-brisbane/102131506)
2023-03-22T21:55:45Z	**'For God's sake don't drink the tap water': Residents in NSW town say their water is making them sick**
Residents of a small NSW town are living on bottled water, with their taps regularly emitting brown, foul-smelling liquid. The council says it has been a problem for decades, but it will take three more years to fix. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/narrandera-water-dirty-complaints-sick-residents/102129344)
2023-03-22T22:21:30Z	**Four Noosa River boats destroyed in early morning blaze**
A fierce fire has damaged a popular party vessel and destroyed four other boats on the Noosa River. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/fire-noosa-river-fire-four-boats-destroyed/102133608)
2023-03-22T22:30:47Z	**Why one woman has run 200 marathons to put water on the global stage**
Mina Guli's body is broken and battered after she completed her 200th marathon in a year, traversing 8,440 kilometres across the world and arriving at the first UN Water Conference in 46 years. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/mina-guli-runs-200-marathons-for-water-awareness-united-nations/102129380)
2023-03-22T22:51:25Z	**Sam Kerr wins duel with Ellie Carpenter as Chelsea edge Lyon in Champions League quarterfinal first leg**
Chelsea will take a 1-0 lead to Stamford Bridge for the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal against French trophy holders Lyon. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/sam-kerr-chelsea-beat-ellie-carpenter-lyon-in-champions-league/102133748)
2023-03-22T23:34:09Z	**Lindsay Lohan, Soulja Boy among celebrities charged in cryptocurrency crackdown**
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun with fraud, and accused eight celebrities, including Akon, Ne-Yo and boxer Jake Paul, with illegally promoting his crypto assets. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/celebrities-charged-in-chinese-cryptocurrency-fraud/102133670)
2023-03-22T23:32:44Z	**Senators to examine plan to build 3,300km rail line between WA, Queensland's iron and coal**
A man's dream to connect the iron ore and coal fields of the Pilbara in the west and the Bowen Basin in the east is being scrutinised by a Senate committee this week. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-03-23/project-iron-boomerang-rail-proposed-linking-pilbara-bowen-basin/102109342)
2023-03-22T23:30:14Z	**The remote town food crisis suppliers 'should have seen coming'**
An outback shire president has called on his state government and Coles to learn from "shortcomings" in their response to a food crisis earlier this month. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/state-government-coles-kununurra-food-crisis/102131684)
2023-03-22T23:27:18Z	**Live: PM expected to announce proposed Voice wording**
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to announce the wording of the question and draft constitutional amendment on the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Follow live. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/live-updates-voice-question-wording-revealed/102133742)
2023-03-22T23:49:00Z	**Five men charged after 52kg of meth found on 'black flight' from PNG**
Five men are charged after allegedly trying to fly 52kg of methamphetamine from Papua New Guinea to Australia on a plane that couldn't be tracked on radars. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/afp-intercept-drug-flight-from-papua-new-guinea/102133566)
2023-03-22T23:48:37Z	**Pia thought she'd purchased her dream property — then a 10m sinkhole opened up on her land**
WA's mining department says property buyers should check if their land is above an abandoned mine site, as there are not enough funds to rehabilitate all old mines. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/collee-tree-change-dream-shattered-by-sinkhole-old-mine-works/102125460)
2023-03-22T23:55:19Z	**Question to be put to Australians for Voice referendum announced**
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reveals proposed question Australians will be asked at the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum later this year, as well as the proposed change to the constitution. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/voice-to-parliament-referendum-question-constitutional-announced/102133674)
2023-03-22T23:53:54Z	**Earthquake recorded at Flinders Ranges in South Australia**
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in South Australia's Flinders Ranges. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/earthquake-recorded-at-flinders-ranges-in-south-australia/102134204)
2023-03-23T00:09:50Z	**Footage of hunters apparently delaying death of wounded ducks released ahead of ban inquiry**
The RSPCA releases footage showing ducks being shot but not immediately killed by hunters in South Australia's South East ahead of a parliamentary inquiry into the sport. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/rspca-beachport-duck-hunting-video-ahead-of-inquiry/102130602)
2023-03-23T00:07:57Z	**When familiar faces went missing on Perth's streets, Noelene Garlett knew it was usually devastating news**
Research suggests there are a growing number of West Australians dying while homeless or not long after,  coinciding with a rise in the number of people sleeping rough and how many support services are having to turn away. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/deaths-among-wa-homeless-people-on-the-rise-research-suggests/102097394)
2023-03-23T00:24:57Z	**Mining executive accused of indecent assault denies telling journalist he had 'rager' over her boots**
Kahlil Fraser Campbell is accused of groping Kalgoorlie Miner deputy editor Amber Lilley during last year's Diggers and Dealers Mining Conference. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/mining-delegate-faces-trial-over-indecent-assault-charge/102130580)
2023-03-23T00:43:19Z	**South Australian police officer acquitted of excessive force during arrest**
A South Australian police officer has been acquitted of assaulting a man during an arrest following a high-speed police chase. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/port-adelaide-magistrate-delivers-verdict-in-cop-assault-case/102133930)
2023-03-23T00:40:59Z	**Billionaire Clive Palmer rakes in more than $700 million from Pilbara assets and royalties**
Of $730.9 million in revenue, about $520 million was collected in royalties, according to Mineralogy's latest financial report, with a lot of it coming from a Pilbara mine. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/clive-palmer-rakes-in-700-million-dollars-from-pilbara/102130478)
2023-03-23T00:47:19Z	**Man allegedly linked to cocaine washing up on WA beach arrested in Perth**
Australian Federal Police say a man who was rescued earlier this year along with two other men after their boat capsized off WA has been found hiding under a spa. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/afp-arrest-mate-stipinovich-alleged-cocaine-importation/102134054)
2023-03-23T01:01:43Z	**Victoria's largest gas producer is warning its supplies are rapidly decreasing**
Gas giant ExxonMobil says the number of wells it operates in the Bass Strait could close to halve in the next eighteen months. But an expert says gas shortages can be avoided with the right policies. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/exxonmobil-warns-gas-production-in-bass-strait-will-drop/102133966)
2023-03-23T00:55:30Z	**Nursing union named as recipient of private patient records sent by Canberra Health Services staff**
The ACT's Australian Nursing Midwifery Federation branch is named as the recipient of private patient documents sent by Canberra Health Services staff, in a breach of privacy laws. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/act-nursing-union-recipient-of-private-health-records-in-breach/102134214)
2023-03-23T01:13:13Z	**Sheffield Shield final live: Victoria looking for revenge against WA in Perth**
Western Australia and Victoria face off in the final of the Sheffield Shield for the second straight season. Check out the live scores and stats in our ScoreCentre. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/sheffield-shield-final-scores-results-scorecard-commentary/102133682)
2023-03-23T01:05:40Z	**How Muy's family fled Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime for new lives as mango farmers**
Muy Keav Ma escaped Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge as a child with her family. Australia offered her refuge, and decades on, despite seemingly insurmountable setbacks, she is now a successful mango farmer. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/cambodian-refugee-family-mango-farmers-who-fled-khmer-rouge/102098076)
2023-03-23T01:45:53Z	**Meet the Boxer— the army's combat vehicle that's 'like a human'**
The Australian Army's 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment is testing the capabilities of its newest combat reconnaissance vehicle this week in a special live-fire exercise. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/army-unveils-new-boxer-vehicle-at-wide-bay-training-area/102130472)
2023-03-23T02:54:24Z	**Could the US banking crisis head off an Aussie mortgage disaster?**
A US banking crisis bailed out over-indebted Australian home owners once before. Is it about to happen again, asks Michael Janda. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/federal-reserve-hikes-interest-rates-but-gives-rba-room-to-pause/102134130)
2023-03-23T02:47:34Z	**Lidia Thorpe pulled to ground after attempting to interrupt anti-trans-rights rally**
Senator Lidia Thorpe has attempted to interrupt a small crowd of anti-trans-rights protesters outside parliament before being pulled to the ground. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/lidia-thorpe-attempts-to-interrupt-anti-trans-rally/102135210)
2023-03-23T03:01:28Z	**Ellie Carpenter and Holly McNamara return to Matildas for April friendlies**
Having both recovered from ACL tears over the past year, the Lyon and Melbourne City players are back in the squad as Australia's World Cup preparations continue. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/ellie-carpenter-and-holly-mcnamara-return-to-matildas-for-april/102135088)
2023-03-23T03:06:48Z	**Southern white rhino calf delights conservationists after first birth at zoo in 10 years**
A Victorian zoo welcomes its first a southern white rhino calf in a decade, as conservationists around the world consider next steps for the species. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/southern-white-rhino-born-werribee-open-range-zoo/102134382)
2023-03-23T03:17:10Z	**Endangered regent honeyeater spotted in Hunter Valley backyard**
The small native bird, one of an estimated 300 left in the wild, has surfaced after being released as part of a breeding program. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/endangered-regent-honeyeater-found-40-km-from-release-zone/102133484)
2023-03-23T03:41:58Z	**Many Australian farmers are about to get a lucky break after years of drought and floods**
It has been a tumultuous five years from drought to plagues to floods, but farmers across southern Australia are about to catch a lucky break — the autumn break to be precise. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/many-australian-farmers-autumn-break-rain-drought-floods/102135648)
2023-03-23T03:35:53Z	**What do you do if you find a three-clawed crab? Eat it, reckons this fisherman**
Monty Schloss was boating when a mud crab with "three hands" landed in his net. It was delicious. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/three-clawed-crab-wide-bay/102134184)
2023-03-23T05:05:05Z	**Woman awarded $1.1 million after buying hot chips seasoned with caustic soda**
Karis Pringle went to Chicken Treat with her nine year-old son for a meal, but ended up being airlifted to hospital with internal burns because the chips had been seasoned with caustic soda. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/mother-awarded-1-million-caustic-soda-hot-chips-chicken-treat/102134734)
2023-03-23T05:02:45Z	**Pillows 'precious commodity' at SA hospitals, as opposition files no confidence motion against health minister**
A woman says hospital staff were unable to give her 93-year-old father a pillow in the emergency department, which was so overcrowded people were sitting on the waiting room floor. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/pillow-shortage-at-sa-hospitals/102135826)
2023-03-23T05:19:38Z	**Paedophile teacher given choice to resign instead of being investigated, court told**
A high school teacher who sexually abused one of his students in the late 1990s was given the option to resign, rather than face further investigation, a Tasmanian court hears. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/katrina-munting-abuser-marcus-pollard-choice-resign-court-hears/102135846)
2023-03-23T05:27:55Z	**There is a world between Canberra and Australia's First Nations. Can politics speak in our language?**
Referendums are hard won and the words of the Voice have been crafted for a political campaign. Can the Voice take the words of Canberra and speak them in our languages, asks Stan Grant. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/the-voice-uluru-statement-can-politics-bridge-the-divide/102136270)
2023-03-23T06:05:00Z	**Could the timing of bottle feeds of expressed breastmilk be affecting baby sleep cycles?**
A Bendigo researcher thinks there could be an issue, but the Australian Breastfeeding Association says more research is needed before it recommends changes. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/expressed-breastmilk-feeding-timing-research/102133970)
2023-03-23T06:00:16Z	**Flat battery leaves NSW premier's campaign bus stranded**
Just days after the NSW premier poked fun at Labor over mechanical issues with their campaign bus, his words have come back to bite him. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/liberal-party-campaign-bus-breaks-down/102136972)
2023-03-23T05:57:11Z	**What will Australians be voting on in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum?**
The proposed wording of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum question has been announced, but what is required of voters? And when are Australians expected to vote? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/what-is-voice-to-parliament-referendum-what-will-i-be-voting-on/102136842)
2023-03-23T06:13:30Z	**Researcher 'quite alarmed' by 'unrecognised' fracturing under Sydney drinking water catchment**
There are calls to halt operations at a mine south of Sydney after a hydrogeologist's study highlights the potential risk to water quality. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/concerns-of-unreported-fracturing-under-water-catchment/102136020)
2023-03-23T06:45:58Z	**US rejects Chinese claim that its warship was 'expelled' from South China Sea**
In a statement, China claims the USS Milius — a guided-missile destroyer — entered China's territorial waters without permission, with the US insisting it "was not expelled" and would continue to conduct "routine operations". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/china-us-warship-south-china-sea-beijing-washington/102137312)
2023-03-23T06:54:29Z	**'What levers can we pull?': NT police commissioner outlines 'focal point' of bail review**
The Northern Territory's police commissioner highlights the presumption for bail and targeting violent offenders as priorities of the NT government's review of bail laws and police powers following the stabbing death of a 20-year-old bottle shop worker. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/nt-police-commissioner-addresses-bail-review-bottle-shop-death/102134570)
2023-03-23T07:11:32Z	**The Voice let loose, a twin distraction and what are Nazis doing here: A week inside Australian politics**
Anthony Albanese — his voice unsteady — has announced the final negotiated wording of the referendum question upon which Australians will vote this year. And it's a roll of the dice, writes Annabel Crabb. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/albanese-pushes-the-button-on-the-voice-referendum/102137014)
2023-03-23T07:25:59Z	**Live: Join the build up to the Blues-Cats clash as final lineups are confirmed**
Coming off a round one draw, Carlton will need to be at their best to overcome the reigning premiers Geelong. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores and stats. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/afl-live-scorecentre-stats-results-carlton-geelong/102130422)
2023-03-23T07:57:06Z	**Accused gold thieves were 'unwitting bunnies' in 'above board' deal, court told**
Lawyers for Russell Wilson Holden and Simon Leslie Gash have argued the men were unwitting and unwilling participants in the alleged theft of $1.17 million of gold bearing ore from miner FMR Investments. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/kalgoorlie-gold-theft-trial-closing-arguments/102134974)
2023-03-23T08:08:04Z	**Exclusion zone declared as industrial fire rages in Bundaberg**
Nearby residents are advised to keep windows and doors closed after police declare an emergency zone in Kalkie, Bundaberg East. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/exclusion-zone-industrial-fire-kalkie-bundaberg-east/102138008)
2023-03-23T08:39:08Z	**NRL live: Parramatta hosts the Panthers in a grand final rematch**
The struggling Eels come up against the Penrith Panthers in a rematch of last year's grand final. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/nrl-penrith-panthers-parramatta-eels-live-score-updates/102124794)
2023-03-23T08:51:06Z	**Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi found guilty of defamation, sentenced to two years in prison**
The defamation case was filed by a leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party after a 2019 speech in which Mr Gandhi referred to thieves as having the surname of Modi, the same as India's prime minister. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/indian-opposition-leader-rahul-gandhi-found-guilty-of-defamation/102138290)
2023-03-23T08:59:02Z	**Launch debut of rocket made out of 3D-printed parts ends in failure, no orbit**
A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts makes its launch debut, lifting off but failing three minutes into flight, far short of its intended orbit. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/launch-debut-of-3d-printed-rocket-ends-in-failure/102138330)
2023-03-23T09:05:18Z	**Man on trial over workplace death of Perth teenager says things 'should've been done differently', court hears**
Prosecutor Tanya Hollaway tells the court the worksite had "multiple trip hazards" and "open voids", but the alleged company director Luke Corderoy says he is not to blame. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/luke-corderoy-trial-wesley-ballantine-closing-statements/102129178)
2023-03-23T09:25:01Z	**Scientists offer 'non-alien explanation' for 'Oumuamua**
A new study offers a fresh theory for the first object to visit our Solar System from outer space in 2017, named 'Oumuamua. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/scientists-offer-non-alien-explanation-for-oumuamua/102138318)
2023-03-23T11:08:48Z	**Rio Tinto alerts staff to potential data hack**
Personal data of Rio Tinto Ltd's former and current employees may have been stolen by a cybercriminal group, according to a staff memo. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/rio-tinto-staff-impacted-by-hack-after-goanywhere-attack/102138716)
2023-03-23T12:56:34Z	**Two Cambodian opposition figures held on rare royal insults charge after Facebook posts**
Two Cambodian opposition figures are charged under the country's rarely used lese majeste law with insulting the king for posts made on social media about a photograph of him and the prime minister. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/two-cambodians-held-on-royal-insults-charge-after-facebook-posts/102138802)
2023-03-23T14:00:03Z	**Zebra roams streets of Seoul after escaping from zoo**
It's not New York city, but rather Seoul where a zebra from a local zoo did its best Madagascar impression and roamed the busy city streets. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/zebra-escapes-zoo-in-seoul/102138972)
2023-03-23T14:46:08Z	**Former Russian president Medvedev threatens Germany, dangles nuclear warning**
Russia's former president warns about the rising threat of nuclear conflict and blasts a German minister for threatening Russian President Vladimir Putin with arrest, saying that such action would amount to a declaration of war. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/russia-security-boss-medvedev-blasts-west-dangles-nuclear-threat/102138888)
2023-03-23T15:59:46Z	**Royal trip to Poland sees Prince William meet Ukrainian refugees, thank soldiers**
The Prince of Wales visits Poland where he meets Ukrainian refugees, pays tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and thanks Poland's armed forces for their efforts. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/prince-william-visits-ukrainian-refugees-in-poland/102138998)
2023-03-23T17:53:22Z	**The late-night meeting that came to define Albanese's Voice wording**
The prime minister says Australians' decency and fairness will carry the day. However, it is also a gamble that those who have ventilated their worry about the legal scope of a Voice to Parliament will have limited influence, writes Andrew Probyn. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/anthony-albanese-voice-referendum-coalition-working-group/102136102)
2023-03-23T17:52:50Z	**John Wick 4 doubles down on its key ingredients with more action, more villains and more Keanu**
The franchise may just be running out of ideas, as the vengeful hit man yet again incurs the wrath of the High Table in this fourth instalment. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/john-wick-chapter-4-movie-review-keanu-reeves/102126620)
2023-03-23T17:52:25Z	**Legal minds split on whether Voice referendum wording opens door to High Court challenge**
Constitutional lawyers are divided on whether the proposed wording for the Voice could face a High Court challenge if it was written into the constitution. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/constitutional-experts-divided-on-voice-referendum-legal-/102136900)
2023-03-23T18:00:00Z	**How did this country go from 'White Australia' to a multicultural nation?**
Since the arrival of the first Europeans, this country has taken in an estimated 10 million migrants. But the path to a multicultural society has not been straightforward. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/whats-the-multicultural-history-of-harmony-week/102130300)
2023-03-23T18:28:19Z	**Sonia and Peter live in her car — they are just two of a growing number of homeless Tasmanians**
Sonia and her carer live in her car, parking in driveways or public car parks. Stuck being homeless is "depressing" she says — and they are not alone, with more and more people desperate for a roof over their heads. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/tasmania-homelessness-numbers-growing-census-shows/102136722)
2023-03-23T18:39:25Z	**It gave Elon Musk 'existential angst' and some say it has 'massive' risks for humanity. So what is AGI?**
Experts are turning their attention to the risks of AI  becoming as smart as humans. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/what-is-agi-artificial-general-intelligence-ai-experts-risks/102035132)
2023-03-23T18:38:49Z	**Why Indian authorities shut down the internet for an entire state to catch a preacher on the run**
As police hunt for Amritpal Singh, they have pursued him in high-speed car chases, shut down the mobile internet networks in an entire state and detained 100 of his supporters. Still, the self-proclaimed preacher has evaded authorities. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/amritpal-singh-on-the-run-from-indian-authorities/102123216)
2023-03-23T18:53:50Z	**Billion-dollar plan to electrify Australia's homes would 'slay inflation and slash bills', group says**
The federal government is facing calls to use the upcoming budget to kickstart efforts to electrify Australian households and wean them off gas to help fight global warming. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/rewiring-australia-calls-for-electrification-budget-commitment/102136570)
2023-03-23T19:04:56Z	**From India to Mexico, country music artists Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton and Orville Peck search for the next big star**
Think country music. Where would you go to find the world's next big thing? India, perhaps? Mexico? No? Well, those are some of the places scouts from the new reality TV series My Kind of Country are headed to find country music's next biggest star. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/my-kind-of-country-tv-explained-by-jimmie-allen/102138760)
2023-03-23T19:16:04Z	**A rental affordability scheme saved Shirley from homelessness. Now as it winds up she's preparing to sleep rough**
At 75 years old, Shirley is preparing to sleep rough on the streets. The National Rental Affordability Scheme that's keeping her housed is coming to an end and she's scared she won't survive if left homeless. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/national-rental-affordability-scheme-end-may-cause-homelessness/102126568)
2023-03-23T19:30:26Z	**Climate change science pioneer Claude Lorius dies aged 91**
Leading glaciologist Claude Lorius, whose discoveries in Antarctica in the 1980s helped prove humanity's role in global warming, has died aged 91. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/claude-lorius-climate-change-researcher-dies-aged-91/102139128)
2023-03-23T19:36:56Z	**It's helped 1,000 homeless people into housing, but this program is facing uncertain future after NSW election**
It's helped 1,000 rough-sleepers into housing since the COVID-19 pandemic, but community housing advocates say neither major party has committed to making Together Home permanent ahead of this weekend's NSW election. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/homeless-service-together-home-faces-uncertain-future/102133700)
2023-03-23T19:47:45Z	**A mother's devastating experience leads to Canberra's first dedicated early pregnancy loss unit**
A three bed inpatient unit for women experiencing early pregnancy loss opens in Canberra after a mother tells of an undignified experience. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/canberra-early-pregnancy-loss-unit-opens/102134498)
2023-03-23T19:57:35Z	**Live: Scientists explain alien comet, TikTok CEO grilled in US, and new rules for transgender women in athletics. Catch up with The Loop**
The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/live-news-blog-the-loop/101775156)
2023-03-23T20:03:07Z	**We examined claims that Sydney is the world's most-tolled city. Here's what we found**
New South Wales Labor leader Chris Minns says Sydney is the "most-tolled city" in the world. Does that check out? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/fact-check-checkmate-sydney-most-tolled-city/102135034)
2023-03-23T20:11:40Z	**Manslaughter charge dropped against Gold Coast man accused of shooting death of ex-girlfriend**
A court previously heard Christos Panagakos and three people left the property where Ivona Jovanovic was shot. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/qld-manslaughter-charge-dropped-shooting-christos-panagakos/102135180)
2023-03-23T20:34:49Z	**'I do feel linked to it': Attacked guard says he wishes he could've helped save life of slain bottle shop worker Declan Laverty**
Security officer Reuben Thurbon says he's been receiving emotional support from his employer and family after he was allegedly hit with a bottle prior to another man's fatal stabbing in Darwin. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/attacked-darwin-security-guard-feels-linked-to-bottle-shop-death/102138142)
2023-03-23T20:34:05Z	**Dennis is among thousands of low-income renters on this scheme. But, that 'lifeline' is about to disappear**
Pensioner Dennis Hayes is among thousands of Australians who are set to fall off the government rental scheme. Advocates say it must be extended, to avoid pushing people into homelessness. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/rental-affordability-scheme-nt-advocates-call-for-extension/102109982)
2023-03-23T20:33:01Z	**Whales survived commercial slaughter but an Antarctic expedition shows melting ice is a growing threat**
A recent expedition in the "remote and hostile" waters of Antarctica is shedding more light on how the "signs of climate change" will shape future generations of whales. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/antarctic-expedition-shows-melting-ice-growing-threat-to-whales/102133718)
2023-03-23T20:37:23Z	**Live: Bank of England follows Fed's lead by lifting interest rates, Rio Tinto targeted in cyber attack as ASX set to fall**
Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/asx-markets-business-live-news-march-24-2023/102139258)
2023-03-23T20:52:13Z	**Mass fish kill a case of deja vu as NSW Nationals look to win back far-west seat of Barwon**
Four years ago, rotting fish were the backdrop for a massive upset in far-west NSW at the state election. Now, the Nationals are dealing with similar events as they try to win the seat back. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/nationals-independent-fight-for-barwon-at-nsw-election/102117688)
2023-03-23T21:09:28Z	**Weekly news quiz: Did you hear about the dead composer's hair, or the influencer in court?**
Enough mucking around — let's test your knowledge of the week that was. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/weekly-news-quiz-march-24-sculptures-hair-influencer-court/102135046)
2023-03-23T21:08:06Z	**World Athletics restricts rules around transgender women in female competitions**
World Athletics bans transgender women from competing in elite female competitions if they have gone through male puberty, while also tightening rules around athletes with differences in sexual development. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/world-athletics-tightens-transgender-dsd-athlete-rules/102139298)
2023-03-23T21:23:14Z	**Frustrated about Sydney bus delays? This driver wants the community to spare a thought for trainees**
A bus driver shortage may be leaving commuters frustrated by delays and cancellations. But a new recruit is equally frustrated, saying inadequate training and low pay are giving him second thoughts about the job. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/sydney-bus-driver-shortage-inadequate-training-keolis-downer/102137782)
2023-03-23T21:21:26Z	**How WA's wide array of Indigenous viewpoints will shape how it votes in Voice referendum**
A former state premier says the Voice referendum is a risk "we don't need to take". How will Western Australia's unique landscape and entrenched Indigenous disadvantage affect how it votes? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/how-will-western-australia-vote-in-voice-referendum/102135236)
2023-03-23T21:31:24Z	**What's the latest from the Trump grand jury in Manhattan?**
New York prosecutors considering Donald Trump's alleged involvement in hush money payments made during his 2016 presidential campaign have pushed back against a congressional probe. Here's the latest. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/donald-trump-grand-jury-stormy-daniel-probe-update/102139286)
2023-03-23T21:59:11Z	**The world's largest beef trade route set to resume**
After a four-week trade suspension, Brazil has confirmed it will resume exporting beef to China. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/beef-trade-between-brazil-and-china-resumes/102138512)
2023-03-23T21:58:33Z	**Mice found on hot plates, in air-cons after grain season creates 'perfect storm' for plague**
The pests' numbers are on the rise in SA's Riverland, with an academic warning early intervention will be crucial to their management. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/mouse-plague-warning-sa-riverland-farmers/102135634)
2023-03-23T22:30:48Z	**Spate of bird deaths at Sydney's Victoria Park sparks water quality investigation**
Wildlife rescuers, the City of Sydney, and the Australian Registry of Wildlife Health at Taronga Zoo are looking into the cause of around 25 animal deaths at Camperdown's Victoria Park, conducting urgent water testing. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/bird-deaths-lake-northam-victoria-park/102137042)
2023-03-23T22:30:24Z	**North Melbourne says Tarryn Thomas won't be selected amid behaviour allegations**
North Melbourne says midfielder Tarryn Thomas will not be available for selection at any level after the club found he had not made progress in a respectful-behaviour training program. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/tarryn-thomas-north-melbourne-behaviour/102139518)
2023-03-23T22:50:44Z	**Carlton star Adam Saad on why he 'really loves' playing AFL footy during Ramadan**
After racking up a game-high 29 disposals in Carlton's win over Geelong, Adam Saad says Ramadan forces him to focus more on preparation and small, but vital, details in his game. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/adam-saad-on-why-he-loves-playing-afl-during-ramadan/102139450)
2023-03-23T23:13:42Z	**Koala 'stronghold' raises hope for endangered species amid changing climate**
Blue Mountains koala numbers are believed to be on the rise despite the challenges the species is facing nationally. Scientists now believe the region will be crucial for the endangered marsupials' survival. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/koalas-blue-mountains-climate-change-hope/102133436)
2023-03-23T23:35:05Z	**Calls for crisis response as 95 per cent of public schools see attendance slump in WA's far north**
Just one in four students in Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing are regularly attending school, with other communities recording similar falls since 2020. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/kimberley-student-attendance-drops-public-schools/102136566)
2023-03-23T23:54:06Z	**War of words erupts over Perth's 'City of Light' branding**
Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has jumped to the defence of the marketing campaign in the face of a Labor MLA's scathing criticisms, insisting the moniker is both relevant and effective. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/war-of-words-over-perth-city-of-light-branding/102137802)
2023-03-24T00:10:17Z	**'It's not all about Sydney': Regional voters feel forgotten in city-centric NSW election campaign**
With voters set to head to the polls this weekend across the state, some communities in the state's south-west are concerned they have not been listened to. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/regional-voters-marginal-seat-left-out-nsw-state-election/102133650)
2023-03-24T00:07:54Z	**All the latest COVID-19 case numbers from around Australia — plus the news you may have missed**
Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/covid-19-case-numbers-from-around-the-states-and-territories/102140062)
2023-03-24T00:13:50Z	**Jury fails to reach verdict in murder trial of man accused of killing woman whose body was found in bathtub**
A jury has failed to reach a unanimous verdict in the Supreme Court murder trial of Andrew Baker, who was accused of killing his girlfriend Sarah Gatt and leaving her body in a bathtub for eight months. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/no-verdict-in-sarah-gatt-andrew-baker-bathtub-murder-trial/102134496)
2023-03-24T00:18:47Z	**NSW Labor leader says he 'likes' premier, as polite campaign enters final day**
NSW Labor leader Chris Minns has congratulated the premier on his election campaign, and revealed he "likes" Dominic Perrottet, before urging people not to vote for him. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/nsw-election-dominic-perrottet-chris-minns-final-day/102139654)
2023-03-24T00:27:10Z	**Police arrest 27 people in major cross-border crackdown on outlaw bikie gangs**
Drugs, guns, bikie paraphernalia, and a stolen Haley Davidson are among the items seized by NSW and Victorian police during the four-day operation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/police-arrest-27-people-outlaw-bikie-gang-crackdown/102139880)
2023-03-24T00:41:45Z	**How these cardiologists, doctors and First Nations leaders are working together to stop a preventable disease**
Gavin Wheaton still remembers seeing his first case of rheumatic heart disease in the Central Australian town of Yuendumu 40 years ago. Now, he's one of a group of cardiologists travelling remote areas screening for the disease. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/deadly-heart-trek-cardiologists-rheumatic-heart-disease/102123568)
2023-03-24T00:56:55Z	**Kalyn Ponga to undergo testing in Canada before return from concussion will be discussed**
The Newcastle Knights' chief medical officer will travel with their star player to North America, where he will undergo testing using a device measuring brain activity that is not yet available in Australia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/kalyn-ponga-travelling-to-canada-newcastle-knights-concussion/102140714)
2023-03-24T00:56:35Z	**Emergency zone revoked following 'explosive fire' at major Queensland transport depot**
Queensland Police have lifted an emergency zone after firefighters battled until 2:00am to bring an industrial fire under control in Bundaberg. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/emergency-declaration-revoked-following-explosive-bundaberg-fire/102139494)
2023-03-24T01:26:19Z	**Police officer's assault conviction quashed after magistrate mistook 'belted you up' in audio recording**
A South Australian police officer accused of striking a teenager in the face has been granted a retrial after a judge found the sentencing magistrate made several mistakes in interpreting phrases from an audio recording. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/police-officer-andrew-allan-jaunay-assault-conviction-quashed/102140554)
2023-03-24T01:36:34Z	**Residents win ban on makeshift truck stop amid anger over front lawn toilet breaks**
Residents living on the main street of a small country town are "at their wits' end" after years of truck drivers waking them up and urinating on their lawns. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/truck-ban-overnight-parking-holbrook-resident-complaints/102139956)
2023-03-24T01:34:30Z	**Man dies after becoming trapped underneath trailer on NT highway**
A man has died following a fatal road incident involving a truck and trailer on the Victoria Highway about 200km south-west of Katherine. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/nt-police-investigate-road-fatality-victoria-river-roadhouse/102140340)
2023-03-24T01:52:33Z	**'In my blood': Passion and knowledge combine at ranger camp**
The annual event brings together 20 ranger groups from Central Australia and includes sessions on catching venomous snakes, operating side-by-side vehicles and first aid. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/ranger-camp-central-australia/102135810)
2023-03-24T01:45:05Z	**'It is nothing more than a tactic': PM accuses Dutton of playing politics over Voice referendum**
Anthony Albanese says Opposition Leader Peter Dutton needs to "get real" about the Voice to Parliament referendum and accuses him of playing politics over calls to release legal advice about the question's wording. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/albanese-accuses-dutton-political-games-voice-referendum/102140896)
2023-03-24T02:12:54Z	**Federal police allege four Australians played 'key' role for cybercrime syndicate which stole $1.7 million**
Federal police arrest four members of an alleged cybercriminal syndicate which allegedly stole more than $1.7 million from Australian and overseas victims. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/federal-police-arrests-cybercrime-money-laundering-/102140924)
2023-03-24T02:17:04Z	**Ex-childcare worker found guilty of persistent sexual abuse of 4yo Tasmanian girl**
A former childcare worker is facing a jail term after being found guilty on one count of persistent sexual abuse of a child. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/childcare-worker-guilty-of-persistent-sexual-abuse-of-4-year-old/102129992)
2023-03-24T02:59:27Z	**Teenager accused of raping fellow high school student has conviction overturned**
The girl's family is now planning a civil case against the boy, but said she may not be mentally well enough for another lawsuit. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/nsw-teenager-accused-of-raping-fellow-high-school-student-has-co/102141226)
2023-03-24T03:16:46Z	**Morale among fruit growers 'as low as it's ever been' as wild hailstorm wreaks havoc in Victoria**
The third major storm of the season, described as a "mini-cyclone", has "wiped out" what was left of apple crops in the region and robbed some growers of a year's worth of income. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/goulburn-valley-orchards-wiped-out-by-wild-hailstorm/102140680)
2023-03-24T03:16:29Z	**US carries out air strikes in Syria after deadly attack**
The US military carries out multiple air strikes in Syria against Iran-aligned groups who it blamed for a deadly drone attack on a US-led coalition base that left a contractor dead. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/us-carries-out-air-strikes-in-syria-after-deadly-attack/102142000)
2023-03-24T03:35:26Z	**Higher interest rates may push up your rent, but not in the way you'd expect**
The pandemic unexpectedly saw extra pressure on our rental market, and those on lower incomes were less able to afford it. Unfortunately, those rent rises look set to stay, Emilia Terzon writes. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/rents-rba-research-notes-trends-household-composition/102141272)
2023-03-24T04:25:26Z	**BBC halts Top Gear filming following 'Freddie' Flintoff's December car crash**
The former test cricketer is reportedly quitting Top Gear, with the BBC announcing filming of the latest series has been abandoned following an investigation into the 2022 crash. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/bbc-halts-top-gear-filming-following-freddie-flintoff-car-crash/102142350)
2023-03-24T04:40:42Z	**Amanda's mum died on her own terms in what she says was a 'beautiful process'**
Amanda Hancock's mother Denise Wyatt, who had Huntington's disease, is one of six South Australians who have died through accessing voluntary assisted dying since new laws took effect. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/daughter-speaks-out-about-voluntary-assisted-dying/102140602)
2023-03-24T04:52:21Z	**Bruce Lehrmann allegedly told employer he didn't think initial reporting of Brittany Higgins's rape allegations referred to him**
Documents released by the Federal Court reveal Bruce Lehrmann was told by his then-employer he was the person accused of raping Brittany Higgins at Parliament House and state he expressed shock. There have been no findings against Mr Lehrmann, and he maintains his innocence. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/bruce-lehrmann-shocked-when-told-accused-raping-brittany-higgins/102141850)
2023-03-24T05:23:58Z	**Water-bombing chopper deployed as NT bushfire tears through 100,000 hectares**
An official says new fires are igniting every day as crews battle with the massive West MacDonnell blaze, which has been burning for weeks. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/water-bomber-fights-macdonnell-ranges-bushfire/102141898)
2023-03-24T05:37:52Z	**Man claims New South Wales Liberals rejected him as an election candidate on racial grounds**
The Human Rights Commission is investigating a complaint by a high-profile Chinese-Australian, who claims the New South Wales Liberal Party rejected his nomination to run in tomorrow's state election on racial grounds. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/nsw-election-andy-lin-rejected-strathfield-candidate/102141222)
2023-03-24T05:54:33Z	**Canberra United keeps A-League Women finals hopes alive after winning appeal**
The club was deducted three points for an illegal substitution last month, but Football Australia has found in its favour after an appeal. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/canberra-united-back-in-a-league-women-finals-race-after-points-/102140526)
2023-03-24T05:53:46Z	**Man charged over alleged child rape in Geraldton**
A 46-year-old man has appeared in the Geraldton Magistrates Court charged in relation to the alleged sexual assault of a 12-year old-girl. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/geraldton-alleged-child-rape-abandoned-building/102141006)
2023-03-24T06:06:15Z	**Ex-NSW Labor minister gets 14-year jail sentence for corruptly awarding mine licence**
Former resources minister Ian Macdonald will stay in jail until at least 2027 for misconduct in public office involving two mining licences. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/ex-nsw-labor-mnister-ian-macdonald-jailed-again/102142928)
2023-03-24T06:23:24Z	**Concerns over coastal development after approval of 'zombie DA' for seaside village**
A NSW court has ruled in favour of a development application lodged 30 years ago at the village of South West Rocks amid concerns that historic plans don't hold up under modern environmental standards. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/south-west-rocks-zombie-da-development-approved/102140326)
2023-03-24T06:38:43Z	**Stranded Army helicopter recovered by Defence**
The Australian Defence Force has recovered an army helicopter from a beach on the NSW south coast after it malfunctioned during a training exercise. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/army-chopper-recovered-by-defence/102143148)
2023-03-24T06:49:03Z	**Happy, the calf born with a big smile, is set to keep people beaming for the rest of his days**
The sale of the "once-in-a-lifetime" bull means he will be bringing smiles to faces for the rest of his life — and he'll help with the redevelopment of a Victorian hospital in the process. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/happy-the-calf-to-live-life-as-a-mascot-after-being-sold/102129472)
2023-03-24T06:54:37Z	**Death threat made against Mount Gambier Library staff over drag queen book reading**
Police say a death threat has been made against staff at the Mount Gambier Library over hosting a drag queen who is set to read books to "children of all ages" tomorrow. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/death-threat-over-mount-gambier-drag-queen-book-reading/102143294)
2023-03-24T07:37:42Z	**Darwin bottle shops targeted with edged weapons days after death of bottle-o worker, police say**
Police say staff at multiple bottle shops near Darwin have been targeted with knives and verbal threats of violence in a spate of incidents overnight, just days after the fatal stabbing of a young worker at a drive-through outlet. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/nt-police-say-more-darwin-area-bottle-shops-targeted/102140108)
2023-03-24T07:59:19Z	**Violent protests erupt in France as more than a million rally to decry pension reforms**
More than 1 million people demonstrate across France against unpopular pension reforms, with violence erupting in some parts of the country and unions calling for nationwide strikes. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/violent-protests-erupt-in-france-against-pension-bill-million/102143374)
2023-03-24T08:06:41Z	**Teen sentenced for stabbing murder of Bull Creek man Petr Levkovskiy, who tried to help boy after his bike was stolen**
A 15-year-old boy who fatally stabbed a man who tried to recover a stolen bike is sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in juvenile detention. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/petr-levkovskiy-bull-creek-murder-teen-sentenced/102138744)
2023-03-24T08:14:38Z	**Credibility of key witness under fire in closing arguments by defence in WA gold theft trial**
Defence lawyers in a $1.1 million gold theft case close their cases by attacking the credibility of one of the prosecution's key witnesses, well-known mining entrepreneur Peter Bartlett. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/defence-closes-cases-kalgoorlie-1m-gold-theft-district-court/102140468)
2023-03-24T08:44:40Z	**It's a 'Yes' or 'No' referendum, but these First Nations people say Voice vote is more complex**
From a 100-year-old elder in western Sydney to a young Indigenous trainee ranger in Tasmania, First Nations people across the country have differing views on a Voice to Parliament. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/voice-to-parliament-different-views-aboriginal-australians/102141612)
2023-03-24T10:09:32Z	**North Korea claims to have tested 'radioactive tsunami' underwater drone weapon**
North Korea claims to have tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone designed to generate a gigantic "radioactive tsunami" that, it says, could destroy naval strike groups and ports. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/north-korea-claims-radioactive-tsunami-weapon-tested-at-sea/102143902)
2023-03-24T14:28:33Z	**China detains staff, raids office of US due diligence firm Mintz Group**
Chinese authorities raid the office of US firm Mintz Group in Beijing, the company says, putting foreign companies in China on alert just as the country hosts an international economic forum. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/china-raids-office-of-us-due-diligence-firm-mintz-group/102144372)
2023-03-24T18:00:00Z	**With soaring inflation and the cost of living out of control, where can Australians look for solutions?**
Australian workers are struggling to answer one question: how is it they can work so hard and not improve their standard of living? As NSW voters go to the polls today, many are uncertain if politics can offer any answers, writes David Taylor ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/nsw-election-cost-of-living-tolls-housing-can-voting-help/102142278)
2023-03-24T18:00:00Z	**The Voice debate turned a corner this week, but the 'Dutton vortex' takes its toll**
Whatever the merits of the proposal, it feels we need much more explanation and discussion about how the Voice can make a difference, writes Laura Tingle. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/wording-voice-referendum-question-unsure-how-make-a-difference/102142918)
2023-03-24T19:00:00Z	**Silicon Valley has dominated tech for years. Now the pendulum has swung away**
The 15-year tech boom has ended with rounds of mass layoffs and a recent series of high-profile bank collapses. So what went wrong? And will Silicon Valley ever be the same? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-03-25/is-silicon-valleys-long-tech-boom-finally-over-mass-layoffs/102124712)
2023-03-24T19:09:43Z	**The small Baltic nation with a talent for trolling Vladimir Putin**
From trolling Putin to crowdfunding hi-tech anti-missile radars, for the people of Lithuania, Russia’s attempts to claw back former Soviet land are personal — and they're doing everything they can to help Ukraine win. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/how-lithuania-is-answering-ukraines-request-for-support/102122390)
2023-03-24T19:09:43Z	**Joe Biden visit to Pacific on the cards as US moves to open another new embassy in the region**
United States President Joe Biden is due in Sydney for a meeting with other Quad leaders in late May, with speculation mounting it might be part of a wider regional tour. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/us-new-embassy-pacific-vanuatu-joe-biden-visit-region-quad/102143408)
2023-03-24T19:09:43Z	**Rheanca's condition made it hard to get out of bed, but people couldn't see that she was suffering**
Rheanca was in overwhelming pain, but when the 16-year-old went to the doctors for help, she found herself met with a similar response: "You look fine". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/heywire-eczema-awareness-support-getting-diagnosis/102034556)
2023-03-24T19:25:54Z	**'Hotel Rwanda' figure Paul Rusesabagina to be freed from prison**
Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda and is serving a 25-year sentence on terrorism charges, will be released after his term was commuted. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/hotel-rwanda-figure-paul-rusesabagina-to-be-freed-from-prison/102144654)
2023-03-24T19:49:36Z	**From stuffed giraffes to body socks, Diane tried everything to help her daughter get a good night's rest**
Diane Keenan tried pretty much everything to help her autistic daughter Thalia get a good night's sleep, before finally finding something that actually worked. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/sleep-and-quality-of-life-for-people-on-the-spectrum/102093904)
2023-03-24T19:49:36Z	**Donald Trump still hasn't been indicted. But the events of this week reinforce the power he still wields**
While Donald Trump's arrest didn't come to pass this week, he managed to cast himself into the national spotlight once again with one social media post, setting off a political storm and demonstrating his continuing influence over his own party, writes Jade Macmillan. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/why-donald-trump-wasnt-arrested-in-new-york/102139142)
2023-03-24T20:04:34Z	**Spare a thought for NSW's undecided voters today — they've had little help in this lackluster campaign**
The NSW election campaign has been almost totally free from gaffes and personal attacks from the leaders — while it's been refreshing, it's also made it hard to tell Dominic Perrottet and Chris Minns apart. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/nsw-election-analysis-spare-a-thought-for-undecided-voters/102142870)
2023-03-24T20:00:57Z	**Helicopter crash landing sparks renewed focus on Australian Army's troubled Taipan fleet**
The Defence Flight Safety Bureau has begun a formal investigation into why the multi-role helicopter was forced to ditch into the sea while taking part in counterterrorism exercises. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/chopper-crash-jervis-bay-defence-force-rotor/102142218)
2023-03-24T20:15:49Z	**Wheelchair bays to remain available for fans after father and son meeting with AFL**
After struggling to find decent wheelchair access a week ago, this father and son took it up with the AFL and MCC and got results. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/vic-wheelchair-access-win-after-meeting-with-afl/102138568)
2023-03-24T20:21:57Z	**Sprint races, Aussie's new team and a 25-year curse: MotoGP returns for 2023**
Jack Miller is Australia's only representative in MotoGP for 2023 — and he will suit up in new team colours as he looks to add to his four Grand Prix wins. Here's all you need to know ahead of the new MotoGP season. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/motogp-2023-jack-miller-what-you-need-to-know/102135204)
2023-03-24T20:26:47Z	**Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro turns in undeclared jewels to authorities**
A representative of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has handed a set of diamond jewellery he received during his presidency over to a state bank, as ordered by a government watchdog amid an investigation into the gifts. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-turns-in-undeclared-jewels-to-authorities/102144732)
2023-03-24T20:25:58Z	**This live-in 'Mary Poppins' childcare program is a 'gift' to rural children**
For two weeks at a time, live-in educators are supporting young children in rural and remote families through "playing and learning", filling the gap in early childhood education services. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/unitingcare-early-childhood-education-rural-remote-childcare/102040510)
2023-03-24T20:42:28Z	**'Cooked up in secret': Greens blast Liberals over stadium deal**
An inquiry examining the arrangement between Tasmania's government and the AFL to build a $750 million football stadium in Hobart is told deals like this are often "exchanged verbally", with documentation to come "near the end of the process". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/afl-stadium-deal-documention-to-come-later-inquiry-told/102142132)
2023-03-24T20:42:28Z	**Satbir works as a doctor, but in his spare time he makes music videos that are reaching millions**
Satbir Aulakh works as a doctor by day, but his passion for making music — and his videos made in his Darwin backyard — have earned him millions of YouTube views. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/darwin-doctor-satbir-aulakh-youtube-music-videos/102138470)
2023-03-24T20:38:09Z	**Fortune of property mogul Ali Sultan awarded to all three children after one disinherited in final will**
A lengthy legal battle over the estate of a wealthy Hobart property developer has resulted in his fortune being distributed to his three adult children — two of whom he had, at one stage, sought to disinherit. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/ali-sultan-property-fortune-court-awards-children-estate/102135906)
2023-03-24T20:54:00Z	**What is it like to be attacked by a crocodile? Survivors tell**
Since 1985 there have been 42 crocodile attacks in Queensland. Here's what it's like to survive one. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/crocodile-attack-survivors-tell-their-story/102124258)
2023-03-24T21:08:16Z	**Hundreds of kids under Queensland government care are not in homes — for many, that means sleeping rough**
Outreach services say kids are falling through the cracks of a system under constant pressure with hundreds of children known to the department possibly living on the streets. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/queensland-homeless-child-safety-department-street-kids/102105936)
2023-03-24T21:05:09Z	**They were told to be 'poised and graceful' on court, but now Filipino women are going their own way**
Basketball is considered a religion in the Philippines, but the women's game has struggled to be seen. From being told to wear makeup and tight uniforms, players are finally making inroads. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/making-basketball-inclusive-for-women-philippines-filipina/102130108)
2023-03-24T21:12:15Z	**Will cracking down on an alleged privacy breach in Canberra's health system help or hinder efforts to build trust?**
After revelations of an alleged privacy breach of more than a dozen patients' mental health records, will a government crackdown help or hinder efforts to build trust in Canberra Health Services? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/canberra-health-services-reputation-risking-trust-act-politics/102143530)
2023-03-24T21:24:16Z	**Calls for more open sex discussions to help combat intimate partner sexual violence**
Advocates are urging people to have more conversations about sex – the good, the bad and the ugly – in a bid to help recognition of intimate partner sexual violence. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/partner-violence-sex-assault-intimate-family-violence-forced-sex/102139750)
2023-03-24T21:46:00Z	**Royston could become an Australian Idol, but in his tiny Indigenous community he's already a star**
Royston Sagigi-Baira will compete for top honours in the television singing competition this weekend. To those back home on Cape York, he's already succeeded. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/royston-sagigi-baira-australian-idol-finalist/102141892)
2023-03-24T22:08:03Z	**Student's former principal did not follow all protocols after abuse report, court hears**
A former Tasmanian school principal tells the Supreme Court he did not follow all the proper procedures when an allegation of abuse against former student Katrina Munting was reported to him. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/katrina-munting-principal-did-not-follow-protocols-abuse-claim/102143678)
2023-03-24T22:33:39Z	**After more than a year without a post office, this community is taking matters into its own hands**
Fed up with having to travel 40 minutes to pick up their mail, residents of Dalgety in New South Wales have decided to reopen their post office with volunteers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/dalgety-australia-post-office-reopen-to-resume-mail-delivery/102140296)
2023-03-24T22:48:47Z	**Safety probe after NDIS client confronts 80-year-old neighbour**
Disability advocates say private NDIS operators are struggling to provide care for clients with severe behavioural issues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/ndis-care-provider-magistrate-dismisses-assault-charge/102125540)
2023-03-24T22:58:23Z	**'I don't want to change it to fit in': Name discrimination makes basic tasks a challenge for Syasya**
Imanina Syasya Binte Muhammad Tani believes her family struggled to find a rental property in Adelaide, not just because of the tight market, but because of their name. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/experiences-of-name-discrimination-in-australia/102140644)
2023-03-24T23:22:14Z	**"He contributes nothing": Financial abuse in the child support system haunts ex-partners**
Child support payments are being used by some as a weapon to financially abuse parents, according to a report by Swinburne University. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/child-support-system-used-to-financially-abuse/102123126)
2023-03-24T23:34:34Z	**Gabba's AFL power outage has fans dreaming of Olympics upgrade**
The upgrade to the Gabba ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games cannot come soon enough after the lights went out during the AFL clash between the Lions and Demons. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/gabba-afl-power-outage-has-fans-dreaming-of-olympics-upgrade/102144856)
2023-03-24T23:29:35Z	**'Security policy is climate policy is economic policy': Biden, Trudeau pledge to stand together against authoritarian regimes**
US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledge to stand together against authoritarian regimes during Mr Biden's visit to Canada. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/biden-trudeau-pledge-to-stand-together-against-authoritarian-reg/102144774)
2023-03-24T23:43:53Z	**'A very strange grunting noise': Gwyneth Paltrow takes the stand and insists ski collision was not her fault**
Gwyneth Paltrow has taken the stand to testify in a trial over a ski crash at a Utah ski resort, where a man claims that the movie star's recklessness on the slope caused broken ribs, brain damage and lasting physical injuries. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/gwyneth-paltrow-takes-stand-in-deer-valley-ski-collision-trial/102144798)
2023-03-25T00:02:05Z	**How Perth Mint's ill-fated foray into cryptocurrency exposed problems for Mark McGowan that aren't going away**
Perth Mint's foray into cryptocurrency kept the organisation in the headlines this week. WA state political reporter Keane Bourke dives into a week where taxpayers finally got some answers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/cryptocurrency-highlights-wa-government-perth-mint-problems/102141548)
2023-03-25T00:16:52Z	**WA ghost town lives on in the memories of its almost 100-year-old former resident**
The town of Gwalia plays host to tourists and historians these days, but it holds a lifetime of vibrant memories for former resident Bob Mazza. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/bob-mazza-century-memories-wa-mining-ghost-town-gwalia/102111268)
2023-03-25T00:29:27Z	**Waves as high as a building and 5,000km to row: Rosie and Angela's 61-day journey across the Atlantic**
Rosie Arnel and Angela Lawrence, who had never rowed on open water and live hours from the coast, become the first Australian women's pair to complete the Atlantic Rowing Challenge. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/atlantic-rowers-complete-crossing-first-australian-womens-pair/102140958)
2023-03-25T01:04:09Z	**Another major international bank shows first signs of financial distress**
With global financial markets changing in an instant, several major banks have felt its wrath so far. Last night Germany's Deutsche Bank was in the firing line. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/another-major-international-bank-shows-signs-financial-distress/102144912)
2023-03-25T00:53:06Z	**Could overlooking regional issues come back to bite major parties on election night?**
There has been plenty of coverage about toll roads and Western Sydney during the NSW election campaign, but it's crossbenchers in the regions who may end up deciding who forms government, writes Kelly Fuller. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/nsw-election-could-be-decided-by-regional-independents/102143368)
2023-03-25T01:18:45Z	**Australia's fauna has a fearsome reputation. Thankfully its scorpions defy the trend**
Scorpions are renowned in some parts of the world as killers. Here's why Australia's species have a lot less sting in their tails. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/victoria-scorpion-species-venomous-predators/102136084)
2023-03-25T01:36:56Z	**History repeats as young couple navigates the transition to married life in Australia**
Shameina relives her family's own migration experience as her husband Seeni becomes one of Australia's newest citizens. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/seeni-and-shameina-story-of-love-marriage-migration/102138774)
2023-03-25T01:51:27Z	**Daughter brings stories of eclectic wildlife collection to new generation**
Wildlife collector Jack Bourne's passion for his expansive collection of taxidermied animals was driven by his love for the stories of the creatures people brought him. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/the-bird-room-bool-lagoon-taxidermy-legacy-jack-bourne/102141712)
2023-03-25T01:48:37Z	**Thousands of civilians 'at the limit of existence' in Ukraine's Bakhmut, Red Cross says**
Some 10,000 Ukrainian civilians, many elderly and with disabilities, are clinging on to existence in horrific circumstances in and around the besieged city of Bakhmut, the International Committee of the Red Cross says. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/civilians-at-the-limit-of-existence-in-ukraine-s-bakhmut-/102144986)
2023-03-25T02:03:57Z	**Rare astorid event visable with binoculars to pass between Earth and Moon**
The asteroid is big enough to wipe out a city and will harmlessly pass between the Earth and Moon's orbit this weekend. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/aseroid-to-flyby-earth-from-about-160-000km-away/102144950)
2023-03-25T02:20:41Z	**Drag queen's book-reading to children runs smoothly despite death threat to library**
Dolly Diamond's book-reading goes ahead without incident following angry comments on social media before her performance and a death threat that was phoned into the library. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/dolly-diamond-book-reading-goes-ahead-without-incident/102145074)
2023-03-25T02:18:49Z	**Runner's pride after taking on exclusive marathon very few manage to finish**
A Central Coast runner resorted to drinking from streams after her water froze while competing in an invite-only marathon most entrants are just happy to survive. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/barkley-marathons-secretive-race-tennessee-usa-melissa-robertson/102113204)
2023-03-25T02:27:47Z	**SA records first measles case in three years, with more expected as global case numbers grow**
SA Health is urging the public to be aware of measles symptoms after a three-year-old boy came down with the virus upon returning from overseas. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/sa-records-first-measles-case-in-three-years/102144922)
2023-03-25T04:13:57Z	**Thousands rally in response to alleged murder of Darwin bottle shop worker, calling for 'Declan's Law' to combat crime**
The death of 20-year-old Declan Laverty has been the catalyst for a 2,000-strong anti-crime protest outside Darwin’s Parliament House. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/nt-declan-laverty-rally-law-parliament-house/102145166)
2023-03-25T04:13:20Z	**Magistrate who said rape victim 'put herself in that position' has resigned**
A Melbourne magistrate has resigned weeks after being stood down over in-court behaviour. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/vic-magistrate-richard-pithouse-has-resigned/102144996)
2023-03-25T04:30:21Z	**Suspected arson attack destroys million-dollar home in Adelaide's southern suburbs**
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at Sheidow Park in Adelaide's south, which destroyed a two-storey house. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/sa-police-investigating-fires-at-sheidow-park/102145324)
2023-03-25T04:28:51Z	**AFL live: Pies and Power set for Saturday arvo sizzler at the MCG**
Collingwood and Port Adelaide were two of the biggest winners in round one, and now meet for a tasty encounter at the MCG. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/afl-live-scorecentre-pies-port-adel-rich-wb-stk-freo-north/102130748)
2023-03-25T04:55:50Z	**At 83, The Handmaid's Tale author Margaret Atwood shows no signs of slowing down**
The Booker Prize winner lost her partner in 2019. Now, she draws upon their life together in her new book, Old Babes in the Wood. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/margaret-atwood-interview-old-babes-in-the-wood-handmaids-tale/102136052)
2023-03-25T05:50:07Z	**Victorian government interest payments ballooning amid rumours of job cuts**
Everyday Australians are not alone in feeling the interest rate pinch, as the Victorian government sees its interest repayments expand. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/victoria-budget-interest-rates/102145022)
2023-03-25T06:05:38Z	**NRL live: Cowboys host Titans in another Queensland derby**
After the Dolphins and Broncos played out last night's Brisbane derby, the other two Queensland teams face off in Townsville. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/nrl-live-cowboys-titans-souths-manly-scores/102141946)
2023-03-25T06:49:54Z	**Warning of 'exponential' rise in e-scooter crashes in WA**
There has been a sharp rise in e-scooter-related injuries in Western Australia, as figures reveal a significant number of people ride while drunk, on drugs or without a helmet. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/warning-of-exponential-rise-in-e-scooter-crashes/102145078)
2023-03-25T07:02:26Z	**Polls close as millions of voters across NSW have their say in who will lead the state**
Polls close across New South Wales as counting begins in a tight race to elect the party that will govern for the next four years. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/nsw-election-polls-close-as-counting-of-millions-of-votes-begins/102143516)
2023-03-25T07:24:12Z	**Roosters NRL star Sua'ali'i to make code switch to rugby union**
Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i will leave the NRL and join rugby union after his current contract with the Sydney Roosters expires at the end of the 2024 season. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/joseph-aukuso-suaalii-nrl-rugby-union-swap-wallabies/102141714)
2023-03-25T07:41:11Z	**Sydney trains again cancelled or delayed, with commuters told to seek 'alternative arrangements'**
Sydney's train network is hit by delays due to "urgent signal repairs" at Homebush, with some trains cancelled or delayed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/sydney-trains-cancelled-delayed/102145600)
2023-03-25T08:21:36Z	**Intel co-founder Gordon Moore dies aged 94**
Intel Corp co-founder Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the semiconductor industry whose Moore's Law predicted a steady rise in computing power for decades, has died aged 94. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/intel-cofounder-gordon-moore-dies/102145564)
2023-03-25T08:32:37Z	**Lightning's first-half blitz downs Firebirds in Queensland derby**
Sunshine Coast Lightning remain unbeaten in Super Netball after recording a 65-55 victory over the Firebirds to lift the Queensland Cup. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/super-netball-saturday-sunshine-coast-win-queensland-derby/102145652)
2023-03-25T08:28:48Z	**Watchdog investigating claims US authorities lured former pilot back to Australia**
The nation's intelligence agency watchdog is investigating the circumstances leading to former pilot Daniel Duggan's arrest. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/daniel-duggan-investigation-into-claims-pilot-lured-to-australia/102145370)
2023-03-25T09:05:28Z	**'There will be a change in government': Coalition defeated by Labor**
The ABC's election analyst Antony Green declares the Coalition cannot win the NSW state election. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/nsw-election-labor-predicted-to-beat-coalition/102145470)
2023-03-25T11:30:04Z	**Man shot dead by police after hours-long siege in north Queensland**
An investigation is underway after a man was killed by police following an hours-long siege in Far North Queensland. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/man-shot-after-police-siege-mareeba/102145880)
2023-03-25T12:20:03Z	**Who is Chris Minns? What you need to know about the incoming NSW premier**
He's a practising Catholic who credits his father with introducing him to Labor. Here's everything you need to know about the state's premier-elect. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/who-is-nsw-incoming-premier-labor-s-chris-minns/102142266)
2023-03-25T12:42:22Z	**Chocolate factory explosion in US leaves two dead, nine missing**
The explosion in Pennsylvania sent a plume of black smoke into the air, destroying one building and damaging a neighbouring building. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/chocolate-factory-explosion-pennsylvania-leaves-two-dead/102145950)
2023-03-25T12:40:43Z	**'I'm quite shocked': Regional seats fall and independents increase their margins as Coalition loses power**
The Coalition has suffered massive swings and some losses in several regional New South Wales seats on the way to its election loss on Saturday night, while independents in the state's west have increased their margins. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/nsw-election-regional-seats-fall-independents-make-gains/102145992)
2023-03-25T13:59:35Z	**Independents put Liberals on a knife-edge in NSW election, but no 'teal' wave**
The teal independent wave that crashed the federal election has not yet materialised in New South Wales, with no Climate 200 candidates so-far elected. But several other independents have been voted in. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/teal-independent-climate200-nsw-election/102145894)
2023-03-25T14:14:23Z	**At least 23 dead after tornado and storms leave path of destruction in Mississippi**
A tornado and strong thunderstorms rip across the US state of Mississippi, leaving at least 23 people dead and dozens injured. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/us-deadly-tornado-and-storms-in-mississipi/102146074)
2023-03-25T14:28:00Z	**The Coalition underestimated angry voters at their peril — and Minns didn't miss**
Ignoring the growing anger of essential workers was a monumental mistake by the Liberals, and ultimately lead to their defeat, state political reporter Ashleigh Raper writes. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/analysis-nsw-election-liberal-recriminations-after-loss/102145576)
2023-03-25T18:00:00Z	**Wanted but not welcome: Why I'm tired of being told to be grateful that I live in Australia**
My parents' sacrifices to migrate to Australia paid off, but I am not grateful — and I won't accept being merely tolerated in my own country, writes Thomas Feng. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/harmony-week-why-im-tired-of-beng-told-to-be-grateful/102123256)
2023-03-25T18:00:00Z	**How a British anti-trans rights campaigner fuelled a Liberal Party flash point**
British anti-trans rights campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull — who also goes by Posie Parker — has inserted herself into Australian politics and turbocharged a debate within the Liberal Party about what it should stand for, writes Patricia Karvelas. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/kellie-jay-keen-minshullanti-trans-rights-liberal-party-debate/102142130)
2023-03-25T18:00:00Z	**The four-day work week may soon be reality. But before we take the leap, four questions need answers**
Impressive as results from four-day work-week trials may appear, it's still not clear if they would apply across the economy, writes Anthony Veal. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/four-day-work-trials-success-but-big-questions-need-answers/102142502)
2023-03-25T18:16:38Z	**Where the pastures end and the dirt begins: This is the operation of a racing juggernaut**
One stable dominates the harness racing industry — sometimes fielding an entire race with its horses. Insiders warn unusual races and betting mean integrity officers need to act. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/ben-yole-harness-racing-dominance-in-tasmania/102122922)
2023-03-25T19:00:00Z	**As a Mormon missionary, Brad taught 'gay was not OK'. Inside, he was filled with 'darkness'**
In the Church of Latter-Day Saints, Mormons are taught that same-sex attraction "is not a sin, [but] it can be a challenge". For Brad Harker, this religious "programming" led him to marry twice and become a father to four. But on the inside, he spent years filled with darkness. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/compass-peacock-mormon-missionary-lgbt-coming-out/102107396)
2023-03-25T19:00:00Z	**Calls to prioritise women’s mental health with more targeted funding and treatment**
Australia's mental health services and treatments are largely "gender blind". Is it time for a new approach? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2023-03-26/prioritise-womens-mental-health-funding-and-treatment/101953146)
2023-03-25T19:11:53Z	**Minns wakes to a new challenge as Labor gets ready to govern**
With a NSW state election win behind him, Labor leader Chris Minns faces a new challenge this morning — selecting his new ministry and shifting gears into governing. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/nsw-election-result-chris-minns-voters-return-labor-to-power/102146090)
2023-03-25T19:19:07Z	**It's the life hack of Silicon Valley execs. But what is dopamine fasting and are there benefits?**
A few years ago, the dopamine fast trend attracted followers in the tech industry — but is it just another health and well-being fad, or is there something in it? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/digital-detoxing-dopamine-fasting/102086330)
2023-03-25T19:18:05Z	**Is the ending to Succession hidden in this poem from 1964?**
Succession isn't known for being an "Easter-eggy operation", but its episodes have an odd naming convention which could reveal how it ends for the Roys. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/succession-season-4-ending-hidden-in-john-berryman-poem/102094546)
2023-03-25T19:35:17Z	**June spends her nights sleeping rough in Australia's homelessness capital. She describes it as a 'horror story'**
A trailblazing Indigenous artist never imagined she would find herself sleeping rough. It's a reality experienced by one in 20 people living in the Northern Territory, and experts say the situation is worsening. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/nt-homelessness-darwin-june-mills-refugee-crisis/102144892)
2023-03-25T20:06:29Z	**Ever wanted to wander a museum's hidden collection? We did it for you**
A now-extinct emu from Tasmania thrived in gardens owned by Napoleon's wife after being shipped to Paris in 1802. That's just one of the amazing tales from the unseen collection of Tasmania's Museum and Art Gallery. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/tasmanian-museum-and-art-gallery-hidden-treasures/102121194)
2023-03-25T20:40:44Z	**How some conservation-minded farmers built a wildlife haven in a swamp**
Not-for-profit Wetlands Revival Trust is working with traditional owners and community to protect and restore ecologically-significant wetlands in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/wetlands-revival-trust-build-a-wildlife-haven-in-a-swamp/102135614)
2023-03-25T21:05:01Z	**It's a risky job, but is policing getting more dangerous?**
For Superintendent Doug McDonald the death of three local police officers in the past six years underscores the dangers of the job. But experts say it is not certain whether the job is getting more deadly. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/is-policing-getting-more-dangerous/102129514)
2023-03-25T21:03:32Z	**Beauty behind bars: how 'intimate' inmate artwork is being saved from rotting in prison**
Some of WA’s worst prisoners were housed here. While they are long gone, the painted cell wall memories of their time inside remain. But without intervention, they will fade away forever. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/fremantle-prison-art-restoration-project/102136982)
2023-03-25T21:09:33Z	**Putin says Russia to station nuclear weapons in Belarus for first time since 1990s**
Russia will station tactical nuclear missiles in neighbouring Belarus, marking the first time since the mid-1990s that Moscow will base such weapons outside Russian borders. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/putin-says-russia-nuclear-weapons-for-belarus/102146644)
2023-03-25T21:24:22Z	**Anna hopes to one day return to Ukraine. But for now, she paints to stay connected to home**
Anna Mykhalchuk fled Ukraine with her husband and child, carrying two backpacks and a baby carrier. Creating Ukrainian folk art is keeping her home country close to her heart. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/ukrainian-anna-mykhalchuk-shares-samchykivka-with-tasmania/102135676)
2023-03-25T21:40:55Z	**Big Bash star Matt Short gets IPL chance thanks to Jonny Bairstow injury**
Matt Short, player of the tournament in the Big Bash League, gets his shot at IPL stardom with the Punjab Kings after Jonny Bairstow's withdrawal. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/big-bash-star-matt-short-gets-ipl-chance-jonny-bairstow-injury/102146652)
2023-03-25T21:35:37Z	**Reporting in Somalia, this is what broke me — a toddler the same age as my daughter who weighed half as much**
Foreign Correspondent reporter Stephanie March gives an insight into one of the most challenging assignments of her career, dealing with confronting scenes of terrible suffering, security threats and logistical difficulties while filming a story about Somalia's hunger crisis. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/backstory/2023-03-26/stephanie-march-reporting-somalia-foreign-correspondent-famine/102124468)
2023-03-25T21:46:15Z	**'Accidental advocate' Sammie Brown is on a mission to make poo less taboo**
Sammie Brown, 23, is a self-proclaimed "poo lady" living with a chronic disease that she can't always afford to treat. She's already helped to lower the cost of subsidised medicines, but she hopes her story can be about more than saving money. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/sammie-brown-poo-lady-ulcerative-colitis-medicine-pbs/102092978)
2023-03-25T21:57:41Z	**Woman dead and three in hospital after crash involving allegedly stolen car in Melbourne**
Police believe the driver of an allegedly stolen car fled the scene after being involved in a crash which left one person dead and three in hospital. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/woman-killed-crash-involving-allegedly-stolen-car-melbourne/102146662)
2023-03-25T22:16:05Z	**Thieves risking 'disfigurement and death' by stealing copper from Queensland building sites**
Thieves are taking extraordinary risks by steal copper from Queensland building sites, police say, with an energy provider also blaming them for starting grass fires and causing a major electricity outage. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/copper-thefts-rising-queensland-energy-providers-power-outage/102021006)
2023-03-25T22:41:55Z	**'I was scared': ABC presenter Jules Schiller says he hid epilepsy from work, friends**
The ABC Radio Adelaide presenter says he was afraid to tell friends, girlfriends and colleagues about his diagnosis out of fear of being treated differently, in a video for Epilepsy Awareness Day. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/abc-presenter-jules-schiller-epilepsy-diagnosis/102136996)
2023-03-25T22:52:37Z	**Aussie Kaden Groves wins Volta a Catalunya stage on borrowed bike**
Australian Kaden Groves overcomes a change of bikes in the final few kilometres to fight back and win his second stage at the Volta a Catalunya. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/aussie-kaden-groves-wins-volta-a-catalunya-stage-borrowed-bike/102146716)
2023-03-25T22:56:22Z	**How increasing students' screen time is helping this Victorian school boost sport participation rates**
East Gippsland Specialist School has installed a Multiball interactive sports wall to improve students' motor skills and encourage them to be more active. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/multiball-east-gippsland-specialist-school-sport-games/101864398)
2023-03-25T22:55:47Z	**Greens councillor Jonathan Sri to step down from Brisbane's Gabba Ward**
Jonathan Sriranganathan announces he will step down from his role as councillor for Brisbane's Gabba Ward. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/qld-jonathan-sri-quits-bne-council-trina-massey-to-replace-him/102146768)
2023-03-25T23:23:17Z	**NSW has a new government — here are five things Labor has promised to do**
A ban on phones in schools, squashed road plans, and a lifted wage cap. Labor made some bold promises in opposition that it will now need to deliver. Here are five things we can expect from the new government. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/labor-five-things-to-expect-from-new-minns-government/102119486)
2023-03-25T23:17:16Z	**Eclipse-chasers warned of blindness risk as experts say glasses aren't protection**
Health authorities warn against directly looking at the upcoming total solar eclipse in WA — even with eclipse glasses — due to the risk of permanent eye damage. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/exmouth-eclipse-wa-glasses-blindness-vision-damage/102041682)
2023-03-25T23:40:14Z	**Why dogs are proving to be the perfect listeners for young children struggling to read**
Dogs with a calm nature are providing young students with a fun and non-confrontational environment in which to practice reading as part of a program expanding around the country. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/story-dogs-reading-program-helps-boost-literacy-skills/102049562)
2023-03-25T23:51:58Z	**Cyclone Tracy rescue jet's new life as 'funky 70s Austin Powers' Danish conference centre**
An airliner that was involved in Australia's largest civil evacuation before it became the world's first plane to display tourism livery has been tracked down in Scandinavia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/cyclone-tracy-evacuation-plane-becomes-danish-conference-centre/102120960)
2023-03-26T00:14:32Z	**Police negotiate with man barricaded inside Gladstone motel**
A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman says the man allegedly made threats to harm police. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/gladstone-siege-police-negotiations-man-barricaded-inside-safety/102146868)
2023-03-26T00:44:46Z	**Trump compares investigations into him to 'Stalinist Russia' at first campaign rally in Waco**
Donald Trump uses a rally in Waco, Texas, to rail against his potential indictment, telling supporters the investigations into him are straight out of the "Stalinist Russia horror show". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/trump-compares-investigations-into-him-to-stalinist-russia-/102146678)
2023-03-26T00:56:37Z	**Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to travel to China for trade mission**
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will travel to China this week for a trade mission, his first since the state's Belt and Road agreements were torn up and against a backdrop of rising security tensions. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/victorian-premier-daniel-andrews-planning-china-visit/102146718)
2023-03-26T01:04:58Z	**Senior Liberals say Dominic Perrottet was 'let down' by his party as search begins for new leader**
Soul-searching starts at Liberal headquarters after a crushing defeat to Labor in the NSW election. The first port of call for the party is choosing a new leader. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/where-to-for-the-liberal-party-in-nsw/102146728)
2023-03-26T01:16:17Z	**More than $1m pledged to support fishers as industry's mental health crisis revealed**
Industry members say mental health support is as crucial as physical first aid, after revelations fishers are experiencing mental health issues at twice the rate of the average population. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/fishers-mental-health-crisis-support-seafood-industry/102141870)
2023-03-26T01:21:57Z	**SA Voice to Parliament bill passed into law**
South Australians gather in the heart of the Adelaide's CBD to watch history being made as the First Nations Voice to Parliament bill is passed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/sa-first-jurisdiction-to-establish-voice-to-parliament/102146780)
2023-03-26T01:58:17Z	**AFL live: Swans welcome Hawks to SCG as Sunday footy gets underway**
Sydney and Hawthorn had starkly different round ones, but meet at the SCG to launch Sunday's footy action. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/afl-live-scorecentre-sydney-hawks-dons-suns-wce-gws/102131078)
2023-03-26T02:25:14Z	**'Absolutely blew my socks off': Vibrant Aurora Australis light show may be set to continue**
Tasmanian skies have lit up in recent nights with the bright pink, green and red shooting lights of the Aurora Australis, stunning many with what could be seen by the naked eye. And there may be more intense displays to come. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/cylce-of-vibrant-aurora-australis-tasmania-not-a-one-off/102146790)