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2024-09-12T23:12:31Z	**Western Australia pushes back plan to ban gay conversion therapy**
The Western Australian government says it "won't have time" to pass a conversion therapy ban before next year's state election due to a busy agenda. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/wa-government-delay-conversion-therapy-bill-until-after-election/104343964)
2024-09-12T23:11:38Z	**Kneecap rap about sex, drugs, and politics. But they’re also leading an Irish language renaissance**
Kneecap's songs have made the Belfast hip-hop group controversy magnets. But if you want to know what they're singing about, you'll have to learn Irish. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/kneecap-irish-language-rap-movie-interview-controversy/104342738)
2024-09-12T23:20:04Z	**Western Bulldogs sexual abuse payout faces appeal as new claim emerges against the club**
A lawyer for sexual abuse survivor Adam Kneale says he is searching for more victims of club volunteer Graeme Hobbs, as the club appeals against a payout. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/afl-western-bulldogs-appeaks-adam-kneale-sexual-abuse-payout/104347146)
2024-09-12T23:29:18Z	**Couple who fostered 30 kids now acting as grandparents for younger carer families**
A Victorian foster care program is drawing on the experience of a pair of veteran carers by having them serve as mentors to a collection of foster families in Victoria. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/mockingbird-foster-program-building-support-gippsland-vic/104341424)
2024-09-12T23:58:09Z	**Live: Want to improve your sleep? Ask our experts anything**
Sleep. It unites yet perplexes us all … so let's get some answers! Follow our live Q&A sleep blog and tap into the minds of some of the country's best sleep scientists. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/live-blog-sleep-questions-and-answers/104305320)
2024-09-13T00:29:30Z	**Wildflower season in full bloom after record rain in WA's Midwest**
An array of colourful flora has transformed Western Australia's countryside despite fears this year's wildflower season would be a bust. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/wildflowers-bloom-wa-tourism-business-boom/104336498)
2024-09-13T00:25:40Z	**Woman who set hand in concrete arrested in Melbourne as Land Forces expo protest enters third day**
A woman who set her hand in concrete as part of a protest against the Land Forces expo has been arrested by police as the demonstration against the event continues for a third day. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/land-forces-protest-melbourne-police-arrest-woman/104346766)
2024-09-13T00:24:57Z	**'Slap on the wrist': WA council fined $5k for damaging Aboriginal heritage site**
An Aboriginal elder says a fine handed to City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder will not deter others from damaging Aboriginal heritage sites. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/city-of-kalgoorlie-boulder-damage-aboriginal-heritage-site/104341982)
2024-09-13T00:11:48Z	**A concussed hero and a dynasty that almost wasn't — a look at Port and Hawthorn's thrilling finals history**
Port Adelaide and Hawthorn will meet for just the third time in a finals clash in Friday night's semifinal. If the previous two meetings are anything to go by, fans are in for an absolute treat. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/afl-port-adelaide-hawthorn-semi-final-history/104332996)
2024-09-13T01:14:12Z	**Adelaide United weather spirited Wanderers comeback to move through to Australia Cup semifinals**
Adelaide United secure an Australia Cup semifinal with a 2-1 victory over the Western Sydney Wanderers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/australian-cup-adelaide-united-defeat-western-sydney-wanderers/104347652)
2024-09-13T01:41:54Z	**Japanese men who arrange flowers are today a minority. 500 years ago, it was their tradition**
Ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging, is today a female-dominated industry. Meet the men who are trying to change that gendered perception. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/ikebana-japan-is-trying-to-bring-back-flower-arranging-for-men/104344254)
2024-09-13T01:40:50Z	**Department bosses breached duties in Robodebt scheme**
The public service commissioner names former department bosses Kathryn Campbell and Renee Leon among a dozen current and former senior public servants found to have breached their duties in relation to the unlawful Robodebt scheme. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/kathryn-cambpell-leon-breached-duties-robodebt-public-service/104347500)
2024-09-13T02:02:54Z	**More than a million litres of water not enough to put out fire still burning after six months**
A fire that began in suspicious circumstances is still burning underground south of Bunbury, despite the best efforts of firefighters and one of the wettest winters on record. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/dalyellup-peat-fire-continues-six-months-underground/104342272)
2024-09-13T02:12:55Z	**Fair Work Commission reviewing award that would allow more Aussies to work from home**
The Fair Work Commission is reviewing whether administrative workers should be included under an award that would give them the right to work from home. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/work-from-home-laws-changing-workers-rights/104343392)
2024-09-13T02:30:40Z	**35,000 Queenslanders potentially on the hook for $5m in fines for failing to vote**
The Electoral Commission of Queensland has issued about tens of thousands of people with "apparent failure to vote notices" in the wake of the March local government elections. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/failure-to-vote-notices-issued-queensland-council-elections/104345576)
2024-09-13T02:27:03Z	**'The look on her face was pure shock': Your memories of One Night Stand, illustrated**
After a five-year hiatus, triple j's regional event returns this weekend. We asked punters for their personal highlights. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/one-night-stand-triple-j-memories-illustrated/104261220)
2024-09-13T02:56:36Z	**After 80 years, Africa could finally become part of the UN's most powerful body**
By adding two members from the African continent and one island state, the international body for peace and security could reframe its focus, or get even more dysfunctional. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/un-security-council-may-expand-to-add-african-seats/104347196)
2024-09-13T02:45:12Z	**King Charles is coming to Australia next month on a royal tour. Can you hug him hello like the NZ rugby team did?**
The New Zealand rugby team delighted King Charles with a "healing" hug. So can we expect a more casual greeting from the monarch when he visits Australia next month? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/the-king-is-coming-to-australia-can-you-hug-him-hello/104347180)
2024-09-13T02:59:26Z	**A home NRL final worth $8m is good for the Cowboys but even better for the north**
The Cowboys have secured a home final and the prime-time Saturday game is expected to generate millions for the Queensland economy. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/cowboys-elimination-final-nrl-townsville-north-queensland/104337108)
2024-09-13T03:44:35Z	**With Newcastle's season on the line, Kalyn Ponga is going back to where it all started**
Kalyn Ponga has become one of rugby league's best players at Newcastle, but it was North Queensland — where the Knights will fight for their season on Friday night — where he first made his name. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/kalyn-ponga-cowboys-newcastle-knights-nrl-finals/104348318)
2024-09-13T04:00:06Z	**'Insensitivity': Dutton accuses defence minister of disservice to diggers in timing of decision to strip medals**
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the decision to strip medals from former army commanders in the same week the royal commission into veteran suicide was released was an "insensitive" move by Defence Minister Richard Marles. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/dutton-marles-war-crimes-medals-timing-insensitive/104348512)
2024-09-13T04:07:57Z	**Toddler dies in hospital after being struck by vehicle at Netherby**
The 18-month-old girl was hit by a vehicle in Adelaide's inner south about 8am and was rushed to hospital, where she later died, police have confirmed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/toddler-dies-after-being-struck-by-vehicle-at-netherby/104348524)
2024-09-13T04:18:49Z	**Emergency crews called to plane crash in central Victoria**
Emergency services have been called to the scene of a plane crash at Redesdale, south of Bendigo. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/redesdale-bendigo-plane-crash-vic-police/104348794)
2024-09-13T04:18:45Z	**The number of Australians living with dementia projected to more than double by 2058**
Some experts say Australia needs to focus on prevention and strengthening primary care to effectively deal with the projected rise in dementia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/number-of-australians-living-with-dementia-more-than-double-2058/104347372)
2024-09-13T04:31:14Z	**Potential bureaucratic bungle could see hundreds of workers compensation claims become invalid**
Lawyers say the decision has exposed a possible legal fault in how documents were being lodged with Work Cover – the administrative government agency responsible for the workers compensation scheme. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/wa-workers-compensation-claims-invalid-work-cover/104344442)
2024-09-13T04:24:45Z	**Herbs you can plant once and keep enjoying**
Fresh herbs can be expensive at the supermarket, but many perennial varieties are cheap and easy to grow at home. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/herbs-and-edible-plants/104341838)
2024-09-13T04:35:31Z	**Man charged over alleged stabbing murder of 19yo Scott Phillips**
The 19-year-old victim was allegedly lured out of his home in Adelaide's west on Tuesday night and then fatally stabbed, and police have since charged another man, also aged 19, with murder. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/man-charged-over-seaton-alleged-murder-of-scott-phillips/104339254)
2024-09-13T05:06:28Z	**Second man accused of murdering Gold Coast woman Kelly Wilkinson acquitted by a jury**
A second man accused of the murder of Gold Coast woman Kelly Wilkinson has been acquitted by a jury and will be released after more than three years in custody. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/bradley-bell-verdict-murder-kelly-wilkinson-brian-johnston/104348206)
2024-09-13T06:05:30Z	**Afghanistan vs New Zealand Test sets unwanted record**
Afghanistan will have to wait a little longer to play Test cricket against New Zealand, with their first ever Test washed out without a ball being bowled. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/afghanistan-vs-new-zealand-test-abandoned-with-no-play-possible/104349364)
2024-09-13T06:01:14Z	**A man claimed migrants were killing ducks in the park. In just two weeks, that rumour had spread to Donald Trump**
Here's how a baseless claim about Haitian migrants made it onto the US presidential debate stage. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/donald-trump-springfield-ohio-cats-and-dogs-rumour-origin/104348440)
2024-09-13T06:08:56Z	**Dustin Martin holds talks with Gold Coast Suns as speculation grows he'll come out of retirement**
Richmond great Dustin Martin may come out of a short-lived retirement and reunite with Damian Hardwick after the Gold Coast Suns confirm they have had a "conversation" with the three-time premiership player. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/afl-dustin-martin-richmond-tigers-gold-coast-suns/104349620)
2024-09-13T06:35:30Z	**Addo-Carr returns positive cocaine test days out from Bulldogs finals return**
The Bulldogs have been informed that Josh Addo-Carr tested positive for cocaine in a random roadside drug test last Friday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/josh-addo-carr-returns-positive-roadside-drug-test-nrl-finals/104349720)
2024-09-13T06:48:09Z	**Russia expels six British diplomats in response to 'numerous unfriendly steps' taken by UK**
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) says it has revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow whose actions it said showed signs of spying and sabotage work. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/russia-expels-uk-diplomats-accusing-them-of-spying-and-sabotage/104349804)
2024-09-13T06:54:48Z	**'The head's right there': Woman goes to hospital with stomach cramps and leaves with unexpected newborn**
When Rhianna Swan went to hospital after experiencing abdominal pain that was worse than usual, she was unaware not only that she was pregnant, but that she would soon be giving birth. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/cryptic-pregnancy-woman-gives-birth-not-knowing-she-was-pregnant/104348244)
2024-09-13T07:16:03Z	**Is not having a vote in council elections 'a problem for democracy'?**
Questions are being raised about what a democratic process means as 14 local government areas in NSW appoint candidates to office without elections because of a lack of nominees. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/nsw-local-council-candidate-shortage/104343556)
2024-09-13T07:15:47Z	**Precious the cat wins right to remain in country pub after health minister's intervention**
The 18-year-old cat will be allowed to live out her final days in the Koumala Hotel in North Queensland, after earlier being banned by the local council over food safety concerns. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/queensland-health-minister-halts-pub-cat-ban-koumala-hotel/104348972)
2024-09-13T07:32:47Z	**Ten teens arrested after spate of alleged thefts across the Sunshine Coast**
Five boys and five girls including a 13-year-old will front court after a police sting targeting property offences across more than 10 suburbs. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/sunshine-coast-teens-arrested-alleged-thefts/104349828)
2024-09-13T08:06:43Z	**Bruce Lehrmann widens his appeal against defamation case ruling**
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has widened his appeal against the result of his failed defamation case, which he launched over an interview conducted on Network Ten between journalist Lisa Wilkinson and Brittany Higgins. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/act-bruce-lehrmann-amended-notice-of-appeal-failed-defamation/104350204)
2024-09-13T08:22:51Z	**Live: Premiership dreams and legacies on the line as Port Adelaide faces Hawthorn in semi final**
Port Adelaide is desperate to shake off the tag of finals chokers in front of its home crowd. In order to do so, the Power will have to beat Hawthorn, the hottest team in the AFL. Follow live. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/afl-semi-final-port-adelaide-hawthorn-live-blog/104349724)
2024-09-13T08:33:19Z	**Live: Panthers and Roosters begin NRL finals in front of a sell-out crowd in Penrith**
The first berth in the NRL preliminary finals is up for grabs as Penrith hosts Sydney Roosters in a blockbuster clash. Follow live. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/nrl-finals-live-updates-penrith-panthers-sydney-roosters/104336542)
2024-09-13T09:00:33Z	**China announces new retirement ages, plans to foster 'new culture of marriage and child-bearing'**
The retirement age extension is considered long overdue by economists, with the current age of 60 for men and 50 or 55 for women depending on their jobs not having changed since the 1950s. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/chinese-legislature-retirement-age-national-health-commission/104350244)
2024-09-13T09:25:49Z	**'We'd be open to an individual asset being considered': Tasmania's treasurer may look to sell public assets to temper ballooning debt**
As Tasmania's public sector workers admonish the government's belt tightening, the treasurer has not ruled out selling state-owned assets to help balance the books. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/tasmanian-treasurer-possible-asset-sale-state-budget/104348930)
2024-09-13T09:41:57Z	**North Korea offers first glimpse of secretive weapons-grade uranium facility — see inside**
North Korea has offered its first glimpse into a secretive facility used to produce weapons-grade uranium. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/north-korea-offers-glimpse-of-weapons-grade-uranium-facility/104350350)
2024-09-13T11:06:13Z	**Mother charged with DV related murder over the deaths of her two sons**
The woman, 42, was released from hospital today and taken to Parramatta Police Station where she was charged. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/mother-murder-charge-over-death-of-two-sons/104350872)
2024-09-13T11:20:12Z	**World Health Organization approves first vaccine against mpox, clearing the way for developing countries**
The World Health Organization says it has cleared Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine, the first such vaccine to be approved by the agency for containing the spread of the disease in badly hit African countries. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/bavarian-nordic-mva-bn-vaccine-mpox-who/104350818)
2024-09-13T11:52:42Z	**Farmer who shot dead father of three in WA's South West sentenced to life in prison**
A man who admitted fatally shooting a father of three in WA's south west is sentenced to life in prison. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/john-della-franca-sentenced-tony-ditri-murder/104347542)
2024-09-13T12:16:57Z	**Two men charged over theft of Banksy's Girl With Balloon painting**
Two men have been charged with burglary over the theft of an artwork by Banksy from a London gallery. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/two-men-charged-over-theft-of-banksy-girl-with-balloon-painting/104350890)
2024-09-13T13:43:22Z	**'You can't get that wrong': Roosters coach bemoans disallowed try as Panthers create finals history**
Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has said a forward pass called on captain James Tedesco cost his side a chance to get within eight points of Penrith in Friday night's qualifying final loss. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/roosters-coach-trent-robinson-bemoans-foward-pass-call/104350916)
2024-09-13T14:14:10Z	**Typhoon Yagi barrels into Myanmar as death toll in Vietnam rises to 254**
Hundreds of villagers in Myanmar saw severe floods around the remote capital of Naypyidaw on Friday while Vietnam began clearing up after the deadly Typhoon Yagi ripped through the country. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/typhoon-yagi-in-myanmar-as-death-toll-in-vietnam-rises/104350918)
2024-09-13T18:40:27Z	**Antarctic air mass to deliver weekend snow, hail and thunder to eastern Australia**
Spring's infamous variability will be on full display this weekend, delivering a blast of cold Antarctic air and potentially the coldest September weather in decades. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/antarctic-air-mass-brings-rain-snow-hail-eastern-australia/104348928)
2024-09-13T18:39:53Z	**Kidnapped by rebels and forced into someone else's war, the Rohingya face a new nightmare**
The Rohingya ethnic minority are being forcibly conscripted by Myanmar's military and rebel groups to fight in the civil war. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/rohingya-forcibly-conscripted-arakan-rebels-myanmar-military/104347840)
2024-09-13T18:39:35Z	**We can't tell you Ben's real name. But after his death at 17, we can tell you his story**
Weeks before he took his own life behind bars, the 17-year-old boy at the centre of the latest tragedy engulfing WA's Department of Justice said he wanted to turn his life around. But he didn't live to see his next birthday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/banksia-hill-detention-centre-death-court-transcripts-revealed/104337350)
2024-09-13T19:00:44Z	**Fracking in Beetaloo Basin facing fresh scrutiny as Plibersek orders water assessment**
Fracking projects in the Beetaloo Basin will face fresh scrutiny as the federal environment minister orders an assessment into the potential water impacts on gas exploration in the basin. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/beetaloo-basin-fracking-water-assessment-trigger-plibersek/104347600)
2024-09-13T19:00:00Z	**Buried in this week's aged care reforms was an idea that once cost two ministers their jobs**
For those with long political memories, there has been a bit of deja vu all over again in federal politics this week. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/aged-care-reforms-rba-deja-vu/104349594)
2024-09-13T18:59:00Z	**Some students at these schools are sleeping rough. Their teachers aren't giving up on them**
ABC NEWS has been given rare access to two of the country's little-known free private schools that exist to serve disadvantaged students. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/australias-special-assistance-schools-education/104257148)
2024-09-13T18:56:33Z	**Japan, which lags most of the world on gender equity, could soon have a female PM**
Two women are in the running to lead Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and thus be virtually guaranteed to become the country's first female prime minister. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/japan-women-candidates-vying-to-become-next-prime-minister/104338128)
2024-09-13T19:21:04Z	**Locals say the price of living in Broome means the town is losing its culture**
Petrol is $2, coffee is $6.50 and the average rental is $750 a week, yet this town is home to some of the most impoverished communities in Western Australia. What's gone wrong? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/first-nations-impacted-by-gentrification/104320316)
2024-09-13T19:41:05Z	**A commodity slump has run a bulldozer over our miners, and our export income**
Commodity prices are being walloped. For a nation like Australia that relies upon mineral exports, the consequences could be significant. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/a-commodity-slump-has-run-a-bulldozer-over-our-miners/104349270)
2024-09-13T20:05:43Z	**Justin Timberlake pleads guilty to drink driving**
The former \*NSYNC singer was arrested in June after running a stop sign in New York state, but made a plea deal with prosecutors to avoid a criminal conviction. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/justin-timberlake-pleads-guilty-to-drink-driving/104351452)
2024-09-13T21:00:00Z	**Pizza shop owners by day, missionaries by night. Why a family risked death to convert Afghan Muslims to Christianity**
In 2008, journalist Adriana Carranca was living in Kabul when she heard about a local pizza shop run by fellow Brazilians. The owners were on a secret mission, but not the type she expected. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/secret-christian-missionaries-convert-muslims-afghanistan/104347526)
2024-09-13T20:53:28Z	**There must be an antidote to Penrith's brutal and brilliant formula, but good luck finding it**
After their thumping return to form against the Roosters, Penrith have sent yet another reminder of their unquenchable thirst for greatness. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/panthers-roosters-nrl-finals-nathan-cleary/104350922)
2024-09-13T21:08:33Z	**Sydney teenager became an accidental councillor thanks to Liberal Party's nominations blunder**
When 19-year-old Libby Austin stuck up her hand to be a ballot warmer in this weekend's local government elections, she never expected to win. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/accidental-councillor-youngest-local-government-elections/104339040)
2024-09-13T21:06:53Z	**The week that was in Queensland politics: Katter's gain, one-way compliments, and a 'new low' for parliament**
The curtain has drawn on the last sitting of parliament ahead of the state election. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/queensland-election-miles-katter-kap-lnp/104347910)
2024-09-13T21:16:45Z	**What's it like being the only police officer in paradise?**
From a tsunami warning to rescuing hikers in distress, Senior Constable Joel Merchant is prepared to tackle any job for the tiny Lord Howe Island community. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/lord-howe-island-only-police-officer-joel-merchant/104125802)
2024-09-13T21:14:14Z	**As she flies to India this weekend, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan's mission is clear**
Jacinta Allan's first trip abroad as premier couldn't come at a more critical time. As she steps of the plane into Delhi, her mission is clear: mitigate the damage. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/jacinta-allan-india-visit-international-student-university-caps/104348516)
2024-09-13T21:31:55Z	**Matt Short's five-for not enough as Liam Livingstone and England level T20I series**
A five-wicket haul by Australia's Matt Short cannot stop England — led by a brilliant knock of 87 by big-hitting Liam Livingstone — from winning the second T20 international in Cardiff, to level the series. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/england-levels-t20i-series-against-australia-liam-livingstone/104351464)
2024-09-13T21:39:31Z	**The little-known role Australia played in Jeff Buckley's cold and broken Hallelujah**
If you've ever cringed through a talent show rendition of Hallelujah, this album — and the Australian music loving public of the 90s — probably had something to do with it. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/jeff-buckley-grace-hallelujah-album-30-years/104303150)
2024-09-13T21:52:55Z	**Surf life saving patrol season kicks off as Surfers Paradise club celebrates oldest member**
For the better part of 70 years, Claude Jeanneret has been keeping Surfers Paradise beach safe. As another patrol season starts, Surf Life Saving Australia has released its latest "alarming" drowning statistics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/surf-life-saving-patrol-season-starts-oldest-clubbie-gold-coast/104345284)
2024-09-13T21:50:42Z	**Six foreigners sentenced to death in Democratic Republic of Congo**
Citizens of the US, UK, Belgium and France have been convicted of participating in a coup attempt against the Congolese government in May this year. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/six-foreigners-sentenced-to-death-in-congo-us-citizens/104351482)
2024-09-13T22:25:16Z	**Woman who alleges she was raped at ADFA tells court she felt 'alone' and 'vulnerable' in the aftermath**
Jake Sullivan is on trial in the ACT Supreme Court for the alleged rape of a female cadet at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) in Canberra. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/adfa-cadet-alleged-rape-supreme-court-jury-trial/104331252)
2024-09-13T22:24:52Z	**Election analyst Antony Green says the ACT has fallen into a pattern of 'forever government'. So can Labor actually be unseated?**
ACT Labor have been in power for nearly 23 years, putting them among Australia's longest-serving governments. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/act-election-antony-green-forever-government-analysis/104347268)
2024-09-13T22:23:52Z	**'In love with capybaras': How a humble rodent from South America rose to global stardom**
Amid the pressurised rat race of daily life, young people across Asia have turned to a 'buddha-like' animal to inspire them. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/how-capybaras-became-asia-s-spirit-animal/104335784)
2024-09-13T22:35:09Z	**Hewitt's Aussies clinch Davis Cup finals spot on their day off**
Australia's team qualifies for the Davis Cup finals, delighted to reach the Malaga eight-team showdown on their day off. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/hewitts-aussies-make-davis-cup-finals-on-their-day-off/104351526)
2024-09-13T23:06:58Z	**Passionate community push for National Surf Reserve as rocket-launch complex looms**
Locals and organisers of a new surf festival seek recognition and protection for the Eyre Peninsula's Fishery Bay, as a government decision on a proposed rocket-launch complex nearby draws closer. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/surfers-seek-recognition-for-beach-amid-rocket-launch-proposal/104344456)
2024-09-13T23:23:41Z	**Brett Button begins appeal process after being jailed over Hunter Valley wedding bus crash**
The court of Criminal Appeal has told the ABC a notice of intention to appeal was lodged late yesterday. It comes after the bus driver was sentenced to 32 years behind bars over the crash that killed 10 people. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/brett-button-hunter-valley-bus-crash-notice-of-intention-appeal/104350644)
2024-09-14T00:05:16Z	**Mesothelioma patient on borrowed time joins fight to eradicate millions of tonnes of asbestos and save lives**
A 'ticking time bomb' was unleashed inside this retired school teacher's body when she was exposed to asbestos. Now she's joining the fight to make the removal of the deadly material safe and affordable to all. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/push-for-safe-affordable-asbestos-removal-to-prevent-deaths/104329370)
2024-09-14T00:04:26Z	**This affluent WA mining city wants a Hilton Hotel, but what it's getting looks like a workers' camp**
Plans for improved tourism accommodation in the Pilbara have been unsuccessful, and the local mayor is up in arms over federal ministers being forced to stay in a workers' camp. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/karratha-fails-to-attract-luxury-hotel/104269834)
2024-09-14T00:13:58Z	**Horror start to school holidays as three people die on Queensland roads**
Two fatal crashes occurred within hours of police launching a statewide road safety initiative targeting unsafe driving behaviours during the busy travel period. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/three-die-in-fatal-crashes-as-queensland-school-holidays-start/104351588)
2024-09-14T00:24:24Z	**For these mums, burlesque provides friendship, freedom and a strict 'no-judgement zone'**
Behind the velvet curtain of a dimly lit stage, a group of mothers is preparing to shine. By day, they're doing the school run, but by night they perform burlesque. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/gold-coast-mums-perform-burlesque-hota-surfers-paradise/104347562)
2024-09-14T00:45:19Z	**Looking for a 'change of pace', this chippy found himself at the bottom of the world**
Andrew Brock was scrolling through job ads one day thinking about a career change. He's now working as a carpenter at Antarctica's Mawson Station. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/carpenter-quits-council-job-for-mawson-station-antarctica/104332794)
2024-09-14T00:59:17Z	**Absentee ballots for NASA astronauts stuck in space as they wait until 2025 to return home**
The stranded pair's Boeing Starliner capsule returned to earth without them, with one saying it was a "trying" time after their mission turned from eight days into eight months. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/nasa-astronauts-speak-after-boeing-spacecraft-leaves-iss/104351616)
2024-09-14T01:12:32Z	**Tourists from 'all over the world' have ridden horses on this beach, but it's time to hang up the reins**
Andrew McCarthy has spent more than a decade combining his two loves — horses and the ocean — while putting a sleepy Queensland beach side town firmly on the tourism map. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/beach-horse-rides-rainbow-beach-to-close-sunshine-coast-tourism/104347918)
2024-09-14T01:29:11Z	**'This victory is for her': Aussie cyclist Michael Matthews dedicates Canadian one-day race win to late grandmother**
Australian cyclist Michael Matthews caps a frustrating season with a third win in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec in Canada, just days after the death of his grandmother. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/matthews-bounces-back-with-quebec-win/104351830)
2024-09-14T01:48:09Z	**Two men facing charges as Tasmania police seize half a kilo of 'ice', $100,000 cash**
Tasmania police have seized a large sum of cash believed to be the proceeds of crime, along with a "significant quantity" of drugs in a targeted operation in the state's north-west. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/tasmania-western-police-seize-drugs-cash/104351854)
2024-09-14T02:04:35Z	**'Takes a very big toll': Housing crisis forces mum of four to live out of motel room**
Jessica Davies's family is one of many living in a motel while waiting for permanent accommodation. She says the arrangement is "not suitable" — but it's better than living in a tent. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/housing-crisis-forces-families-motel-rooms-queensland/104341510)
2024-09-14T02:50:50Z	**Mum bares all about life married to a compulsive gambler**
Kelly Delaney only learnt the full extent of her husband's lies and deceit after his body was found in Victorian bushland. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/author-kelly-delaney-impact-marriage-compulsive-gambler/103611222)
2024-09-14T02:44:27Z	**Clover Moore confident she'll secure another term as  lord mayor while others say it's time for change**
On the day of 2024's council election, Clover Moore, says she's confident she'll be able to land another term as lord mayor. But those also vying for the position say it's time for a new leader. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/nsw-local-council-elections-polls/104351938)
2024-09-14T03:30:06Z	**The eye-catching sculptures taking pride of place in gardens**
From privately owned gardens to public beachside festivals, outdoor sculptures are growing in popularity. The price tag ranges from the hundreds to the millions for a piece of public art. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/outdoor-sculptures-increasingly-popular-for-festivals-gardens/104304644)
2024-09-14T04:09:59Z	**'What dreams are made of': The Queensland islands you can have all to yourself for as little as $30 a night**
Most tourists visit well-known Great Keppel Island, but smaller national park islands like its neighbour, Middle, are becoming increasingly popular amid the cost of living crisis. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/national-park-islands-keppel-bay-queensland-cheap-camping/104303104)
2024-09-14T04:03:33Z	**Last-second try gives Broncos a vital win over NRLW leaders Cronulla**
The fight for top spot will go down to the last day of the NRLW regular season, as the Brisbane Broncos snatch a thrilling win over Cronulla in the final seconds to put them on top, at least temporarily. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/nrlw-saturday-broncos-sharks-titans-warriors/104352012)
2024-09-14T04:42:20Z	**Live: Storm and Sharks meet in Melbourne for the right to host a preliminary final**
Cronulla is looking to repeat its heroics from earlier this season and defeat the Storm in Melbourne, with a preliminary home final on the line for the winner. Follow live. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/nrl-finals-live-updates-storm-sharks-cowboys-knights/104336546)
2024-09-14T04:54:41Z	**'We take nothing for granted': Labor launches ACT election pitch**
Anthony Albanese pledges federal government support for a new pool in Civic and $25 million for housing projects as he joins Andrew Barr to launch ACT Labor's 2024 election campaign. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/act-labor-launches-2024-election-campaign/104351638)
2024-09-14T05:09:48Z	**Tigers romp to massive AFLW win over Swans**
Richmond posts consecutive victories after a five-goal opening term lays the platform for a 46-point defeat of Sydney in Coffs Harbour. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/aflw-tigers-swans-blues-cats-power-dockers/104352164)
2024-09-14T05:59:27Z	**Why have talks on the use of Storm Shadow missiles prompted Russia to threaten war against NATO?**
Ukraine has long requested permission to use Britain-supplied Storm Shadows inside Russian territory, and a go-ahead appears imminent. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/starmer-biden-discuss-ukraine-use-of-missiles-inside-russia/104352062)
2024-09-14T08:25:06Z	**Live: Lions and Giants face off for last preliminary final spot in blockbuster semifinal clash**
The last spot in the AFL's final four for the season is up for grabs as the GWS Giants host the Brisbane Lions in what is sure to be a high-octane finals clash. Follow live. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/afl-semi-final-gws-giants-brisbane-lions-live-blog/104349906)
2024-09-14T09:07:20Z	**Actor, director and radio presenter Lex Marinos dies aged 75**
Former Double J presenter and Kingswood Country star Lex Marinos has died surrounded by friends and family at his Sydney home on Friday "at a moment of his choosing", his family has announced. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/actor-and-radio-presenter-lex-marinos-dies-aged-75/104352424)
2024-09-14T09:56:52Z	**Who is Laura Loomer, the far-right activist Republicans fear is influencing Donald Trump with 'garbage' tactics?**
Laura Loomer joined US presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign trial this week, attending his presidential debate against Kamala Harris and joining him for a 9/11 memorial service. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/who-is-laura-loomer/104352362)
2024-09-14T10:54:17Z	**Israeli strike on Gaza City home kills 11 people, civil defence agency says**
An IDF air strike on a Gaza City house where displaced Palestinians were taking refuge has killed 11 people, Gaza's civil defence ministry said. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/israeli-strike-on-gaza-city-home/104352510)
2024-09-14T11:55:26Z	**Bellamy declares Penrith the NRL favourites after Storm earn home preliminary final**
On the back of a Harry Grant hat-trick, minor premiers Melbourne consign the Sharks to their seventh-straight finals loss with a 37-10 victory on Saturday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/craig-bellamy-declares-penrith-panthers-the-nrl-favourites/104352498)
2024-09-14T12:31:22Z	**Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war in eighth swap brokered by UAE**
The United Arab Emirates mediates an exchange of 206 prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/russia-and-ukraine-exchange-206-prisoners-of-war/104352556)
2024-09-14T13:41:02Z	**Papaya rules out the window as Norris, McLaren, blow massive chance while Piastri soars**
Lando Norris's challenge to Max Verstappen in the Formula 1 drivers' championship race takes a hit, with the McLaren driver being knocked out of Q1. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/oscar-piastri-second-formula-1-azerbaijan-grand-prix-qualifying/104338004)
2024-09-14T18:45:16Z	**Lyn watched a bulldozer flatten her home on land she paid for — and it was legal**
A series of mass evictions has uprooted entire communities in the Pacific Island nation as people move to its urban fringes — and the government is looking for answers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/vanuatu-mass-evictions-land-agreements-korman-stadium/104218616)
2024-09-14T18:43:38Z	**Most people want to die at home, but few do. A new government payment seeks to change that**
Older Australians being cared for at home will be able to apply for a new $25,000 palliative support payment when they have three months of life left under the government's aged care overhaul. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/new-payment-aims-to-make-it-easier-for-people-to-die-at-home/104347984)
2024-09-14T18:42:59Z	**Harry at 40: Why the prince is now firmly aligned with Diana's wealthy family of rebels**
As Harry turns 40, he has not only transitioned from the cheeky spare into a husband and father, he has increasingly aligned himself with Diana's family over the House of Windsor. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/prince-harry-turns-40/104331540)
2024-09-14T19:00:00Z	**America can't escape the shadow of its history**
Of all the schisms that cleave contemporary America, few are more stark than the divide between those who consider themselves to be victims of US history and those who fear they will be casualties of its future. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/us-election-america-cant-escape-its-history/104305618)
2024-09-14T19:37:15Z	**Tent boxing entertained Australians for decades. Now, a new drama recreates its brutal magic**
While tent boxing has been the focus of multiple documentaries, Kid Snow marks the first major fiction film about the sport. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/kid-snow-tent-boxing-interview-shaka-cook/104321294)
2024-09-14T19:33:38Z	**Cycling can be a pain in the arse — here's how to make your set-up more comfortable and get back in the saddle**
Saddle soreness is a common complaint for cyclists, especially among women. A professional bike fitter and former elite cyclist give their tips on how to adjust your bike and get back to cycling comfortably. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/cycling-for-fitness-how-to-avoid-saddle-soreness/104114426)
2024-09-14T20:31:24Z	**Ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who grew up in a Sierra Leone orphanage, dies aged 29**
Ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who was raised in an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone, is being remembered as "a beautiful person, a wonderful dancer". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/ballerina-michaela-deprince-dies/104353076)
2024-09-14T20:30:00Z	**Is this ostrich awake or asleep? The sleeping habits of many animals may surprise you**
Animals can sleep on the wing, standing up, sitting in a tree or diving in the ocean. Many don't close their eyes, and some don't even have eyelids. Here are some of the strangest ways to snooze. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-09-15/animal-sleep-weird-wonderful-half-brain-fragmented-eyes-open/104246436)
2024-09-14T20:45:00Z	**This river doesn't flow every year, but when it does it's a wonder to the eyes**
The mesmerising transformation of parched sand giving way to the rush of fresh, flowing water has people across a vast outback region in awe as it carves a path from the bush to the sea. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/outback-rain-brings-greenough-river-in-western-australia-to-life/104145690)
2024-09-14T21:00:00Z	**The restorative benefits of watching a sunset**
The multi-sensory experience of watching a sunset can make us feel connected to something bigger and boost our mental health, according to psychologists. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/why-sunsets-make-us-feel-good/104331662)
2024-09-14T21:09:31Z	**Brian was stolen from his family, 'flogged with a cricket bat', and 'thrown into sewers'. The state insisted it was helping him**
Brian never had cake on his birthday as a child, just "hidings" every other day. He is one of many Indigenous people providing testimony to Queensland's Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/truth-inquiry-opens-old-wounds-for-stolen-generation/104348840)
2024-09-14T21:17:38Z	**Meteorite hunter with hundreds of finds under his belt still celebrating discoveries with a dance**
For Robert Towers, hunting meteorites is a "wonderful hobby" — but his strike rate is impressive, and he hopes the ancient space rocks could hold undiscovered clues to the origins of the Earth and life itself. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/meteorite-hunter-recognised-for-100-museum-donations/104347762)
2024-09-14T21:13:18Z	**Grieving families and traumatised crash survivors plead for action on the Bruce Highway**
"The Bruce" is being labelled a national disgrace, pock-marked with dangerous potholes and signposted with memorials to people who have died on the notorious road. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/grieving-families-and-crash-survivors-call-for-bruce-highway-fix/104315754)
2024-09-14T21:52:02Z	**Voters will have to wait until next month to find out results of council elections.**
A spokesperson for the New South Wales Electoral Commission says it expected to officially declare the results from October 1 to 3, with the timing varying between councils. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/nsw-local-election-results-voters-wait-for-results/104349252)
2024-09-14T22:00:51Z	**Bullies made school hell for Amy. Now she's a mum backing a new social media age limit**
Amy Ballinger hates to think of the consequences if the persecution she suffered had followed her home. As her own children start school she wants them banned from social media until they're 16. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/social-media-age-limit-anthony-albanese-parent-amy-ballinger/104341620)
2024-09-14T22:00:00Z	**This writer with convict heritage could be Australia's first novelist. Why haven't you heard of him?**
Colonial Australian John Lang lived a life of dramatic highs and lows, and he may have been the first Australian novelist. He is celebrated in India, but still largely unknown on our shores. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/john-lang-first-australian-novel-trailblazer-convict-book/104287572)
2024-09-14T22:13:35Z	**Victoria rejects federal school funding deal and demands more from 'rivers of GST gold'**
The federal government has offered to lift its funding share for public schools, but Victoria has rejected the offer in a situation the state's education minister has described as "difficult". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/victoria-rejects-federal-government-s-school-funding-offer/104352294)
2024-09-14T22:09:32Z	**'People get right into it': How a trade show in Gunning became a firework festival**
Industry trade shows aren't generally spectator events, unless you're selling something that is spectacular — and it doesn't get much more spectacular than a rural fireworks show touted as Australia's best outside Sydney on New Years Eve. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/gunning-firework-festival-community-event/104347510)
2024-09-14T22:25:28Z	**Sri Lanka supplies most of Australia's tea, but its tea industry is now at a crossroad**
Sri Lanka's tea industry grapples with a steep wage hike, but some estate owners embrace new approaches to balance worker welfare and productivity in a bid to save the sector. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/sri-lanka-tea-industry-at-crossroads/104331086)
2024-09-14T22:37:43Z	**Latest modelling tips fourth La Niña for Australia in five years before year's end**
There are growing signs Australia's most impactful climate driver, La Niña, will develop during the coming months. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/weather-modelling-tips-fourth-australia-la-nina-before-end-2024/104350050)
2024-09-14T22:48:06Z	**Fraser-McGurk can be three-format Aussie cricket star, says Ponting**
Jake Fraser-McGurk is already a big-hitting T20 superstar — but Ricky Ponting believes the youngster can be a whole lot more than that for Australia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/fraser-mcgurk-can-be-three-format-aussie-cricket-star-ponting/104353108)
2024-09-14T23:09:19Z	**Is it art or is it a crime? These are the rules of street art in Australia's graffiti capital**
With its laneways a hotspot for tourists, Melbourne City Council walks a fine line of encouraging the street art scene while keeping the taggers to a minimum. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/melbourne-street-art-vandalism-tagging-graffiti/104303430)
2024-09-14T23:27:18Z	**Australian car crash victim flown to Perth for surgery after months in a Thai hospital**
The fly-in, fly-out mine worker's travel insurance had expired when the crash left him fighting for life as his family scrambled to cover expenses and get him home. And that's a cautionary tale for Australians overseas, says a medical repatriation expert. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/australian-repatriated-from-thailand-months-after-car-crash/104347890)
2024-09-14T23:58:21Z	**'I'm so ready to go home': Australian pole-vaulter Nina Kennedy ends golden season with Diamond League glory**
Olympic champion Nina Kennedy soars to victory in the Diamond League final once more in Brussels, completing her remarkable 2024 pole vault campaign. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/australia-pole-vaulter-nina-kennedy-ends-season-diamond-league/104353194)
2024-09-15T00:39:31Z	**Pedestrian dies after being struck by car in Alice Springs overnight**
NT Police are investigating a fatal crash that killed a male pedestrian in Alice Springs on Sunday morning as well as a hit-and-run incident in Katherine on Saturday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/nt-police-investigating-crashes-alice-springs-katherine/104353300)
2024-09-15T01:07:10Z	**Baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng becomes overnight celebrity. But officials warn about cruel visitor behaviour**
A Thai zoo has been forced to limit crowds visiting viral online sensation Moo Deng after videos show mistreatment of the pygmy hippo. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/moo-deng-baby-pygmy-hippo-thailand-zoo/104353256)
2024-09-15T01:20:46Z	**Thousands protest against rape culture in France amid Pelicot trial**
Thousands of protesters take to the streets across France to demand an end to rape and to support the main plaintiff in a mass sexual assault trial that has shocked the country. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/thousands-in-france-protest-rape-culture/104353346)
2024-09-15T01:15:50Z	**The bargain-bin item this retired history teacher can't get enough of**
Kevin Farrell needed to find the right tool to open his wine without damaging the cork. It led him to owning a collection of 1,500 corkscrews. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/retiree-corkscrew-collection-1500-and-counting/104334034)
2024-09-15T01:35:37Z	**Kenny found being homeless went hand in hand with being jobless, but the tide is finally turning for him**
A job, a return to school, and a veggie garden are some of the things this family is looking forward to now that they have a place to call home. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/why-having-a-home-matters-for-unemployed-australians/104348160)
2024-09-15T02:23:49Z	**You might not expect Hell's Gate to be filled with tempting sweet treats, but the proof is in the tasting**
Each year chef Jan Slottje packs up her home in Brisbane to spend eight months running this remote outback kitchen, and her sweet delicacies have tourists drooling. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/outback-tourists-find-vanilla-slice-in-middle-of-nowhere/104348824)
2024-09-15T02:23:15Z	**Coalition walks back in-principle support for restructuring RBA board**
The Coalition has confirmed it will walk away entirely from the key recommendation of an independent review of the Reserve Bank of Australia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/coalition-walks-away-from-rba-review/104353500)
2024-09-15T02:31:03Z	**74yo man dies in house fire at Gilles Plains, after woman injured in separate blaze sparked by cigarettes**
A house fire in Adelaide's north-east claims the life of a 74-year-old man, who was found unconscious inside the home but could not be revived, emergency services say. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/man-dies-in-house-fire-at-gilles-plains/104353446)
2024-09-15T02:44:03Z	**Madison de Rozario defends title in Sydney Marathon**
Australian wheelchair racing great Madison de Rozario claims a dominant victory at the Sydney Marathon to complete back-to-back wins in the race. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/madison-de-rozario-salutes-in-sydney-marathon/104353490)
2024-09-15T02:59:19Z	**Storms and flooding in Myanmar after Typhoon Yagi leave 74 dead**
The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi jumps to more than 70 a day after the junta makes a rare request for foreign aid. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/storm-flooding-death-toll-in-myanmar-jumps-to-74/104353488)
2024-09-15T03:35:52Z	**How two little pennies left in concrete strengthened one man's connection to his home town**
Ralph Ohlmeyer has made his mark in Waikerie's history in the form of two pennies. Historians say leaving something for the future strengthens the connection between people and place. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/strengthening-connection-to-home-town-by-leaving-mark-in-history/104338314)
2024-09-15T03:50:38Z	**Roosters take top spot on NRLW ladder with win over Cowboys**
As the NRLW finals approach, the Sydney Roosters advance their claims for the minor premiership with a 24-12 defeat of North Queensland in Gosford. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/nrlw-roosters-cowboys-raiders-eels/104353362)
2024-09-15T04:31:30Z	**Should cyclists and scooter riders have to wear compulsory hi-vis vests?**
A proposal for mandatory high-visibility clothing for cyclists and scooter riders is being put forward ahead of the Western Australian state election. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/wa-nationals-compulsory-high-visibility-vests-cyclists-road-toll/104353652)
2024-09-15T04:53:44Z	**Live: Bulldogs look to put off-field dramas behind them in first finals match since 2016**
Canterbury's first finals campaign since 2016 has been overshadowed by winger Josh Addo-Carr's positive drug test, but they must overcome this drama to defeat Manly. Follow live. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/nrl-finals-live-updates-canterbury-bulldogs-vs-manly-sea-eagles/104336548)
2024-09-15T05:16:06Z	**Two people die after car crashes into creek near NSW-Queensland border**
Two people are dead and another is in hospital in a serious but stable condition after a car accident near Mungindi. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/fatal-crash-bodies-recovered-creek-mungindi-nsw-qld-border/104353678)
2024-09-15T05:14:32Z	**Cattle truck collides with the Ghan outside of Alice Springs**
No significant injuries have been reported but police say the collision that occurred at about 10am this morning, north of Alice Springs, has resulted in significant damage to the train and truck. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/ghan-cattle-truck-collision-outside-alice-springs/104353748)
2024-09-15T06:08:52Z	**Kangaroos thrash Demons as Crows stay unbeaten with win over Hawks**
The Kangaroos underline their AFLW premiership credentials in a statement 50-point blitzing of the Demons, while the Crows defeat the Hawks by 26 points to hold down top spot on the ladder. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/aflw-kangaroos-demons-crows-hawks-bombers-saints-giants-suns/104353932)
2024-09-15T06:01:24Z	**Woman dies after being hit by a falling tree branch in Sydney' south-west as wild winds sweep across NSW**
The woman, believed to be in her 60s, was hit on Castlereagh Street in Liverpool about 1pm. She was treated by paramedics but died at the scene. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/woman-dies-after-hit-by-tree-liverpool-strong-winds-sweep-nsw/104353834)
2024-09-15T06:54:31Z	**Can the government win against Silicon Valley's billionaires?**
The government's attempts to crackdown on misinformation online will make it powerful enemies in Silicon Valley. Is it ready for the fight? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/can-the-federal-government-take-on-social-media-billionaires/104347872)
2024-09-15T08:05:18Z	**AFL fines Power $20,000 after Hinkley's confrontation with Hawks**
The AFL comes down hard on Port Adelaide following Power coach Ken Hinkley's heated exchange with Hawthorn players following Friday night's semifinal. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/afl-port-adelaide-fined-for-ken-hinkley-hawthorn-clash/104354018)
2024-09-15T08:38:27Z	**IDF reports missile fired from Yemen landing in central Israel**
The Israel military says a surface-to-surface missile fired from Yemen has landed in central Israel. Houthi rebels appear to have claimed responsibility for the attack. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/missile-fired-from-yemen-lands-in-central-israel-idf-says/104354196)
2024-09-15T09:55:51Z	**Trees felled by Tropical Storm Bebinca kill six in Philippines**
Falling trees kill six people in the Philippines after Tropical Storm Bebinca slammed into central and southern parts of the country on Friday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/trees-felled-by-tropical-storm-bebinca-kill-six-in-philippines/104354302)
2024-09-15T12:31:54Z	**Thousands of social homes get government green light but Senate set to reject first home buyer help**
Grants have been approved for the first 13,700 social and affordable homes under a government housing fund set up one year ago. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/social-housing-fund-issues-first-grants/104353854)
2024-09-15T12:33:51Z	**Rivers overflow in Poland and Romania as 'dramatic' rain spell inundates Central Europe**
Days of torrential rain in a low-pressure system named Boris has caused rivers to overflow across the region. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/rain-spell-flooding-central-europe-poland-romania/104354386)