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Abel Selaocoe isn't like other cello players
Abel Selaocoe's brother once told him that playing the cello would change his life. He was absolutely right. Today, he's an international sensation.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:
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'Smaller is better': Why fashion has turned its back on inclusivity
Less than 1 per cent of models during recent runway shows were plus-sized. Some fear it shows fashion is on a worrying trajectory away from inclusivity.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Facebook, Fortnite and FREE TAFE: nowhere to hide for voters in the Australian election campaign | The shadow campaign
The Liberals have pressed hard on the negatives, while Labor has a button of its own. Plus: Nick McKim’s surprisingly authentic gaming personaElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignRead more from the shadow campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coveragePeter Dutton has been noisy in recent weeks in calling out Labor’s “dirt unit”, a “sledge-a-thon” and “industrial-scale”...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:How historic is what we’re seeing in the Queensland floods? It’s hard to grasp the full magnitude
This weather event has not been seen on this scale since European colonisation. Why has it happened now?Bigger than Texas: the true size of Australia’s devastating floodsGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Dorothea Mackellar wrote of flooding rains more than a century ago, she couldn’t have anticipated anything on the scale of the current deluge in Queensland.The downpour, which began...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Rebranding Peter Dutton: has he done enough to shed ‘heartless hard-ass’ image to win top job?
The federal election will test whether voters accept the divisive politician has softened into a national leaderElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:What does Australian sovereignty look like? It’s a question we now must answer thanks to Donald Trump | Julianne Schultz
Confidence in American reliability is tumbling in every poll. As tariffs kick in, how can we adjust to not having a great superpower as our protector?Prof Hugh White, the esteemed yet critical analyst of Australian defence policy, took a deep breath, surveyed the men he had spent a lifetime debating, and said: “Donald Trump is doing us a favour.” He is proving that our old assumptions are “all wrong”.White knew this...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Handle with care: the international community sending parcels of pure joy through the mail
Anna Ryan-Punch was 15 when she received her first friendship book. It was the start of a lifelong hobbyAustralian Anna Ryan-Punch was 15 when she received her first friendship book – a handmade and decorated pocket-sized booklet full of names and addresses of people looking for pen pals. Recipients were invited to add their details to the list, send a letter to other signatories, and then pass the booklet on to...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:‘The stories were always there, they kept us strong’: surviving one of the darkest periods of Queensland’s colonial past
A new exhibition at the state library shares Aboriginal stories of frontier violence and survival on Kalkadoon country around Mt Isa Warning: this article contains images of Indigenous Australians who have diedGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhen Ena Sam emerged from a year-long stay in hospital, recovering from a severe kidney infection that led to both her hands and feet being amputated, her family was...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Outback diplomacy: Finnish ambassador braves Australia’s ‘loud, rough and dusty’ Shitbox Rally
Arto Haapea hopes to raise $30,000 for cancer research as he navigates the rugged terrain from Perth to Darwin in a 2005 blue Toyota Camry Get our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastYou may have driven a lemon when you first scored your P plates – but would you trust that car to take you cross-country through the Australian outback?Finland’s ambassador to Australia, Arto Haapea, is testing the...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Young woman swaps high-vis for higher education to become paramedic
Hannah Jayne graduated without an ATAR, then spent five years working at her local mine before she found her calling as a paramedic.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Australia's most unaffordable city to rent in might surprise you
Spiralling rents have priced out even average income households from at least half the postcodes in three capital cities and one regional area, according to an ABC analysis of exclusive figures covering thousands of neighbourhoods across the country.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Melania Trump’s secret to getting through hard times? Love (actually)
The first lady spoke about (wait for it) diversity as she presented awards to courageous women from around the worldLet’s take a quick break from the increasingly dreadful news for a little check-in, shall we? So … how are you holding up right now? How are those stress levels? Continue reading...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Labor targets cost of living and climate with $2.3bn household battery pledge
Energy package could save households with a solar and battery system up to $2300 a year, according to departmental analysisElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Daylight saving time 2025: When does daylight savings end in Australia, and do clocks go back or forward in April? Here’s when your clock will change
Daylight savings ended for people in NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT on the first Sunday of April and won’t return until October. But why do we have DST?Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMany Australians have said goodbye to long warmer days and hello to an extra hour of sleep as the temperature begins to...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:With US bombers at the ready, can Trump cut a deal with Iran and avoid a war?
Donald Trump has given Iran two months to agree to a new nuclear deal or be prepared for war. Here’s how both sides could come to an agreement.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Coalition rethinks its return to work mandates
Policy feared to be unpopular in seats with high numbers of working professional women now only applies to Canberra-based bureaucratsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti says state is ready for stormy economic seas
WA's economic good times could be in the rear-view mirror, with the price of iron ore and Donald Trump's tariffs creating a bumpy road. But WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti is confident the state can withstand the shocks.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Trump didn't give India a tariff exemption. Is the Modi bromance dead?
Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi formed a bromance but can their MEGA partnership continue with the US president's new tariffs regime coming in?
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:US judge orders return of father deported to megaprison 'in error'
A US court orders the Trump administration to bring back a young father who was mistakenly deported to a notorious megaprison in El Salvador.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:More patients despair at lost teeth and savings after dentists suspended
More than 20 people have been left with unfinished dental implants, including a man who learnt in an ABC article that both his dentists had been suspended after he paid $55,500 for a major procedure.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Doohan's F1 team confirms he's 'OK' after Japanese Grand Prix crash
Australia's Jack Doohan walks away unscathed after his car loses grip on the fourth lap in the second free practice session at Suzuka.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Wave wall innovation helps oyster farm ride out Cyclone Alfred
In Queensland's Moreton Bay, one man's DIY wave wall is protecting precious oyster baskets and opening up new possibilities for the industry.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Crime figure Tony Mokbel marks first day of freedom with morning walk
Notorious underworld drug trafficker Tony Mokbel has marked his first full day of freedom in 18 years with an early morning walk.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:What are anti-dumping laws and why does Australia need them?
Trump’s tariffs could lead to cheap imports being ‘dumped’ on our shores. But is that always bad?Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastTrump’s sweeping new tariffs have left global markets in turmoil and Norfolk Islanders scratching their heads. Politicians, economists, and everyday people around the world have been scrambling to...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Is Anthony Albanese worried Jacinta Allan’s poor standing will hurt his election chances in Victoria?
The PM has so far avoided the Victorian premier on his campaign trail. It has some state Labor MPs worrying she could be made a scapegoatPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastDuring the 2022 election campaign,...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Townsville sets new annual rainfall record in just over three months
Australia's largest northern city has recorded its wettest year on record, and heavy rain is forecast to continue today.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Tasmania is not alone when it comes to the debates over salmon farming
Foreign companies now own Tasmania's big three salmon farming operations. Here's a look at how industrial fish farms are run overseas — and the problems operators have encountered when there's opposition to their practices.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Unmarked graves a hidden challenge in cemeteries running out of space
The discovery of 67 possible unmarked graves at a western Victorian cemetery heightens calls for more funding to map graveyards to avoid accidentally digging into occupied plots.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Chopper pilots 'angels from the sky' to flooded outback Queenslanders
Helicopter pilots saved the lives of Queenslanders as floodwater tore through their towns. Now they are providing life-saving supplies to isolated communities and their livestock.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Trump is out to destroy the global economic order, and it will cost us all
Donald Trump's tariffs are not a negotiation tactic, they are a very deliberate plan to destroy the liberal global trading and financial system the US itself established. And all of us could pay a heavy price for his attempt to reshape the world order.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Hospital food for patients standardised across NSW, including cake
A statewide menu is rolling out in public hospitals across New South Wales. It means every hospital will provide patients with the same selection of meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Rise in mosquito-borne viruses likely after outback flooding
The latest data from Queensland Health shows the number of confirmed dengue fever cases this year are more than four times higher than at the same time in the previous four years.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Hellenic Club loses bid to refer $1.2m fine challenge to Supreme Court
Canberra's Hellenic Club loses its bid to refer part of its challenge to a $1.2 million fine, imposed after the death by suicide of a man who was in debt due to problem gambling using its poker machines, to the ACT Supreme Court.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:A decade on, horror remains at brutal murder that shocked Australia
A close-knit southern NSW community still hurts 10 years after school teacher Stephanie Scott was abducted and killed.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:6.9-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea coast
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Papua New Guinea's coast on Saturday morning.
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