Thursday, 1 October 2026
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ABC Australia · 00:12
30 wildlife cameras fail to spot 'quite cute' native after year of filming ↗More than 30 wildlife-tracking cameras have been filming in Litchfield National Park for almost 12 months, but researchers are yet to spot the endangered northern quoll.
ABC Australia · 00:29
Teenager faces youth justice court over 'pro-Nazi' Instagram posts ↗A teenager who allegedly posted "pro-Nazi, anti-immigration, anti-trans and white nationalist" content on Instagram has faced the Youth Justice Court on a string of Commonwealth charges.
ABC Australia · 00:36
Abrupt closure of Melbourne Catholic school leaves families in the lurch ↗Families attending a small Catholic school in Melbourne's east say they were not warned closure was a possibility and are scrambling to find new schools for their children by next year.
ABC Australia · 00:38
Mother of men killed on Mexico surf trip asks for timely verdict at murder trial ↗The mother of Jake and Callum Robinson makes a heartfelt plea at the Mexican murder trial for a timely verdict on her sons' deaths.
ABC Australia · 01:10
Five things to know ahead of the NRL and NRLW grand finals ↗The final day of the NRL and NRLW season is almost here, with the grand finals being held this Sunday. Here's everything you need to know.
ABC Australia · 01:24
Breaking: Three experts appointed to lead SA's Royal Commission into AI ↗SA Premier Peter Malinauskas has appointed former federal court judge Dr Iain Ross AO to lead a royal commission into artificial intelligence alongside experts Kate Pounder and Christopher Manning.
ABC Australia · 01:26
Job cut fears at one of Australia's largest toilet roll manufacturers ↗Dozens of jobs could be lost at one of Australia's largest paper mills as new owner Arbex flags a "transformation project" aimed at keeping the business sustainable.
ABC Australia · 01:59
Buzzard iron ore mine dispute leaves workers in limbo ↗About 200 workers at an iron ore mine in SA's far north are facing uncertain futures amid a financial dispute between the project's owner and a major on-site contractor, the ABC understands.
ABC Australia · 02:00
RBA relaxed about housing downturn, deeply worried by AI and bonds ↗Despite Australia's rapid housing downturn, which threatens to be the worst in decades, the Reserve Bank believes the main threats to the nation's financial stability come from overseas.
ABC Australia · 02:00
This 00s video game is Genesis Owusu's biggest influence ↗He's an ARIA hoovering born performer, but Genesis Owusu credits his rule-breaking creativity to a gang of rollerblading Japanese graffiti artists.
ABC Australia · 02:06
Businesses fear visa changes to backpacker visas will make staffing harder ↗Businesses in remote Western Australia's north are nervous about their future workforce after changes to backpacker entitlements.
ABC Australia · 02:09
Putting off your tax return? You have a month to file ↗People who plan to file their tax returns themselves have until October 31 to get their paperwork in.
ABC Australia · 02:09
How a breast cancer trial changed the lives of survivors ↗Twenty-five years ago, Donna Rullo joined a trial for a little-known, targeted breast cancer drug that saved her life and transformed the care of women who came after her.
ABC Australia · 02:16
Man City could face fines, EPL expulsion, over financial rules scandal ↗Manchester City faces an uncertain future after the decorated English soccer club was found guilty of systematically breaking the Premier League's financial rules for nearly a decade.
ABC Australia · 02:22
Fake news and deepfakes about flydubai flight spreading online ↗ABC NEWS Verify examines and attempts to debunk some of the fake news that's spreading online following the flydubai flight.
ABC Australia · 02:44
Sydney communities left 'scared' after mistaken-identity shootings ↗Residents of communities caught in the crossfire of Western Sydney's gang war say they are fearful and angry, after a series of mistaken-identity shootings.
ABC Australia · 02:44
Breaking: US woman still alive after lethal injection dose, legal team says ↗Media witnesses say Christa Pike was still alive when they were ordered to leave the prison by officials.
ABC Australia · 02:59
Dead whale finally being removed from Perth beach, four days after washing up ↗The beach remains closed as a $100,000 operation to bury the 13-metre long whale is underway, with sharks still circling the area.
ABC Australia · 03:12
Forrester breaks 17yo record at short course titles ↗Jenna Forrester has never competed at the short course world championships, but winning a silver and a gold in the same evening, also beating a 17-year-old a national record, has put her in pole position to do so.
ABC Australia · 03:31
Labor MPs jockey for position on election tickets as party braces for losses ↗Labor will not announce its candidates for the upper house until a month before the election, as poor polling has the party prepared for major electoral losses.
ABC Australia · 03:41
Once-celebrated foster carers charged with child sexual abuse offences ↗The identity of one of the two men had been suppressed from the public since his arrest.
ABC Australia · 03:43
PTSD death highlights 'appreciable gap' in support for police ↗The 2022 death of Senior Constable Benjamin Warren could not have been prevented — but that does not mean "that nothing should be done differently in future", the SA coroner has found.
ABC Australia · 03:56
$7.55 million settlement awarded to students whose degrees were unaccredited ↗The University of Newcastle has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for $7.55 million after 163 students alleged it had engaged in misleading conduct after their engineering degree was found to be unaccredited.
ABC Australia · 03:57
How the flydubai flight plunged thousands of metres in minutes ↗Passengers and crew members survived terrifying mid-air moments to save flight FZ1073 from disaster.
ABC Australia · 04:02
Defence lawyer 'puzzled' by DV charge in Jana Armstrong case ↗The lawyer representing the man accused of murdering Toowoomba woman Jana Armstrong tells a court he is "puzzled" by a domestic violence charge against his client.
ABC Australia · 04:12
Breaking: Chris Fagan steps down from Brisbane Lions ↗AFL premiership-winning coach Chris Fagan has stepped down from the club days after securing a third-straight grand final victory.
ABC Australia · 04:26
Teacher support team faces job cuts a week after minister's denial ↗Tasmanian Education Minister Jo Palmer's office claimed there were no proposals to cut a specialist team that works with teachers. A week later, the team is being cut by a quarter.
ABC Australia · 04:26
Doctors and allied health professionals to walk off job en masse amid pay disputes ↗Doctors at Victoria's public hospitals will walk off the job for four hours leaving staffing at weekend levels, as a 14-month bargaining process over pay and conditions continues to grind on.
ABC Australia · 04:35
Labor MP accuses Greens leader of 'prejudice' over Jewish community comments ↗Labor MP Josh Burns accuses new Greens leader David Shoebridge of "prejudice" over comments about the party's relationship with Jewish Australians.
ABC Australia · 04:41
From tattoos to blue sausages, Newcastle has gone 'Knights crazy' ↗Newcastle fans are going all out in preparation for the Knights' first grand final appearance in 25 years this Sunday against the Sydney Roosters.
ABC Australia · 05:04
Chris Fagan headed the ultimate Lions reawakening ↗Chris Fagan took the Brisbane Lions from the bottom of the AFL ladder to back-to-back-to-back premierships, etching his name in history.
ABC Australia · 05:22
Federal Court rules against challenge to SA government's golf course plans ↗The Federal Court has ruled against a challenge brought by public servant Edwin Kemp Attrill and Kaurna Arabana woman Janette Milera against the SA government's plans to redevelop the North Adelaide golf course.
ABC Australia · 05:33
Judge sets aside civil intervention order against Council Watch head ↗A County Court judge has set aside a civil personal safety intervention order previously made against the president of ratepayer advocacy group Council Watch.
ABC Australia · 05:34
Victorian uses voluntary assisted dying medication supplied to partner ↗The person is believed to have taken the medication in the days after the death of their partner, who had been diagnosed with cancer, earlier this year.
ABC Australia · 05:38
Keogh says he can still work with veterans after health cap backdown ↗The Veterans' Affairs Minister has rebuffed calls to resign, stating there's "still more to do".
ABC Australia · 05:52
Man who sourced gun used in fatal Ipswich brawl given longer sentence than shooter ↗Carlo Piero Stewart died in hospital after suffering three gunshot wounds during a brawl between two groups outside a North Booval home in July, 2021.
ABC Australia · 06:01
NT remote Indigenous bus service reduces routes after funding cut ↗A bus service that has transported people and critical medical supplies to remote Indigenous communities from Alice Springs for three decades has been forced to reduce its services following a funding cut earlier this year.
ABC Australia · 06:14
Pilot's prophetic words one year before stabbing ↗Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed while flying to Tel Aviv. But who was he?
ABC Australia · 06:21
Australia records first detections of 'devastating' plant disease ↗Monosporascus cannonballus is detected on two NT properties, marking the first cases in Australia.
ABC Australia · 06:31
Darwin childcare centre guilty of supervision breach before child's death ↗A Humpty Doo childcare centre has pleaded guilty to inadequately supervising children and inadequately protecting children from harm following the death of toddler Ebony Thompson in 2023.
ABC Australia · 06:53
'Where illegal e-bikes go to die': Compliance crackdown ramps up ↗A number of illegal e-bikes were destroyed and turned into scrap metal at a wrecking facility in Western Sydney.
ABC Australia · 07:03
Brumby advocate challenges legality of wild horse removal in NSW alps ↗The shooting has stopped for now, but a brumby advocate is mounting a legal challenge to ban their removal from Kosciuszko National Park.
ABC Australia · 07:08
The last thing Albanese needed was free advice from his own side ↗Under pressure from opponents after another interest rate hike and more bad inflation news, the last thing Anthony Albanese needed was free advice from his own side.
ABC Australia · 07:20
Safety team hits Hobart CBD amid reports of youths 'causing havoc' ↗Safety officers serving as "eyes and ears" in Hobart's CBD are hoping their patrols will help curb antisocial behaviour.
ABC Australia · 07:55
Why Malaysia is deporting thousands of Myanmar asylum seekers ↗Malaysia this week deported about 1,500 Myanmar nationals, including children, as part of a refugee repatriation programme.
ABC Australia · 07:57
Perth's western suburbs councils take steps toward merger ↗The Town of Claremont in Perth's western suburbs is open to exploring merging with another council, with its mayor saying "it is probably time" for the move.
ABC Australia · 08:15
Former union delegate and bikie fined $2,000 over illegal debt collection ↗Victorian prosecutors have dropped a blackmail charge against a former CFMEU delegate with links to criminal bikie gangs.
ABC Australia · 09:30
'It's coming for everything': Eddie Perfect on AI and his new satire ↗Writer and actor Eddie Perfect's next show is a black comedy based on Molière's Tartuffe that replaces the 17th-century play's quasi-religious charlatan with an AI hairdressing robot.
ABC Australia · 09:38
WA police ban 'excluded persons' from protesting at defence expo ↗New legislation passed last month gives WA police additional temporary powers to manage next week's Land Forces event, and at least six people have already received letters banning them from protesting inside the security zone.
ABC Australia · 12:50
Netanyahu claims flydubai co-pilot underwent 'radical indoctrination' ↗UAE, meanwhile, says it will investigate the circumstances and motives, of the incident, including whether it was linked to any militant activity.
ABC Australia · 12:59
Heeney wins Sydney Swans best and fairest award amid club suspension ↗An absent Isaac Heeney claims the Bob Skilton Medal for a third season in a row following a club imposed suspension for a breach of standards.
ABC Australia · 13:12
War criminal Biljana Plavsic, dubbed Serbia's 'Iron Lady', dies aged 96 ↗Plavsic pleaded guilty at a United Nations tribunal to persecution as a crime against humanity for her role in atrocities during the 1992-95 Bosnian war.
ABC Australia · 13:59
Labor will go after lawyers trying to 'game' the visa system ↗Labor is moving against lawyers and migration agents accused of profiting from visa applications that have little prospect of success.
ABC Australia · 14:02
School and nuclear facility hit in latest wave of Russian strikes ↗Ukraine has been bombarded with high-speed 'jet-powered' attack drones, with a nuclear facility and a school among the latest Russian targets.
ABC Australia · 15:06
Renee Good's family sues Trump administration over fatal Minneapolis shooting ↗Ms Good was one of two people shot dead by ICE agents during a mass immigration sweep in the US city of Minneapolis, that intensified opposition to Donald Trump's migration policies.
ABC Australia · 17:59
UK-Iranian national arrested over alleged terror incident at British air base ↗UK police arrested the 27-year-old in London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts and said a second British man, 26, had also been questioned under caution.
ABC Australia · 18:30
Brisbane's bid to celebrate home-grown artists ahead of Olympics ↗Streets across the world feature work by Brisbane artists. Now the city wants its homegrown talent to share their unique stories in its public spaces for all to see.
ABC Australia · 18:30
The 10 albums we couldn't stop playing last month ↗New music from Beabadoobee, Tinashe, Beck, Julia Jacklin and Orville Peck leads a huge month of albums. Here are our 10 favourites.
ABC Australia · 18:30
Friday news quiz: A drunken AI, an angry Prince Harry and a furry new recruit ↗If only getting the correct answers was as easy as tricking a tipsy AI into spilling the tea.
ABC Australia · 18:30
Are we in the Anthropocene Epoch? Scientists can't decide ↗While the Anthropocene is a term most of us are well aware of, it is not an official geological epoch. Now a group of scientists has reignited the push to get it formally recognised.
ABC Australia · 18:45
Israelis recognised for landing plane with 'close to zero' survival chance ↗Israel has honoured five of its citizens who helped prevent a flydubai plane crash on Wednesday as it calls for the pilot who allegedly caused the mid-air altercation to be extradited.
ABC Australia · 18:55
Albanese jets off to talk climate, but interest rate pain is never far away ↗In ordinary people's day-to-day thinking the cost of living dominates, and never more than this week, when the Reserve Bank hiked rates to the highest level since 2011.
ABC Australia · 19:04
Tasmania's alarming family violence numbers keep going up ↗Tasmania has 400 known serial family violence offenders, while police continue to see an increase in domestic and family violence incidents. Advocates say attitudes are still not changing, and more law reform is needed.
ABC Australia · 19:06
School protests spread in France as fires break out and teachers injured ↗Several school principals were injured, harassed or assaulted during blockades at high schools.
ABC Australia · 19:07
Howard-era minister voted to outlaw offshore casinos, then co-founded one ↗Former federal minister De-Anne Kelly has been revealed as a co-founder of offshore casino LuckyBet.
ABC Australia · 19:15
Putin warns West Russia will use 'all weapons' if Kaliningrad threatened ↗The Russian president delivers a blunt warning to allies as he concedes Ukrainian strikes are having an impact on his country's economy.
ABC Australia · 19:17
Hospital apologises over unapproved gloves for handling chemotherapy drugs ↗Clinicians at Victoria's leading paediatric hospital have been using gloves that were not tested or approved for administering chemotherapy, despite the issue being raised a decade ago.
ABC Australia · 19:19
Teenage killer survives execution attempt after 30 years on death row ↗Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed in the US state of Tennessee in more than 200 years. Instead, she is fighting for life.
ABC Australia · 19:23
Retailers predict price rises under RBA's surcharge reforms ↗Surcharge bans are supposed to save consumers money but retailers say they're being forced to put prices up and are finding ways around the reforms.
ABC Australia · 19:29
South-east faces flooding, storms after second-driest September on record ↗After a warm and dry start to spring, heavy rain is expected to sweep across south-east Australia this weekend.
ABC Australia · 19:29
Police investigating accused paedophile's links to celebrated charity ↗Australian and Cambodian police are jointly investigating accused paedophile Mark Dennis's network and links to a celebrated Cambodian charity following his death after being charged with possessing child abuse material.
ABC Australia · 19:43
PNG's NRL franchise faces trademark fight over Chiefs name ↗Australia's intellectual property agency tells PNG's rugby league franchise that its chosen name, the Chiefs, risks being confused with the name of a Super Rugby club.
ABC Australia · 19:49
How to prepare for daylight saving time ↗This weekend, many Australians will experience a time warp, with their clocks jumping forward by an hour on Sunday morning.
ABC Australia · 20:00
Australian citrus growers miss out on millions without US export markets ↗There are calls for government departments to speed up decades-old negotiations as markets in Asian countries worsen and Australia faces citrus oversupply.
ABC Australia · 20:06
Sarah Sutter was an inaugural Thunderbird, now her daughter is making history ↗Jazmin Mckay has joined the Adelaide Thunderbirds as the club's inaugural mother-daughter signing, following in the footsteps of her mother, a dual premiership T-Bird and gold medal winning Diamond player.
ABC Australia · 20:26
Brisbane to Melbourne with no traffic lights, and no Big Banana ↗Businesses in Coffs Harbour are preparing for life without 35,000 vehicles driving daily through the city.
ABC Australia · 20:28
Western Sydney home owners 'battening down the hatches' ↗Between interest rate and petrol price rises and falling house values, Western Sydney residents say making ends meet is getting tough.
ABC Australia · 20:32
The quirky laksa-inspired creations competing at Darwin foodie festival ↗From laksa cheesecake to toasties and deep fried ice cream, Darwin's annual laksa festival has something for all palettes. And while it might sound "weird", those cooking up a storm promise "it tastes way better than it sounds".
ABC Australia · 20:40
Tasmania's notorious St Marys Pass upgrade could cost almost $3b ↗A notoriously windy stretch of road in Tasmania could be upgraded with pricing revealed to be as high as $2.7 billion to re-route the road.
ABC Australia · 20:42
Australia and India to kick off next year's Cricket World Cup ↗Australia will launch its defence of the men's Cricket World Cup in South Africa next year with a blockbuster opener against India, the powerhouse it defeated to win the crown in 2023.
ABC Australia · 20:54
Volunteers unite to help strangers and find Nannup Four ↗A team of citizen searchers has travelled from across the country to dense bushland in Western Australia's south in a bid to find the Nannup Four.
ABC Australia · 21:02
Live: Gaming giants told to 'lift their game' on child safety ↗The eSafety Commission says it has identified gaps in harmful content detection, repeat-offender prevention and information-sharing initiatives in some gaming platforms. Follow live.
ABC Australia · 21:16
Perth man jailed for AI-generated child exploitation material ↗Matthew John Woodward, 41, had pleaded guilty to dozens of counts of creating and possessing child exploitation material, which the District Court of Western Australia judge said was "appalling".
ABC Australia · 21:24
Trade minister proposes super investment in US lamb to dodge tariffs ↗Trade Minister Don Farrell asks the Trump administration to consider sparing Australian sheep farmers from future tariffs in exchange for Australian investment in America's lamb industry.
ABC Australia · 21:25
Live: ASX to rise as US bond yields recede ↗The Australian share market is set to rebound after Wall Street recovered from early losses as US Treasury yields retreated from multi-decade highs. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
ABC Australia · 21:31
Carlton continues push for AFLW top four in win over Hawks ↗Carlton have weathered wet and wild conditions to leap into the AFLW's top four with a 12-point win over Hawthorn.
ABC Australia · 21:31
Who wins your vote for the 2026 ABC Australian Insect of the Year? ↗Experts have nominated two butterflies, a pair of beetles, a signal fly and a glow-worm as 2026 ABC Insect of the Year finalists. Now you get to help decide the winner.
ABC Australia · 21:41
Beloved Melbourne market to have 900 apartments under redevelopment plan ↗Residential towers ranging in height from eight to 16 storeys would surround the market and include 10 per cent affordable housing under plans to redevelop the site.
ABC Australia · 21:41
Alleged 15yo driver killed, four others injured in Tasmanian crash ↗Tasmania Police say initial inquiries suggest the 15-year-old boy who died was driving the car when it crashed.
ABC Australia · 21:50
Statewide map shows where Tasmania's buildings face bushfire exposure ↗As bushfire season approaches, new modelling is giving Tasmanian communities a clearer picture of where fire could burn most severely.
ABC Australia · 21:57
Judge denies Lindsay Clancy defence motion to find her not guilty ↗The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case has refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defence motion that argued there was not enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children.
ABC Australia · 22:00
A town, a team and a dream come together as Newcastle rises as one ↗Ahead of their first grand final in a generation, Newcastle is ready to hold the Knights closer to their hearts than ever before as team and city show why they are one.
ABC Australia · 22:22
Parents outraged as trees chopped down at central Victorian schools ↗A Lone Pine tree and strawberry plants are among vegetation abruptly cleared from a central Victorian school as part of a state government tree removal program.
ABC Australia · 22:31
'Information-rich' generation talks politics on parliament benches and online ↗From building a dog park to overhauling Queensland's disaster preparedness, youth are engaging politically with the issues that matter to their communities. While some try out traditional politics, many are turning to newer forms of advocacy.
ABC Australia · 22:39
Man charged with violent sexual assault of woman in Sydney park ↗A man has been charged for allegedly stalking, choking and sexually assaulting a woman at a park in Sydney's west.
ABC Australia · 22:50
Pallister and Short continue winning form at short course title ↗Lani Pallister and Sam Short, Australia's stars of the pool in 2026, continue their terrific year with more success at the national short course championships in Sydney.
ABC Australia · 23:22
Calls growing to fix country town's 800-truck-a-day problem ↗With hundreds of trucks rolling through the centre of Pinjarra each day, calls to construct a long-awaited bypass route have been reignited.
ABC Australia · 23:50
'We've heard the feedback': TasWater rethinks big sewerage bill increases ↗Tasmanian businesses and sport clubs had said they were hit hard by the changes to sewerage prices, with one business stating their bill had risen from $630 to $3,800 a month.