Friday, 2 October 2026
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ABC Australia · 00:04
'Gang work to do': Deportee convicted over Comancheros bid in Tonga ↗Eneasi Taumoefolau has been found guilty in Tonga of participating in an organised criminal group over his role in establishing a branch of the Comancheros in the Pacific nation.
ABC Australia · 00:08
Australia calls Maddinson and Harper into Test squad ↗Nic Maddinson is within touching distance of a remarkable return to the Test team, after Cameron Green's abdominal strain left him a doubt for the series opener against South Africa.
ABC Australia · 00:31
New Arapiles plan means 98 per cent of climbs will stay open ↗Climbers are elated that a new government plan for the area will allow access to all but three of more than 150 climbing areas in the Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park.
ABC Australia · 00:53
Greenhouses growing both food and student engagement ↗A Gold Coast school is using its greenhouse to grow food and teach maths and science, with research suggesting the hands-on approach can improve attendance and engagement.
ABC Australia · 01:17
Transformation of COVID quarantine centre into prison a step closer ↗The Justice Department has signed an $87,000 contract with architects to explore converting an unused quarantine centre in Perth's north-east into a minimum-security prison.
ABC Australia · 01:25
How a determined English woman planted the seeds for beloved flower festival ↗Turning a paddock full of rubbish into a glorious garden, one woman's commitment laid the roots for the heart of Bowral's famous Tulip Time.
ABC Australia · 01:36
November interest rate rise a 'live' possibility, CBA chief says ↗While the bank believes the RBA is done it all hangs on the next lot of inflation data released late this month, Mr Comyn said, as he talked productivity, AI and housing with the ABC's Alan Kohler.
ABC Australia · 01:37
This public hospital has a 'dazzling' cancer technology and it's not where you think ↗A new cancer technology is now available to public hospital patients for the first time, but they must be in western NSW to access it.
ABC Australia · 01:57
Bird flu tests underway after 60 ibises found dead in Bendigo ↗Authorities are working to determine whether the death of almost 60 birds at a popular lake in Bendigo is the result of H5N1 bird flu.
ABC Australia · 02:00
A classic coming-of-age novel spurred this writer to 'blow up' her life ↗With her Troubles-set debut Never Closer and now an adaptation of A Room with a View, Grace Chapple is establishing herself as an exciting new voice in Australian theatre.
ABC Australia · 02:05
Ukrainian teen recounts brainwashing to become Moscow's 'poster child' ↗Russia is not just abducting Ukrainian kids, it is embarking on a campaign of mass indoctrination, as Denys Kostev experienced firsthand.
ABC Australia · 02:05
Which states get a public holiday on Monday? ↗Many Australians will enjoy a long weekend this weekend, but half the country will miss out on a public holiday.
ABC Australia · 02:12
Piastri likens track to 'sandpaper' as F1 returns to Malaysia ↗Formula 1 is heading back to Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit after a nine-year hiatus this weekend, with more than half the drivers on the grid unfamiliar with a track that is hosting the rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix.
ABC Australia · 03:00
New York attorney-general to oversee Cornell rape investigation ↗New York's governor has appointed a special prosecutor to oversee the investigation into an alleged gang rape at the university, saying she had lost faith in the local district attorney's ability to handle the case.
ABC Australia · 03:14
'Very violent' home invasions targeted woman home alone, police say ↗Three men have been charged over violent home invasions, as police investigate whether the group were planning to target a third victim.
ABC Australia · 03:21
Primary school 'devastated' by suspected theft of kid goats ↗A Victorian primary school is searching for two baby black goats that have gone missing during the holidays.
ABC Australia · 03:22
NRLW grand final marks end of era ↗One year on from the greatest and most controversial grand final in NRLW history, the Roosters and Broncos meet again for a showdown that marks a turning point for the most dominant side of recent years.
ABC Australia · 03:28
'Snowball effect' hitting as companies react to rates rise, growing costs ↗After multiple interest rate rises, regional business owners are being forced to choose between absorbing the costs or passing it onto their customers.
ABC Australia · 03:29
Notorious alleged WA drug kingpin who fled to Colombia arrested by Interpol ↗Australian-Iranian national Arash Ebrahimi Far is arrested in Colombia while leaving hospital after being "wounded by gunfire".
ABC Australia · 03:37
Qld government takes data centre approvals from councils to avoid 'inconsistency' ↗The Queensland government will take the planning and assessment of data centre applications away from local councils under a system set to be rolled out in coming weeks.
ABC Australia · 03:50
Greene joins Cats as AFL teams make off-season moves ↗Toby Greene has become the first major AFL free agency domino to fall, with Greater Western Sydney to receive a second-round draft pick for losing their former captain to Geelong.
ABC Australia · 04:03
Roosters blow as Watson ruled out ↗Roosters hooker Connor Watson will miss the NRL grand final after failing to get clearance to play following a concussion suffered in the preliminary final victory against the Dolphins.
ABC Australia · 04:11
Assault charge against Yarra mayor Stephen Jolly dismissed ↗Councillor Jolly was accused of striking a gatecrasher after she arrived at a 2024 local government election afterparty to protest his victory.
ABC Australia · 04:33
Perfectly timed snaps of silly creatures in comedy wildlife finals ↗See the images that made amateur and professional wildlife photographers around the world giggle.
ABC Australia · 04:34
Dairy farm flooded, but grain growers rejoice as Victoria settles in for wet weekend ↗Soaking rain continues to fall across parts of Victoria, after storms caused tree falls, power outages, building damage and six rescues.
ABC Australia · 04:50
How Assefa ran third fastest marathon ever despite 'destroyed' Achilles ↗Tigst Assefa ran the final two kilometres of the Berlin Marathon with a badly damaged Achilles tendon, which required immediate surgery to repair. She still ran the third-fastest women's marathon in history.
ABC Australia · 04:56
Amy Shark to lead NRL grand final musical tribute to Jai Arrow ↗The musical line-up for this weekend's NRL grand final pre-game entertainment has been revealed.
ABC Australia · 04:59
Big housing development set to grow Warrnambool's population by 50 per cent ↗An additional 15,000 people could call this Great Ocean Road city home when this development is complete.
ABC Australia · 05:01
How to protect your garden and live in harmony with possums ↗Troubled by pesky possums? Experts share their recommendations on how to best safeguard your gardens from the opportunistic animals.
ABC Australia · 05:05
Extensive phone data to be analysed in boxer's drug trafficking case ↗Prosecutors obtained more than 70,000 pages of phone data collected as part of an investigation into Melbourne gym owner Ray "Razor" Dimachki.
ABC Australia · 05:36
Inquiry hears 'blue code of silence' stops DV victims reporting police ↗Victim-survivors of police officers are concerned they will not be believed or treated seriously because of the "interconnected relationships" that police have with each other, a Tasmanian inquiry hears.
ABC Australia · 05:39
Tasmania's top prosecutor rules out 'further action' on town hall snack saga ↗Tasmania's top prosecutor has declined to take action over the taking of snacks from Hobart Town Hall by the city's deputy lord mayor, potentially bringing the contentious saga to a close.
ABC Australia · 05:47
Queensland police seize 558 e-mobility devices in three months ↗Queensland Police are seizing an average of six illegal e-mobility devices every day, as officers crack down on non-compliant e-bikes and e-scooters across the state.
ABC Australia · 05:51
Bluebottles the size of a fist wash up on Gold Coast beaches ↗Unusually large bluebottles are washing ashore on the Gold Coast ahead of summer, with scientists unsure how their venom compares with that of smaller species.
ABC Australia · 06:08
'Attack them': Extremist figure loses terror charges appeal ↗Omar Saghir was found guilty of six counts of intentionally advocating terrorism after posting eight video speeches on social media between 2019 and 2020.
ABC Australia · 06:28
Details behind legal bid to stop Adelaide MotoGP plans revealed ↗More details about a legal action to halt the South Australian government's plans for a MotoGP circuit have been revealed as works recommenced at the North Adelaide golf course.
ABC Australia · 07:01
'Lifeless' baby took two gasps after delivery, inquest hears ↗One expert has told the court there were likely signs of life when Alby Spreadborough was born at Emerald Hospital, while another disagreed.
ABC Australia · 07:11
ACT government examining making ambulances free ↗The ACT government has accepted a Legislative Assembly committee's recommendation to consider making emergency ambulance call-outs free in the territory.
ABC Australia · 07:13
NRLW needs its own CEO, says legend Ali Brigginshaw ↗Retiring Broncos legend Ali Brigginshaw wants the NRLW to appoint its own chief executive to guide the future direction of the women's game.
ABC Australia · 07:21
Rogue OpenAI agent accessed second NSW government website ↗The rogue AI agent entered a National Parks and Wildlife Service web application containing publicly available historical information and data on fires.
ABC Australia · 07:26
Perth man accused of letting toddler steer car appears in court ↗Jake Douglas Smith is alleged to have uploaded a video to social media showing a small child steering a car through a residential area.
ABC Australia · 07:40
Man charged after toy poodle suffers broken jaw in alleged attack ↗Central Coast woman Tania Gorry says she was left traumatised after a stranger allegedly snatched and attacked her pet poodle Bella.
ABC Australia · 08:24
Woman who stopped Adelaide beach brawl speaks out ↗In an exclusive interview with the ABC, a woman who tried to stop a brawl on an Adelaide beach before being pelted with bottles has spoken publicly for the first time.
ABC Australia · 08:30
Bookkeeper admits defrauding $2.8m from farming family ↗Michelle Kathleen Lawson discussed the hardships of farming with the family that employed her for almost two decades while secretly taking from their accounts, a court has heard.
ABC Australia · 08:46
Breaking: Former Liberal politician Bruce Baird dies aged 84 ↗The party stalwart was father to former NSW premier Mike Baird and journalist Julia Baird.
ABC Australia · 08:53
Flydubai 'hero' pilot says praying gave him courage ↗Captain Smit Machchhar has been hailed a hero for his actions aboard a flydubai flight after his co-pilot stabbed him and the plane began a steep descent.
ABC Australia · 10:11
Healthcare workers killed in Ledcourt triple-fatal had a 'bright' future in Australia ↗Regional Victorian couple who died in a multi-vehicle crash are remembered as "loving" and "caring" people.
ABC Australia · 12:04
Man City appeals guilty findings of breaking EPL's financial rules ↗Manchester City denies the Premier League's finding that it used "sham" commercial contracts as part of schemes to inflate revenue and understate costs.
ABC Australia · 12:16
'Cockroach Party' protestors demand Indian elections chief resign ↗Thousands of "Cockroach Party" protesters in India have taken to the streets, calling for one of the country's chief electoral commissioner to be impeached.
ABC Australia · 12:33
Greens see red-hot anger as an opportunity to take on Hanson, Labor ↗David Shoebridge has big ambitions for the Greens, but his party is still wrestling with how to turn voter disillusionment into greater support.
ABC Australia · 14:19
Detailed plan led to murder of Hong Kong model Abby Choi, court hears ↗Hong Kong influencer, Abby Choi's, ex-husband and in-laws have pleaded not guilty to her murder, after police made a grim discovery at a suburban home in 2023.
ABC Australia · 14:36
Nepal plans to drain four glacial lakes after flooding disaster ↗August's deadly flooding event in Nepal has triggered plans to drain four glacial lakes which could take up to six years.
ABC Australia · 17:47
Magnitude-4.8 earthquake strikes in rural Victoria ↗Geoscience Australia says the quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres just after 2am, and that the epicentre was near Leongatha, about 135km south-east of Melbourne.
ABC Australia · 18:30
ABC 50/50 quiz: Testing your knowledge of Kermit the Frog, Princess Diana and 90s TV principals ↗Each question in the ABC 50/50 quiz has only two options: one is right, the other is wrong. But be warned, we might try to trick you.
ABC Australia · 18:30
Trump's 'excursion into hell' commentary may come back to bite ↗What so many of the current major global conflicts have in common with the debacle in Iraq is their undefined, or sometimes not truthfully defined, missions.
ABC Australia · 18:30
Why keeping Tom Cruise's secret made Sophie Wilde 'so stressed' ↗Less than a decade ago Sophie Wilde was graduating from NIDA. Now she's rubbing shoulders with Tom Cruise in one of the most anticipated and divisive movies of the year.
ABC Australia · 18:39
The evidence that drew a smile from accused murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon ↗For the bulk of his murder trial former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has remained impassive, except for when his former friends have been on the stand testifying against him.
ABC Australia · 18:59
From prison to billionaire data centre operator, the incredible story of Oliver Curtis ↗He went to prison for insider trading but Oliver Curtis is about to be the source of one of Australia's largest share market floats.
ABC Australia · 19:00
Ivory still legal to sell in Australia despite 2019 promise to ban it ↗A new study has found hardly any of the $1.2 million worth of elephant ivory sold or advertised in a six-month period in Australia came with paperwork proving its origin.
ABC Australia · 19:04
Switzerland's 'wake-up call' as glaciers melt in record-breaking summer ↗Europe's record-breaking summer has led to "staggering" melting on Switzerland's famous glaciers, according to a new report.
ABC Australia · 19:27
Tedesco and Ponga went through different worlds to meet in NRL grand final ↗On Sunday, opposing fullbacks James Tedesco and Kalyn Ponga will lead their teams into the NRL grand final. It's about the only thing their paths have had in common.
ABC Australia · 19:27
A 'bent' needle and multiple doses: How a botched execution unfolded ↗Convicted killer Christa Pike remains in hospital receiving emergency treatment after surviving two doses of the lethal injection drug pentobarbital.
ABC Australia · 19:33
Two artists from same remote community finalists in prestigious portrait prize ↗Students of generations of famous painters at Warmun's Art Centre, Dwayne Jessell and Troy Drill's unique Kimberley self-portraits are finalists at this year's Lester Prize.
ABC Australia · 19:50
G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil in bid to curb soaring prices ↗The announcement from French President Emmanuel Macron came after US President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on Europe to release reserves.
ABC Australia · 19:51
Is a 'fantasy' now driving Australia's power reliability outlook? ↗Historically, forecasting power reliability was a sober task. Experts say Australia is now counting on projects that will never be built.
ABC Australia · 20:12
NY governor slams handling of Cornell 'gang-rape' case ↗Kathy Hochul says the woman who accused a group of Cornell University students of rape has been "failed" at "every turn" by authorities.
ABC Australia · 20:20
Qld's mostly sunny long weekend could descend into severe storms ↗Storms are expected across southern parts of Queensland during the long weekend, but conditions up north should ease for the public holiday.
ABC Australia · 20:36
Geelong notch seventh-straight AFLW win as Scheer fires against Richmond ↗Geelong has climbed to the top of the AFLW ladder with a 34-point victory over Richmond at Princes Park.
ABC Australia · 20:45
Man charged with preparing terrorist acts against Nigel Farage ↗Joshua Kerry had already been charged with the murder of former British MP Ann Widdecombe and has now been charged with preparing acts of terrorism.
ABC Australia · 20:49
Victoria is about to have the most unpredictable election in living memory ↗Much has been written about the rise of Pauline Hanson's One Nation in the past 12 months. The Victorian election will give us our best look yet at the decline of the two-party system.
ABC Australia · 20:57
Brisbane 2032 emblems leaked by official YouTube channel ↗The emblems for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics have been accidentally leaked by the Games' official YouTube channel, ruining its own a grand unveiling slated for Monday.
ABC Australia · 21:07
Qld government rejects petition to change stop signs to give way ↗The petition argued "requiring vehicles to come to a complete stop is almost always of no safety significance".
ABC Australia · 21:10
Street sports an 'entry point' to help combat youth crime and loneliness ↗Youth hubs and 'third spaces' for young people are being touted as solutions to growing concerns about youth crime, loneliness and radicalisation.
ABC Australia · 21:16
One Nation makes election promise to revive Victoria's timber sector ↗One Nation has promised to resume native timber logging in Victoria if it wins the state election, but the party would not say if it has costed the policy.
ABC Australia · 21:27
Fishers warn snapper, kingfish prices could soar under proposed catch limits ↗Fishers and seafood retailers say proposed NSW limits designed to rebuild snapper and yellowtail kingfish stocks will send prices soaring.
ABC Australia · 21:44
Soldiers' surprise backyard makeover leaves 90yo 'stunned' ↗Pouring into the homes of two war widows, more than 20 soldiers were on a mission to beautify their backyards. Both women were "beyond grateful" for the help, as the Legacy program nears its 10th birthday.
ABC Australia · 21:51
Roosters met with Rabbi Eli Schlanger days before Bondi attack ↗Five days before one of Australia's darkest days, a group of Sydney Roosters players visited a Bondi synagogue. What happened next would change the meaning of that meeting forever.
ABC Australia · 22:05
Man-made clay burrows hoping to save endangered dragon from summer heat ↗One of Canberra's rarest residents, the grassland earless dragon, is being given a new lease on life with clay homes built to help the critically endangered species survive another scorching summer.
ABC Australia · 22:15
Golf club spends $30k on water changes, only for policy to change ↗Tasmanian businesses and sporting clubs faced significant water charge increases after a TasWater policy change. Some spent big on new infrastructure in response, but the policy was then watered down.
ABC Australia · 22:16
Diseases of the past like measles and diphtheria are making a comeback ↗Decades ago, measles was a routine part of childhood until Australia eliminated the highly-contagious virus through a vaccination campaign. So why are we now seeing the return of it and other preventable childhood diseases?
ABC Australia · 22:18
Massive whale sanctuary rejected again, but Brazil vows to never stop trying ↗Pro-whaling nations have used their numbers to block a 28-year push to set up a massive whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic at the International Whaling Commission meeting in Hobart.
ABC Australia · 22:25
Violent protests in France over conditions in high schools ↗French students and police have accused each other of violence as protests continue over conditions in education.
ABC Australia · 22:32
Could exposure to sharks reduce fear and boost conservation efforts? ↗Watching Jaws as a child led to Juliana Gleave's fascination with sharks. Now, with their numbers reduced by 70 per cent since the movie was released, she is working to see if familiarity can lead to better conservation awareness.
ABC Australia · 22:49
Complaint over senior NT public servant who ran private NDIS provider ↗A senior staffer with the Northern Territory's Department of Children and Families in Central Australia spent almost three years as the sole director of a private NDIS provider in Alice Springs.
ABC Australia · 22:58
Fire at Glenorchy tip started in mattresses being set alight, police say ↗The blaze at the Jackson Street Landfill and Recycling Centre in Glenorchy began on Friday night, with fire crews attending overnight.
ABC Australia · 23:00
How do I know my child is ready to leave the house on their own? ↗As children get older they start wanting more independence. But how do you know when they are ready to go somewhere without adult supervision?
ABC Australia · 23:08
Labor's working holiday visa policy risks regional seats, experts say ↗Political experts say the immigration policy changes put Labor's regional MPs in a tight spot to represent their community and defend their party.
ABC Australia · 23:27
'It breaks you': Friend of stabbed pilot speaks out ↗A pilot and close friend of the Indian flydubai captain who was attacked during a flight to Israel recalls his shock upon first seeing footage of the incident online.
ABC Australia · 23:37
Graziers step in to fix damaged roads after incomes 'decimated' ↗Transport for NSW will hire graziers to fix roads damaged by months of heavy rain in the remote Far West. But some graziers say red tape is slowing down progress and repairs.