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News from the ABC Australia

A new vintage: Why gen Z and millennials favour organic wines
Posted on Monday November 24, 2025

Central-west New South Wales winemaker Sam Statham has noticed a trend that has nothing to do with price or palate.

Woman behind Slender Man stabbing in 2014 is now missing
Posted on Monday November 24, 2025

in 2014, Madison Geyser and an accomplice nearly stabbed a classmate to death and later told police they did so to earn the right to be Slender Man's servants.

Firefighters union questions Metro Tunnel safety permit
Posted on Monday November 24, 2025

The United Firefighters Union has asked the national rail safety authority to investigate the validity of a permit to run services in Melbourne's Metro Tunnel, which will begin running passenger services on Sunday.

Wieambilla inquest sheds light on how to prevent similar violence
Posted on Monday November 24, 2025

A coronial inquest does not fault police or the government for failing to pick up the curdling paranoia of the deluded Train family, but it does offer some paths forward. 

Hinchinbrook candidates reveal policies amid tough by-election campaign
Posted on Monday November 24, 2025

A hard-fought by-election in a north Queensland cane-growing district is growing more heated by the day. 

China says Japan 'crossed a red line' as diplomatic spat over Taiwan continues
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

China's foreign minister has accused Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of attempting to intervene militarily over Taiwan.

Fifty kidnapped Catholic school students escape captors in Nigeria
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

However, more than 250 students and 12 staff members are still being held, in what is one of the worst mass kidnappings ever recorded in the country. 

What did McLaren do wrong in shock disqualification at Las Vegas GP?
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

McLaren apologises to Norris and Piastri as F1 officials explain why the drivers were disqualified in Las Vegas.

Conservationists condemn prescribed burn in cockatoo nesting area
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Environmental and conservation experts in Western Australia challenge claims by Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn that two endangered bird species were not present in a patch of Great Southern bushland set ablaze. 

Cristiano Ronaldo scores stunning bicycle kick in Saudi league at 40
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Veteran superstar Cristiano Ronaldo responds to a recent high-profile send-off with a brilliant bicycle kick for his Al-Nassr side in the Saudi Pro League. 

Flood insurance premiums still rising in area last inundated in 1956
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

There are growing calls for an investigation into the insurance classification of Wagga Wagga, with residents saying they are paying more for insurance now than they ever have. 

'It's been really disheartening': The reality of trying to find a new job
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Australians are finding it harder to change jobs. It comes at a time when artificial intelligence is poised to further disrupt the workforce.

When women flee their husbands in PNG, they have few places to turn to
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Women are twice as likely to suffer domestic violence in Papua New Guinea compared with the rest of the world, a new report finds. Here's what the country is doing to fix it.

'Decade overdue' salt conversion plan could rewrite coal seam gas future
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Five million tonnes of salt could be dumped in ponds over the life of the coal seam gas industry. Now, there could finally be a better solution. 

Parents in shock over inaction to childcare abuse claim
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Only 10 per cent of allegations of sexual abuse or grooming by childcare workers in Western Australia in the past six years have resulted in someone being banned from working in the industry.

Eze's derby hat-trick sends Arsenal six points clear in Premier League
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Eberechi Eze lights up the North London derby, his hat-trick giving Arsenal a big win over Spurs and extending the Gunners' Premier League lead.

Regional Victorian shops fight back against increasing retail crime
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Retail stores in north-west Victoria are taking their own measures to curb increasing retail crime.

Gut bacteria may explain why antibiotics make vaccines less effective
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

It has long been a mystery why antibiotics reduces the effectiveness of some vaccines, but researchers believe bacteria in the gut may play a pivotal role.

What you need to know about life in Darwin in the wake of Cyclone Fina
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

As a new week begins for Top End residents still recovering from the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Fina, questions remain for many about what happens next.

Former mayor backs bill to protect drivers using medicinal cannabis
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

After years of chronic pain and legal uncertainty, a new bill could finally let NSW patients like Benn drive safely with medicinal cannabis.



News from the BBC World Service

US hails 'tremendous progress' at Ukraine peace talks
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says more work is needed to finalise a US-Ukraine deal that will then need Russia's agreement.

In Ukraine's 'kill-zone', robots are a lifeline to troops trapped on perilous eastern front
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Land drones are increasingly the only means of transporting supplies to the embattled city of Pokrovsk.

Minister denies Budget leaks have damaged economy
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

A former Bank of England chief economist says Budget speculation has "caused paralysis for businesses and consumers".

Lord Cameron reveals he had prostate cancer
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

The former PM is calling for more men to be screened for the disease, which is the most common cancer in males in the UK.

Israel kills top Hezbollah official in first attack on Beirut in months
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Israel has escalated its campaign on targets it says are linked to Hezbollah, raising fears of a resumption of hostilities.

Navy intercepts two Russian ships in English Channel
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

HMS Severn headed off the warship and a tanker as they sailed west through the Dover Strait, the Ministry of Defence said.

Watch: Lava spews out from Hawaii's Kilauea as volcano erupts again
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

According to the United States Geological Survey, this is the 37th eruption episode since December 2024.

Murder victim named as girl, 13, released on bail
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Sarah Forrester, 55, has been named as the woman who died in a house in Swindon on Friday.

Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

The raid on a Christian school came amid a surge of attacks by armed groups in the African nation.

Vietnam floods leave at least 90 dead and 12 missing
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Days of torrential rain leaves vast swathes of the country inundated and facing landslides.

G20 summit boycotted by US closes in South Africa
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is a "renewed commitment to multilateral co-operation".

Norris and Piastri disqualified from Las Vegas GP
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Lando Norris and McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri are disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix for technical infringements.

Five key takeaways from a deeply divisive COP30 climate summit
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

What did we learn from a climate summit that ended in a deal with no new mention of fossil fuels?

What we know about leaked US draft plan to end Russia's Ukraine war
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

There are 28 key points and while several on the face of it could be acceptable to Ukraine, others cross Kyiv's red lines.

'I'll never step out of Ron Weasley's shadow,' says Rupert Grint
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

The actor told the BBC he's written a letter to the next child actor playing Ron in the upcoming HBO TV adaptation of the books.

Tommy Robinson supporters are turning to Christianity, leaving the Church in a dilemma
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

The Church of England is grappling with what to do about followers of the far-right figure embracing faith.

A private jet and massive debt - the rise and fall of a £1m Glastonbury ticket scammer
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Ripped-off customers are hunting for Miles Hart after he sold hundreds of Glastonbury tickets and vanished.

Women in politics get much more abuse than men, PM says
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Keir Starmer’s comments come after Rachel Reeves said she was "sick of people mansplaining how to be chancellor".

Ex- Brazilian president Bolsonaro says ankle monitor damage caused by paranoia
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Brazil's convicted ex-president blames medication for tempering with his monitor under house arrest.

Real Madrid sorry for Jota and Andre Silva tribute error
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Real Madrid apologise for a mistake in a video paying tribute to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.



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