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News from the ABC Australia

How would your social feed look if you controlled what you saw?
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Sexual violence prevention group Teach Us Consent is pushing for Australians to have the choice to "opt-in" to social media algorithms.

'We just cried': Stenson breaks marathon record in emotional scenes
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Jessica Stenson breaks the Australian marathon record before an emotional phone call to the former record holder, Sinead Driver.

Perth's new bin rules bring maggots and bad smells to angry residents
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Perth residents say they are dealing with an "infestation of maggots" and stinking rubbish after the introduction of a third bin for food and garden waste. But the local council is adamant it will not be making any changes.

'Everything destroyed' as Indonesia's Aceh grapples with disease after floods
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Hit by deadly floods, Indonesians in the region around Aceh Tamiang are grappling with worsening diseases and a lack of medical care at the lone hospital in the area.

Kremlin praises Trump's national security strategy
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

The strategy argues the US should revive the 19th century Monroe Doctrine, which declared the Western hemisphere to be Washington's zone of influence. 

Coach says England 'over-prepared' as players go on Noosa getaway
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

England coach Brendon McCullum claims his team trained too hard for the Gabba Test, which ended in a bruising eight-wicket loss that leaves the tourists' Ashes hopes in tatters.

How the internet reacted to the Aussies going 2-0 up
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Mitchell Starc was the hero, again, as the English were comprehensively outplayed in Brisbane — but how did the internet react?

Rain, hail or shine, Kevin would hitchhike 60km to work
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

At 12 years old, Kevin Guiness was rebuilding engines on an outback cattle station. Now, after decades travelling the dusty roads in the Pilbara, the Yindjibarndi elder reflects on what kept him going.

WA's largest privately-owned power producer accused of hiking prices
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

The cost of electricity is being driven up by some Western Australian power producers breaking the rules and charging more than they're allowed, the state's economic watchdog alleges.

McIlroy completes Australian Open mission even if he did not lift trophy
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Rory McIlroy's appearance at the Australian Open in Melbourne has gone a long way to restoring the prestige of the tournament.

Live: Ministers support Wells amid family travel entitlements criticism
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Government ministers throw their support behind Communications Minister Anika Wells amid criticism of her use of a family travel entitlement. Follow live.

Falling tree kills firefighter in northern NSW
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

A National Parks and Wildlife Service firefighter dies after being crushed by a tree during bushfire prevention work north of Newcastle. 

Legal challenge to police designated area declaration for Melbourne CBD
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

A legal challenge is launched against a "designated area" declaration for Melbourne's CBD that gives police greater powers to search people without a warrant.

Grim outlook for river spanning four states if nothing is done to combat climate's impact
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Water needs for river communities will be under increasing pressure over the next 25 years, according to predictions from the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.

Live: ASX set to slip ahead of RBA rates decision this week
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Expectations of a rate cut pushed Wall Street higher, while the ASX looks unlikely to follow that positive lead. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 

Cities 1,100 kilometres apart share dark bond linked to abuse
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Newcastle and Ballarat are 1,100 kilometres apart but share a dark bond — scores of suicide deaths linked to historical Catholic clergy abuse.

The US fired on survivors clinging to a 'drug boat' — who gave the order?
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

What happened in the lead-up to a second strike on a speedboat in the Caribbean — who knew what and when, and who gave what order — is now under scrutiny.

'Sadly I've got a lot more seasons with him': Piastri praised as future champ
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Oscar Piastri's chief rival, new formula 1 world champion Lando Norris, says the Australian will "get the better of me" after their tension-filled title race decider in Abu Dhabi.

Exploitation and sexual abuse claims in Christian sect emerge via hotline
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Jillian Hishon has devoted hundreds of hours, listening to an estimated 280 victims of historical child sexual abuse from within the fundamentalist Christian church she grew up in.

Piastri came so close, but these minor moments are what let the F1 title slip away
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Oscar Piastri missed out on winning the Formula 1 drivers world championship by just 13 points to his teammate Lando Norris, the culmination of multiple small moments throughout the season that cost him dearly.



News from the BBC World Service

Briton Lando Norris wins his first F1 title in Abu Dhabi
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

The tearful 26-year-old thanks his family after he seals the championship by finishing third in the season-ending grand prix.

How Norris achieved his lifetime's ambition by 'winning it my way'
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

There were bumps in the road but Lando Norris has secured his first F1 drivers' title and says he is proud "because I feel like I made a lot of other people happy".

Child among those treated after pepper spray used in Heathrow robbery
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Police say the substance was sprayed as a group of four men robbed a woman in an airport car park lift.

New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.

I'm A Celebrity 2025 winner crowned in series final
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

The winner of the ITV reality show's 25th regular series is crowned in the Australian jungle.

Rayner will make return to cabinet, says Starmer
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

The prime minister says his "hugely talented" former deputy will one day return to government.

Don't panic if you get a message about tax after selling 30 items on Vinted
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Here's what you need to know about tax rules if you're selling items online.

Government promises 50,000 new apprenticeships in youth employment push
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Funding will be used to help employ young people in sectors including AI, hospitality and engineering.

Strictly semi-finalists confirmed after musicals week elimination
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Only four couples remain in this year's competition after Saturday's performances for musical week.

Chernobyl radiation shield 'lost safety function' after drone strike, UN watchdog says
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

The protective shield at the site of the 1986 disaster has lost its main safety function, the IAEA says.

Murder investigation after child and woman die in house fire
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Mary Holt, aged 60, and Tadhg Farrell, aged four, died in a house fire in County Offaly.

Katy Perry goes Instagram official with Justin Trudeau
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

The pop star posted a string of photographs of herself and the former Canadian prime minister.

Netflix deal puts Gary Lineker in podcast super league - but can he succeed?
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

In a big money move, Lineker will go head-to-head with his old employer with The Rest Is Football.

Can a new song really become Christmas number one?
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

This Christmas, to save you from tears, there’s some genuine competition, our music correspondent finds.

'Ketamine Queen' spiralled before Matthew Perry death, friends tell BBC
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

A new BBC documentary sheds light on how Jasveen Sangha ended up being charged in the Matthew Perry case.

Australia is about to ban kids from using social media - but some teens are a step ahead
Posted on Saturday December 06, 2025

The law comes into effect this week but critics worry it can't be enforced - and shouldn't be either.

Is there any way back for Salah and Liverpool?
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

After Mohamed Salah's explosive interview about his Liverpool future, BBC Sport takes a closer look at if there is a way back for him.

Photographer Martin Parr, whose colourful images captured British life, dies aged 73
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Parr rose to prominence in the mid 1980s, his colourful images capturing British life.

Covid fraud and error cost taxpayers £10.9bn, report will say
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

A lack of anti-fraud controls in Covid support schemes is expected to be highlighted in the report.

Benin coup thwarted by loyalist troops, president tells nation
Posted on Sunday December 07, 2025

Patrice Talon says the situation is "totally under control" not long after explosions were heard in Cotonou.



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