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News from the ABC Australia

'No-one expected what we found': Martian discovery got us closer to finding life
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Scientists said at the time that the flow of water would have filled multiple swimming pools.

50/50 quiz: This week we're testing your knowledge on Madonna, the Matrix and Pac-Man
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Every question has only two options: one is right and the other is wrong. You have an even chance of guessing correctly each time.

Porridge is on the menu but budget politics is about to get spicier
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

How does a treasurer tell households the government will no longer continue a $300 energy rebate when it's happy to blow $100,000 on three flights?

'World's first drone war': Russia-Ukraine war pits technology against manpower
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

When it comes to weaponry, Russia has strength in manpower despite Ukraine's early technological edge while Europe's arms production efforts are running into infrastructure hurdles. 

Netflix wins deal to buy Warner Bros' studio and streaming service for $108bn
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The merger will see beloved shows and movies such as The Big Bang Theory, Game of Thrones, and The Wizard of Oz join Netflix’s portfolio. 

Police charge children over Geraldton bushfire that destroyed home
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

WA Police allege young boys were responsible for lighting a fire in Geraldton last weekend that later reignited and destroyed a home in an outer suburb of the Mid West city. 

EU hits Musk's X with $210 million fine for breaching bloc's social media law
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

European Union regulators say the breaches of the bloc's digital regulations could leave users exposed to scams and manipulation.

Belle Gibson drama tops 2026 AACTA nominations
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Apple Cider Vinegar, a partly fictionalised retelling of accused wellness scammer Belle Gibson's public fall from grace, leads this years AACTA nominations.

Five quick hits: Smith starstruck by surprise cameo as England fumbles
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Steve Smith is starstruck by a surprise cameo, England rues a slew of drops and Jake Weatherald announces his arrival with a wink. Here are the quick hits from the second day of the pink-ball Ashes Test in Brisbane.

NZ police recover Fabergé egg six days after suspect allegedly swallowed it
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Police officers were with the suspect around the clock until the stolen pendant was recovered.

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, actor who performed in Mortal Kombat, has died at 75
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Tagawa died surrounded by his family in Santa Barbara from complications due to a stroke, according to his manager Margie Weiner. 

McIlroy nervously avoids Australian Open cut as Lee lights up
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Much to the relief of tournament organisers and his legion of fans, Rory McIlroy survives to fight another day at the Australian Open.

Suspected human remains found after search for missing swimmer
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Suspected human remains have been found at a South West Rocks beach in northern NSW where an 18-year-old was swept out to sea five days ago.

'Fair assumption': Devils boss warns debut in new stadium could suffer delay
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The Tasmania Devils CEO says the club will likely play in the AFL from existing venues for a year longer than expected, while awaiting construction of the Macquarie Point stadium.

AGL latest company to abandon Victorian offshore wind project
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Energy giant AGL has become the third company this year to abandon plans to develop an offshore wind farm in Victoria's east.

Alas, poor Usman: Ashes injury may end Khawaja's Test career
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

After another slashing partnership between openers Travis Head and Jake Weatherald, the future of Usman Khawaja in the Test arena appears to be getting murkier.

Diabetic driver hopes to avoid witness box in Daylesford crash inquest
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

A diabetic man previously charged over a crash that killed five wants to object to giving evidence, on the grounds it may be self-incriminating.

Man arrested after woman's body found at Hobart home
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Police say they were responding to a concern for welfare report at a Montagu Bay home on Friday afternoon when they found the body.

'A lofty white' has been named as colour of the year
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The colour of the year has been decided by the Pantone Colour Institute, which has described it as a "lofty white that serves as a symbol of calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection".

With a vote, Tasmania is on the way to ending greyhound racing
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Legislation that lays out the phased approach to ending greyhound racing in Tasmania has passed the state's lower house and will be debated in the upper house next week.



News from the BBC World Service

Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones.

Germany votes to bring in voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The shift in its approach to its military follows a push to create Europe's strongest conventional army.

'I don't want to be part of this war machine': Young Germans protest against military service plans
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Young people have taken to the streets of Berlin to protest against the German parliament's decision to introduce voluntary military service to boost national defences after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Doctor charged with sex assaults of 38 patients
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The charges against Nathaniel Spencer relate to his time working at two West Midlands hospitals.

Catherine's Christmas carol concert honours charity helpers
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The concert will also feature readings from actors including Kate Winslet and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Kim Cattrall marries fiancé she met on BBC radio show
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The actress met Russell Thomas when he was working at the BBC and she was a guest on Radio 4 in 2016.

Man, 18, struck on motorway Tasered before death
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Logan Smith, 18, died after getting out of an ambulance on the M5 on Sunday evening.

Irish police investigating drone activity during Zelensky visit
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The Irish police force says it is investigating the matter after reports of drones near Dublin around the time the Ukrainian president landed.

US hits out at EU's 'suffocating regulations' after it fines Elon Musk's X
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The European Commission says the social media site is opening its users up to scams and impersonations.

LGBT survivors tell of 'barbaric' NHS shock therapy
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

More than 250 people were subjected to painful electric shocks in NHS hospitals, the BBC discovers.

Mum's eight-year justice battle to see rapist jailed
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Allan Peyton is jailed for five years for raping a woman in her home in the West Mercia area.

All you need to know about 2026 World Cup
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

England and Scotland have secured their place at the 2026 World Cup and this is all you need to know about next summer's tournament.

The countries getting their first taste of the competition
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

From a tiny Caribbean island to a nation once managed by Harry Redknapp, meet the teams who will be making their debut at the 2026 World Cup.

How a 'fertility gap' is fuelling the rise of one-child families
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

'For every three children wanted… only two are born,' says one expert. So, what has led to this gap?

Boycotts and arguments - can the Eurovision Song Contest survive its biggest crisis?
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The biggest crisis in the Eurovision Song Contest's history raises major questions about its future.

They're sweets, but not as you know them - why freeze-dried candy is trending
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Big confectionery makers are rolling out freeze-dried sweets after they become an online sensation.

Weekly quiz: Where did shopkeepers find a drunk raccoon?
Posted on Thursday December 04, 2025

How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

Last supermoon of 2025 captured in photos from around the world
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The last supermoon of 2025 rose on Thursday night and for some sky gazers it included a Moon halo, as Simon King explains

What Putin and Modi got out of Delhi meeting
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

BBC editors explain what lies behind the high-optics visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Delhi.

Work began on a hotel on Edinburgh's Royal Mile in 2020 - why is the scaffolding still there?
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Scaffolding was due to be torn down from the G&V Hotel on George IV Bridge by November, but now may be delayed again.



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