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This was once a favourite swimming spot, but locals fear it may never return
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

As this popular lagoon dries out, residents are questioning whether current water allocation policies in Tasmania are doing enough to protect the environment.

Wet-weather chaos in qualifying for Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Oscar Piastri will start the race in 10th spot after a calamitous wet-weather qualifying session shook up the grid in São Paulo.

The world's longest running science experiment is about to turn 100
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The long running science experiment was started by the University of Queensland's first physics professor almost 100 years ago.

At 94, cowboy Jim O'Connor is an outback poet and legend
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Jim O'Connor never learned to read or write, but he forged a life learning from the outback to become a stockman, poet and legend. 

Wilson backs Wallabies to overpower mutinous England
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Amid talk of disunity in the England camp, Harry Wilson's Wallabies are ready to find if the stories have a ring of truth as they seek victory at Twickenham.

Victoria's royal commission likely to be very uncomfortable for Labor
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Having the past 12 years of Labor put under the microscope in public hearings could provide the Coalition, the Greens and One Nation with plenty of ammunition.

Residents demand traffic fix for 'horrendous' SA road
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Residents in Adelaide's fastest-growing council area are calling on the government to fix a litany of traffic flow problems, in a region where 10 people per day are projected to move in over the next 20 years.

Church abuse survivors to be honoured in memorial
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

After a decade of advocacy, memorials honouring and supporting victim-survivors of institutional clergy abuse will be put in at two sites in Ballarat.

Coach says Bancroft will 'let bat do the talking' after Khawaja bombshell
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Usman Khawaja's bombshell claims about the 2018 ball-tampering scandal have sent shock waves through Australian cricket, casting doubt on exactly who knew what.

After taming Tonga, the World Cup is New Zealand's to lose
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

It took all their power and all of Kalyn Ponga's brilliance and toughness, but after getting past Tonga in Newcastle the World Cup is within New Zealand's grasp. 

Breaking: Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to form government
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Israel's president has chosen Gadi Eisenkot, Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest rival, to try to form a new ​government following a deadlocked election.

Trump offers press secretary role to UFC chief Dana White
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The White House has been without a press secretary since October when Katie Zacharia left the position after less than a week on the job.

For queer people, community sport can be life-saving
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

For many gay men, sport has been a place of isolation but queer sporting clubs are now giving them a sense of belonging.

Prisons psychiatrist says NSW Corrections failing mentally ill inmates
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

After an ABC investigation revealed systemic failures in the care of prisoners with mental illness, a leading forensic psychiatrist says Corrections NSW should play no role in managing mental health. 

Savers versus spenders in the great interest rate rise race
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

All eyes were on the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday but they will quickly turn to bank balances as the latest interest rate rise sets in.

There is no other store like David Jones and this might be the reason why
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

David Jones has survived two world wars, the invention of the car and the discounting boom. As luxury perfumes wafted through the stores that inspired its houndstooth trademark, did it lose the service that made it like no other store. 

A woman with 1,150 demerit points led us to a black market in plain sight
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Black markets usually operate in the shadows, but a single fraud charge exposed one thriving in plain sight. Welcome to the world of demerit point trading.

When it comes to data centres, politics is getting very local
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Governments all over the world are keen to cash in on the AI boom, but voters here are not yet convinced that whatever Australia gets out of hosting the infrastructure will be worth the cost.

A Trump dynasty now seems unlikely but it'd be dangerous to write him off
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Americans exposed the limits of Donald Trump's electoral power and weakened his grip on the Republican Party. But the Democratic landslide in the midterm elections does not spell the end of MAGA nor guarantee a lasting political realignment.

ABC Wordage quiz: It's time to get to work
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

There's no time for a smoko or to have a bludge. Today's Wordage quiz will require some hard yakka. 



News from the BBC World Service

What we know so far after three bodies found at home of Krakow gunman
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Six people were killed in a random shooting in the city's main square, and three bodies were later found at his home.

UK cannot 'cherry pick' EU single market deal, Barnier tells BBC
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The former Brexit negotiator says EU countries would reject any British attempts to follow economic rules "a la carte".

Andy Burnham wants to get closer to the EU - but he shouldn't expect a smooth ride
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Laura Kuenssberg talks to government insiders about the prime minister opening the conversation about the UK rejoining the EU.

Tens of thousands of tents flooded after heavy rains in Gaza
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Heavy rain has flooded temporary shelters used by Palestinians displaced during Israel's war with Hamas.

'Dana, please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The BBC has asked the White House and UFC whether the president's job offer is genuine.

What happens if all the lights go out? This is the plan for a 'Black Sky' event
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

How prepared is the UK for the type of event that could leave millions without power, water and communications?

Relief, tears and sadness: Married at First Sight UK cast react to show being axed
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The show was cancelled after a BBC Panorama investigation heard allegations from three former cast members.

This man refused life-saving treatment because of his religion - days later the rules changed
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Jehovah's Witness leaders relaxed strict rules on blood transfusions, but the change came 23 days too late for Isaac Valdez.

No clear winner after tight New Zealand general election
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Weeks of coalition talks could follow after preliminary results pointed to a highly divided national parliament.

Veterans shouldn't sleep rough this Christmas, Burnham says
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Downing Street says the prime minister will personally write to councils on Armistice Day to urge them to draw up plans.

Dolly Parton's manager drops lawsuit against her nephew
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

A legal row broke out between the late singer's manager and nephew weeks after her death in August.

Two men arrested after boy injured in sword attack
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

A 17-year-old boy from Gloucester has also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

US offers $20m reward for information about Iran's nuclear programme
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Donald Trump has repeatedly raised the prospecting of renewing strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities.

Monty Don bids 'final goodbye' to Gardeners' World after two decades
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The head gardener on the long-running BBC TV series signed off from Longmeadow garden on Friday.

Russian strikes wound nine and damage Ukraine's power network ahead of talks
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The attacks come before Ukrainian and Russian delegations are due to take part in trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi next week.

Secondary school teacher to crofter - life on the UK's most remote island
Posted on Tuesday November 03, 2026

Katy Phenix relocated to Fair Isle from Redcar in North Yorkshire with her partner Josh Moore and their children Teddy, 11, and Hetty, six.

How computer game Worms went from classroom to classic
Posted on Friday November 06, 2026

Creator Andy Davidson speaks to the BBC about how he created a game that sold 70 million copies.

Crochet novices create cascading poppy memorial
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

The friends took up crocheting a year ago before getting the whole village involved.

New pictures released ahead of The Other Bennet Sister Christmas special
Posted on Tuesday November 03, 2026

Little has been shared about the plot of the upcoming The Other Bennet Sister Christmas special.

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