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News from the ABC Australia

Food waste from Queen Victoria Market to help vulnerable Melbournians
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

A new program at Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market is tackling the massive amount of food wasted, while helping the rising number of people struggling to put food on the table. 

Can Australia make its own fertiliser without fossil fuels?
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Most fertiliser is a by-product of the oil industry, which is why it's so vulnerable to the current blockade. But there are other sources the industry could eventually switch to.

Labor burns political capital as tax reform backlash grows
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

In an already difficult post-budget week, Labor isn't being helped by some of its "friends". But it has won an important endorsement from one powerful voice.

With El Niño waiting in the wings what's in store for Australia's winter season?
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting winter to be unusually warm across the entire country as an El Niño climate pattern is increasingly likely to take hold.

WA gas users warn Labor not to repeat flaws in state reservation scheme
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Western Australian gas users are urging the Albanese government to build stronger transparency and enforcement into its proposed national gas reserve scheme. 

'We're not fleeing': The disappearing Pacific nation relocating its people to Australia
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Tuvalu is building new land to hold back rising sea levels, but the majority of its people are applying to relocate to Australia. As they do, many are confronting a disturbing question.

Pressure builds on new homes and inflation as costs go through the roof
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Amid fast-rising prices — from materials craned in, to rubbish trucked out — a residential builder lists the costlier surcharges, levies and products hammering the construction industry and fuelling inflation.

Think you know music and film? Let's see how well you score in this quiz
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

From Mozart to Max Richter, can you pick the classical music in these iconic films?

Can 'Baby Yoda' get Star Wars fans back in the cinema?
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) made The Mandalorian a hit on streaming, now Disney is looking to parlay that goodwill into ticket sales to the latest Star Wars cinematic release.

Why renovating your outdoor area gives 'the best bang for your buck'
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Adding a new kitchen or bathroom to your home can be expensive, but budget constraints don't mean you have to take home improvement off the table altogether.

Former Cuban president Raul Castro indicted on murder charges in the US
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

The move is the latest escalation in Washington's pressure campaign against the island's communist government.

Israeli minister taunts detained activists from Global Sumud Flotilla in video
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Some of the detained activists were being pushed and dragged along the ground by Israeli forces while Itamar Ben-Gvir was taunting them.

Property developers investing in 'farms for children', childcare report finds
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

For-profit providers have been accused of putting growth and revenue ahead of quality care in a report into childcare safety failures.

Last two bodies of Italian cave divers recovered
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Finnish divers have recovered the remaining bodies of the divers that died in an underwater cave in the Maldives.

Putin's China visit looked like Trump's but couldn't have been more different
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping agreed to a raft of deals in front of invited press less than a week after Donald Trump left China's capital with no confirmed deals.

Truck torn in half after collision with train at level crossing, six injured
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Two toddlers and four women are injured after a train collided with a truck at a level crossing in Perth's east.

Brothers of Bondi hero ordered to stay away from him after alleged threat
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Two brothers of Ahmed Al Ahmed faced Bankstown Local Court over alleged verbal threats via the phone. 

New move to change SA's abortion laws goes before state parliament
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

South Australia's parliament is set to debate restricting abortion access for the third time in less than two years, with One Nation's breakthrough election result meaning the laws could pass the upper house.

New Qld public hospital to refuse some services for religious reasons
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

The Queensland premier has opened the state's first major new public hospital in almost a decade — at Springfield, south-west of Brisbane — but it won't offer some services for religious reasons.

San Diego shooters named Australia's worst mass murderer in online posts
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Thousands of kilometres away, but the terrible connection to Australia is evident. ABC NEWS Verify looks at the inspiration behind the San Diego Islamic Centre murders.



News from the BBC World Service

Russian jets 'dangerously' intercept RAF spy plane over Black Sea
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

The unarmed Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft was conducting a "routine international flight" during the incidents, the Ministry of Defence says.

Women who died in sea off Brighton were sisters
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Paying tribute, their father says "no words can truly describe the pain of losing three daughters".

Fuel duty freeze extended until the end of the year
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Fuel duty was initially cut by 5p in March 2022, under the Conservative government.

Supermarkets hit back over pressure to cap price of milk, bread and eggs
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

A minister confirms talks have taken place but says there will be no mandatory cap on essential food prices.

Streeting warns Labour risks losing fight against 'nationalism'
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

The former health secretary quit last week, saying he'd lost confidence in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.

Channel 4 boss 'deeply sorry' over MAFS UK rape allegations
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Priya Dogra says a Panorama which included allegations from former cast members was "very troubling" to watch.

Men given life terms after woman shot dead at wake
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Michelle Sadio was caught in the crossfire as shots were fired at mourners outside a wake.

Rosenberg: Putin enjoys Xi's Chinese welcome but heads home without pipeline deal
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Russia and China showed they were shoulder-to-shoulder on the world stage, but it became clear there are limits, says the BBC's Russia Editor.

Temperatures could reach 30C in bank holiday weekend heatwave
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

The warmest weather of the year is forecast over the bank holiday weekend as some places may reach the earliest 30 Celsius in the UK since 1952.

Backlash over Department for Education videos with Gemma Collins
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

The education secretary defends videos starring The Only Way Is Essex star promoting post-16 education.

Adenomyosis may be invisible, its impact is not
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

One in 10 women live with adenomyosis yet sufferers say their pain is often dismissed.

Murder or accident? Mystery of Mango tycoon's hiking death after son's arrest
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Isak Andic's son Jonathan denies involvement in the fatal fall of his father, who founded one of Europe's biggest clothing empires.

US military jets and drones tracked near Cuba as tensions rise
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Tracking data shows several flights by US Navy reconnaissance jets and drones during the last week.

Watch: Did Trump and Putin get the same treatment in China?
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russia's Vladimir Putin with a near-identical ceremony to Trump's last week.

'I made Venezuela Fury's 40ft wedding train - it was too big for my workshop'
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Lancashire seamstress Emily Green had to use a church hall to lay out and hand sew the 40ft (12m) train.

'The first in my lifetime' - Arsenal fans rejoice after shedding 'bottlers' tag
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Arsenal fans young and old celebrate winning the Premier League title after three consecutive second-placed finishes.

Could a football match soften North Korea-South Korea relations?
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

A North Korean women's football team played in South Korea marking the first time athletes from the North have crossed the border in nearly 8 years.

'At least it wasn't on my head': King laughs off bird poo misfortune
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

King Charles and Queen Camilla are continuing engagements on day two of their visit to Northern Ireland.

Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting dozens of activists detained at an Israeli port.

Ebola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rises further, WHO warns
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

In its latest update, the World Health Organization says there have now been 139 suspected deaths and 600 cases.



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