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News from the ABC Australia

Two dead, highway closed after truck and car collide at Narrabri
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Two people have died and a major highway remains closed after a crash in northern New South Wales overnight.

Former Qld childcare worker pleads guilty to assaulting five-year-old
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

A former Queensland childcare worker who dunked a child in a "muddy" puddle, causing him to hit a toy and injure his face, has been sentenced to 100 hours of community service.

Everything you need to know about triple j's Hottest 100 of 2025
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Australia's favourite music poll is back for another year — here's when it happens and how to listen.

AI cameras helping to save rock fisherman 'shows technology works'
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Surf Life Saving NSW says the successful rescue of a rock fisher at Kiama Blowhole using two AI-enabled surveillance cameras proves the technology works. 

David Speirs’s political comeback in doubt as public funding ruled out
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Former opposition leader David Speirs would “not fulfil the nomination requirements” if he applied to be a candidate at the upcoming state election, the state’s electoral commission says, raising significant doubts about his chances of a political comeback.

Record heat forecast for Adelaide on Australia Day, SA fire warnings issued
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

The South Australian Country Fire Service is urging people to reconsider travelling to the Yorke Peninsula over the long weekend and Adelaide is forecast to have its hottest Australia Day on record.

Police hunt for gunman continues after three shot dead at Lake Cargelligo
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Police have identified the man they are searching for after three people were shot dead in a remote New South Wales town on Thursday.

Search continues for people buried under New Zealand landslide
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Specialist officers have worked through the night with earthmoving equipment to try and find those trapped under the rubble at a popular tourist spot on New Zealand's North Island.

Op shop at risk of closure after donation leaves volunteer 'traumatised'
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

The future of a Victorian op shop is in doubt after a worker opened a bag containing the stuff of nightmares, leading to the destruction of stock and hefty cleaning bills that may prove to be a deadly financial blow.

Officers fire shots as police car is rammed in Melbourne
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Police say officers shot at a four-wheel-drive, which was allegedly driven at two officers in Dandenong on Thursday night.

Fiji fishermen help catch alleged $780m cocaine shipment involving 'narco sub'
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Fijian chiefs reported suspicious activity along their stretch of coastline to law enforcement agencies — which then swooped on an alleged $780 million drug operation.

Catastrophic fire danger as seven-day heatwave engulfs south-east states
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

South-east states are predicted to bake through a prolonged severe heatwave from Saturday onwards, which has the potential to break all-time temperature records and fuel another round of dangerous bushfires.

Venezuela once built a retail mecca. Then it became a notorious 'torture prison'
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Nestled among shanty homes, mountains and forestry, a giant building once touted to become Venezuela's world-leading retail mecca later turned into a centre for alleged human rights abuses.

Anger and confusion after Australian courier Sendle collapses
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

The Australian company's customers feel like they have been "ghosted", while investors and shareholders are angry and confused about what happens next. 

Australia blends youth and experience in bid for most successful Winter Games
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

From five teenagers making their Winter Olympics debut to five-time Olympian and gold medal hopeful Scott James, Australia has named its second-largest team in history for the Milan-Cortina Games.

Trump touts 'total access' Greenland deal as NATO asks allies to step up
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

The leaders of both Denmark and Greenland say they are not aware of what is in the deal, announced by the US president earlier this week.

Weekly news quiz: A political break-up, a fashionable entrance and Macron's aviators
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Another week, another quiz. Are you ready to test yourself?

One Nation's rise in popularity changes the context of the Coalition's divorce
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

It is impossible to view this week’s events without the broader context of their relationship, how the electoral map is changing and what that means for right-wing politics in Australia. 

Why the new year exposes relationship problems — and what to do about it
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

The fresh start of a new year causes us to reassess many parts of our lives, including relationships. Knowing whether it's time to call it quits or give things more time requires reflection — and support — as our experts explain. 

In a treacherous stretch of ocean water, this team stands by to help
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

The Queenscliff Coast Guard has a long history of keeping the water safe, but the number of boaters taking bigger risks have seen the number of rescues soar in the past decade.



News from the BBC World Service

UK helps France seize suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker the Grinch
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

The vessel, named Grinch, was stopped by the French navy as it travelled through waters between Spain and Morocco.

Number of police forces to be cut in 'largest reform in decades'
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce plans for police reform next week.

Eight surprise takeaways from the Oscar nominations
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Paul Mescal and Chase Infiniti missed out, while other actors carried their films to a nomination.

Ex-Labour minister quits as MP, paving way for Andy Burnham return
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Greater Manchester MP Andrew Gwynne says he is stepping down due to "significant ill health".

Trump's son called UK police after seeing woman 'beat up', court hears
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

President Trump's youngest son told officers in London he had seen a friend being attacked during a video call.

Sick cat 'stolen' by delivery driver is returned to owners
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Doorbell footage caught the delivery man picking up the cat and walking off from a house in Elland.

ICE detains 5-year-old and father in Minnesota, lawyer says
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

The boy was taken along with his father, the lawyer and school officials say. ICE says it was not targeting the boy.

Liz Hurley tells court microphones put on window in 'brutal' invasion of privacy
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

The actress is one of seven high-profile claimants that allege the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday committed "grave breaches of privacy", which the publisher denies.

UK holds off joining Trump's Board of Peace over Putin concerns
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the Russian president has shown no commitment to peace in Ukraine.

Osaka apologises for 'disrespecting' Cirstea
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Naomi Osaka apologises for "disrespecting" Sorana Cirstea after receiving a frosty handshake from the Romanian after their Australian Open second-round match.

Man died in fall tying Union flags to lampposts
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Paul Lumber was putting up flags in Bristol when he fell and suffered a fatal head injury.

From Hamnet to One Battle After Another - the nominees list in full
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

This year's list of Oscar nominees includes One Battle After Another, Sinners and Hamnet.

Vampire film Sinners breaks Oscar nominations record
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

The horror is up for 16 awards - setting a new record for the most Oscar nominations for a single film.

Hamnet writer Maggie O'Farrell says Oscar nod 'very surreal'
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Hamnet, based on the novel written by Coleraine-born Maggie O'Farrell, picks up eight Oscar nominations.

Who got nominated and who got snubbed?
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

The BBC's culture correspondent, Noor Nanji, looks at the biggest nominees and those that got snubbed.

How to watch the nominated films
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Hamnet, Avatar and Marty Supreme will face one battle after another as the awards race heats up.

What we know about Trump's 'framework of future deal' over Greenland
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Denmark and Greenland have made it clear they will not relinquish sovereignty of the world's largest island.

What happened to the 200 Victorian shoes that washed up on a beach?
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

The black leather boots are thought to date back to the early 1900s and were discovered by volunteers cleaning up rock pools.

Rapid rollback of Kurdish-led forces reshapes Sharaa's Syria
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

The retreat of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the north-east marks the biggest change of control in Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

I was a hostage negotiator for 10 years - this is what it taught me about parenting
Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Nicky Perfect shares three practical tricks she learnt which will help you handle daily parenting battles.



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