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News from the ABC Australia

Woman's near miss with ceiling collapse as storm causes severe damage at Port Pirie
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Thousands of residents are facing outages in the South Australian town of Port Pirie after a severe thunderstorm and hail destroyed roofs as well as bringing down trees and powerlines.

Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into police custody after the country's Supreme Court found he was trying to escape house arrest.

Trump administration wants Ukraine to accept a deal Putin welcomes
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is under pressure to agree to a peace deal, while US President Donald Trump faces domestic blowback over his foreign policy decisions.

Man allegedly shoots at Canberra police during DV-related arrest
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Police are investigating after a 71-year-old man who allegedly shot at officers during an attempted arrest was later found dead on a property in Canberra's south.

Israel launches strikes in Gaza as hospitals say dozens killed
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

It is not the first time that Israel has carried out similar waves of strikes after reported attacks on its forces during the ceasefire.

Breaking: Man suffers life-threatening burns in plane crash
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

A man in his 60s has suffered significant burns in a light plane crash in central Queensland.

Elusive night parrot filmed drinking water in the Pilbara
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

After thousands of hours of recording, the elusive night parrot has been captured on camera drinking from a water hole for the first time, reshaping researchers' understanding of their needs. 

Treasury should take on Australia's oligopolies, new think tank says
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

We need to beef up the Department of Treasury and let it take on Australia's oligopolies, a new think tank says.

Two-day Ashes Test could cost Cricket Australia millions
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Travis Head's stunning take-down of England, leading to a speedy day two finish in Perth, is set to cost Cricket Australia millions in lost ticket revenue. 

Pelvic pain devastates lives amid vast research gaps
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

As the country attempts to close the gaps in pelvic pain research and treatment, Jaali Barton continues to search for help.

Ukraine and Europe scramble to respond to US plan to end war
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Ukraine and its European allies are scrambling to come up with counter-proposals after US President Donald Trump gave Kyiv a tight deadline to approve a deal to end the war that accepts some of Russia's hardline demands.

'Albo's Greatest Hits' as PM's western vacation yields little for WA
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

When the prime minister and his entourage rolled into town on Monday, WA Premier Roger Cook couldn't be blamed for hoping for an early Christmas present, writes state political reporter Keane Bourke. 

The Gallipoli story was being forgotten in Australia, until this film
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

By the 80s, the story of the Anzacs at Gallipoli had started to fade from the public consciousness. Then an Australian anti-war filmmaker had an idea. 

Grassroots camp teaching teenage boys about healthy relationships
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

In a region with one of the highest rates of domestic violence in Australia, a grassroots camp is teaching teenage boys about healthy relationships.

Svarc plug: Ruby dazzles as Lions' blitz ends Blues
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

The Brisbane Lions will meet North Melbourne in the AFLW decider for a third straight season after a crushing 35-point preliminary final defeat of Carlton.

Police rule out schoolies link after Noosa pedestrian killed
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

A 17-year-old boy was struck by a ute about 2am and died at the scene. 

'Stressful the whole game': Kangaroos star on being challenged by Dees
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

North Melbourne will play in its third consecutive AFLW grand final after weathering an almighty scare from Melbourne. 

Why is Mount Gambier's Blue Lake so blue?
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Most lakes are kind of blue, but this lake in South Australia stands out for its super-bright colour that attracts tourists from around the country. But just why it is so blue and why it changes colour during the year are not well known.

JFK's granddaughter criticises her cousin RFK Jr's policies as health secretary
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025

Tatiana Schlossberg says the cuts to research made by her cousin RFK Jr, the US Health and Human Services secretary, are disappointing.

England's brainless Perth capitulation only the beginning
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025

As England counts the cost of its first Ashes Test defeat, questions over how its world-beating pace attack was rendered so impotent and its high-class batters so comprehensively lost the plot will rumble all the way to Brisbane.



News from the BBC World Service

Trump says US plan to end Ukraine war not 'final offer' for Kyiv
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

US President Donald Trump says the plan is not his "final offer" for Kyiv, and security officials are set to meet in Geneva on Sunday.

UN climate talks fail to secure new fossil fuel promises
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025

Nearly 200 countries attended COP30, which aimed to commit the world to take more action on climate change.

Rail fares to be frozen in England next year
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025

Regulated fares, which include season tickets and off-peak returns, will not see annual price rises for the first time in 30 years, the government announces.

Titanic passenger's watch sells for record £1.78m at auction
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025

The watch belonged to the American businessman Isidor Straus, who died alongside his wife in the disaster.

Girl, 13, arrested on suspicion of murdering woman
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025

A woman in her 50s died at her house in Swindon on Friday evening.

La Voix drops out of Strictly after injury
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025

No contestant is set to leave this week's show, with no dance-off planned and votes set to be carried over.

Fear and scepticism as Reeves prepares for her big Budget moment
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025

The chancellor faces her toughest challenge yet in a Budget that will define the government's future, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

Who killed young Chechen woman who fled Russia for a life of freedom?
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Aishat Baimuradova fled her home last year in the hope of living the way she wanted, but she was then found dead in her rented flat.

'It's a different world now' - man wrongly jailed for 38 years adjusts to life outside
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025

Peter Sullivan, who was released after 38 years wrongful imprisonment, on how life has changed.

Rupert Grint: 'I'll never step out of Ron Weasley's shadow'
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

The actor told the BBC he's written a letter to the next child actor playing Ron in the upcoming HBO TV adaptation of the books.

Why Tommy Robinson supporters are turning to Christianity
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

The Church of England is grappling with what to do about followers of the far-right figure embracing faith.

The Papers: 'Andrew should give evidence' and Reeves discusses Budget
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Keir Starmer's remarks about whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should give evidence over Jeffrey Epstein feature in a number of Sunday's papers.

Farewell regular flat white. 'Functional' coffees are hitting the high street
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

Mushroom and ashwagandha coffees are spreading from health stores to UK high streets.

Mum of two left penniless by Tinder scammer
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025

A mother of two tells the BBC she felt "embarrassed" and "stupid" after giving her savings away to a fraudster she met online.

EV grant scheme boost worth £1.3bn expected in Budget
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025

But it is also possible electric vehicle owners could face a new tax elsewhere in Wednesday's Budget.

First Sycamore Gap tree 'offsprings' planted
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025

More than half of the 49 saplings grown from the illegally felled tree will be planted in a week.

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 22 Palestinians, medical and civil defence officials say
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025

Israel says it struck targets in Gaza after an "armed terrorist" crossed the so-called yellow line and fired at soldiers.

Princess Diana's personal designer Paul Costelloe dies aged 80
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025

His family issued a statement on Saturday saying they are "deeply saddened to announce the passing of Paul Costelloe following a short illness".

Daily Mail publisher agrees to buy Daily Telegraph for £500m
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025

The publisher of the Daily Mail says it is in talks to buy the Daily and Sunday Telegraph for £500m.

Making films 'is who I am' says Tom Cruise as he receives first Oscar
Posted on Monday November 17, 2025

The Mission: Impossible star received the honorary prize after being nominated four times for an Academy Award.



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