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News from the ABC Australia

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.

Elderly accountant jailed for $9.6m scheme ripping off friends, family
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

An elderly Perth accountant who stole nearly $10 million from family, friends and former clients is jailed for more than 11 years.

Chevron's Gorgon stage 3 backfill development gets $3b go-ahead
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The works will connect gas fields in the Greater Gorgon Area to existing infrastructure on Barrow Island. 

Are you affected by the extreme heatwave sweeping through Australia? Tell us your story
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Extreme heat and bushfire warnings have been issued in several regions across the country. Share your story along with any videos or images you may have to help inform our weather coverage.

Sam Konstas scores first century in 14 months
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Almost a year on from his explosive Test debut, Sam Konstas has found form to hit his first century in 14 months in the New South Wales Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland. 

Cost of Sydney's new metro lines blows out by $6 billion
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The cost of the new Metro West line is expected to soar over budget by $6 billion before it opens in 2032.

Illegal vape sellers offer delivery as shopfronts move online after raids
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Paper flyers are advertising same-day delivery of illegal vapes on the Gold Coast after police forced several tobacco stores to close their doors for three months.

Family of woman killed in Tarago crash say driver has 'shown no remorse'
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Nowra man Lachlan Stuckey is facing three charges of dangerous driving occasioning death over a single-vehicle car crash which killed three of his friends near Tarago in July last year.

Verdict delivered for man accused of killing passenger in car rollover
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

A driver accused of killing a passenger in a car rollover captured by his own dash cam has been found not guilty of causing the death, but guilty of aggravated driving without due care.

Jury sent out in trial of man accused of Toyah Cordingley's murder
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The jury will retire to deliberate on the case of Rajwinder Singh, who is charged with the 2018 murder of Toyah Cordingley, after an almost four-week trial in the Supreme Court in Cairns.



News from the BBC World Service

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?

Government pledges to end children living in B&Bs
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The strategy also includes making childcare more accessible for families on Universal Credit.

My husband would still be alive if he'd got Post Office compensation
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The widow and daughter of Jonathan Armstrong tell the BBC about the toll the Horizon scandal took on his health.

We would sell books by AI, says Waterstones boss
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

James Daunt says booksellers instinctively have "disdain" for AI but it could be sold if clearly labelled.

Why I'm terrified of motorways even though I've been driving for 20 years
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

A woman shares her experience of driving anxiety and a driving coach gives tips to combat this fear.

The World Cup draw is happening today - this is how it'll work
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Pots, quadrants, confederation constraints, group position grids ... the World Cup draw is not going to be straightforward.

Turkey breeder supplying luxury stores investigated over welfare
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Farm workers are suspended over animal welfare and biosecurity concerns at a turkey breeding site.

Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia boycott Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete
Posted on Thursday December 04, 2025

There had been calls for Israel's exclusion over the war in Gaza, as well as unfair voting accusations.

60 delivery riders face deportation after illegal work crackdown
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The Home Office says the group are among 171 riders arrested over seven days in November in a national "enforcement blitz".

'All Israeli people are with us', parents of last dead hostage in Gaza tell BBC
Posted on Thursday December 04, 2025

The body of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old Israeli police officer, is the last not yet returned by Hamas from Gaza.

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?

Have British spies learned lessons from the Skripal poisonings?
Posted on Thursday December 04, 2025

Rusia's ability to target a defector with nerve agent is almost certainly diminished but it may pose other threats, the BBC's security correspondent writes.

Deep-sea mining tests impact over a third of seabed animals, scientists say
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.

Anthony Zurcher: Boat strike briefings help Hegseth - but shipwreck video release may hurt
Posted on Thursday December 04, 2025

Republicans and Democrats agreed he didn't order killing everyone on an alleged drug boat. That's where the consensus ended.

The Papers: Russian assets 'deal' plan and 'Joe the GOAT'
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

A mixed range of stories feature on Friday's front page - but many picture England cricketer Joe Root after his heroics in the Ashes.

Top scientist says research visa restrictions mean UK 'shooting itself in foot' economically
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Prof Sir Paul Nurse says the UK is "shooting itself in the foot" with its visa system for researchers.

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.

Details of plan to keep pubs open longer for World Cup revealed
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Licensing hours could be extended to 01:00 if a home nation reaches the final stages next summer.

Police recover $19k Fabergé egg swallowed by NZ man
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

The man allegedly tried to steal the diamond-studded egg named after the James Bond film Octopussy.

Man who killed ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe apologises to his family
Posted on Friday December 05, 2025

Tetsuya Yamagami said during his trial that he felt '"deeply sorry" towards Abe's widow Akie.



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