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News from the ABC Australia

Ukraine destroys strategic bomber aircraft at Russia's Engels airbase
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the military plane was used by Russia for missile strikes on Ukraine.

Lao authorities charge distillery owners over fatal methanol poisoning
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, both 19, died after the incident at the Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng in November 2024.

Burnham to become next UK PM after Australian candidate gets one vote
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Andy Burnham will be Britain's seventh prime minister in 10 years next week after winning a Labour leadership contest in which his only challenger, an Australian, received just one vote.

Crows get vital win over Swans to hit top four
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The Adelaide Crows beat the Swans in a thriller in the wet at the SCG to jump into the top four.

Drug, dangerous driving charges for Guildford train crash accused
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The 33-year-old driver is accused of driving dangerously and driving with an illicit drug in his system in a crash that injured three people.

Man jailed after stepfather's body 'left to rot' for 14 months
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Nikola Golem lied to his "mentally unwell" mother about her husband's death for more than a year, and let her sleep beside the decomposing body, Brisbane's Supreme Court heard.

Wok the Duck owners seething after compulsory acquisition shock
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Aston Hills Mount Barker developers and a popular restaurant say their investments have been turned upside down by a state government compulsory acquisition announced this week.

Alleged paedophile taught in Darwin area school as recently as last year
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The ABC can reveal a man charged with sexually abusing a "very young child" at a greater Darwin school holiday program had also recently worked at a Top End school.

Moira Deeming ousted as Liberal candidate after apology stand-off
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Moira Deeming's political career as a Liberal is over after the party's Victorian state executive voted to revoke the MP's candidacy for the November state election.

Nude shopper admits fourth indecent act in Mount Gambier
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

A Mount Gambier man who previously admitted going naked in two local food businesses pleads guilty to another charge of indecent behaviour, as his case heads to the new South Australian Veterans Court.

Melbourne's injury crisis deepens as Warbrick's season ends in loss to Roosters
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Will Warbrick's Melbourne Storm career appears to be over, with the departing winger rupturing his Achilles in his side's 14-6 loss to the Sydney Roosters.

Controversial Sunshine Coast housing development fast-tracked
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The Queensland government declares the Halls Creek development a priority development area. The project is expected to deliver 12,000 new homes.

Melbourne, Sydney most expensive in world for beer and cigarettes, study finds
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The Mapping the World's Prices report, published by Deutsche Bank, compares cost-of-living data in 69 cities across six continents.

NZ detects first case of bird flu in native bird
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Days after a migratory bird tested positive for bird flu in Wellington, authorities have detected a second case of the deadly virus in a native bird.

Retired teacher says year 12 marks are being inflated in 'unfair' grading system
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

A retired South Australian teacher says some educators are inflating the grades of year 12 students, which she says is making the marks "unfair".

NSW woman arrested as part of Dezi Freeman investigation
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

A NSW woman was arrested in Bairnsdale today as part of Victoria Police's investigation into the movements of dead police killer Dezi Freeman.

Trump's speech a desperate move — and 'ominous sign' ahead of midterms
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Using a prime-time address to the nation to repeat long-debunked claims about the 2020 election defeat is a desperate and unusual move. Analysts say it's an "ominous sign" of how Donald Trump may handle the upcoming midterms. 

Relief for marine experts as whale helped out of shallow estuary
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

A juvenile southern right whale has been saved by a pod of dolphins after it was stranded in an estuary in WA's south for two weeks.

Man caught driving homemade car fashioned from mobility scooter
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The disqualified driver had made the car from a gopher mobility scooter and the body of a child's ride-on car, and will appear in court at a later date.

Taking violence seriously is more complex than a royal commission
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Experts are divided about whether there should be a royal commission into violence against women but say the solutions to the problem are already known and need funding. 



News from the BBC World Service

Zeffman: Burnham promises huge change - now to find out how he will deliver it
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The next prime minister promised nothing less than the biggest change in British politics in 40 years in his first speech as Labour leader.

Mother of Henry Nowak killer jailed for removing knife from murder scene
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Kiran Kaur is jailed after attempting to hide the knife used to kill student Henry Nowak.

Boy attacked by zoo crocodile has had seven operations and is smiling again, say parents
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The three-year-old's parents say the boy is making progress after seven operations in a month.

The financial winners and losers from the World Cup
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Big bucks are being made from the 2026 tournament off the field, but who is raking in the most, and who is losing out?

China hits out at British Steel nationalisation
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The UK government said taking the firm into public hands would safeguard "a vital national capability".

German politician faces calls to resign over surrogacy child
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Surrogacy is banned in Germany, a policy firmly backed by Jens Spahn's Christian Democrat party, and several years ago by Spahn, too.

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to appeal child sex abuse convictions
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

His legal team has lodged the paperwork with the Court of Appeal in Belfast.

Iran accuses US of hitting civilian infrastructure
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The US military says its attacks were intended to "further degrade Iranian military capabilities".

First atmosphere found on Earth-like planet in habitable zone of distant star
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Researchers have found an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of a distant star with an atmosphere.

My Left Foot and Home Alone 2 actress Brenda Fricker dies at 81
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

She won for her role in 1989 film My Left Foot and had well-loved parts in Home Alone 2 and TV's Casualty.

First Reform UK police commissioner elected
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

This is expected to be the final police and crime commissioner election held, unless anyone else steps down or leaves the role by other means.

Five headaches Andy Burnham will have to deal with as PM
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

From defence spending to housing - the next UK leader has a series of challenges to deal with.

Burnham's 'Manchesterism' got him to No 10 - but will it work for the UK?
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Economics editor Faisal Islam examines whether the north-west city can be a template for the entire country.

The names in the frame to be chancellor - and what it could mean for your finances
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Andy Burnham will be moving into Downing Street next week, and a question remains over who will be his neighbour in Number 11.

Who is Andy Burnham's wife, Marie-France van Heel?
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Van Heel, known as Frankie, is a marketing executive who has been in a relationship with Burnham since their university days.

What type of procrastinator are you - and how to fix it now (not later)
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The nine types of stalling that researchers say can reveal something deeper about us and why it's not always bad.

The Commonwealth Games come to Glasgow next week - is the city ready?
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Glasgow will welcome athletes against a backdrop of roadworks and refurbishments - but organisers stress the city is ready.

Why are UK fuel prices rising again?
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

UK fuel prices are going up again after the collapse of peace talks to end the US-Israel war with Iran.

I wouldn't marry him until he paid off his debt, now I'm in charge of our money
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Sarah and her husband have shared one account for 25 years, but she says managing it falls to her.

Why has British Steel been nationalised?
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The UK's only remaining plant making virgin steel has been taken into public ownership after years of uncertainty over its future.



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