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Labor tries to end Ashton Hurn's 'honeymoon' early Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
Only days after taking her party's top job, Liberal leader Ashton Hurn is under pressure on a key election promise.
Bendigo Writers Festival in damage control, report recommends one-year break Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
Council officers recommend a one-year hiatus for the Bendigo Writers Festival to work on repairing the reputation of the event.
Albanese's social media ban is bold, but it will take years to judge its success Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
Parents will thank the government for giving them more agency in dealing with the social media issue but kids aren't voters and it is hard to see the issue deciding votes either way.
Conflict of interest claims beset Qld's richest race club Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
Members of Queensland's richest horse racing club are demanding answers after they discovered its former chairman struck a lucrative deal with the developer of its luxury residential precinct while he had oversight of the $850 million project.
Fears around NDIS 'robo-plans' creating sense of déjà vu Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
The finer details of a new NDIS planning system are yet to be finalised, but it's already drawing comparisons to failed Coalition-era reforms, write Nas Campanella and Evan Young.Â
Leaked plan to limit blocking of abortion on moral grounds Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
Hospital managers and executives in NSW will be barred from blocking abortions because of moral and religious views, according to a document obtained by the ABC.
How to see Australia's best meteor shower this weekend Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
You'll need to get up early, but the views could be worth it to catch the best glimpse of the Geminids meteor shower this weekend.
Weekly news quiz: A furious bidding war, hilarious animals and the Ashes Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
A lot happened in news this week. Did you take it all in?
On a Friday afternoon in December, the buck really did stop here Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
It was a pivotal moment in the nation's history, forever changing the way we were governed and the way in which we interacted with the rest of the world.
Greg Lynn's appeal was succesful. What happens now? Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
Prosecutors in Greg Lynn's Victorian High Country murder trial are preparing for a second trial after the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction.
Trump's foreign policy interventions now stretch from one hemisphere to the other Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
Donald Trump's assertions on foreign policy since his return to the White House have literally stretched from one end of the Western Hemisphere to the other.
Ukrainians could vote on disputed territory, Zelenskyy says in updated peace plan Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
Ukraine has proposed a vote on disputed territory in an updated version of the US-led peace plan to end Russia's war.
Judge orders immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from ICE detention Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
The case has become a key test of Donald Trump's immigration crackdown after Mr Abrego Garcia was wrongfully deported to El Salvador.
Amnesty International finds Hamas committed crimes against humanity Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
Amnesty's investigation finds Hamas's crimes against humanity included murder, extermination, imprisonment, torture, rape and other inhumane acts, including during its time holding more than 250 people hostage.
Brothers detained in Thailand after deadly Goa nightclub fire Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
The blaze killed 25 people, with authorities arresting six other people in the case so far.
TIME magazine names 'The Architects of AI' as Person of the Year Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
The magazine cites the tremendous technological advances made by the artificial intelligence industry over the past year in bringing on the age of "thinking machines".
'Vile and violent': Myanmar army bombs hospital killing at least 31 people Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
The latest strike reportedly killed multiple members of the same family and a months-old infant.
NATO chief warns western allies: 'We are Russia's next target' Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
Mark Rutte said Moscow could be ready to use military force against NATO in five years, adding Europe should be prepared for war comparable to what "our grandparents and great-grandparents endured".Â
More than 3,000 aged care patients stranded in hospitals a 'national shame' Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
State health ministers will today enter their final meeting of the year with their federal counterpart armed with figures showing a 25 per cent increase in just three months of aged care patients stranded in hospitals.
Family pleads for search to resume for grandfather missing off WA coast Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025
The family of a man who disappeared while diving for Christmas crayfish off Bunbury last week say they want the search to continue.Â
News from the BBC World Service
'Super flu' wave hits hospitals in England with no peak yet Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 Numbers in hospital rise by more than 50% in a week as NHS faces 'worst-case scenario'. Four charts that show how flu outbreak is different this winter Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 NHS England says it's facing a "worst-case scenario" after flu hospital cases jump 55% in a week. From Iran to China to Venezuela - how tanker seized by US hid true location Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 A seized tanker accused of smuggling sanctioned oil has long hidden its true location. BBC Verify examines how. Huge undersea wall dating from 5000 BC found in France Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 The 120 metre wall was either a fish-trap or a dyke for protection against rising sea-levels, archeologists believe. 'Monumental betrayal' - cheapest World Cup final ticket to cost £3,119 Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 Fans' group Football Supporters Europe says it is "astonished" by Fifa's "extortionate" pricing strategy for World Cup tickets. Watch: Cameras on killer whales record first evidence of joint hunt with dolphins Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 Researchers say the footage, captured near the North-West Pacific coast, is the first recorded evidence of the two working together.
Royal Navy shadows Russian submarine through English Channel Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 The UK says it tracked the Krasnodar as it sailed from the North Sea through the Strait of Dover. Hundreds of items taken in 'high value' Bristol Museum archive raid Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 More than 600 artefacts from the museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection are taken. Residents' anger as illegal waste dumps appear near homes Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 One dump is affecting house prices, with owners saying estate agents' current advice is "don't sell". Workers' rights bill standoff continues after Lords defeat Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 It comes after ministers struck a deal between businesses and unions aimed at allowing the bill to progress. Sandie Peggie says 'I will not give up legal fight' in trans doctor row Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 The nurse has confirmed her legal team will appeal the findings of the tribunal which were published on Monday. Why is flu so bad this winter - and should you buy a vaccine? Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 Flu has come early this year, and experts predict it could be a particularly nasty season. Private flu vaccine stocks running low as cases rise in Scotland Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 Those eligible for a vaccine can access jabs from the NHS, but experts say that people have turned to pharmacies for convenience. Is it a cold, 'super flu' or Covid? How to tell the difference Posted on Monday December 08, 2025 BBC Morning Live's Dr Oscar Duke shares his advice on how to identify whether you have cold, flu or Covid and how to look after yourself. Watch: Moment skydiver's parachute wraps around plane wing Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 Footage shows the skydiver stuck on the tail before cutting himself free and continuing with dive. Elite Coast Guard squad and 'dark fleet' ship - what we know about US seizure of oil tanker Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 The US seizure of a crude oil ship is the latest in a series of escalations in the Trump administration's pressure campaign on Venezuela. England's busiest A&E hit by flu wave - hundreds of patients are arriving a day Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 The BBC visits Leicester Royal Infirmary to witness first-hand how it's coping with an early surge in cases of winter bugs. Roman Kemp: I didn't want to be seen as a 'nepo kid' in Race Across the World Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 The four teams making their way to the final checkpoint tell us how the experience has changed their relationships and them. Panic in France as children fall victim to lethal violence of Marseille drug gangs Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 The number of teenagers involved in the drugs trade has quadrupled in eight years, the government says. Venezuelan Nobel winner tells BBC she knows 'risks' of Oslo trip after months in hiding Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025 MarÃa Corina Machado, who has been threatened by her home country's government, speaks about her secret journey to Norway.
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