I accidentally started a turf war this week
Nurses by the dozen rang into my program last week after news broke of a doctor accidentally giving four times the proper dose of the Pfizer vaccine, writes Virginia Trioli.
Source: ABC News | 27 Feb 2021 | 9:00 am
Justen didn't know he was living with disability — until he went to jail
A First Nations man with cognitive disability has told a public inquiry his criminal record is like a "life sentence" that makes it hard to break the cycle of crime and move on with his life.
Source: ABC News | 27 Feb 2021 | 8:04 am
International travel, vaccine passports and who we trust to deliver the jab? This survey has some answers
An exclusive survey conducted for the ABC shows that the vast majority of Australians have utmost trust in our health professionals to deliver the coronavirus vaccine, and they don't think international travel will happen this year.
Source: ABC News | 27 Feb 2021 | 8:03 am
Melissa Caddick: Missing fraud suspect's foot found on Australian beach
The disappearance of Melissa Caddick - who is accused of stealing from investors - has flummoxed police.Source: BBC News - Australia | 26 Feb 2021 | 3:30 pm
Fijian rugby league players sing tribute to Sydney quarantine staff
The rugby league players performed a song from their balconies in hotel quarantine in Australia.Source: BBC News - Australia | 26 Feb 2021 | 1:16 pm
Facebook and Google news law passed in Australia
The world-first law is passed after robust negotiations between the government, Facebook and Google.Source: BBC News - Australia | 26 Feb 2021 | 1:33 am
Have Australians fallen out of love with Sydney and Melbourne?
Figures show Australians are moving out of the large cities in search of a better quality of life.Source: BBC News - Australia | 25 Feb 2021 | 1:04 pm
2032 Olympic Games: Brisbane preferred bidder, IOC announces
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announces that Brisbane is the preferred bidder to host the 2032 Olympic Games.Source: BBC News - Australia | 25 Feb 2021 | 9:24 am
New fleece of life for Australian sheep with 35kg coat of wool
Baarack the sheep was taken in by a sanctuary after being found in a forest near Melbourne.Source: BBC News - Australia | 25 Feb 2021 | 8:55 am
Fortescue mining firm regrets Australia sacred site failure
Fortescue apologises to an Aboriginal group for clearing a sacred site without its members present.Source: BBC News - Australia | 25 Feb 2021 | 4:51 am
New Zealand: Rescuers save 28 whales from stranding spot
Rescuers have successfully refloated 28 pilot whales on a notorious New Zealand beach, Farewell Spit.Source: BBC News - Australia | 24 Feb 2021 | 11:10 pm
Walker Swamp: The mission to restore an Australian wetland
Walker Swamp had been destroyed by 150 years of farming - now it is replenished and welcoming life.Source: BBC News - Australia | 24 Feb 2021 | 1:06 pm
Australia: Oldest rock art is 17,300-year-old kangaroo
Scientists determined the painting's age by examining ancient wasp nests around the artwork.Source: BBC News - Australia | 23 Feb 2021 | 5:32 pm
LGBT+ History Month: Matthew Mitcham's troubled path to historic Olympic gold
Matthew Mitcham made history in 2008, becoming the first openly gay male individual Olympic champion, but it was a troubled path on the way.Source: BBC News - Australia | 22 Feb 2021 | 7:05 pm
Kangaroo Island dunnart: Saving a bushfire-ravaged marsupial
Already critically endangered, Australia's Kangaroo Island dunnart has lost most of its habitat.Source: BBC News - Australia | 21 Feb 2021 | 10:40 am
Covid: Anti-vaccination protesters rally in Australia
Protesters gather in Australia to oppose the launch of the country's coronavirus vaccine programme.Source: BBC News - Australia | 21 Feb 2021 | 4:53 am
What happened after Facebook blocked news?
The removal of news sites has led to concerns about the spread of disinformation.Source: BBC News - Australia | 20 Feb 2021 | 1:17 pm
The dentist who helped a koala to walk
Jon Doulman built a unique prosthetic after hearing about Triumph, a koala born without a foot.Source: BBC News - Australia | 19 Feb 2021 | 1:05 pm
Australia news code: What’s this row with Facebook and Google all about?
A law that would force tech firms to pay for news is being closely watched globally. We explain why.Source: BBC News - Australia | 19 Feb 2021 | 12:31 am
Meteor lights up Melbourne skies
The celestial spectacle occurred on Valentine's Day, during the city's five-day lockdown.Source: BBC News - Australia | 16 Feb 2021 | 2:51 am
Hotel quarantine: What isolating in a hotel room is like
Under travel rules, Aaron has to spend three weeks in a hotel room in Hong Kong, and Jane is in a Sydney hotel for a fortnight.Source: BBC News - Australia | 15 Feb 2021 | 1:00 pm
Why this Australian girl has cleaned graves for eight years
Australian Tj Kleeman began scrubbing graves to overcome a fear, but now does it to "feel amazing".Source: BBC News - Australia | 15 Feb 2021 | 1:00 pm
Numbats: Saving a marsupial 'unique even to Australia'
The numbat is one of the world’s most endangered animals, with about 1,000 left in the wild.Source: BBC News - Australia | 11 Feb 2021 | 1:02 pm
NSW beach mining application withdrawn
EXCLUSIVESource: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Chilling find in ‘hotel hammer attack’: cops
A man who allegedly attempted to murder a woman using a mini sledgehammer at a high-end Sydney hotel was carrying a loaded pistol when he launched the brutal attack, police allege.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Hotel quarantine risk singled out
An independent review into Western Australia’s hotel quarantine system has found ventilation is a “key modifiable risk factor” for the transmission of COVID-19.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Man more extreme than ISIS loses appeal
A man who was kicked out of an Islamic State safe house because he felt his fellow roommates held insufficiently extreme views about “unbelievers” has failed in a bid to slash his sentence.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Uber driver’s vile question before rape
An Uber driver told a teenage girl he could “make her ride cheaper” before he raped her in the back of a car in Melbourne.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Prefect at elite school slams sexism
A Sydney private school prefect has urged his fellow students to change their attitudes towards women after a petition among female students revealed horrific allegations of sexual abuse.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Victory searching for winning momentum
Melbourne Victory are desperate to avoid the “hangover” of a rare A-League win when they host Western United in Saturday night’s derby at Marvel Stadium.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Castro double sinks Roar
Spanish maestro Diego Castro scored twice as Perth Glory continued Brisbane Roar’s ordinary run with a 3-1 win at HBF Park on Friday night.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Human remains found at beach
Human remains have been found on a beach about 150km away from where a shoe and a decomposed foot belonging to Melissa Caddick was discovered five days earlier.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Man’s regret after pair found dead in toolbox
A man who says he helped restrain one of the people found dead in a submerged toolbox south of Brisbane has revealed his regret after being confronted by his then-girlfriend over the pair’s deaths.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |