Families and insiders say the system to assess people for aged care is in crisis, with 116,000 people on the waiting list. Once approved, they join the queue to get a home care package, which stands at more than 120,000.
A volcanic eruption 6,000 years ago created the Valley Lake and the conditions for one of Australia's most popular disc golf courses.
An international stabilisation force implemented in Gaza would exist for at least two years if approved by a United Nations resolution, according to a draft text circulated by the United States.
WA Police charge a 34-year-old man with dozens of child sex abuse charges, including sexually assaulting girls he groomed online, after an investigation by detectives south of Perth.
A new report from Foodbank finds 20 per cent of Australian households have skipped meals or whole days of eating in the year up to July 2025.
The opposition leader has sought to hose down speculation she will soon be toppled, saying she is "completely confident" she will still be in the job at the end of the year.
A founding director of the widely boycotted Bendigo Writers Festival says major sponsor La Trobe University pressured organisers into sending a controversial code of conduct.
Bell Bay Aluminium and Hydro Tasmania reach an in-principle power agreement, after the smelter last month told staff the company's future in northern Tasmania was at "significant risk".
After being featured in Dua Lipa's book club and the SATC spin-off, Helen Garner has won the Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction for her collected diaries, How to End a Story.
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A proposed 20-turbine wind farm at Scott River in WA's South West reaches a development milestone with developers and power provider Synergy lodging formal applications.
Robert Taylor, the former lead guitarist of the New Zealand band behind hits like April Sun in Cuba and Are you old Enough?, has died aged 74.
Police say a 63-year-old man has been charged with murder over the death of Whittlesea woman Melinda Freeman in 1991.
A new study reveals women and girls are being turned away from community sport by racist behaviours including appearance-based name-calling and a lack of understanding of diverse cultures.
A class action stemming from a long-standing dispute over alleged noise and odour pollution from a GrainCorp factory in Victoria will head back to court after the parties failed to agree on a settlement.
A severe weather system is expected to bring thunderstorms, damaging winds and hail to much of Western Australia this week — with 50mm of rain or more possible for some areas through Thursday night.
Nick Kyrgios and Aryna Sabalenka are to star in the latest man-vs-woman tennis match, with Kyrgios following several notable Australians in doing so.
Liz Heggaton has become an "accidental advocate" for prostate cancer after her husband Craig took his own life while receiving treatment for the disease.
Scientists believe they have identified the species responsible for the toxins in South Australia's marine algal bloom that has killed millions of aquatic animals.
The Queensland government says schemes to help grow its electric charger network have been "fully contracted" with "no additional funding committed", leaving it to towns, roadhouses and accommodation providers to fill the gap.
The ASX is holding relatively firm despite a steep tech-inspired sell-off on Wall Street overnight, and a slump in Bitcoin to below $US100,000 for the first time since June. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Koala advocates and logging supporters have seized on the release of data showing koala population estimates tripled in the past three years.
A regional Tasmanian council has lost nearly a third of its staff, with the union representing staff putting the council "on notice" to address a number of issues.
A Liberal frontbencher says an internal debate on net zero is making it difficult for the Coalition to hold the government to account on energy. Follow live.
The colourful flowers of gazanias might attract you to buy them at a nursery but it is worth considering whether you are getting an invasive weed causing havoc to our landscapes.
Cult '90s show Race Around the World is back, and we're on the hunt for fearless storytellers! Got a passport, an epic sense of adventure and an eye for a story? We want to hear from you.
