Nedlands MP Jonathan Huston has quit the WA Liberal Party after being elected to the Liberal heartland seat just over a year ago. Mr Huston has not responded to multiple requests for comment from the ABC, but a statement from Liberal leader Basil Zempilas confirmed his departure. Mr Zempilas said he was “disappointed” in the…

A Ghanaian witch doctor releases a curse on England striker Harry Kane, Haiti scores its first World Cup goals in 52 years and 40-year-old Mexico keeper Guillermo Ochoa makes an emotional appearance from the bench. Check out the full World Cup schedule here in Australian times ABC Sport podcast: Check out the latest episode here…

A surfer who spotted the first bird in South Australia to test positive for H5N1 avian influenza says the giant petrel looked fatigued and distressed before it was retrieved by wildlife rescuers. Ben Wood told 891 ABC Adelaide a southern giant petrel landed where the waves were breaking during a bodyboarding competition at Knights Beach,…

With the countdown on until Australia’s World Cup match against Paraguay tomorrow, football fans have flocked to book annual leave, strategise long lunches and perhaps concoct some mysterious, but extremely well-timed illnesses. The 12pm (AEST) kick-off, on a workday no less, may be a rare event for fans used to more nocturnal hours. But it’s…

Verified videos posted on social media show the extent of damage and horror of residents after twin earthquakes pummelled Venezuela. A magnitude-7.2 quake struck an area west of the capital Caracas on Wednesday afternoon, followed by a magnitude-7.5 tremor less than a minute later. ABC NEWS Verify has authenticated videos posted online showing the devastation…

The path to the World Cup knockout stages is more complicated than ever as the most teams in the tournament’s history make it through to do-or-die games. With head-to-head results now factored in, and the best-placed third-ranked teams in their groups also getting a look in, it makes for a messy and wonderful finish to…

Tasmanian households with the state-owned electricity retailer will see an increase in their bills of just over $100 a year from July 1.  Economic Regulator Joe Dimasi, who sets the prices for Aurora Energy, has announced he will allow an average price increase of 4.23 per cent. For a household on the flat residential rate…

South Australia’s coroner has recommended learner drivers obtain a medical certificate before they get their licence, after a 2020 crash that killed a family of three.  The recommendation comes after an inquiry into a November 2020 crash at Suttontown, on the outskirts of Mount Gambier, that killed husband and wife Ned Walker, 80, and Nan…