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Australia goes into its final World Cup group stage game knowing a point will seal second spot in group D, and a trip to Dallas for a knockout game. Check out the full World Cup schedule here in Australian times ABC Sport podcast: Check out the latest episode here But Australia will not settle for…
Every morning for the past decade, Brian Collins has brought his wife Val breakfast in bed. Seventy years into their marriage, it is one of the many small ways he still shows he cares. The couple, aged 92 and 89 respectively, are among the rare few in Australia who have made it to their platinum…
Airbus said it would inspect 16 A380 planes, five of them immediately, after cracks were found in a key wing component on aircraft used by the Emirates and Qantas airlines. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has ordered urgent inspections requiring airlines to examine the wing-spar structure on the affected jets after inspectors found…
Queensland’s treasurer has “named and shamed” Origin Energy for upping power prices despite benchmark electricity prices falling. Last month the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) released a new benchmark pricing structure that could lower household electricity bills by up to 7.2 per cent in the state’s south-east. The Crisafulli government handed down its “no sugar hits”…
A north Queensland jury has found the former caretaker of a Townsville apartment complex guilty of rape, sexual assault and burglary. Alexander James Macdonald Terry, 69, pleaded not guilty to a total of 17 charges at a trial in the District Court in Townsville. Jurors heard seven days of evidence including the accounts of four…
North Melbourne has the most players of any club selected in Australia’s squad for the inaugural AFLW representative match against Ireland. The Kangaroos, winners of the past two AFLW premierships, have five players in Australia’s 25-strong squad for the August 1 international in Sydney. Their contingent features the competition’s best-and-fairest winner last season, Ash Riddell,…
Declan Rice preached positivity. Alan Shearer called it a “reality check”. Micah Richards said England simply “weren’t brave enough” in a laboured 0-0 draw against a defensively minded Ghana in Boston. The truth is that England failed to break down a stubborn Black Stars side that, despite displaying a disappointing lack of ambition, were absolutely…
It is literally crunch time for e-bike riders caught doing the wrong thing on the NSW Far North Coast. Officers attached to the Tweed-Byron Police District have cracked down on illegal behaviour in recent months, leading to the confiscation and destruction of 35 bikes. Superintendent Christopher Schilt said the bikes were seized as part of…
When a church is returned to the secular world, a special service is delivered. Bishop Keith Joseph says it feels like a funeral. Bishop Joseph says he understands the distress of some congregants. (ABC News: Meghan Dansie) “It’s always sad when you secularise a building,” he said. The Anglican Diocese of North Queensland is currently…
Data has shown that the number of West Australians enrolled in apprenticeships and traineeships is the lowest in five years after a post-COVID spike in numbers. The figures, released by The National Centre for Vocational Education Research, compare the numbers of contracts in December 2025 with past years. They show that the sharp spike in…