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A Gold Coast woman accused of killing two of her adult children five years apart, has been cleared of all murder charges. In 2018 Maree Mavis Crabtree was arrested over the deaths of Jonathan Crabtree in 2017 and Erin Crabtree in 2012. It was alleged by police at the time she drugged her children, aged…
Youth crime fell last year in Victoria for the first time in four years, but adult crime rose by more than 10 per cent in the state, according to the latest statistics. The Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) has released its figures for the 12 months to March 2026, showing Victoria’s overall crime rate fell by…
American Olympic bronze medallist and world champion 1,500m runner Jenny Simpson collapsed after suffering a medical episode while pacing a mile group at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina. Simpson underwent CPR at the track and an automated external defibrillator was also used before taking her to the hospital. The 39-year-old Simpson was taking part…
It has been revealed a South Australian government fund of more than $28 million to assist rural industries has sat unused for a decade. The Rural Industry Adjustment and Development Fund was established in the 1980s to provide loans and grants at the discretion of the primary industries and regions minister. The money can be…
The Bureau of Meteorology has formally declared an El Niño weather event, meaning one is underway for the first time since 2023. The major climate events impact the weather patterns of 60 per cent of the globe, and Australia is particularly vulnerable. To help make sense of this, ABC News Breakfast meteorologist Nate Byrne and…
If you’ve ever wondered what the leaders of the world’s richest democracies talk about on the sidelines of the G7 summit, well, here’s a rough idea. Sports. Cigarettes. The weather. And something about Greenland. As world leaders made their way into conference rooms at a lakeside resort in Évian-les-Bains, microphones caught plenty of off-the-cuff banter….
Vodafone Australia’s mobile network has crashed, leaving millions of Australians potentially affected. A statement from the company said it was aware some customers were experiencing “intermittent issues” with its service and it was urgently investigating. “We apologise for the inconvenience and are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. We will provide an…
Brianna Jones is not your typical farmer. Based on a mixed cropping and livestock property at Gairdner, 470 kilometres south-east of Perth, the 29-year-old has spent most of her life in the bush. The 29-year-old is based in the Great Southern, around 470 kilometres south-east of Perth. (ABC Great Southern: Astrid Volzke) Aside from brief…
Wout van Aert will miss next month’s Tour de France because of an elbow injury, a big blow to his team leader Jonas Vingegaard’s ambition to challenge Tadej Pogacar at cycling’s biggest race. Team Visma | Lease a Bike said in a statement on Wednesday that the Belgian rider was “still dealing with the effects…
Research has revealed the devastating impact of bird flu on a remote Australian territory where more than 13,000 baby seals are now believed to have been killed by the virus. Heard Island and McDonald Islands, located 4,000 kilometres south-west of mainland Australia, are a haven for breeding seals and seabirds in the Southern Ocean. But…