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The Northern Territory Labor Party has dumped their deputy opposition leader, replacing him with a newcomer to parliament. Labor leader Selena Uibo last night announced Member for Nightcliff Ed Smelt would take over the position from Dheran Young. Ed Smelt has been announced as the new deputy opposition leader. (ABC News: Dane Hirst ) Mr Young,…
Jason Day, the 2015 PGA champion and a two-time runner-up at the US Open, has withdrawn from this year’s Open at Shinnecock due to a bad back. The 38-year-old Australian was wincing in pain while warming up on the driving range. Opening on the back nine, he shot 7-over 42 and after making a triple…
A man has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after being struck by a car driven by a woman known to him, police say. Tasmania Police said a woman, 25, drove a white station wagon “at speed into the front yard of a house in Bounty Street”, Warrane on Hobart’s eastern shore at…
New economic analysis claims the Victorian Coalition’s plan to implement a mandatory two-kilometre buffer zone between renewable energy projects and dwellings risks billions of dollars’ worth of projects, costing jobs and taking millions of dollars from local councils. The ABC has spoken to renewable energy experts who have mixed views on what the full impact…
Sports fans love feeling up close and personal to athletes. The 2026 FIFA World Cup has provided new ways for fans to get close, but it may have gone too far during one specific yet sacred moment during a football match. The playing of the national anthem. To see the emotion and reaction on the…
West Australian mother-of-three Annette Nicholas is in no rush to become an empty-nester but unlike most parents, she fears that dream may soon be out of reach. Mrs Nicholas and her husband last year became disability support workers to share their “lived experience” of raising 15-year-old son Tre, who is intellectually disabled and also lives…
Kyle Sandilands has revealed the details of his next move after his “piddly” $12 million settlement with ARN Media, and where he currently stands with former co-host Jackie “O” Henderson. Speaking on the Game Changers Radio podcast released on Friday, the shock jock said he had been in contact with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson…
Four years on from the collapse of the REDcycle recycling scheme, soft plastics recyclers have finally processed all the legacy waste left behind. REDcycle had plastic waste collection bins at most major supermarkets but shut down in 2022 saying it was unable to find recyclers to take the material. Stockpiles of plastics were later found…
Virgin Australia has extended the expiry date for travel booked using flight credits issued during COVID-19 travel bans after pressure from customers and consumer advocates. The airline had previously said travel vouchers issued by Virgin Australia between April 21, 2020 and July 31, 2022 would expire on June 30. Customers were also told they would…
The Alice Springs Beanie Festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.(ABC News: Xavier Martin) As the Alice Springs Beanie Festival celebrates its 30th and final year, we’re taking a look at the weird and wonderful handmade creations — and the characters working hard behind the scenes — that have made the annual event so…