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A plane carrying 12 people planning to spend the day skydiving has crashed in Missouri, killing all aboard, authorities say. The plane, carrying a pilot and 11 passengers, crashed near the Butler Memorial Airport, located roughly 105 kilometres south of Kansas City. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a statement that troopers were at…
Sitting on the verandah of his home of 40 years, just outside of the southern NSW city of Wagga Wagga, Tom Hughes points out a large cherry tree in his garden. “I got 11 kilograms of cherries off that tree one year, but we don’t eat them anymore,” he said. Due to the proximity of…
Hello, ABC Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran in Jerusalem here. It’s been 107 days since the war between the US, Israel and Iran began, and it seems like it’s now the closest Washington and Tehran have been to a deal that would begin a process to end the conflict. Here’s what you need to know…
Welcome to what to watch, where we take you through what’s on the box in June. This month is all about new Australian content, with two fresh local series and a devastating documentary to inhale. Plus, the newest scripted drama from Queer as Folk creator Russell T Davies and a killer movie you can only…
No Socceroos goalkeeper has experienced the highs and lows of a World Cup campaign quite like Mark Schwarzer. The Australian legend, whose penalty shootout saves sent his country to the 2006 World Cup, played the first two games at that tournament in Germany before being controversially dropped for Zejlko Kalac in the crucial third match…
These days secure employment, glowing references, and presenting well just isn’t enough to guarantee a roof over your head. And in a deteriorating housing market, it’s young Australians who are missing out. Young people like Madison Andersen feel forced to get creative in their search for a property to call home. Madison Andersen and her…
Environmentalists and First Nations groups say a new agreement between the South Australian government and BHP, set to be passed by state parliament this week, does not do enough to end water extraction from the Great Artesian Basin. They also say their concerns have not been taken seriously and that they have been shut out…
A male voice off-screen can be heard saying “2.9” as a pair of mates shake hands. Sharks like this one live in Queensland waters. (Supplied: Mad Mullet Productions) The amateur fishermen have just caught and released a large bull shark. “Your shark. You release her … push her out.” They have returned the shark to…
In 2010, around the time of Tesla’s Initial Public Offering (IPO), an acquaintance proudly showed me his red Tesla Roadster, the first imported into Australia. It was a fine little rocket, the first electric vehicle of the modern era, discontinued in 2012 having provided the engineering and financial foundations for the Model S and, eventually,…
Leading economists at all four major banks are now predicting the Reserve Bank of Australia will leave interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent on Tuesday following its regular meeting. Members of the RBA’s Monetary Policy Board head into their two-day meeting this afternoon for their all-important decision on whether borrowers will get interest…