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The Australian athletics world has been left in mourning after the death of Stawell Gift finalist Jemma Stapleton. Stapleton, 25, is believed to have died while overseas on a family holiday. The cause of death has not been revealed. A GoFundMe has been set up for the Stapleton family. Loading Instagram content “It is with…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway with action set to spread across the United States, Canada and Mexico, and it’s almost time for Australia to get involved. The Socceroos are set to face Türkiye in their first Group D match as they look to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament for the…
The suspected remains of a missing Sydney woman have been found almost eight years after her alleged murder. Nadire Sensoy disappeared from her Prospect home in Sydney’s west in December 2018. In 2020, an appeal was made and a reward was offered for fresh information on the whereabouts of the 71-year-old. A coronial inquest into…
When the Victorian government opened applications for a 20 per cent rebate on car registrations, Kerry Taylor was one of the 2 million people who jumped at the chance to get some money back. But the Warrnambool resident says that financial relief will be short-lived, after rough road conditions in Victoria’s south-west blew out a…
A national private hospital operator that specialises in mental health is closing its doors in north Queensland, saying the facility is no longer financially viable. Aurora Healthcare has run the Mackay Private Hospital for nearly a decade, providing mental health respite and physical rehabilitation beds. The hospital, which opened in the 1990s, also accommodated up…
A West Australian mandarin grower is shutting his seasonal roadside stall after 17 years due to people stealing up to 40 per cent of the stock laid out each day. Bruce Crain said 70 bags of clementines were recently stolen from a stall at the end of his driveway near Capel, 200 kilometres south of…
Good morning, and welcome to the ABC’s daily finance and business blog. Lin here to take you through all the news overnight and for the next few hours. The ASX is set for a strong start, with futures pointing to a 1.7 per cent gain. The Australian dollar also strengthened, rising 0.66 per cent against…
During the final hearing of the Senate inquiry into the government’s proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) changes, it was revealed more than 350,000 people who would have accessed the NDIS will have to find supports elsewhere. The health, disability and ageing department projected that 240,000 existing participants will be “exited” from the scheme under…
In the middle of outback South Australia, with a population of 65 at the latest census, the town of Marree marks the end of bitumen roads. While tourists pass through all year round to fly over the Marree Man and Kati-Thanda Lake Eyre, there are two events on the social calendar when the town goes…
On the night of June 12, 1996, six army Black Hawk helicopters were flying in formation over a defence training base near Townsville. It was a routine counterterrorism training operation, simulating a hostage rescue. When two of the helicopters flying at the front of the formation collided, it became a tragedy. Eighteen soldiers were killed…