When Nicole Clinch arrived at a Kilburn pre-poll centre on March 17, voting in South Australia’s state election was not her first priority. “As an Aboriginal person, you don’t generally get a lot of opportunity to have your specific voice heard,” said Ms Clinch, a Badimia Yamatji woman. “And so, I personally was really looking…

When record-breaking heatwaves hit parts of Australia over summer, it wasn’t just people and wildlife that suffered. For those trying to grow and supply the nation with fresh food, the extreme heat wiped out entire crops and highlighted a growing struggle for farmers. And it is likely to become an even bigger challenge — not…

If you’ve been following the NBA closely over the past decade, then you’ll know of the league’s quiet problem. It has been creeping up year after year like the monster behind the hero in a horror movie — seemingly invisible yet unshakably present. The problem is who exactly the NBA’s next face is going to…

A Victorian government department crowned a repeat child sex offender as the state’s “disability pride champion”, before officials realised his criminal past and stripped him of the award. The department says an administrative bungle led to Cameron Bloomfield, 40, being honoured at the Victorian Disability Awards in December 2024. By the time Bloomfield accepted the…

Police have arrested six people, including four youths, over the death and alleged kidnapping of a man whose body was found near a children’s playground in Melbourne’s west last month. Victoria Police said a 30-year-old man was kidnapped from a house in Darius Terrace, South Morang in the early morning of May 15. It is…

An application for a proposed dog breeding facility in Elphinstone in Central Victoria has been withdrawn following lobbying from residents and animal activists. The puppy farm had planned to operate 24 hours a day and house up to 150 dogs including corgis, golden retrievers and Cavalier King Charles spaniels. The application for the facility, lodged…

One of the biggest gambling companies in the world is breaking into Australia’s “rewards clubs” scene, raising alarm bells for anti-gambling advocates. Sportsbet’s parent company Flutter Entertainment has launched Sportsdream Rewards, a company using the rewards club model, which has exploded in popularity. Rewards clubs use ‘trade promotions’ as a loophole to run prize draws…

In March 2025, the ‘varroa destructor’ first appeared in Queensland beehives. It is believed the parasitic mite, deadly to European honey bees, was carried over the Scenic Rim from New South Wales, which has been battling varroa since 2022. Just a year on, it is estimated 90 per cent of south-east Queensland’s wild honey bee…

James Turner is not joking when he says the Australian men’s rugby sevens team relishes stressful moments. “We thrive in it,” Turner explained matter-of-factly when he spoke to ABC Sport over the phone from France. Aussies know ‘job is not done’ Australia puts itself in pole position to win the women’s rugby sevens World Championship,…

As winter settles over the fog and frost-prone city of Wagga Wagga, there is a sense of despair among the growing number of people experiencing homelessness. “I’ve already been wet,” Deanne said. “The stick’s gone through the tent, so there’s tape on that. Still gets wet in there, then you can’t dry your bedding.” Deanne…