The US House of Representatives has delivered President Donald Trump a rare rebuke, voting to halt military action in his war with Iran. It comes as Mr Trump suggests there could be progress in peace negotiations with Iran as soon as this weekend. Here’s what to know. What just happened? The US House of Representatives…
There has been a “chilling” effect on the voice of footballers concerned that speaking up about human rights abuses could cost them their World Cup dream, according to former Socceroos captain Craig Foster. Human rights and geopolitical tensions, especially around the United States’ immigration crackdown and Iran’s participation in the tournament, are in the spotlight…
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has had “a big head start and we’re still behind,” the World Health Organization chief says, with continued militant attacks compounding the problem. Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) military said an attack by an Islamic State affiliate — a group known as the Allied Democratic Forces…
Television productions run to a meticulous schedule, but what happens when the planned build for a renovation show creeps from 12 months to two years to, well… a seemingly never-ending project? Brooke Bayvel, the supervising executive producer for Restoration Australia, says making a show such as theirs presents a “huge gamble” for this very reason….
Western Sydney mum Cynthia Meta says many in her community feel fed up with the lack of infrastructure in the city’s south-west. From overcrowding at her local hospital’s emergency department to a desperate need for better roads, Ms Meta said her neighbourhood had “fallen right behind”. “I feel that Western Sydney, we are the poorer…
The family of a man who vanished from a tropical island in 2022 says the inquest into his death ends a horror four years, while maintaining hope of one day finding his body. Ben Chisholm, 22, was last seen on Magnetic Island, 8 kilometres off the coast of Townsville, in July 2022. His mother, Jackie…
Australia did not adequately consider the climate impacts of extending its largest gas project, an independent United Nations expert has told the Federal Court. The special rapporteur for the right to a healthy environment is intervening in three Federal Court challenges brought against Woodside’s North West Shelf by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) and Friends…
Good morning, and welcome to the ABC’s finance blog. I’ll be taking you through the latest market action this morning. The ASX is set for a weaker start this morning, after global markets lost ground. Wall Street pulled back from recent highs, with tech and financial stocks among the main drags, as renewed hostilities in…
Matteo Arnaldi came out on top in an all-Italian clash at the French Open to reach his maiden grand slam semifinal after his opponent, Matteo Berrettini, retired injured while trailing 7-5, 5-2. Berrettini, who needed a medical timeout for what appeared to be hip pain after three games in the second set, threw in the…
In 1976 about 60 motorbike riders lined up to test their skills and endurance in a race through the central Australian outback. Little did they know, 50 years later, the 460 kilometre race from Alice Springs to Finke and back would be one of the most famous off-road races in the world: the Finke Desert…