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The Forbes community has walked around the town lake to honour the life of childcare worker and mother Molly Ticehurst. The 28-year-old was allegedly murdered by a former partner last month
A homicide investigation is underway after a man was fatally stabbed in Acacia Ridge, Brisbane’s south.
The federal budget will be unveiled on Tuesday with persistent inflation shaping the government's economic approach. Labor wants to help people with the rising cost of living but needs to be careful it doesn't add to inflationary pressures.
Part of a cliff top road at dover heights collapsed during heavy rain last night. It's one of hundreds of jobs the new south wales s-e-s has responded to over the weekend.
Many families have welcomed a Queensland hospital introducing new live-streaming cameras in every ICU baby cot.
Australians are increasingly struggling with the cost of food which can affect healthy eating. Reporter Selina Ross met one dietician who is helping people learn how to cook nutritious and affordable food.
The Pacific sports show caught up with members of the Fijian deaf rugby team.
Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor spoke to David Speers on ABC Insiders this morning about the upcoming budget. He says the government is far from pushing inflation down and that the focus needs to be on enabling the economy to grow at a faster rate than spending.
Regional health reporter Steven Schubert travelled to the regional city to report mental health services, and a warning this interview discusses mental health issues and suicide
In last year's federal budget, the government announced it would spend more than 30 million dollars to help build so called 'Changing Places' around Australia. They're facilities that offer more than a standard accessible toilet and include things like changing tables and hoists.
The federal government has announced Australia will stop exporting live sheep from May 1, 2028 while unveiling a $107 million package to help the industry transition.
Graduates from a horticulture training program at a minimum security prison are proving to be great employees for regional businesses in WA.
Fans flocked to see their favourite female Maroon players at Queens street mall ahead of the Women's three game Origin series.
A group of Gold Coast residents are "living a nightmare" after being forced out of their homes having been exposed to asbestos from a neighbouring property.
The move to set caps on the number of international students arriving in the country comes alongside several reforms to crack down on "dodgy operators" in the lucrative sector.
An upgrade to a popular tourist road in Western Australia's south-west is dividing some locals.
The federal government will tip billions of dollars of additional investment into building new homes in next week's federal budget, as it chases a promise to build 1.2 million new homes by 2030.
Tenants of a Gold Coast unit block have been indefinitely forced out after a contractor pressure washed asbestos off a neighbouring roof. The cancer-causing material contaminated the area.
Months on from the freak Christmas storm that wreaked havoc across the state's southeast, thousands of Queenslanders are still in insurance limbo.
Cocao prices are rising globally and small chocolate makers back home are feeling the pinch.