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Inquest hears doctor getting counselling since Indigenous woman's death

A doctor admits he should have been called to see a woman before she died at the remote Lightning Ridge health centre, during a coronial inquest into her death.

Two photos of a woman smiling at the camera with writing in memory of Eve Brown.

Published: FriFri 5 Sep 2025 at 12:13amSource: ABC Western PlainsTopic: Healthcare Facilitiesby Zaarkacha Marlan and James Paras

Kathleen Folbigg: The journey to freedom in her own words

"I was exonerated, therefore the returning of innocence comes back to me."

Duration: 17 minutes 46 seconds

Published: WedWed 3 Sep 2025 at 2:14amSource: ListenTopic: Justice Systemwith Paul Turton

Historic 150yo pub no longer pouring tap beer closes in 'poor shape'

A historic hotel in the gold rush town of Hill End has closed, with locals saying its condition had deteriorated over the past year.

A gold rush era pub with historic brickwork.

Published: TueTue 2 Sep 2025 at 8:30pmSource: ABC Central WestTopic: Pubs, Taverns and Barsby Lani Oataway

Judge jails grandfather for sexually assaulting teenage granddaughters

A man in his 70s is sentenced to eight years jail for sexually assaulting his granddaughters in 2021 and 2023.

Published: 29 Aug 2025Fri 29 Aug 2025 at 7:32amSource: ABC Western PlainsTopic: Child Sexual Abuseby Zaarkacha Marlan

Snow within 35km of five Australian capitals as Antarctic blast arrives

An intense polar outbreak will bring one of the most widespread snow events in years to south-east Australia during the next 24 hours.

Published: 28 Aug 2025Thu 28 Aug 2025 at 10:03pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Weatherby Tom Saunders

Farmhand jailed for brutally murdering farmer, burning evidence

Clinton Wrigley has been sentenced to 23 years jail for the murder of Nyngan farmer Joel Carter, found dead inside his home in January 2023.

A selfie of a man staring at a camera wearing a cap

Published: 28 Aug 2025Thu 28 Aug 2025 at 3:38amSource: ABC Western PlainsTopic: Courtsby Zaarkacha Marlan

85yo former teacher given limited term for child sex offences

John Ernest Spinks, 85, has been sentenced for sexually abusing three boys between the 1970s and 1990s, and will be referred to the Mental Health Review Tribunal.

Published: 26 Aug 2025Tue 26 Aug 2025 at 7:39amSource: ABC Western PlainsTopic: Courtsby Zaarkacha Marlan

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Kathleen Folbigg: The journey to freedom in her own words

"I was exonerated, therefore the returning of innocence comes back to me."

Duration: 17 minutes 46 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Justice Systemwith Paul Turton

Shamrock Tenors' new spin on Irish folk

The Shamrock Tenors have been hailed as "Ireland's most exciting new folk music sensation," with their contemporary take on traditional Irish music.

Duration: 18 minutes 53 seconds

Source: ABC Radio SydneyTopic: Folk Musicwith Renee Krosch

Westminster Abbey's Principal Organist takes on Sydney Opera House

Royal Organist James O'Donnell speaks to Renee Krosch about being responsible for the music at London's Westminster Abbey, including when the Prince and Princess of Wales were wed and the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

Prince William and Catherine Middleton walk down the aisle at their wedding in Westminster Abbey.

Duration: 14 minutes 2 seconds

Source: ABC Radio SydneyTopic: Classical Musicwith Renee Krosch

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Bin battery sparks fire, causing 15-tonne rubbish spill

Footage captures how a battery disposed of in a bin ignites in seconds, forcing a Dubbo garbage truck to dump 15 tonnes of rubbish on a suburban street. Supplied: Dubbo Regional Council

Duration: 23 seconds

Source: ABC News

PolAir's most complex mission yet

The rescue of 47-year-old woman from a narrow cliff edge took more than 15 hours overnight.

Duration: 43 seconds

Source: ABC News

Cliff rescue of Melbourne woman in NSW bushland was PolAir's most complex mission yet

The 47-year-old woman was on a quest to return to rock-climbing after two years of grief when she slipped. Her rescue from a narrow cliff edge took more than 15 hours overnight - and has lifted the veil off her depression.

Duration: 53 seconds

Source: ABC News

Solar Livestock: Running livestock in solar paddocks

Some farmers are already running sheep - and cattle - in paddocks of solar panels, and say it not only works, but comes with grazing and financial benefits.

Duration: 12 minutes 16 seconds

Source: ABC News

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When Mitch died at 22, his town started a shearing event to save others

After a tragic loss, this rural town took the mental health of its shearing community into its own hands, and hopes to spread the message to every shed across the country.

A young man smiling at the camera while surrounded by long grass.

Source: LandlineTopic: Mental Healthby Isla Evans and Floss Adams

Epic 3,500km trek, 11,000 sheep, and the young drover history forgot

In 1882, drover Wallace Caldwell led the longest sheep drive in Australian history, but his story was almost lost to time.

Black and white photo of sheep and mounted drover in an open field.

Source: LandlineTopic: Historyby Tim Lee

Remarkable 20-hour rescue of climber dangling unconscious 200m up a cliff

When Hyun Park slipped while climbing in the Warrumbungles, her life depended on her 80-year-old mentor and the tactical gymnastics of a 20-hour overnight rescue mission.

A landscape showing steep rock formations rising up out of hilly bushland.

Duration: 43 seconds

Source: ABC Western PlainsTopic: Emergency Servicesby Catherine James

Laura wants to heal from a trauma that isn't her own

A personal event triggered coping mechanisms Laura Jones didn't realise she had. It pushed her to explore her inherited trauma, a concept her family has long understood but science is only just beginning to research.

A woman stands in bushland and smiles at the camera

Source: ABC Western PlainsTopic: Indigenous Australiansby Catherine James

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Published: 9 Dec 2024Mon 9 Dec 2024 at 5:23amSource: ABC EmergencyTopic: Bushfires

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Bulldogs prop forced to move out of home on eve of NRL finals

Max King has been living with a mould infestation at home that he is glad to have finally escaped in the lead-up to Friday's qualification final at Melbourne.

Max King of the Bulldogs running with the NRL ball

Source: ABC NewsTopic: NRL

The storylines to define the NRL finals

In the industry, they call it the 'second season'. Only eight teams remain as the NRL gears up for a finals series rich with storylines. What are the narratives that will define finals time?

Tom Starling jumps on Corey Horsburgh, who is hugging Hudson Young after scoring an NRL try.

Duration: 14 minutes 54 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

Hynes free to play elimination final after NRL backflips on suspension

Nicho Hynes has avoided a suspension and will play in Cronulla's elimination finals against Sydney after a downgrade in his dangerous contact charge against Canterbury last week.

Nicho Hynes for the Cronulla Sharks preparing to pass to the right in an NRL match

Source: ABC NewsTopic: NRL

The Australian woman who spearfished a 162.5kg striped marlin

After a shock cancer diagnosis, Nikki Watt thought she'd never dive again. But now she's broken a spearfishing world record with a huge marlin.

A woman, wearing a snorkel and mask under water, next to a massive marlin.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Recreational Fishing

NSW News

'Smoke in the cockpit': Plane's emergency landing after mayday call

The British Airways passenger flight BA16 was on its way to Singapore and made the emergency return to Sydney Airport about an hour after take-off this afternoon.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Air Incidentsby Jean Kennedy

Bulldogs prop forced to move out of home on eve of NRL finals

Max King has been living with a mould infestation at home that he is glad to have finally escaped in the lead-up to Friday's qualification final at Melbourne.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: NRL

ATV driver charged with manslaughter over death of toddler

The 34-year-old was allegedly towing farm equipment behind an all-terrain vehicle when the boy fell last year.

A brick arch in front of a historic-looking building beneath a clear sky.

Source: ABC RiverinaTopic: Courtsby Andrew Mangelsdorf

A stage adaptation of Craig Silvey's novel Runt will premiere next year

Runt earned a slew of awards for younger readers and was turned into a movie. Ahead of the release of the sequel, a theatre adaptation is in the works.

A middle-aged man and woman, Steve Rodgers and Rebecca Massey, and a little girl chase a small dog.

Source: ABC ArtsTopic: Theatreby Hannah Story

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Man critically injured in Perth workplace incident

A man in his 40s has been critically injured in a workplace incident in Perth's north-east.

Front entrance of a building marked "Hoffman Engineering"

Published: 21m agoMon 8 Sep 2025 at 10:21amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Accidents and Emergency Incidents

'Smoke in the cockpit': Plane's emergency landing after mayday call

The British Airways passenger flight BA16 was on its way to Singapore and made the emergency return to Sydney Airport about an hour after take-off this afternoon.

Published: 20m agoMon 8 Sep 2025 at 10:22amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Air Incidentsby Jean Kennedy

Bulldogs prop forced to move out of home on eve of NRL finals

Max King has been living with a mould infestation at home that he is glad to have finally escaped in the lead-up to Friday's qualification final at Melbourne.

Published: 1h agoMon 8 Sep 2025 at 9:08amSource: ABC NewsTopic: NRL

Supertramp co-founder Rick Davies dies aged 81

Rick Davies, the co-founder and lead singer for British rock band Supertramp, has died aged 81 after a decade-long battle with cancer.

Published: 1h agoMon 8 Sep 2025 at 9:04amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Music

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Inquest hears doctor getting counselling since Indigenous woman's death

Kathleen Folbigg: The journey to freedom in her own words

Historic 150yo pub no longer pouring tap beer closes in 'poor shape'

Judge jails grandfather for sexually assaulting teenage granddaughters

Snow within 35km of five Australian capitals as Antarctic blast arrives

Farmhand jailed for brutally murdering farmer, burning evidence

85yo former teacher given limited term for child sex offences

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Kathleen Folbigg: The journey to freedom in her own words

Shamrock Tenors' new spin on Irish folk

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Bin battery sparks fire, causing 15-tonne rubbish spill

PolAir's most complex mission yet

Cliff rescue of Melbourne woman in NSW bushland was PolAir's most complex mission yet

Solar Livestock: Running livestock in solar paddocks

When Mitch died at 22, his town started a shearing event to save others

Epic 3,500km trek, 11,000 sheep, and the young drover history forgot

Remarkable 20-hour rescue of climber dangling unconscious 200m up a cliff

Laura wants to heal from a trauma that isn't her own

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Top 100 Books of the 21st Century

Know your ABCs in an emergency

Bulldogs prop forced to move out of home on eve of NRL finals

The storylines to define the NRL finals

Hynes free to play elimination final after NRL backflips on suspension

The Australian woman who spearfished a 162.5kg striped marlin

'Smoke in the cockpit': Plane's emergency landing after mayday call

Bulldogs prop forced to move out of home on eve of NRL finals

ATV driver charged with manslaughter over death of toddler

A stage adaptation of Craig Silvey's novel Runt will premiere next year

Man critically injured in Perth workplace incident

'Smoke in the cockpit': Plane's emergency landing after mayday call

Bulldogs prop forced to move out of home on eve of NRL finals

Supertramp co-founder Rick Davies dies aged 81

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