We just hit 1.5 C above per-industrial levels for the first time. (www.abc.net.au)
Women-only social media app Giggle for Girls taken to court by transgender woman Roxanne Tickle after her account was restricted (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Transgender woman Roxanne Tickle is suing social media platform Giggle for Girls after she was excluded from the women-only app....
For the fourth day in a row, Earth has broken or equalled its hottest average temperature record (www.abc.net.au)
The planet’s average temperature hit 17.23 degrees Celsius on Thursday, surpassing the 17.18C record set on Tuesday and equalled on Wednesday.
The price of rice is skyrocketing, and it's pushing millions more people towards starvation (www.abc.net.au)
The Indian rice export ban, the war in Ukraine and El Niño are combining to create a "doom loop" for the world's poorest people, as staple food prices soar.
It is now illegal to use the Nazi salute in Victoria and police are warning they will take action if they see it (www.abc.net.au)
Donald Trump warns of threat of World War II, mixes up names of Joe Biden and Barack Obama in Washington speech (www.abc.net.au)
Mr Trump made the gaffe about the threat of World War II — which finished in 1945 — during the part of his address in which he was questioning the mental acuity of 80-year-old Mr Biden.
Chinese police were allowed into Australia to speak with a woman. They breached protocol and escorted her back to China (www.abc.net.au)
Chinese police hunting international corruption targets were allowed into Australia by the federal police and subsequently escorted a woman back to China for trial, in a major breach of Chinese-Australian police protocols....
Indigenous leaders break their silence, call referendum defeat 'appalling and mean-spirited' (www.abc.net.au)
Shoplifting up driven by rising cost of living - Coles responding with employee body cams (www.abc.net.au)
'We won every state': Trump ramps up his 2020 US election lies against Biden ahead of New York court appearance (www.abc.net.au)
When the crowd chants 'ceasefire now', this is why some governments remain 'deaf' (www.abc.net.au)
Neo-Nazis walk free from court, spared further jail time over attack on Victorian hikers (www.abc.net.au)
"Good luck with the future, gentlemen," County Court Judge Kellie Blair said to the pair, as she stepped off the bench at the end of hearing.
Streaming costs are rising, and there are more platforms than ever to choose between. Some people are going back to piracy (www.abc.net.au)
Keeping pet cats indoors would save millions of native animals and billions of dollars. So what's stopping us? (www.abc.net.au)
Broader adoption of keeping cats safe at home would have large benefits for cat welfare, human health, local wildlife and even the economy. So, should cat owners be required to keep their pets contained to their property?...
Meat-loving Australia has no appetite for vegetarian diet to help planet, study finds (www.abc.net.au)
A study shows Australians would rather take other actions to help the environment than give up meat....
Disability pensioner charged $6,760 for renting a phone that retails for around $1,800 (www.abc.net.au)
Australia’s love of big cars is undoing the benefits of the shift to EVs (www.abc.net.au)
Australians are driving bigger, heavier, dirtier cars and it’s alarming both climate and road safety experts....
There's a big misconception about mobile phones and driving, and it's putting us at risk (www.abc.net.au)
Push to lower Australia's compulsory voting age to 16 as advocate says youngsters feeling 'disenfranchised' (www.abc.net.au)
Victoria bans gas connections in new homes from 2024 (www.abc.net.au)
Expensive school uniforms don't make kids better at maths, so why are schools so focused on them? (www.abc.net.au)
Legally blind woman left anxious and in tears after rideshare drivers refuse to pick her up 23 times in six weeks (www.abc.net.au)
Victorian woman Kathryn Beaton says repeated, illegal denials of service from drivers refusing to allow her guide dog into their vehicles have left her effectively housebound....
Russia and China vote against ceasefire in Gaza in latest UN Security Council resolution (www.abc.net.au)
Australian helicopter forced to take evasive action after Chinese fighter detonates flares (www.abc.net.au)
An Australian pilot was forced to take evasive action after a Chinese military jet detonated flares close to a Navy helicopter that was operating in international waters near South Korea....
Could a tax against empty homes help end Australia's housing crisis? (www.abc.net.au)
My first instinct is “yes” but then I thought about it and I think it’s just going to exacerbate the short-stay problem unless combined with other measures.
