Canberra Canberra light rail finally opens its doors to the publicabc.net.au - Georgia Hitch It has been more than a decade in the making and despite time blowouts, a host of near-misses, one collision and the final green light at the 11th …
South Australia Australia's race to space heats up as another Queensland rocket firm prepares to launchabc.net.au - Matt Eaton Queensland is set to take another bold leap forward in the nation's race for space when a Gold Coast start-up company aims to fire its first rocket …
Dementia Daughter 'in tears' as insurance company sells woman with dementia $15,000 funeral policyabc.net.au - By Alice Roberts A Queensland woman says she is shocked an insurer ignored a number of 'red flags' when selling a $15,000 funeral insurance policy over the phone to …
Retail Reject Shop and KFC piloting program to curb customer abuse towards retail workersabc.net.au - Selby Stewart Once upon a time the customer was always right, but today's retail workers say that's changed. A new survey by The Shop, Distributive and Allied …
Canberra Canberra's light rail is ready to roll, but it's been decades in the makingabc.net.au - Tom Lowrey It might seem like talk of light rail in the nation's capital has been going on forever — and that's because it has (almost*). While the first trams — …
Thailand Bitcoin couple face death penalty in Thailand for 'seastead' floating home in international watersabc.net.au A bitcoin investor couple is on the run and facing the death penalty after Thai authorities alleged their life on the open seas was a threat to …
Australian Labor Party Coalition says it's not anti-electric cars, but doesn't want to tell people what to driveabc.net.au - By Angelique Donnellan The Coalition says it is not anti-electric vehicles, but that it is also not the role of government to tell people which cars they should …
Metals Fortescue Metals and BHP iron ore production hit by Cyclone Veronicaabc.net.au - Sue Lannin Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) is the latest mining company to have its iron ore output hit by Tropical Cyclone Veronica, although the impact on …
Samsung Samsung's new folding smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, is reportedly breaking after just a few days' useabc.net.au Some of Samsung's brand-new folding smartphones, which are due to be sold for almost $2,800 each, appear to be breaking after being used for only a …
Ticket reseller Viagogo engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct, Federal Court findsabc.net.au - Stephanie Chalmers The Federal Court has found Viagogo engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct through its Google advertisements, claims about the scarcity of …
Down Syndrome Josh Meredith's small business is helping change community attitudes about Down syndromeabc.net.au - By Allison Jess Josh Meredith, 25, lives with Down syndrome and is helping change attitudes towards disability in the workplace in his community of Albury-Wodonga on …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoUnemployment Unemployment creeps back up to 5 per cent despite strong jobs growthabc.net.au - Stephen Letts Australia's unemployment rate has edged back up to 5 per cent, despite another strong month of job creation. The slight rise in seasonally adjusted …
Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney trains at standstill amid police operation at Redfern Stationabc.net.au The power is turned off to parts of Sydney's train network and there are "major delays" on every line except for one amid a police operation at …
Banking Royal Commission NAB compensation payout to customers to top $1 billion after an extra $749 million set asideabc.net.au - Stephen Letts NAB's compensation bill for customers affected by years of misconduct has now pushed through $1 billion. The bank announced another $749 million in …
Mark McGowan Scarborough Beach twin towers development on hold as 3 Oceans explores other optionsabc.net.au - James Carmody The developers of Scarborough's contentious twin towers hotel and apartment development have met with the West Australian Government and officially …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMedicare Wall Street drops on fears of 'Medicare-for-All' reducing healthcare profitsabc.net.au - David Chau Australian shares are expected to start the day slightly higher, despite a weak session in US markets, as investors weighed up the risks of greater …
Tasmania Tasmanian southern bluefin tuna makes a splash in high-end sushi restaurants - ABC Rural - ABC Newsabc.net.au - By Hugh Hogan Two Tasmanian commercial fishermen are using rod-and-reel fishing methods to catch sashimi-grade southern bluefin tuna to meet the demand of Japanese …
Perth, Australia Concern new West Australian newspaper redundancies will diminish democracyabc.net.au - Nicolas Perpitch The loss of decades of journalism experience and knowledge from the latest round of redundancies at The West Australian newspaper will "denude" its …
Cost of Living Petrol price rises becoming less shocking, RAA warns, as unleaded passes $1.60 per litreabc.net.au - By Malcolm Sutton Adelaide motorists may have been conditioned to accept increasingly higher petrol prices, the RAA has warned, as regular unleaded spiked above $1.60 …
Geoscience Adani did not 'accept in full' changes sought by scientists during approval stages, meeting notes showabc.net.au - Michael Slezak Handwritten documents obtained by the ABC appear to directly contradict the Environment Minister Melissa Price that Adani "accepted in full" changes …
Nestle Giant global brands ban supermarket deliveries in price warabc.net.au - Andrew Robertson Empty shelves are a rarity at Coles and Woolworths. But some top brands have been absent in recent weeks because their makers have stopped …
ETFs Young people are getting robots to manage their investments. Here's whyabc.net.au - Emily Stewart So, you've saved up some money and you're keen to invest. But would you trust a computer to give you financial advice? Newcastle couple Andrew and …
China Tesla CEO Elon Musk's massive gamble on China could be thwarted by local rivalsabc.net.au - Bill Birtles Even by Elon Musk's standards, his Shanghai plan is ambitious: take 86 hectares of muddy farmland on the outskirts of the city's peninsula and start …
Australian Labor Party NT Government's plan to save its economy criticised by Territory economistabc.net.au - Dijana Damjanovic A Northern Territory economist has cast doubt on the likelihood of success of a 10-year plan to fix the NT budget and boost the flagging economy, …
Anthony Russo Avengers: Endgame directors, the Russo brothers, plead with Marvel fans #DontSpoilTheEndgameabc.net.au The directors of Avengers: Endgame have pleaded with fans not to spoil the movie by giving away storylines after reports of some scenes leaking …
China Australian dollar jumps on strong Chinese reboundabc.net.au - Stephen Letts The Australian dollar has jumped sharply on better than expected Chinese economic data. The dollar moved up to just below 72 US cents with the news …
Netball Super Netball faces big test as World Cup collides with the domestic seasonabc.net.au - Brittany Carter Heading into its third season, Super Netball finds itself in a bit of a dilemma. Forced to split in two with a World Cup scheduled right in the …
NRL NRL boss Todd Greenberg tells court sex scandals have put his daughter's friends off gameabc.net.au - Kathleen Calderwood NRL boss Todd Greenberg has told the federal court his daughter's friends have been put off the game because of alleged misconduct by some players. Mr …
EMC Carnegie Clean Energy shareholders learn true value of EMC as creditors meet in Perthabc.net.au - Kathryn Diss Collapsed wave energy hopeful Carnegie Clean Energy had just over $3,000 cash in the bank when it called in the administrators last month. And its …
Israel Folau Israel Folau to challenge Rugby Australia's breach notice over social media postabc.net.au Wallabies star Israel Folau will challenge Rugby Australia, in relation to its decision to issue him with a breach notice, for a controversial social …
