| | | | At least 62 people have been killed and 584 others injured when a tsunami hit beaches around Sunda Strait in Indonesia on Saturday night, the government's Disaster Mitigation Agency says. | | | | Jacqui Lambie's Senate replacement Steve Martin says his half-million-dollar office refit is cost-effective because his new office allows him to better cover the state and the work put "Canberra money" in local pockets, but he may not have long to enjoy the new digs, as he is tipped to struggle at next year's election. | | | | Beijing's crackdown on its ethnic Muslim-minority Uyghurs has been met with international condemnation, however some very significant voices have remained silent — those of Muslim nations. | | | | A middle-aged man and woman are being questioned by police over their suspected role in the illegal use of drones over London's Gatwick Airport, which created chaos for international travellers. | | | | A 40-year-old woman who allegedly fled the scene of a fatal crash in a stolen vehicle, leaving behind two children and her dead passenger, is arrested by WA Police. | | | | Villagers reportedly suffer burns from white phosphorus, a chemical incendiary that cannot be extinguished, in a remote region of West Papua, but the Indonesian army dismisses the reports as propaganda. | | | | A 21-year-old learner driver is charged over the death of a 20-year-old man, who was found lying in the middle of a road in Cairns while a party raged on nearby. | | | | Several large corporate collapses in the building industry are causing a world of pain for smaller contractors further down the chain. Now, with the property market busting in Sydney and Melbourne, things are about to get worse. | | | | Patients taking the drug report fewer relapses, less brain atrophy, slowed progression of the disease an improved quality of life. | | | | Scooter-sharing has landed in Australia and new rules are being drawn up to accommodate the "innovative" rideable devices. But they're not quite legal in all states just yet. Here's what you need to know. | | | | The family and colleagues of a bus driver who was sentenced to more than five years' jail after crashing into Melbourne's Montague Street bridge, injuring six people, say he has been "victimised" by the courts. | | | | MCG curator Matt Page dispels fears of a poor pitch for the Boxing Day Test, saying he is "pretty happy" with where he is at and is "confident" of providing a good surface. | | | | In a busy world, I found Mass therapeutic — a time without technology to quiet my mind. But if the Church wants Gen Y and even Gen Z, it'll have to change these six things first, writes Mikki Cusack. | | | | An FBI agent who accidentally shot a man in the leg after doing a backflip at a Denver bar avoids jail time after pleading guilty to third-degree assault, as the agency declines to say whether he will keep his job. | | | | Researchers hope reintroducing koalas to areas where they historically thrived could help to conserve them. | | | | In a show of opposition to violence and religious extremism, Moroccans gather in front of the Norwegian and Danish embassies for a candlelight vigil to honour two Scandinavian university students killed in a terrorist attack in the Atlas Mountains. | | | | Veteran crocodile ranger Tom Nichols is famous in the Northern Territory, cruising the Darwin Harbour to catch about 300 saltwater crocs a year and reduce the risk of a fatal attack. But some people are making his job harder. | | | | Slaughtered wolves are being strung up by their teeth and hung from road signs as farmers in Italy's north wage a war against the protected animals. | | | | Father Mac's heavenly puddings fed a magic fundraising project for nearly four decades, but now it is time for its last batch. | | | | A father with cystic fibrosis who needs a new heart, lungs and liver is brutally aware his "second chance" at life would only come through another family's tragedy. There are currently 1,400 people on the organ donation waiting list in Australia, with about 50 of those being children. | | | | Psychologist Jodie Benveniste has some advice for parents on how to get children to appreciate their presents, help around the house and make Christmas enjoyable for the whole family. | |  |
By state political reporter Ellen Coulter | |  |
By Mikki Cusack | |  |
By North America correspondent James Glenday | |  |
By state political reporter Ellen Coulter | | | | | | | The ABC sent this message to starnewsposting@gmail.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC.
Any personal details and data acquired by the ABC from your participation in any ABC Online Services will be used only in accordance with the ABC's Privacy Policy.
This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. | | | | | |
0 comments:
Post a Comment