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  Giant ball of 2.8 million eels gathers off Tasmania's coast to spawn By Peter de Kruijff CSIRO scientists have identified an underwater mountain off Tasmania where a threatened deep-sea eel species gathers annually. https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-10-28/australia-biggest-eel-ball-2-8-million-off-tasmania/107309716 #MarineBiology #ScienceandTechnology #MarineParks #Animals #Fish #Nature #Environment #Science #PeterdeKruijff

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  Dying SES employee fights to have workers' compensation claim recognised By Danielle Pope Despite serving during some of Victoria's most significant emergencies, Ken Bodinnar is facing a workers' compensation battle to make sure his family is supported after he dies. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-27/ken-bodinnar-ses-workers-compensation-claim-victoria/107138500 #EmergencyServices #WorkplaceAccidentsandIncidents #Volunteering #DaniellePope

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  Labor promises $6.8b South Coast rail fix days after timetable backflip By Penny Burfitt Days after proposed timetable changes were abandoned, the government is promising to electrify the rail line from Kiama to Bomaderry and add additional tracks. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-26/labor-promises-south-coast-rail-line-upgrade/107307726 #PublicTransport #PennyBurfitt

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  How the joy of Pride is 'a form of resistance' against queer discrimination By Marnie Vinall GWS player Tilly Lucas-Rodd said the conversations around AFLW Pride Round are important to keep platforming, as the joy is a counter to the discrimination queer people still face in sport. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-16/tilly-lucas-rodd-ahead-of-pride-and-100th-game/107264008 #Sport #AFL #AFLWomens #MarnieVinall

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  Loophole allowing new coal and gas to avoid stricter climate laws By Jake Evans The Climate Council says coal and gas mines are using a "loophole" to expand operations and add new emissions while avoiding stricter emissions laws for new coal and gas. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-13/safeguard-mechanism-loophole-coal-expansions/107246600 #Coal #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #ClimateChange #MiningandMetalsIndustry #JakeEvans

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  Why the Tate brothers were arrested and what they are charged with Everything you need to know about the arrest of the Tate brothers for alleged rape and trafficking. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-20/what-to-know-about-the-tate-brothers-rape-trafficking-charges/106934438 #Courts

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  Nepal focuses on rehabilitation as it ends search and rescue after flood Nepal has ended the search and rescue operation for the more than 5,000 people still missing after the devastating August flood. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-06/nepal-ends-search-rescue-after-floods-rehabilitation/107232148 #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #Environment

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  Ivory still legal to sell in Australia despite 2019 promise to ban it By Peter de Kruijff A new study has found hardly any of the $1.2 million worth of elephant ivory sold or advertised in a six-month period in Australia came with paperwork proving its origin. https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-10-03/domestic-trade-ban-of-elephant-ivory-abandoned/107165470 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #ScienceandTechnology #Environment #Nature #Mammals #Animals #PeterdeKruijff

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  UK police declare major incident at air base used by US Several men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences, UK police say, after a security scare at a British air base that has been used by the US Air Forces in south-west England since the start of the Iranian war at the end of February. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-27/uk-police-declare-major-incident-at-fairford-air-base/107201508 #Terrorism #DefenceandNationalSecurity #WorldPolitics #War

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  Albanese couldn't have timed his Medicare hack bombshell better By Courtney Gould Anthony Albanese couldn't have picked a better time to drop the metaphorical bomb that a rogue artificial intelligence agent breached an Australian government system. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/open-ai-medicare-breach-government-walking-delicate-tightrope/107180648 #FederalGovernment #AI #CyberSecurity #ForeignAffairs #CourtneyGould

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  Breaking: AI agent accessed Australian government site, PM says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says an unauthorised AI agent has accessed a government website. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/ai-agent-accessed-australian-government-site-pm-says/107189078

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  Birthing among 'flies and trucks' becoming more common in parts of NSW By Lauren Pezet The rate at which babies are being born before arriving at hospital has doubled in regional areas since 2001, in outer regional and remote areas it has more than tripled. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-22/babies-born-before-arriving-at-hospital-climbs-regional-nsw/107106782 #Babies #WomensHealth #PregnancyandChildbirth #LaurenPezet

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  Six volcanoes erupt within days in Indonesia in 'rare' event By Tri Ardhya At least six volcanoes erupt across Indonesia within days of each other. For residents nearby there's no escaping the fallout. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-20/six-volcanoes-erupt-within-days-in-indonesia/107165188 #VolcanicEruptions #Environment #ScienceandTechnology #EarthScience #HumanInterest #Geology #TriArdhya

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  COVID vaccines no longer free for many Australians from next month By Lauren Roberts Only some people will continue to get the COVID-19 vaccination for free after October 1. Here's what the changes mean for you. https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2026-09-17/everything-you-need-to-know-about-covid-19-vaccine-changes/107124062 #VaccinesandImmunity #COVID19 #LaurenRoberts

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  Andrew Forrest's Fortescue appeals $150m native title compensation By Alistair Bates Fortescue is the third group to appeal against a record Federal Court award of $150.3 million to traditional owners. Both the Yindjibarndi people and the WA government have lodged filings of their own. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-16/andrew-forrest-fortescue-appeals-native-title-compensation/107127884 #NativeTitle #MiningandMetalsIndustry #IndigenousAustralians #Courts #LandRights #AlistairBates

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  Whyalla's steelmaking gap could last years as potential job losses mount By Daniel Keane A resumption of steelmaking in Whyalla could be several years away, following the announcement that hundreds of jobs will go because of the demise of the blast furnace. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/whyalla-steelmaking-gap-could-last-years/107153676 #Steel #StateandTerritoryGovernment #CompanyNews #FederalStateIssues #DanielKeane

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  Live: ASX to fall following sea of red on Wall Street By Adelaide Miller The ASX is set to open lower in morning trading as the price of oil continues to rise. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/asx-markets-business-news-live-updates-tuesday-15-september/107153476 #StockMarket #FinancialMarkets #Currency #CompanyNews #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #Cryptocurre...

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  Inside the mission to save critically endangered orangutans from fire By Tim Swanston On Borneo, many believe fires threatening critically endangered orangutans are being deliberately lit to clear land for palm oil plantations. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-13/indonesia-fires-and-smoke-haze-putting-orangutans-at-risk/107142194 #Environment #Wildfires #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #EnvironmentalImpacts #ClimateChange #Fires #TimSwanston

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  Weekend to bring unseasonable heat, gusty thunderstorms, flooding and snow By Tom Saunders A powerful front will generate a smorgasbord of wild weather across eastern Australia this weekend. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-05/heat-thunderstorms-flooding-snow-for-eastern-australia-weather/107117906 #WeatherForecasts #Weather #TomSaunders

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  These are the animals bird flu has already hit in Australia By Jacinta Bowler and Peter de Kruijff Bird flu has quickly spread around Australia. Hidden in the numbers are more than 20 distinct species of birds and mammals that have fallen to the disease. https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-08-29/australian-birds-animals-bird-flu-infections-deaths/107074780 #AvianInfluenza #Birds #ScienceandTechnology #Environment #Nature #Science #WildlifeDiseases #JacintaBowler #PeterdeKruijff

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  Colombia quake death toll reaches 224 with more than 2,700 missing The magnitude-7.4 quake collapsed buildings and caused widespread damage in the South American country. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/colombia-earthquake-rescue-death-toll/107026208 #Earthquakes #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #StateofEmergency #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #DisasterRelief

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  Todd Blanche confirmed as US attorney general after divisive hearing The vote followed a tumultuous confirmation fight that exposed deep concerns — from some Republicans as well as Democrats — about installing Donald Trump's close ally atop a Justice Department that historically prided itself on its independence from the White House. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-08/todd-blanche-confirmed-as-us-attorney-general/107013178 #WorldPolitics #LawCrimeandJustice

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  'List of doom' outlines birds facing extinction if deadly flu spreads By Amelia Bernasconi A list of thousands of Australian species have been ranked by threat level as the deadly H5 bird flu spreads. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/bird-flu-hundreds-of-species-under-threat/106998490 #AvianInfluenza #Biosecurity #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #WildlifeDiseases #EnvironmentalImpacts #AmeliaBernasconi

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  Gas giant prosecuted after under-reporting toxic emissions By Tom Robinson Japanese gas giant Inpex has been charged by the Northern Territory's environmental regulator for under-reporting the amount of toxic emissions it released from the Ichthys facility near Darwin. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/nt-epa-prosecutes-gas-company-inpex/106998434 #OilandGas #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #Agriculture #TomRobinson

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  Erectile dysfunction drug may heighten risk of eye disease, study shows By Lauren Roberts Men who take a widely-used erectile dysfunction drug to treat an enlarged prostate are "significantly more likely" to develop glaucoma, a new study has found. https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2026-08-05/erectile-dysfunction-risk-from-drug-cialis-eye-disease-glaucoma/106994086 #MensHealth #Health #Pharmaceuticals #LaurenRoberts

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  Engineer says 50 years of erosion research being ignored By Cath Adams A co-author of the first NSW Coastal Protection Act says 50 years of research is being undermined by courts allowing people to protect their own properties at select locations. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/beach-erosion-expert-claims-research-ignored/106746240 #Erosion #EnvironmentalPolicy #CathAdams

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  NDIS provider pockets $1 million after incorrectly billing participants By Nas Campanella and Mary Lloyd Some NDIS service providers have been referred to the ACCC as the government reveals thousands have been engaging in questionable billing practices, including using funds to pay for float tanks and golf lessons. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/ndis-service-providers-profiting-from-incorrect-billing/106981132 #Disabilities #PeopleWithDisability #FederalParliament #Crime #NasCampanell...

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  Victorian premier apologises to victim-survivors of child sexual abuse in schools By Coco Veldkamp Victorian Premier Ben Carroll formally apologises to victim-survivors of child sexual abuse in state government schools, describing a "terrible reality" of systemic failures. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/apology-to-victims-of-abuse-in-school-victoria/106974880 #ChildSexualAbuse #StateandTerritoryGovernment #CocoVeldkamp

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  Cricketer dubbed 'Clicky Ponting' suspended as stats show unusual trend The club at the centre of the '"Clicky Ponting" amateur cricket scandal suspends the player allegedly involved, as data shows dramatic increases in catches when he has played. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/clicky-ponting-suspended-as-cricket-investigation-continues/106975696 #Cricket #Sport

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  Japanese mall had just reopened before earthquake and explosion By Erin Handley Before the magnitude-7.1 earthquake hit, the mall had highlighted its seismically reinforced ceilings and improvements to safety and ⁠resilience. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/japan-explosion-at-mall-after-earthquake-damage/106970640 #Earthquakes #ErinHandley