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Australians' surging appetite for berries has forced the national farm chemical watchdog to review the risk of exposure to harmful levels of a popular pesticide. Blueberry, blackberry and raspberry consumption has more than doubled in less than a decade, prompting the Australian Pesticides and...

In the south-west Victorian town of Hamilton, plans for a $50 million art gallery have become a lightning rod for contempt around class divides. As Hamilton's agricultural legacy and riches falter and its population stagnates, the local council says diversification of industry is the only way...

Former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Bugner, who lived more than half his life on the Gold Coast and fought under the name "Aussie Joe", has died in a Brisbane care home aged 75. Born in Hungary, Bugner made his name in Britain but only felt accepted in Australia. He won the Australian...

For about 14 years, Roslyn Grima has lived in her own little home in a seaside caravan park in northern Tasmania. "It was an amazing place, I'd come to visit a friend and the next week I thought, 'Oh, I'm buying one of these places,'" the 65-year-old said. "Now it's my home and it's...

Zohreh Sajjad and her husband are trying to raise funds for expensive CAR T-cell therapy after their insurance provider said it would not cover it. Melbourne resident Zohreh Sajjad has been diagnosed with an aggressive cancer but her health insurer, Medibank, is refusing to pay for the...

From the 1880s to the 1970s, people flocked to the Nelson Regatta from across south-east South Australia and south-west Victoria. Now, a group of friends in Nelson plans to revive the event along the Glenelg River in 2026 as a way to attract more visitors to the small border town, which has...

On a tidy back street in Leongatha, a minibus is getting ready to depart. The driver conducts some final safety checks before pulling away from the Leongatha Community House and heading into town. Its first stop is the home of Leongatha local Yvonne Osborne, who is on her way to visit a...

In a remote Northern Territory community, grandmother Gloria signed up to a brightly coloured pokie-style website, lured by the offer of thousands of dollars in free spins and bonuses, but the game never paid. Gloria, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, first heard of the "ding...

Do you have an archive of formerly white clothing? Perhaps, perfectly functional tees, shirts and socks have been relegated to at-home wear because of their lacklustre appearance. Caroline Beuth is the co-founder of a commercial and domestic laundry service based in Naarm/Melbourne...

A disability care worker who "lost control" and mistakenly accelerated instead of braking when she misjudged a turn — killing her client and injuring her co-worker — has been given a suspended sentence for the "terrible accident". Mahnoor Malik, 21, previously pleaded guilty to charges of...

Ella Cassidy always dreamed of having a place to call her own. It became a reality for the 34-year-old, who has Down syndrome and autism, when she joined Centacare's HAND Social and Life Skills Hub on Brisbane's northside five years ago. The program offers a range of activities and classes...

At least 6.5 million Australians will not have a say in who inherits their superannuation, according to new research from Super Consumers Australia shared exclusively with ABC News. That's because of the way super members are prompted to inform funds of who they wish to receive their savings...

Australian telco Exetel has been fined $694,860 for failing to comply with laws that protect customers from scammers. An Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) investigation found the company breached the rules on 73 occasions in June and July 2024 after scammers were able to...

A Kimberley vet says there has been a "massive" surge in the number of dogs diagnosed with a potentially deadly virus in two northern Western Australian towns. Parvovirus is a preventable and infectious disease spread through contaminated environments such as parks, pathways and soil. It can...

Almost two months after a man was killed in a hit-and-run incident at Bangalow in northern New South Wales, police have released CCTV of a car suspected to be involved in the crash. Bangalow man Paul Campton, 64, died after being hit by a car that failed to stop on a quiet road in a...

Australia's corporate watchdog is suing Equity Trustees Superannuation — which has $88 billion in funds under management and about 800,000 members — for its alleged role in the loss of $160 million of retirement savings in collapsed investment scheme Shield Master Fund. Shield, a...

Shuffling up and down a hospital geriatric ward corridor, kicking his feet on whatever medical equipment is in his way, his incontinence pad on display. They are the painful last memories Renee Santos has of her father, James Brown, who contracted hospital-acquired pneumonia and died last year...

Every month, hundreds of promising legal minds around the country apply to court to be admitted to practice law. And while many are only at the start of their careers, one South Australian man has attended the ceremony before the Supreme Court on his 74th birthday. "I've had some interesting...

When Kelly's ex-husband, Tony, died at the end of 2022, she thought their son, Zac, would get the superannuation money left to him. Tony (all names have been changed to protect people's safety) had more than $600,000 — including both his super savings and associated death benefits — with...

Naked Sundays SPF50+ Collagen Glow Mineral Perfecting Priming Lotion was being sold in MECCA cosmetics stores. (Supplied) Skincare brand Naked Sundays has pulled one of its sunscreen products from the Australian market, including from cosmetics giant MECCA, amid industry-wide questions about...