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• Post #4500195

  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

• Post #4444049

  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

• Post #4389172

  '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

• Post #4388022

  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

• Post #4386009

  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

• Post #4383398

  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

• Post #4272398

  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...

• Post #4225252

  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

• Post #4222342

  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

• Post #4182760

  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

• Post #4156721

  Meta tells Indigenous inquiry it has no content moderators in Australia By Charlie McLean Meta officials have conceded they are "not aware" whether any of their content moderators are Indigenous at a racism inquiry. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/meta-indigenous-content-moderators/106966688 #Racism #CharlieMcLean

• Post #4148885

  Facial recognition could be your new ticket to the footy By Shannon Pearce Facial recognition technology is being used as an alternative form of ticketing, but some experts are concerned it could open the door to the data being used for more than just event entry. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/facial-recognition-tickets-expanding-in-afl/106868858 #IdentificationTechnology #InformationTechnologyIndustry #AI #Surveillance #AIEthics #AFL #ShannonPearce

• Post #4146153

  Power prices are finally falling. Experts say data centres could change that By Daniel Mercer Consumers should brace for hefty increases in the cost of generating electricity as data centres suck up vast quantities of power faster than new plants can be built, experts say. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/data-centre-explosion-could-spark-power-price-hikes/106963258 #DataCentres #EnergyPolicy #RenewableEnergy #DanielMercer

• Post #4098193

  The 'race against time' to save a nation's precious film collection By Lily Nothling Work is underway to preserve Papua New Guinea's collection of more than 1,300 film reels and tapes, stored at its small National Film Institute in Goroka, before climate change causes permanent damage. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/act-race-save-papua-new-guineas-precious-film-collection/106958080 #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #Movies #LilyNothling

• Post #4097667

  How two boats with 500 people disappeared almost without trace By Will Jackson The disappearance of two boats carrying more than 500 Rohingya asylum seekers off the coast of Myanmar in recent weeks brings the number of people reported lost at sea in the region this year to more than 800. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/more-than-500-rohingya-drown-in-boat-sinkings/106944250 #Refugees #MarineIncidents #HumanRights #WillJackson

• Post #4010537

  China demands Australia stop 'inciting confrontation' over South China Sea China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has demanded Australia stop "exaggerating tensions and inciting confrontation" over the South China Sea after Penny Wong warned Beijing against "destabilising" conduct in the region. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-22/china-australia-south-china-sea-philippines-tension/106946822 #DefenceandNationalSecurity

• Post #3984756

  How China's EV industry went from 'embarrassment' to the world's leader By Allyson Horn In China you can swap an empty electric vehicle battery in about four minutes. It is part of how China has come to dominate the EV industry. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/china-ev-dominance-over-europe-united-states/106913324 #ElectricVehicles #Batteries #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Manufacturing #Technology #AllysonHorn

• Post #3969847

  Why 'narcissist' bosses are more likely to oppose work from home Research published last month found narcissistic leaders — those with a tendency to be self-centred and entitled — were more likely than others to resist remote work. Why? The study concluded "it interferes with their motivations for power and status". https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/narcissist-bosses-oppose-work-from-home/106937492 #Work #Psychology #Careers #BusinessEconomicsandFinance

• Post #3908663

  Pauline Hanson delivers CPAC London speech to mostly empty seats By Riley Stuart and Elias Clure Pauline Hanson has ended her trip to Britain and Europe on a muted note, after around 120 people attended her speech at a political conference in London on Saturday. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-18/pauline-hanson-delivers-cpac-london-speech/106931646 #OneNation #RileyStuart #EliasClure

• Post #3898839

  Did you know Australia's first live telecast was in Carnarvon? By Yousuf Shameel Carnarvon played host to Australia's first-ever live telecast with London 60 years ago. Now, one couple has visited the Pilbara town to recreate the family's involvement in the event. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-18/australia-s-first-ever-telecast-from-carnarvon-remembered/106921402 #Broadcasting #History #RegionalCommunities #Technology #SpaceExploration #YousufShameel

• Post #3865822

  Dad granted full custody after four years in court returns children to mum By Heidi Davoren, Adelaide Miller, and Widia Jalal The family court granted John full custody of his kids, but he returned them to their mother saying the judge got it wrong. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/alleged-dv-victim-loses-custody-of-children-in-family-court/106826526 #FamilyLaw #Courts #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #DomesticViolence #HeidiDavoren #AdelaideMiller #WidiaJalal

• Post #3852070

  Calls for end to old-growth logging but environmental groups want more By Jano Gibson A coalition of conservationists, artists and forest industry figures wants an end to old-growth logging in Tasmania but major environmental groups have distanced themselves from the "shared vision statement", saying it does not go far enough. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/forest-congress-calls-for-end-old-growth-logging-tasmania/106922776 #ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #IndigenousAustra...

• Post #3851896

  'Haven't had a day off all year': PM defends broken festival promise By Ewa Staszewska A year ago the Anthony Albanese vowed to attend the Garma Festival every year for as long as he remained prime minister. Now he says he needs a break. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/anthony-albanese-breaks-garma-festival-promise/106923234 #FederalGovernment #IndigenousAustralians #EwaStaszewska

• Post #3851598

  Family of Australian missing in US says somebody 'does know something' Victoria Police says it is aware of the weeks-long investigation into the disappearance of Sally Contarino, a Melbourne tourist who has been missing in Las Vegas since June 20. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/sally-grace-contarino-missing-person-las-vegas/106922698 #MissingPerson

• Post #3691705

  Breaking: Welsh pop singer Bonnie Tyler dies aged 75 Welsh pop singer Bonnie Tyler, ​famed for 1980s power ballads such as Total Eclipse of the ​Heart and Holding Out ​for a Hero, has died. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-09/welsh-singer-bonnie-tyler-dies-age-75/106899066 #Celebrities #Music

• Post #3680946

  Melbourne injecting room cut ambulance callouts by 70pc, report reveals By Rachel Eddie Data from a new paper shows the number of heroin-related ambulance call-outs dropped from 48 a month to 14 a month in the first five years following the Richmond medically supervised injecting room's opening. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-09/medically-supervised-injecting-room-statistics/106893388 #Drugs #PublicHealth #Heroin #LocalGovernment #RachelEddie

• Post #3603500

  Ebola treatment trial begins in Congo as outbreak continues to grow A trial for an experimental Ebola treatment starts in Congo, where the largest-ever Ebola outbreak continues to grow. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-05/ebola-treatment-trial-congo/106882406 #Ebola #InfectiousDiseases

• Post #3567192

  Government rejects all UN recommendations on LGBTQIA+ rights The Albanese government has accepted the lowest number of recommendations made by the UN Human Rights Council in 20 years, with none protecting the LGBTQIA+ community. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-04/federal-government-rejects-un-lgbtqia-recommendations/106866788 #HumanRights #LGBTQIA

• Post #3480918

  Breaking: ACCC sues Amazon over 'unfair' Prime streaming service By Michael Atkin The consumer watchdog is suing Amazon over allegedly having unfair contract terms for its Prime streaming service. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-30/amazon-prime-accc-federal-court/106857352 #ConsumerProtection #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #MichaelAtkin

• Post #3464297

  Lauryn Hill honoured with Living Legend Icon Award By Mawunyo Gbogbo American musician and actress Lauryn Hill has been recognised with the inaugural Living Legend Icon Award at the BET Awards by the Black Entertainment Television network in the United States. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-29/lauryn-hill-honoured-living-legend-icon-bet-awards/106854316 #MusicAwards #Music #AwardsandPrizes #PopularCulture #HipHop #Entertainment #MawunyoGbogbo