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Male feral pigs identified as disease 'super spreaders'

Female pigs may be the "factories" of feral populations, but a new study suggests male pigs are the disease "super spreaders" and should be targeted in culling programs.

Published: 14h agoThu 13 Mar 2025 at 1:02amSource: ABC RuralTopic: Agricultural Pest Controlby Maddelin McCosker

Footprints uncovered on school foyer boulder date back 200 million years

Scientists say the discovery of 66 footprints on a rock at a Queensland high school are a huge breakthrough in understanding early Jurassic dinosaurs.

A man removing pink silicone from a rock in a school foyer

Published: YesterdayWed 12 Mar 2025 at 2:33amSource: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Fossilsby Jasmine Hines

Supermarket shelves stripped bare far from TC Alfred impact zone

Supermarkets across Queensland grapple with grocery shortages in the wake of the natural disaster, with flooding expected to affect the supply of fresh vegetables in the coming months.

Published: TueTue 11 Mar 2025 at 4:49amSource: ABC North QldTopic: Grocery Shoppingby Lily Nothling

Alzheimer's patient missing from hospital for up to five hours

The Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service is investigating the third incident of a patient wandering from one of its hospitals in almost two years.

Elderly man in dress shirt with microphone

Published: MonMon 10 Mar 2025 at 11:50pmSource: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Healthby Ellie Willcox

World's worst bee-killing parasite found in Queensland

Varroa destructor mite has been found in southern Queensland, the first detection of the world's worst bee-killing parasite in the state.

Published: 5 Mar 2025Wed 5 Mar 2025 at 4:21amSource: ABC RuralTopic: Beekeepingby Maddelin McCosker and Megan Hughes

Prepare now: Cyclone Alfred expected to make landfall on Friday — as it happened

The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting Cyclone Alfred to cross the coast early Friday morning, most likely between Maroochydore and Coolangatta. Take a look back at how the day's events unfolded.

Published: 5 Mar 2025Wed 5 Mar 2025 at 10:41amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Weather

Cyclone warning zone expanded south to Grafton — as it happened

Tropical Cyclone Alfred changes track towards the mainland, with damaging winds and heavy rainfall expected to be felt from tomorrow. Here's how Tuesday unfolded.

Water inundates sandbags on the beach at Bribie Island.

Published: 4 Mar 2025Tue 4 Mar 2025 at 1:58pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Weather

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Crunching the numbers on Trump's tariffs finds retaliation is a bad idea

Responding to US President Donald Trump's trade war with retaliatory tariffs might be politically satisfying, but one Australian researcher says economically, it's a bad idea.

us president donald trump holds a signed executive order for tariffs increase

Duration: 9 minutes 51 seconds

Source: QLD Country HourTopic: Tradeby Kallee Buchanan

Vegetables aren't just healthier, they're cheaper than fast food. So why don't you eat them?

The recommendation is five serves a day, but most Australians consume just a third of that.

A red light rail carriage with an add saying carrots are cheaper than chips on the side

Duration: 15 minutes 20 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Horticulture Industryby Kallee Buchanan

Larrikin, loveable lad and icon: reflecting on the life of Chad Morgan

A warning to Indigenous Australians this story contains the voice recording of someone who has died.

Australian country music icon Chad Morgan dies after 70-year career

Duration: 9 minutes 59 seconds

Source: ABC RuralTopic: Country Musicby Kallee Buchanan

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Fossilised footprints found at a Queensland school

Dinosaur researcher Dr Anthony Romilio says one of Australia's highest concentrations of fossilised footprints has been found at a school in central Queensland.

Dinosaur Discovery: Image of earthy coloured dinosaurs, Anthony Romilio’s face in a box.

Duration: 5 minutes 19 seconds

Source: ABC News

Huge waves on the Gold Coast as Cyclone Alfred approaches

A video taken on the Gold Coast this morning shows five-meter-high waves thrashing the coast as Queensland prepares for Cyclone Alfred.

Duration: 35 seconds

Source: ABC News

PM says the ADF will support Cyclone Alfred preparation and recovery

Anthony Albanese speaks at a press conference in Queensland as federal and state governments prepare for the landfall of Cyclone Alfred.

The PM stands in a room in front of a lectern, a signer to his left.

Duration: 32 seconds

Source: ABC News

Queensland Premier says Tropical Cyclone Alfred a 'serious event'

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has called Tropical Cyclone Alfred a "serious event". He tells News Breakfast the decisions residents make today are "the most important ones you'll make in this event".

Duration: 5 minutes 14 seconds

Source: ABC News

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Why young people are buying their first homes in regional Australia

The dream of owning property feels out of reach for millions of young Australians. But against the odds, there are young homebuyers achieving it.

A couple and their baby sit next to their house and a sold sign, in a graphic

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Personal Financeby Alexandria Utting, Hannah Walsh and Sharon Gordon

Mystery of unnamed graves at abandoned gold-rush town cemetery

The publicans at Cracow in central Queensland have restored the abandoned and overgrown town cemetery, piecing together the puzzle of who was laid to rest there.

Couple standing with adult children at bar with memorabilla hanging from roof and beer cans on wall.

Duration: 2 minutes 54 seconds

Source: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Regional Communitiesby Vanessa Jarrett

Bruce Highway's $1bn backup plan worse than a dirt road, truckies say

The inland freight route is meant to keep Queensland open for business during disasters, but five years after the $1 billion "second Bruce" upgrade was announced no real work has been done.

A large blue truck with cattle transporting trailers attached in a small country town.

Source: ABC RuralTopic: Roadsby Megan Hughes and Kallee Buchanan

Aussie cowboy follows Troy Dunn's footsteps in hunt for bull riding glory

Brady Fielder grew up riding calves on his family's cattle station in outback Queensland. Now he is a frontrunner for a bull riding world title.

Duration: 30 seconds

Source: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Sportby Aaron Kelly

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Published: 9 Dec 2024Mon 9 Dec 2024 at 5:23amSource: ABC EmergencyTopic: Bushfires

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Josh Giddey and Adam Caporn on Boomers new direction

The Boomers are a beloved Australian team, so the fact they have a new coach is a big deal. Adam Caporn joins us to talk chasing gold, team culture, Kyrie Irving and more.

Josh Giddey moves with the ball while playing with Boomers

Duration: 14 minutes 54 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

The case for punting Australians

Australians always like to think that we punch above our weight when it comes to sport. Sometimes it's a trope, but in American college football it's undeniable... at least in punting.

A highschool kid punts an american football at sun set, wearing pads and a helmet

Duration: 14 minutes 15 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

Aussie sevens great to make Super Rugby Women's debut

In a major boost to the Super Rugby Women's competition, Charlotte Caslick will make her first appearance for the Queensland Reds when they face the NSW Waratahs in Brisbane on Sunday.

Charlotte Caslick runs the ball for Australia during a rugby sevens match.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Rugby Union

Luckless Lion ruptures ACL again just days before potential AFL comeback

Brisbane Lions forward Lincoln McCarthy has suffered an ACL rupture in his right knee, just days before a potential AFL comeback.

Lincoln McCarthy lying on the ground, clutching his right knee, grimacing in pain

Source: ABC NewsTopic: AFL

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Three people charged with drug offences after search of Mackay home

Drugs and cash worth around $1 million have been uncovered at a home in north Queensland, leading to the arrest of three people.

A man holding a bag of powder inside a bedroom.

Source: ABC Tropical NorthTopic: Drug Offencesby Liam O'Connell

Woman 'shell-shocked' by cyclone 15 months after tornado destroyed home

Some unlucky residents in the Gold Coast hinterland have experienced a bushfire, a flood, a tornado and now a cyclone in the past five years.

A woman standing with her arms crossed in front of a flooded causeway

Source: ABC Gold CoastTopic: Cyclonesby Mackenzie Colahan

Thousands of litres of milk dumped as flood damage cuts off farms

Dairy farmers in NSW and Queensland have been forced to discard vast quantities of their product as road damage renders their properties inaccessible to trucks.

A bucket sits in a large amount of foamy milk.

Duration: 5 seconds

Source: ABC RuralTopic: Floodsby Lauren Bohane and Kim Honan

Toyah Cordingley's accused killer 'saw murder' and 'handled it badly', jury told

A jury has heard Rajwinder Singh is a "coward" who became the target of a "flawed" police investigation after witnessing Queensland woman Toyah Cordingley’s murder on a secluded beach.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Courtsby Christopher Testa

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Queen writes personal letter to rape survivor Gisele Pelicot

Queen Camilla has been a vocal campaigner for supporting survivors of rape and abuse.

A short woman with auburn hair is surrounded by men walking and looking serene

Published: 1h agoThu 13 Mar 2025 at 2:31pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Law, Crime and Justice

UK tanker crash aftermath 'reasonably contained', British PM says

One crew member is presumed dead after a Portuguese-flagged container ship crashed at close to full speed on Monday into an anchored tanker that was carrying US military jet fuel.

A container ship smouldering at sea, with charred shipping containers on board.

Published: 2h agoThu 13 Mar 2025 at 1:49pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Marine Incidents

Belgian prosecutors arrest 'Huawei lobbyists' in EU corruption probe

Local media reports suggest the investigation centres on lobbyists working for the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei suspected of bribing EU members to promote the company's commercial policy.

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Published: 1h agoThu 13 Mar 2025 at 2:24pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Corruption

Russia 'seeks to prolong the war' with ceasefire deal delay, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the fact there was no "meaningful" response from Moscow to a 30-day ceasefire proposal from the United States means Russia wants to keep fighting in Ukraine.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures as he talks to media

Duration: 2 minutes 14 seconds

Published: 2h agoThu 13 Mar 2025 at 1:24pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Unrest, Conflict and War

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Male feral pigs identified as disease 'super spreaders'

Footprints uncovered on school foyer boulder date back 200 million years

Supermarket shelves stripped bare far from TC Alfred impact zone

Alzheimer's patient missing from hospital for up to five hours

World's worst bee-killing parasite found in Queensland

Prepare now: Cyclone Alfred expected to make landfall on Friday — as it happened

Cyclone warning zone expanded south to Grafton — as it happened

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Crunching the numbers on Trump's tariffs finds retaliation is a bad idea

Vegetables aren't just healthier, they're cheaper than fast food. So why don't you eat them?

Larrikin, loveable lad and icon: reflecting on the life of Chad Morgan

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Fossilised footprints found at a Queensland school

Huge waves on the Gold Coast as Cyclone Alfred approaches

PM says the ADF will support Cyclone Alfred preparation and recovery

Queensland Premier says Tropical Cyclone Alfred a 'serious event'

Why young people are buying their first homes in regional Australia

Mystery of unnamed graves at abandoned gold-rush town cemetery

Bruce Highway's $1bn backup plan worse than a dirt road, truckies say

Aussie cowboy follows Troy Dunn's footsteps in hunt for bull riding glory

Australia Votes: Your Vote, Your Say

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Know your ABCs in an emergency

Download our free ABC listen app

Josh Giddey and Adam Caporn on Boomers new direction

The case for punting Australians

Aussie sevens great to make Super Rugby Women's debut

Luckless Lion ruptures ACL again just days before potential AFL comeback

Three people charged with drug offences after search of Mackay home

Woman 'shell-shocked' by cyclone 15 months after tornado destroyed home

Thousands of litres of milk dumped as flood damage cuts off farms

Toyah Cordingley's accused killer 'saw murder' and 'handled it badly', jury told

Queen writes personal letter to rape survivor Gisele Pelicot

UK tanker crash aftermath 'reasonably contained', British PM says

Belgian prosecutors arrest 'Huawei lobbyists' in EU corruption probe

Russia 'seeks to prolong the war' with ceasefire deal delay, Zelenskyy says

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