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When big stories break, turn to Ruby Cornish in the morning to bring you what's happening and why it matters. ABC News has more reporters in more places, serving and connecting communities and telling your stories.

The leading news at lunchtime. Kathryn Robinson brings you today's top stories and the latest news as it unfolds, with reporters in the community across Australia and around the world reporting on the issues that matter most.

In a Christmas Special Millie explores a hedge maze, Clarence goes to a koala hospital, Sophie makes Christmas gifts for growing, Hannah tours a farm with a holistic approach plus an elder shares knowledge of a special plant.

Rae sets out on foot to traverse Tasmania's Bay of Fires, Ernie catches up with the founder of Freo's famed cappuccino strip and Narelda meets a Sapphire empowering Aboriginal youth.

Gamay (Botany Bay) provided Gamayngal, the people belonging to Botany Bay, the resources needed to thrive for many generations. The old people taught the Gamayngal that their language is inseparable from their country.

In South Australia, host Phil Breslin, weapon maker Moogy Sumner and our team of experts unpack the science of Australia's most iconic and scientifically complex weapon - the Returning Boomerang.

Vanuatu's national women's cricket team balance work schedules as seasonal workers in Australia while training for the T20. Returning workers from the Solomon Islands and Tonga hope this season will be better than the last.

Joe O'Brien presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, analysis and updated news, sport and weather you need across the summer holidays.

Joe O'Brien brings you a comprehensive summary of the day's events, with the latest breaking news, in depth coverage of the top stories, live crosses, interviews and explainers to bring you up to speed on what's going on.

In a Christmas Special Millie explores a hedge maze, Clarence goes to a koala hospital, Sophie makes Christmas gifts for growing, Hannah tours a farm with a holistic approach plus an elder shares knowledge of a special plant.

Wherever you are and whenever you need us, ABC News is here to bring you round the clock coverage of the latest news and the day's stories. Plus reporters investigating issues that matter to you. Presented by Joe O'Brien.

Rae sets out on foot to traverse Tasmania's Bay of Fires, Ernie catches up with the founder of Freo's famed cappuccino strip and Narelda meets a Sapphire empowering Aboriginal youth.

In South Australia, host Phil Breslin, weapon maker Moogy Sumner and our team of experts unpack the science of Australia's most iconic and scientifically complex weapon - the Returning Boomerang.

Ken Thaiday Snr is a Torres Strait Island artist renowned for his dance headdresses. Inspired by Darnley island culture, his artworks are often larger than life and mobile. Join him as he prepares to ride his latest creation.

There's never been a more important time to stay in touch with what's going on in our world. At 9pm AEDT Manny Tsigas brings you the latest international news and interviews with correspondents and guests. (Final for 2024).

In the grip of a crippling drought, Alice Springs sees an economic lifeline in the 1960s when America comes knocking promising to build a space base on the edge of the desert town. The 'space base' isn't quite what it seems.

Vanuatu's national women's cricket team balance work schedules as seasonal workers in Australia while training for the T20. Returning workers from the Solomon Islands and Tonga hope this season will be better than the last.

Andrea and her family flee Warwick's violence. Debi searches for Warwick's missing sister, Eileen. A bomb tears apart a church hall, killing one and injuring scores more.

Come on a journey back in time to 1979 where Michael Parkinson interviews guests Kerry Packer and Jack Thompson.

In South Australia, host Phil Breslin, weapon maker Moogy Sumner and our team of experts unpack the science of Australia's most iconic and scientifically complex weapon - the Returning Boomerang.

More news, more often. Wherever you are stay in touch with ABC News. We've got more reporters in more places, connecting communities and covering the stories and issues that matter to you. Presented by Jade Barker.

There's never been a more important time to stay in touch with what's going on in our world. At 9pm AEDT Manny Tsigas brings you the latest international news and interviews with correspondents and guests. (Final for 2024).

Young people from all across the country share their personal stories of growing up in regional Australia, as we bring you the best short films from the 2024 Heywire project. Presented by Isaac Muller.

In a Christmas Special Millie explores a hedge maze, Clarence goes to a koala hospital, Sophie makes Christmas gifts for growing, Hannah tours a farm with a holistic approach plus an elder shares knowledge of a special plant.

Rae sets out on foot to traverse Tasmania's Bay of Fires, Ernie catches up with the founder of Freo's famed cappuccino strip and Narelda meets a Sapphire empowering Aboriginal youth.

Come on a journey back in time to 1979 where Michael Parkinson interviews guests Kerry Packer and Jack Thompson.

There's never been a more important time to stay in touch with what's going on in our world. At 9pm AEDT Manny Tsigas brings you the latest international news and interviews with correspondents and guests. (Final for 2024).

Australia's vast interior is dry, nearly a fifth is classified as desert. With little rainfall and soaring temperatures, these arid areas are surprisingly varied and breathtakingly spectacular.

Just before cyclone season gets underway in Vanuatu, we join disability advocate Ellen Tamata as she helps people living with disabilities and their communities to get ready. Her efforts are saving lives.

Start your weekend informed and up-to-date. Johanna Nicholson and Nick Dole bring you the latest news, interviews, politics, culture, weather and global affairs. Plus sport with Jared Coote.

Julia Zemiro is a woman of many talents - actor, comedian, TV presenter and cabaret festival director. But more and more, her thoughts are turning to a life away from performing.

Ruby Cornish presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

2024 was a year of conflict and change. The ABC's team of foreign correspondents travel the globe to bring back stories that shape our world. In this half hour special we look back at the past year.

Ruby Cornish presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

From coast to coast, through the outback, remote, rural and country towns and into the major regional and provincial cities, the ABC News team have scoured the nation to bring you the best regional reporting in 2024.

It's 'sweet'! It's where the heart is! Yes, it's the Home. Tony Armstrong opens the front door onto some of our best-known, strangest, and daggiest icons inspired by all things domestic.

Allycia gets ready for her first ever date, hoping to meet True Love's Prince. Kento is thrilled to make a connection with someone new. Charles maximises his chances of finding love by attending a speed dating event.

After 20 years living it up in Australia, comedian Cal Wilson leaps off the couch and embarks on a journey to find out how Kiwis like her fit into Australia's national story.

We meet a collector who has dedicated his life to finding and breeding plants from around the world.

At seven months, the pups have a strong bond with their handlers. But they face big tests as they learn to herd livestock and respond to calls. The results are certainly surprising.

In a Summer Special, we take a look back at one ABC presenter's emotional homecoming in Samoa, the Pacific's fight back against the international drug trade, plus the exploding popularity of NRL - and gambling - in PNG.

Ruby Cornish presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

2024 was a year of conflict and change. The ABC's team of foreign correspondents travel the globe to bring back stories that shape our world. In this half hour special we look back at the past year.

It's 'sweet'! It's where the heart is! Yes, it's the Home. Tony Armstrong opens the front door onto some of our best-known, strangest, and daggiest icons inspired by all things domestic.

There's never been a more important time for transparency and trust. ABC News brings you the latest news and today's top stories, with more reporters to tell you what's happening and why it matters. Presented by Mariam Saab.

Dr Ann Jones travels through the Indo-Pacific region to find the dedicated people bringing our planet's amazing animals, plants and ecosystems back from the brink. This time she visits biodiversity-rich Cambodia.

Allycia gets ready for her first ever date, hoping to meet True Love's Prince. Kento is thrilled to make a connection with someone new. Charles maximises his chances of finding love by attending a speed dating event.

After 20 years living it up in Australia, comedian Cal Wilson leaps off the couch and embarks on a journey to find out how Kiwis like her fit into Australia's national story.

At seven months, the pups have a strong bond with their handlers. But they face big tests as they learn to herd livestock and respond to calls. The results are certainly surprising.

Australia's vast interior is dry, nearly a fifth is classified as desert. With little rainfall and soaring temperatures, these arid areas are surprisingly varied and breathtakingly spectacular.

Jolie, a grade-12 student and aspiring marine biologist, joins forces with her community to bring back the lost oyster reefs of the Noosa River.

It's 'sweet'! It's where the heart is! Yes, it's the Home. Tony Armstrong opens the front door onto some of our best-known, strangest, and daggiest icons inspired by all things domestic.

2024 was a year of conflict and change. The ABC's team of foreign correspondents travel the globe to bring back stories that shape our world. In this half hour special we look back at the past year.

China's return to imperial power after a century of humiliation.

Allycia gets ready for her first ever date, hoping to meet True Love's Prince. Kento is thrilled to make a connection with someone new. Charles maximises his chances of finding love by attending a speed dating event.

After 20 years living it up in Australia, comedian Cal Wilson leaps off the couch and embarks on a journey to find out how Kiwis like her fit into Australia's national story.

Australia's vast interior is dry, nearly a fifth is classified as desert. With little rainfall and soaring temperatures, these arid areas are surprisingly varied and breathtakingly spectacular.

Dr Geoff Raby, Australian Ambassador to China 2007-2011, will Address the National Press Club of Australia on the topic "Great Game On: China's ascendency in Eurasia and the West's Chussia Anxiety".

Dr Ann Jones travels through the Indo-Pacific region to find the dedicated people bringing our planet's amazing animals, plants and ecosystems back from the brink. This time she visits biodiversity-rich Cambodia.

The Great Barrier Reef lies in the Coral Sea. Here wildlife flourishes in the pristine tropical seas, home to the world's richest marine ecosystem.

The average age of the Australian farmer, at 52, is older than many other occupations. But a high school in regional Queensland is inspiring a new crop of farmers to step into their boots, and stage.

Ease into your Sunday with an engaging mix of news, updated information, analysis, interviews, politics and weather. Presented by Johanna Nicholson and Nick Dole, plus sport with Jared Coote.

From a youngster juggling rugby and choir practice to now a well loved singing star, watch Fijian favourite Ratu perform some of his best loved songs at the Pacific Break 2024 concert, live from Fiji.

Ruby Cornish presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

Puberty Blues co-author Kathy Lette has mined her life for stories since her teens. Now post menopause, she opens up about her life and determination to age disgracefully.

Ruby Cornish presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

Join 'Back Roads' on a journey to Naracoorte on SA's Limestone Coast. Guest presenter, Amanda Shalala discovers a heartwarming community that's welcoming newcomers, changing lives and inspiring its young people to dream big.

Chef Massimo Mele explores Tassie's local produce. From prized free range pork sausages, to freshly picked mushrooms with plenty of mouthwatering recipes along the way.

After 6 weeks without work Clarry resorts to mustering his cyclone ravaged property. A new processing facility is set to open in the Northern Territory. The Cooks decide to take a gamble and begin catching feral buffalo.

The Great Barrier Reef lies in the Coral Sea. Here wildlife flourishes in the pristine tropical seas, home to the world's richest marine ecosystem.

By 2050, two-thirds of us will live in urban areas - and we won't be alone. Dr Ann Jones reveals the secrets of five dangerous animals that are thriving in our concrete jungles.

In Fremantle, Greig Pickhaver learns what is now a bustling, arty city was once a convict outpost full of drunks and thieves. It came to be shaped by migration, from early white settlers and Aboriginals.

Ruby Cornish presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Baumann began teaching in her NT community of Nauiyu in the 1970s, but she tells Dan Bourchier now is when her work really begins. She explains the importance of deep listening and walking in two worlds.

A look back at more of the best stories from Landline in 2024. A unique approach to tackling mental health challenges among dairy farmers; plus growing Australia's appetite for pistachios.

From coast to coast, through the outback, remote, rural and country towns and into the major regional and provincial cities, the ABC News team have scoured the nation to bring you the best regional reporting in 2024.

Stories of loss, resilience and the enduring human spirit as survivors of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami reflect on their survival, healing and the untold stories of a global catastrophe that still resonates two decades later.

There's never been a more important time for transparency and trust. ABC News brings you the latest news and today's top stories, with more reporters in more places to tell you what's going on. Presented by Meredith Sheehan.

Chef Massimo Mele explores Tassie's local produce. From prized free range pork sausages, to freshly picked mushrooms with plenty of mouthwatering recipes along the way.

After 6 weeks without work Clarry resorts to mustering his cyclone ravaged property. A new processing facility is set to open in the Northern Territory. The Cooks decide to take a gamble and begin catching feral buffalo.

The Great Barrier Reef lies in the Coral Sea. Here wildlife flourishes in the pristine tropical seas, home to the world's richest marine ecosystem.

By 2050, two-thirds of us will live in urban areas - and we won't be alone. Dr Ann Jones reveals the secrets of five dangerous animals that are thriving in our concrete jungles.

In Fremantle, Greig Pickhaver learns what is now a bustling, arty city was once a convict outpost full of drunks and thieves. It came to be shaped by migration, from early white settlers and Aboriginals.

We meet Kaylene Milner, the designer working with artists and musicians to make iconic jumpers; chat with Nathaniel Youkhana ahead of their Australian Fashion Week debut; plus hear from Sudanese singer-songwriter Ajak Kwai.

Stories of loss, resilience and the enduring human spirit as survivors of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami reflect on their survival, healing and the untold stories of a global catastrophe that still resonates two decades later.

The final word on the day's top stories, with the latest news and updated information from Australia's most trusted source of independent news. Presented by Meredith Sheehan.

Chef Massimo Mele explores Tassie's local produce. From prized free range pork sausages, to freshly picked mushrooms with plenty of mouthwatering recipes along the way.

After 6 weeks without work Clarry resorts to mustering his cyclone ravaged property. A new processing facility is set to open in the Northern Territory. The Cooks decide to take a gamble and begin catching feral buffalo.

The final word on the day's top stories, with the latest news and updated information from Australia's most trusted source of independent news. Presented by Meredith Sheehan.

The Great Barrier Reef lies in the Coral Sea. Here wildlife flourishes in the pristine tropical seas, home to the world's richest marine ecosystem.

By 2050, two-thirds of us will live in urban areas - and we won't be alone. Dr Ann Jones reveals the secrets of five dangerous animals that are thriving in our concrete jungles.