Mount Isa mother Kristen Curd spent four months in Townsville after giving birth to premature twin boys, and says the hardest part began when they finally came home.

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Surfer Jessi Rebel's journeys with art and identity have beaten similar paths — both inspired by one relative's sage piece of advice.

From Perth's latest quarantine experience to a cultural burial on Rottnest Island, here are our top ABC News photos for Western Australia in May.

Large swells have further eroded Gold Coast beaches, leading to a growing number of metal detectorists hitting the sand in search of lost treasure. Some say they can make around $1,000 a month finding ...

Internal NT Health data leaked to the ABC reveals diphtheria case numbers surged in the NT a month before a public health alert was issued. The data also offers the first public insight into the ...

Rescue divers in Laos have safely evacuated the first of five local villagers who had been trapped in a cave for more than a week by floodwaters.

A court has heard a man charged with extortion was "potentially gagged" by his bail terms in an effort to protect a ...

The US president has been weighing a tentative agreement that would open the Strait of Hormuz and begin talks on Tehran's nuclear program.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

A private prosecution launched by a businessman in Victoria's Hepburn Shire has been described as a "nightmare" by a lawyer defending one of two local government figures facing charges.

A Queensland jetski salesman who helped set up offshore shell companies embroiled in scandals involving Mexican drug cartels and North Korean arms dealers faces extradition to the United States on ...