Community and Society

The Wongatha man from WA's Goldfields died in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, about 600km east of Perth, on February 6 after battling emphysema and lung cancer. 

As Denmark's royal couple, King Frederik and Australian-born Queen Mary, tour the queen's homeland, we look back at how their romance began. 

An image appearing to show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and the sacked UK ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein has been uncovered in the latest document dump released by the US DOJ.

This week in Canberra the Nationals chose a new leader, the energy minister chose his words carefully and the government chose to avoid one word altogether. 

Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame says a conference in Hobart will be her last speaking engagement for the year, at this stage.

An alleged murder by a man who absconded from Cumberland Hospital shines a spotlight on a NSW mental healthcare system that may be more broken than first thought.

ABC National Forum is a new discussion program bringing together ordinary citizens, community leaders, experts and policymakers to talk about topical issues of national significance, moderated by David Speers.

A NSW South Coast paramedic is recognised for her commitment after continuing to care for patients after sustaining injuries in a fatal crash.

Along with authors, teachers, students, parents and grandparents, Kahn will tell her story of life in Australia as a Jew in the first ABC National Forum.

The Albanese government will need to be explicit about what it is doing in the Middle East or risk a growing concern that it is being drawn into another war. 

Thirty years after the death of a beloved member during training, Mackay Surf Lifesaving Club revives its women's surfboat team.

This week in Canberra, Tim Wilson did his best Billy Joel impression, the opposition leader went hard on the government over the cost-of-living crisis and the Canadian prime minister popped into parliament.

As US-Israeli strikes shake Iran, the Iranian diaspora describe a turbulent mix of relief, grief and helplessness as they wait for news from loved ones and are met with silence.

The fact that we are now staring at the smoking embers of arguably Australia's most successful radio pairing surely must be linked to a pincer movement of increasingly uncomfortable commercial and community pressures.

Bipartisan support for the "global rules-based order" has all but disappeared in Australia. 

Stargazers across the country have shared photos of the blood moon total lunar eclipse, from the city to the beach and regional backyards — here's a look. 

The future of a community centre of social housing residents in the NSW Illawarra region has been secured using donations from a charity art exhibition at Sydney's Botanic Garden.

There's surely a reason we all went briefly nuts about a lonely little snow monkey called Punch living in a Japanese zoo.

America's Next Top Model has aged terribly. What does accountability even mean for an era of unprecedented exploitation on screen? 

Experts are warning elders are suffering in silence and are calling for more awareness around financial abuse to understand how it manifests within families and communities.