Can I have a barbecue during a fire ban? The rules around fire bans change depending where you live. Here's a quick guide to cooking fires, barbecues and using power tools when there's fire weather.

The winner of the 2026 ABC Young Performers Awards has been announced following a live grand final concert at the Sydney Opera House.

A 19-year-old and 18-year-old have been arrested and charged after a stabbing incident outside a school in Canberra's south ...

Spanish authorities confirm two Australians are among the dead following a crash between two high-speed trains.

A mother who says she can't afford to feed her kids has again disputed an assessment by Services Australia that she must pay ...

A helicopter carrying tourists and one carrying cargo collide while attempting to land near Mount Everest's South Base Camp.

Here's what's making news in the North and West SA and Eyre Peninsula regions today. Eyre Peninsula council scraps ...

Because the ABC Emergency Alerts system relies entirely on information published by emergency agencies, despite the best efforts of those agencies, the ABC cannot guarantee that this information will ...

Here's what's making news in the Far North Queensland region today. Man charged with 20 offences. A Far North Queensland man ...

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Here's what's making news in Western Queensland today. The Paroo Shire Council will replace the flood gates on Cunnamulla's ...

With the toad front line now just 100km from Broome, there is hope a 7,500-square-kilometre "waterless barrier" can halt any further advance into WA.