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At childcare pickup, Emily's son told her he was being sexually abused

The mother knew something was wrong. Her four-year-old's tear-streaked face stopped her cold. Heart pounding, she pulled out her phone and hit record.

A still of a video of a boy in a booster seat in a car. His face is blurred and he is holding a beaded string.

Duration: 36 seconds

Source: Four CornersTopic: Child Care

'Poor decision' around NAPLAN could disadvantage Muslim students

The decision to hold crucial exams during one of the most sacred periods in the Islamic calendar will put young Muslims "at a clear disadvantage", a leading educator says.

High school girls at Langford Islamic College move to their next class.

Duration: 4 minutes 9 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Education

Damage from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred tops $17m for NSW farmers

Horticulture businesses were some of the hardest hit with strong winds causing widespread damage in orchards.

Flood water covering the majority of a young pecan nut plantation.

Source: ABC RuralTopic: Horticulture Industry

Editor's Choice

Tash went to the doctor with a sore knee. She soon learnt it was melanoma

After being diagnosed with advanced stage melanoma, Tash Sutton is on a mission to help others avoid the same fate.

A photo of a young family with a beach in the background.

Source: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Skin Cancer

Quick hits: Coaching masterstrokes, starring rookies and an ugly Harley Reid act

Coaches showed off some tricks from their playbook while the AFL showed it is in good hands with the next generation, even with Harley Reid showing his age in a moment he'd like to forget. Here are your quick hits from round one.

Sam Mitchell, Isaac Kako and Harley Reid

Source: ABC NewsTopic: AFL

Drone mustering the door to young man's dream job after spinal injury

Luke O'Sullivan's dream of working in the cattle industry was jeopardised when lost the use of his arms and legs in a car crash — but with tech and tenacity, he's back on the job.

A young man sits in an electric wheelchair in a field, holding a remote in his hands. A drone is hovering directly above him.

Source: ABC RuralTopic: Agricultural Technology

Brighten your day with sunflowers

Costa Georgiadis frolics through a floral field of sunflowers, going over growing tips and how to show them off in a stunning, sunny arrangement.

Duration: 12 minutes 4 seconds

Source: Gardening AustraliaTopic: Gardening

Matt Sweeney shares his love for Australian music

Indie rock supergroup The Hard Quartet are Double J's artists in residence throughout March. This week, guitarist Matt Sweeney shares his favourite Australian music.

Duration: 1 hour

Source: ListenTopic: Music

Tropical Cyclone Alfred aftermath

The town that keeps flooding but no-one wants to leave

In the southern Queensland town of Laidley, floodwaters come and go but the people stay.

a man, woman and child pose out the front of a pub

Source: ABC Southern QldTopic: Floods

Byron Norfolk Pines go as arborists work through ex-Cyclone backlog

Arborists face a huge backlog of jobs in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, as fallen trees litter the landscape.

A seat around a tree that has been cut down and lies in the background.

Source: ABC North CoastTopic: Cyclones

Hard road ahead for Hervey Bay tourism in wake of Alfred devastation

From thriving businesses to "ghost towns", mainland and K'gari (Fraser Island) tourism — worth $900 million to the local economy — faces a bleak Easter after the storm's damaging deluge.

Twisted, buckled timbers and rails on a sandy road rising from the sea through bush.

Source: ABC Wide BayTopic: Floods

Could a tropical cyclone hit Sydney one day? Here's what the science says

As global temperatures climb, scientists say some of the things that made Tropical Cyclone Alfred unique — such as threatening to make landfall further south than normal and causing more damage — could be a taste of the future.

A satellite image shows clouds forming a tropical cyclone off the coast of Australia

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Climate Change

Moments in History

How farmers became tangled in Patricks' plan

After the collapse of the Dubai plan, Patrick Stevedore's boss Chris Corrigan turns to Plan B, training fresh-faced farmers to work as wharfies.

face of a flightened-looking person looking out of a cracked window of a bus

Duration: 35 minutes 39 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: History

For years, these sisters didn't know white people existed

It has been more than 40 years since the Pintupi Nine made contact with the modern world. Much has changed in their lives, but their country has never stopped calling them home.

Two Indigenous women smile at the camera in a composite image that includes a black and white photo and red desert.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous Culture

150 years on from one of country's worst maritime disasters

Shock waves went throughout the whole nation when the SS Gothenburg sank off the coast of Queensland in February 1875. Its preservation is key in understanding life in the colonies.

Source: ABC North QldTopic: History

Family lays to rest 100yo murder mystery after unmarked grave found

An unmarked grave, believed to belong to a murdered mother and child, has been found in a cemetery survey, ending a 100-year-old mystery.

An archival photo of Maria Langley aged 18. She's got curly hair, a neckalce and a 19th century victorian era dress,

Source: ABC WimmeraTopic: Crime

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