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Palace says king was hospitalised with cancer treatment side effects

King Charles is forced to cancel public engagements after being taken to hospital due to side effects from his ongoing cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace says.

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Source: ABC NewsTopic: Royalty

The election has been called. What happens now?

The date is set, and here’s your cheat sheet to the 2025 Australian federal election.

A collage of political images, badges and merch in different colours

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Australian Federal Elections

In an election where anything can happen, here are seats that matter most

With marginal seats everywhere and a range of third party challenges, there are plenty of storylines to watch.

Duration: 3 minutes 2 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Federal Government

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Inquiry into live sheep export impact branded a disappointment by farmers

Farmers label the findings of a state government inquiry into the impact of the live sheep export ban on NSW as a disappointment, with just one recommendation delivered.

A sheep looks at camera through a fence. Many other sheep crammed near them.

Source: ABC RuralTopic: Sheep Farming

How fatherhood is changing Peter Bol's perspective on life and athletics

Olympian Peter Bol's outlook on life has changed since the birth of his daughter Reyna, giving him a renewed focus and appreciation as he prepares himself for this year's World Athletics Championships.

Australian runner Peter Bol smiles as he talks with Kenyan 800m champion Wyclife Kinyamal after a race.

Duration: 2 minutes 40 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Athletics

'Small piece in a really big jigsaw': Penguin frozen in time finds home

The collections include 99 per cent of Australia's native birds as well as exotic bird species, skeletons, mammals, reptiles stored in ethanol, eggs and frozen tissue.

A taxidermied penguin on a tray at the CSIRO in Canberra.

Duration: 42 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Human Interest

Electrical fire leaves country town without supermarket

Residents of a southern WA town are creating a makeshift supermarket in their town hall after their only option was taken out by fire.

Source: ABC Great SouthernTopic: Fires

Chinese scientists transplant gene-modified pig liver into human body

The trial was part of a small — but growing — group of animal-to-human organ transplants, in a practice known as "xenotransplantation". But will pig livers eventually replace human organ transplants?

Close up of four people in surgery scrubs.

Source: ABC ScienceTopic: Surgery

Federal budget 2025

Find out if you're among the budget's winners or losers

The Albanese government has delivered its final budget ahead of an election in May, with a fresh new round of tax cuts the major offer. Find out who else is set to benefit and who may miss out.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Budget

From students to pensioners, here's what the budget means for your bills

Changes to Medicare, fresh tax cuts and more energy bill relief — here's what the federal government's latest budget means for the cost-of-living crisis.

a close-up of a person holding several pages of a household power bill in their hands.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Budget

The budget expands the Help to Buy housing scheme. Here's how it works

The federal government will spend another $800 million to provide first home buyers with the opportunity to own a property with lower deposits and smaller mortgages.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Budget

The $17b tax cut no-one saw coming came at the right time for Labor

Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned there would be little, if anything, new in this document given the government had planned to call an election earlier this month, negating the need for a budget. That plan took an abrupt about turn.

an illustration of jim chalmers with roads and cash

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Budget

Moments in History

Untold stories about flying doctors' early days revealed

The Royal Flying Doctor Service hopes an exhibition in Broken Hill will keep the organisation alive and draw more tourists to the outback city.

Black and white photo of man and woman walking through floodwaters up to shins carrying equipment.

Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Doctors and Medical Professionals

Town's beloved 100yo venue like a 'Swiss Army knife'

From fancy balls to supporting impoverished mining families, being razed by fire to launching local film premieres, an arts venue in regional Victoria has endured for a century.

early black and white photo of the building with horse and cart out the front

Source: ABC GippslandTopic: History

How a fiery Princess Anne talked her way out of being kidnapped in 1974

At the age of 24, a brash and fiery Princess Anne was called "her royal rudeness" by the British tabloids. But when a man brandishing two guns tried to kidnap her outside Buckingham Palace, Anne's sharp tongue helped save her life.

A woman in a tiara sits in the back of a car with a man in full military uniform

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Royalty

Elizabeth Taylor became a symbol of fame that knew no boundaries

James Findlay speaks with Matthew Kennedy, film historian and author of On Elizabeth Taylor: An Opinionated Guide about the remarkable life of an icon.

Duration: 32 minutes 37 seconds

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Featured

Palace says king was hospitalised with cancer treatment side effects

The election has been called. What happens now?

In an election where anything can happen, here are seats that matter most

Editor's Choice

Inquiry into live sheep export impact branded a disappointment by farmers

How fatherhood is changing Peter Bol's perspective on life and athletics

'Small piece in a really big jigsaw': Penguin frozen in time finds home

Electrical fire leaves country town without supermarket

Chinese scientists transplant gene-modified pig liver into human body

Federal budget 2025

Find out if you're among the budget's winners or losers

From students to pensioners, here's what the budget means for your bills

The budget expands the Help to Buy housing scheme. Here's how it works

The $17b tax cut no-one saw coming came at the right time for Labor

Moments in History

Untold stories about flying doctors' early days revealed

Town's beloved 100yo venue like a 'Swiss Army knife'

How a fiery Princess Anne talked her way out of being kidnapped in 1974

Elizabeth Taylor became a symbol of fame that knew no boundaries

Editorial Standards

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