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Who came up with the idea to cut thousands of public service jobs?

The leader of the federal Liberal Party is making some big announcements, including plans to sack thousands of public servants. It is 1951.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Public Sector

Keir Starmer was struggling in the polls. Then he met Donald Trump

Struggling to gain traction at home after taking the top job, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's performance on the international stage has been received differently.

A man in a navy blue suit, white shirt and blue tie with short grey hair smiles at the camera

Source: ABC NewsTopic: World Politics

Why a Whyalla steelworks snapshot reveals 'more than we anticipated'

New details about the state of the Whyalla steelworks were revealed in a legal document this week. Here's what we learned.

Machinery inside a steel factory with little lighting

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Steel

Editor's Choice

Think you're smart? Show us what you've got

You just couldn't stay away, could you? Let's see how poorly you do this week. It’s time to play, HARD!

Tom Gleeson stands at a podium with the Hard Quiz sign to his left.

Duration: 6 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Comedy

'Shedding the past': How celebrating her divorce helped Leigh move on

Psychologists say a ritual or celebration can help a person move forward from a difficult phase of their life.

A woman on a balcony with a sunset behind her smiling

Source: ABC LifestyleTopic: Relationships

Noir television is taking hold in Tasmania

Australian writer and producer Vicki Madden is bringing the Scandinavian noir style to Australian screens. What makes Tasmania so well-suited to the genre?

A camera crew working on the edge of a lake in Tasmanian landscape, with a mountain behind reflected in the water

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Television

'Nothing else like this': Hot air balloons tow kayakers and boarders

During the Canberra Balloon Spectacular, pilot Justin Galbraith bounces the basket of his hot air balloon across the surface of Lake Burley Griffin and throws out a towline to pull along hundreds of kayakers and paddle-boarders in his wake.

A man in a kayak holds onto a hot air balloon.

Duration: 54 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Outdoor Recreational Activities

Gillian died on her own terms, but advocates say others face barriers

Gillian White swam every day, even when she was sick with terminal cancer. When she could no longer swim, she decided the time was right to say farewell.

She sits on a white sand beach in a big hat with the ocean behind her

Source: ABC EsperanceTopic: Death and Dying

Harmony Week

Sub-zero temperatures can't cool an 'infectious' love for cricket

Cricket in the Snowy Mountains is being rejuvenated by a group of passionate and talented Indian and Pakistani players — even in the dead of winter.

A man holding a cricket ball out in front of him. It's a sunny day with clouds in the sky.

Duration: 2 minutes 25 seconds

Source: ABC South East NSWTopic: Cricket

Encore: The making of Nazeem Hussain

Nazeem Hussain honed his comedy in Melbourne's suburbs in the 1990s. After his father left the family, his fearless mother taught Nazeem how to use humour to get bullies off his back. (R)

Duration: 52 minutes 30 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: TV Comedy

Making Australia's bookstores more diverse

They say "you can't be what you can't see", and growing up, two friends from Melbourne found it hard to find themselves in the books they read.

Duration: 3 minutes 35 seconds

Source: Listen

Growing Muslim community celebrates shire's first mosque

After once worshipping in a house, a growing Muslim community celebrates opening the first mosque in its shire where "anyone who wants to come" is welcome.

Two ladies in hijabs, one in lilac and the other in burgundy, smile for the camera.

Source: ABC GippslandTopic: Islam

Moments in History

A policeman identified his killer. There are doubts it was the man put on trial

Sam Poo was executed in October 1865 for murdering Senior Constable John Ward, but academic Meg Foster has doubts about the evidence for this crime.

Colourful picture with a shadowy figure on a horse against rolling hills

Source: ABC Radio NationalTopic: History

National Spy Museum proposal backed by intelligence agencies, politicians and spies

A $2.9 million federal budget submission has been made for a National Spy Museum on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra.

Duration: 2 minutes 32 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: 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

Those denying Khmer Rouge genocide to face five-year prison terms

The bill makes violation of its terms punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of between $2,500 and $125,000.

Sam Rainsy pays tribute to victims of Khmer Rouge

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Genocide

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