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A senior police officer who was part of the response to the Port Arthur massacre and the Beaconsfield Mine collapse was facing serious child exploitation allegations before his death, a coronial inquest has heard.

Five separate facilities with a preventative focus will replace Tasmania's notorious Ashley Youth Detention Centre, under a state government plan to reform the youth justice system.

The Australian share market has lifted to its highest level in almost six months, with investors betting the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will slow the pace of its upcoming interest rate hikes.

That's the grave warning in the latest climate report just released by the CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology. National environment reporter Michael Slezak has the story.

He has given evidence that he was silenced by the whole process and made to feel like just a number. As national disability affairs reporter Elizabeth Wright explains, the royal commission is looking at issues around Australia's guardianship laws.

Two ancient pieces of Aboriginal rock art are making their way back to Tasmania's north-west after a long campaign to have them returned to the rugged coastline where they were stolen from in the 1960s.

They have charged six Sydney men over their alleged involvement, while seizing more than 300kg of illicit drugs. ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation.

The US Federal Reserve has indicated it may well slow the rate of interest rate rises, and global inflation appears to have peaked.

A new report from Australia's peak body for reconciliation shows public support for a treaty between First Nations people and the government is at an all-time high. But the biennial update also shows Indigenous people are increasingly experiencing racism and prejudice.

Police allege the 44-year-old man shook the baby boy, inflicting significant internal injuries, and the mother failed to act to help the newborn. ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation.

Tasmania's underwater kelp forests are an impressive but increasingly rare sight. They've almost vanished due to climate change, but now researchers are fighting to save the giant kelp habitats with a mass underwater restoration effort.

Scientists and environmentalists across the country are working to help shellfish reefs recover, with hundreds of kilograms of oysters added to the Noosa River.

Millions of Ukrainians have been shivering through freezing temperatures and even hospital operating theatres have been plunged into darkness, forcing them to rely on generators, as Nick Dole reports.

It's been a big night for Indigenous artists at this year's ARIA Awards. Indigenous rapper Baker Boy dominated the evening, taking home five ARIAs.

For the first time in 24 years, WA nurses and midwives have walked off the job in a bid to pressure the government to improve their pay and conditions.

Farmers on the Queensland-New South Wales border have had a tough year battling floods, workforce shortages, and high production costs.

People in Ukraine are bracing for some harsh days ahead with power and heating still in short supply after Russian air strikes on critical infrastructure.

ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation.

Disgraced NRL star Brett Finch has been spared a custodial sentence after admitting to sending messages about child abuse on an adult phone chat service.

The Queensland Police Service has cancelled one of its recruit training periods due to a lack of enrolments, raising questions about its ability to attract and retain staff.