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No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

Two years after major flooding in NSW, an auditor-generals's report outlines how hundreds of survivors are still waiting to move into temporary accommodation.

Published: 45m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 4:25amSource: ABC North CoastTopic: Floodsby Bruce MacKenzie

Amid a housing crisis and a population boom, this council is also trying to avoid running short on water

The Tweed shire is set to grow by up to a third over the next two decades. The council must now decide where to house the new arrivals, and how to ensure they have water.

An aerial photo of an urban area with a river through the middle, and a green mountain range in the distance.

Published: 6h agoWed 21 Feb 2024 at 10:43pmSource: ABC North CoastTopic: Regional Development and Planningby Emma Rennie

As bushfires encroach on towns, cultural burning aims to give residents a clear path out of danger

Residents on NSW's South Coast felt trapped with nowhere to flee to but the beach during the Black Summer bushfires, but the state government is trialling a possible solution.

A highway runs through a burnt out forest

Published: 21h agoWed 21 Feb 2024 at 7:38amSource: ABC South East NSWTopic: Bushfiresby James Tugwell

Police investigate deaths of twins born at a home in Mullumbimby

Tragedy touches a community in the Byron Shire, where two babies died after a woman went into labour at home.

A baby's hand clenched in a fist in a bed with bumble bee printed sheets

Published: YesterdayWed 21 Feb 2024 at 1:51amSource: ABC North CoastTopic: Pregnancy and Childbirthby Bruce MacKenzie and Emma Rennie

New witnesses come forward during inquest into man's death after frog poison ceremony

An inquest into the death of Jarrad Antonovich at a spiritual retreat in 2021 has been adjourned after a number of fresh witnesses contacted police.

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Published: TueTue 20 Feb 2024 at 7:42amSource: ABC North CoastTopic: Poisoningby Hannah Ross

Getting the laughs on the Friday Panel

This week on the Friday Panel Christie has a training mishap and shares her most irrational fear. While Dane experiences his first walk out during his comedy performance.

Duration: 40 minutes 19 seconds

Published: FriFri 16 Feb 2024 at 6:59amSource: ListenTopic: Comedy (Humour)with Anna Moulder

The Friday Panel returns.

The Friday Panel is back for 2024 with all the usual mayhem and mirth. This week Dane has some super big news to share!

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Duration: 40 minutes 11 seconds

Published: FriFri 16 Feb 2024 at 6:41amSource: ListenTopic: Film (Arts and Entertainment)with Anna Moulder

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Surf life savers help fulfill dying wish

It was a simple request that a seasoned surf lifesaver will never forget - a dying grandmother's wish for one last swim in the ocean.

Duration: 4 minutes 21 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Surf Life Savingwith Julie Clift

Getting the laughs on the Friday Panel

This week on the Friday Panel Christie has a training mishap and shares her most irrational fear. While Dane experiences his first walk out during his comedy performance.

Duration: 40 minutes 19 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Comedy (Humour)with Anna Moulder

Scott Hansen shown the door after a decade in top Primary Industries job

After nearly 10 years leading the NSW Department of Primary Industries, Scott Hansen says he was given no reason for being dismissed as director general.

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Duration: 32 minutes

Source: ABC RuralTopic: Agricultural Policywith Kim Honan

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Daniel Copeland spotted on CCTV at a bottle shop on Centenary Drive in Maclean

Mr Copeland was last seen on River Street in Maclean – about 15km west of Yamba – at about 4.30pm on Sunday 3 September 2023.

Duration: 43 seconds

Source: ABC Coffs Coast

The fight to eradicate red imported fire ant

The red imported fire ant is a super-pest: a threat to crops, animals, and people, and colonies are spreading from Queensland across the border into New South Wales.

Duration: 6 minutes 54 seconds

Source: 7.30

Is this ambergris? Beach find has people wondering

Is this ambergris? The mysterious substance found on the beach at Brooms Head has people wondering.

Duration: 24 seconds

Source: ABC North Coast

Aerial firefighter at Minnie Water

A fire bomber drops fire fighting retardant on a fire on the north coast.

Duration: 27 seconds

Source: ABC Riverina

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Amid a housing crisis and a population boom, this council is also trying to avoid running short on water

The Tweed shire is set to grow by up to a third over the next two decades. The council must now decide where to house the new arrivals, and how to ensure they have water.

Source: ABC North CoastTopic: Regional Development and Planningby Emma Rennie

With no sailing experience, an Aussie surfer set off on a 9,000km adventure and had the trip of a lifetime

Torren Martyn and his partner Aiyana Powell barely knew how to sail before embarking on 12-month voyage through the tropics.

a surfer on a massive wave with his partner in the foreground sitting in a little tender boat

Source: ABC Gold CoastTopic: Surfingby Mackenzie Colahan

Calls for better safety regulations as hydrofoil riders head further offshore

An extensive marine search for what was mistakenly thought to be two missing paddleboarders on the New South Wales Mid North Coast has sparked calls for greater safety protocols around the emerging water sport of hydrofoiling.

The sport of foiling increasing in popularity

Duration: 23 seconds

Source: ABC Mid North CoastTopic: Maritime Accidents and Incidentsby Emma Siossian and Fiona Poole

How the Voice referendum result looms over January 26 for Indigenous leaders

Indigenous people from different backgrounds and generations mark Australia Day in their own way, with some needing more time to reflect on last year's No vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum.

A group of marchers holds a large banner of the Aboriginal flag during the Yabun Festival, Sydney in 2019.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Referendumsby Bindi Bryce and Shauna Foley

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Published: 8 Nov 2023Wed 8 Nov 2023 at 7:00amSource: ABC EmergencyTopic: Bushfires

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Is Angus Brayshaw's medical retirement a sign of things to come?

At age 28, Angus Brayshaw's AFL career is over. The Melbourne Demon has struggled with concussion for much of his career and today, on advice from doctors, announced his retirement.

An AFL player lies on a stretcher and is carted off with support staff around him.

Duration: 12 minutes 50 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

The AFL responds to Joel Smith and Tarryn Thomas allegations

The AFL season is around the corner, but it's the off-field headlines that have put new CEO Andrew Dillon in the hot-seat.

Joel Smith watches a kick during a 2023 AFL match.

Duration: 11 minutes 45 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

Celebrated broadcaster Karen Tighe farewells ABC Sport after trailblazing career in TV and radio

Award-winning ABC Sport presenter Karen Tighe announces she is leaving the organisation to focus on her health.

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Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sport

From skiing to football, rugby and equestrian — what is Australia's most dangerous sport?

Australians know they are accepting a certain level of risk every time they step onto a sporting field. But when playing sport leads to death, society's tolerance and the sport's social licence is tested.

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Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sport

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Taylor Swift visits Sydney Zoo

Taylor Swift has visited Sydney Zoo ahead of her Eras Tour in Sydney.

Duration: 34 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Music (Arts and Entertainment)

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

Two years after major flooding in NSW, an auditor-generals's report outlines how hundreds of survivors are still waiting to move into temporary accommodation.

Source: ABC North CoastTopic: Floodsby Bruce MacKenzie

Live Moment: Blood found at two sites as police search for former TV host and partner

Police believe former Network 10 host Jesse Baird can help over the disappearance of his 29-year-old partner, whose possessions were found in a Sydney skip-bin.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Policeby Greta Stonehouse

Developers are approaching areas mooted for rezoning. What should you do if you're made an offer?

With more than 30 locations in Sydney potentially set to be rezoned for higher density housing, developers are reportedly approaching residents and offering to buy their homes.

Source: ABC Radio SydneyTopic: Urban Development and Planningby Declan Bowring

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WorkSafe ACT identifies 70 cubic metres of asbestos-ridden mulch at Canberra site

Mulch laced with bonded asbestos is discovered at a residential complex in Canberra, as one landscaping company describes learning their products contain the material as "a major kick in the guts".

Fence with a danger asbestos sign at the Rozelle Parklands as the clean up continues

Published: 2m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 5:07amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Asbestosby Victor Petrovic and Harry Frost

King Charles says he has been 'reduced to tears' by public support after cancer diagnosis

Speaking during his weekly audience with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the king also said he was gratified to see how his diagnosis had boosted support for cancer charities across the UK.

An older white man with white hair in a navy pinstriped suit smiles as he shakes hands with a middle-aged man of Indian heritage

Published: 15m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 4:55amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Royalty

Independent inquiry launched into fatal Taipan army helicopter crash

The fatal crash off the coast of Queensland last year killed four defence personnel.

A ship pulls Taipan wreckage from the ocean, authorities are in a smaller watercraft nearby

Published: 34m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 4:36amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Defence Forces

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

Two years after major flooding in NSW, an auditor-generals's report outlines how hundreds of survivors are still waiting to move into temporary accommodation.

Published: 45m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 4:25amSource: ABC North CoastTopic: Floodsby Bruce MacKenzie

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No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

Amid a housing crisis and a population boom, this council is also trying to avoid running short on water

As bushfires encroach on towns, cultural burning aims to give residents a clear path out of danger

Police investigate deaths of twins born at a home in Mullumbimby

New witnesses come forward during inquest into man's death after frog poison ceremony

Getting the laughs on the Friday Panel

The Friday Panel returns.

ABC North Coast Local News

Surf life savers help fulfill dying wish

Getting the laughs on the Friday Panel

Scott Hansen shown the door after a decade in top Primary Industries job

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Daniel Copeland spotted on CCTV at a bottle shop on Centenary Drive in Maclean

The fight to eradicate red imported fire ant

Is this ambergris? Beach find has people wondering

Aerial firefighter at Minnie Water

Amid a housing crisis and a population boom, this council is also trying to avoid running short on water

With no sailing experience, an Aussie surfer set off on a 9,000km adventure and had the trip of a lifetime

Calls for better safety regulations as hydrofoil riders head further offshore

How the Voice referendum result looms over January 26 for Indigenous leaders

Local news direct to your inbox

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Know Your ABCs in an Emergency

Tell us what you think about our programs

Is Angus Brayshaw's medical retirement a sign of things to come?

The AFL responds to Joel Smith and Tarryn Thomas allegations

Celebrated broadcaster Karen Tighe farewells ABC Sport after trailblazing career in TV and radio

From skiing to football, rugby and equestrian — what is Australia's most dangerous sport?

Taylor Swift visits Sydney Zoo

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

Live Moment: Blood found at two sites as police search for former TV host and partner

Developers are approaching areas mooted for rezoning. What should you do if you're made an offer?

WorkSafe ACT identifies 70 cubic metres of asbestos-ridden mulch at Canberra site

King Charles says he has been 'reduced to tears' by public support after cancer diagnosis

Independent inquiry launched into fatal Taipan army helicopter crash

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

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