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Japan, Australia sign deal for first three Mogami frigate warships
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 08:42 PM
by By foreign affairs correspondent Stephen Dziedzic
Defence Minister Richard Marles and his Japanese counterpart, Koizumi Shinjirō, signed the deal aboard one of the warships docked in Melbourne.
Supernova Comic Con attendee killed after car strikes pedestrians in Melbourne
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 07:19 PM
by Unknown
A young man who was killed when a car struck a group of pedestrians in Melbourne's north-west was on his way home from attending the Supernova Comic Con & Gaming convention, police say.
Labor plots political comeback in Tasmania at first conference since 2019
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 06:43 PM
by By state political reporter Lucy MacDonald
Rank and file members, unionists, party elders, and MPs gathered for Tasmanian Labor's first state conference in seven years.
Wallaroos beaten by USA in Pacific Four Series after Kansas City storm delay
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 06:37 PM
by Unknown
Australia loses 33-12 to the USA Eagles in their Pacific Four Series after storms in Kansas City delay kick-off by almost three hours.
Alleged arson attacks and shootings in Sydney prompt fears of escalating violence
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 04:25 PM
by Unknown
Police have expressed concern about escalating violence between Sydney's organised crime networks, following several alleged arson attacks and public shootings overnight.
Protesters arrested at Brisbane pro-Palestine rally featuring banned phrase
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 04:24 PM
by Unknown
Protesters have been arrested for chanting and displaying a phrase banned in Queensland at a rally in Brisbane.
Dowerin buzzing as Lance 'Buddy' Franklin returns to footy for childhood club
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 04:24 PM
by By Mark Bennett and Eliza Bidstrup
The prospect of seeing Lance "Buddy" Franklin pull on the boots one last time has left the Wheatbelt community buzzing.
Power price hikes threaten Northern Territory councils, may cut access to services like pools and street lights
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 03:20 PM
by Unknown
NT government power price hikes are expected to hit local councils by July, with Darwin's lord mayor warning some community services could be cut as a result.
Gout Gout wins another under-20 100m title at Australian Athletics Junior Championships
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 02:56 PM
by Unknown
Gout Gout waves goodbye to his opponents en route to another national under-20 title in the 100m, as the wait goes on for him to dip below the 10-second barrier.
Australian tea tree oil industry faces uncertainty over EU ban proposal
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 02:39 PM
by by Halina Baczkowski
The EU is considering banning Australian tea tree oil after a study raised concerns about potential reproductive risks, a move industry leaders warn could devastate exports and trigger global impacts.
Mushroom murderer's estranged husband Simon Patterson writing memoir
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 02:39 PM
by Unknown
The estranged husband of convicted murderer Erin Patterson is working on a memoir, his media manager has announced.
NRL live updates: Warriors vs Titans, Rabbitohs vs Dragons, Tigers vs Broncos — blog, scores and stats
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 02:21 PM
by Unknown
Brisbane star Payne Haas limps from the field in the first half, but the defending premiers fight admirably to defeat the high-flying Tigers 21-20. Follow live.
Women's boxing on the rise but fighters still struggle to find opponents, finance fights
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 02:01 PM
by Unknown
Jess Messina is an Australian champion but she has dropped a weight class to find a fight and struggles to find promoters prepared to back her financially.
India's parliament rejects move to increase number of women in office
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 01:10 PM
by Unknown
The largest democracy in the world has rejected a move to increase women in parliament. What could have been a 'beacon' for global women's rights became marred by controversy.
Indemnified soldiers give evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith case, documents show
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 01:04 PM
by Unknown
Ben Roberts-Smith was on Friday granted bail in the NSW Local Court, with his case over war crimes charges expected to return to court in early June.
AFL live updates: Adelaide vs St Kilda scores and stats as crowd pays tribute to Jordan Dawson, Hawks and Suns survive scares, AFL addresses Elijah Hollands concerns
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 12:45 PM
by By Luke Pentony and Kyle Pollard
The Crows take on the Saints as the AFL gets around Adelaide captain Jordan Dawson after the tragic death of his brother. Follow live.
The men tricked into helping drug smugglers import Fiji's largest meth haul
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM
by By Stephanie March of Foreign Correspondent, Kyle Taylor of ABC Investigations and Fiji reporter Lice Movono
Two men have told Foreign Correspondent how they were unwittingly drawn into Fiji's largest-ever meth importation.
How Maltese migrants united to shape Mackay's sugarcane legacy
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 11:50 AM
by Unknown
Long before they were cast in bronze, a group of Maltese migrants quietly reshaped who would own farmland across north Queensland.
Death of Sandipan Dhar at Joondalup Health Campus was 'probably preventable'
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 11:25 AM
by Unknown
The death of a toddler at one of Perth's major hospitals was "probably preventable", a coroner finds.
How the daughters of WA mining pioneers came to be opponents in high-profile legal fight
ABC •
Published: April 18, 2026 at 09:52 AM
by Unknown
Their fathers were school buddies turned mining pioneers, and in another life they could have been friends — but Gina Rinehart and Angela Bennett came to be opponents in one of the most high-stakes legal battles Australia has ever seen.