4+ hour, 6+ min ago   (111+ words) Motorbike riders are calling out dangerous road conditions, after a 71-year-old motorcyclist died when he hit a pothole and lost control on the Western Highway on the weekend. Last week the auditor generals office released a report showing pothole numbers…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago   (502+ words) The state of the Western Highway near Trawalla has long been cause for concern. (ABC Ballarat: Jackson Peck) A motorcyclist died at the weekend after reportedly hitting a pothole on the Western Highway, though police are still investigating the incident....

3+ hour, 14+ min ago   (468+ words) By Courtney Barrett Peters Police say they took an eight-year-old boy home to a responsible adult after he allegedly held up a Darwin hotel yesterday. (ABC News: Hamish Harty) Northern Territory Police have arrested an 11-year-old boy after he allegedly…...

6+ hour, 53+ min ago   (265+ words) Here's what's making news in northern Tasmania today. The chief executive of the Bell Bay Advanced Manufacturing Zone says a proposed clean-energy infrastructure hub in the area would bring significant investment to the region. PolarBlue is hoping to establish a…...

7+ hour, 9+ min ago   (531+ words) Here's what's making news in the Ballarat and South West Victoria regions today. A motorcyclist has died after reportedly hitting a pothole in Victoria's south-west on Sunday. Police said officers were called to the Western Highway in Trawalla following reports…...

6+ hour, 22+ min ago   (561+ words) Here's what's making news in Alice Springs and Katherine today. Northern Territory Police say a 33-year-old man will face court after allegedly hitting and repeatedly stabbing a woman in Elliott. Police said the man assaulted his 24-year-old partner at a…...

8+ hour, 28+ min ago   (976+ words) A police officer prepares to break a door down with a battering ram. (Supplied) WA Police have defended a raid of a home for people with disabilities in Belmont, saying it was part of a drug search warrant. Two support…...

9+ hour, 56+ min ago   (1302+ words) Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said the dinner had taken place at Mar-a-Lago. (AAP: Dan Peled) Earlier this year, Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate declared he had dinner with US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. The mayor told a Gold…...

11+ hour, 6+ min ago   (884+ words) The government has proposed winding back the rebate those aged 65 and over receive on their private health cover. (ABC News: Matt Roberts) Parliamentary analysis shows pensioners will lose out on about $1.6 billion when new private health insurance rebate changes come…...

22+ hour, 20+ min ago   (93+ words) VIDEO: Why Melbourne's trams were a big mistake ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Why Melbourne's trams were a big mistake When the rest of the world was digging subways, Melbourne was laying tram tracks. More ABC News video…...