The NSW Upper Hunter is in the Coalition's sights for a nuclear reactor. An inquiry held on Tuesday in Muswellbrook has highlighted fears about the future of employment in the region, but there was no mention of the string of earthquakes that hit in recent months.

The Arnhem Space Centre will cease operations effective immediately, the company behind it says, while unveiling plans to move the facility to Cape York in Queensland.

The RBA has kept the cash rate unchanged at 4.35 per cent in December, for a ninth-straight meeting. The next chance borrowers have for a reprieve is in February.

A world-first bid to turn the Latrobe Valley's brown coal into hydrogen hits a massive hurdle, after a major international partner backs out of a trial in the region.

It has been a perfect season for herb growers, with production doubling on some farms, but a wholesaler says consumers are increasingly choosing the dried product.

The RBA's final meeting for 2024 saw the central bank leave interest rates on hold once again, but talk increased of a possible rate cut in February, as the ASX lost ground.

Close to 200,000 households are either already breaching their mortgage contracts, or risk doing so, as the surging cost of home insurance forces many to dump their policies.

The nominees for the 2025 Golden Globe awards have been announced with Emilia Pérez and Wicked both receiving multiple nominations.

About 70 per cent of SA's oyster breeding lines have been lost along with large numbers of fish at an SA research facility, leaving growers "desperately scrambling" to salvage their program.

A major clean-up is underway across parts of NSW after wild weather over the weekend. Some houses have been left uninhabitable in the state's south while hundreds remain without power in the north.

It's been a long time coming, but Taylor Swift's Eras Tour has come to an end. As the dust (and glitter) begins to settle, these numbers show how it became one of the biggest concert tours of all time.

Western Australia's grain export industry has been dominated by the grain handling co-op CBH for decades, but changes are afoot as new players enter the market.

A business owner says he has had strong support from his community as he investigates launching a class action over recurring phone and internet outages.

Rising sea levels, taller waves and bigger storms could lead to a South Australian icon falling into the sea in as few as five years.

The ASX battled back from a weak opening ahead of tomorrow's RBA rates decision, while ANZ slumped after announcing a new CEO. Here's how the day's trade unfolded, with insights from our business reporters, on the ABC News markets blog.

Months after a tornado destroyed homes and businesses in Western Australia's biggest regional city, researchers say some of the houses worst affected were not built well enough to withstand tornado-level winds. 

Helen Baker's daughter spent $200 on clothes online last month, only for the parcel to be stolen from the mailroom of her Newstead apartment complex.

Police say the motive for Brian Thompson's killing is unknown. But it has highlighted threats to those who run America's health insurers, and sparked a conversation about widespread anger at the industry.

Steve Minnikin vows to keep cash as a payment method for government services as the new LNP administration launches a new customer services department.

As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, Elon Musk and Tesla look likely to benefit from influential ties to both the US president and the Chinese government.