The South Australian government is urgently seeking to restart two mothballed diesel-powered generators as it warns the state is at risk of blackouts this summer.

There's pressure on the government to fund and build more social and affordable housing, with one insider describing the shortage as "extremely severe".

The Spirit of Tasmania IV ferry is making its way across the North Sea to its temporary home in Scotland, but taxpayers are yet to learn how much it will cost to remain there.

Farmers and foodies have been angered by a central Victorian abattoir's decision to stop taking orders below 15 head of beef or 50 head of lambs.

New legislation gives Belgian sex workers the right to refuse clients, access unemployment support and mandates sweeping safety protocols for employers.

WA's nickel industry has collapsed this year but multi-billion-dollar projects are still being developed with an eye on a future recovery.

The ABC's Queensland journalists have been recognised for their excellence in reporting at the state's annual media awards.

Around 200 Woolworths workers are picketing a distribution centre in Melbourne's south-east which the supermarket giant is trying to reopen to ease a shortage of some items at its stores.

When you check your phone, turn on your kitchen tap or drive your car to work, you're using copper, a crucial mineral found in all these devices. Copper is also essential for renewable energy construction, but a global shortage is looming.

The ASX 200 edges higher, managing a new record. Better-than-expected retail sales figures dampen rate cut talk. Here's how the day's trade unfolded, with insights from our business reporters, on the ABC News markets blog.

Callum Darch's car boot is full when he heads off on the 420 km trip to see his parents in Perth. But its contents might come as a surprise.

The Broken Hill Times rolled out its first edition during major power outages in the region as the Country Press Association says the regional print industry is getting stronger.   

The presenter signed off in front of a live audience on Friday in the weekly segment he kicked off in 1988. 

Cbus chair Wayne Swan again apologises to the super fund's members over delays in death and disability payments that are now the subject of legal action by the corporate regulator.

The Broken Hill City Council has voted to withdraw from Local Government NSW, alleging the body does not empathise with or prioritise regional mining communities.

The state government plans to relinquish control of Mount Baw Baw and Lake Mountain after years of financial woes.

An exclusive, invite-only Qantas high-flyers club now includes more than half of the new NT government frontbench, with the politicians all receiving membership as gifts.

An outback surveying business owner says he can't commit to contracts in a region where his skills are desperately needed.

A nationwide survey by Farmers for Climate Action has found 70 per cent of residents living in areas affected by green energy projects are supportive of them.

Upon being named the 2024 Political Cartoonist of the Year, Megan Herbert demanded a recount.