Daycare droughts are all too common in regional Australia, but in one New South Wales town, the shortage is so acute, the community is cracking.

Israel has announced that the remains of three hostages have been handed over from Gaza, as a fragile month-old ceasefire with the terror organisation Hamas continues to hold.

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Optus executives will be hauled before a Senate inquiry today where they will be grilled about the telco's triple-0 outage. Follow live.

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A strong result from Amazon pushes Wall Street high, and the ASX is set to open flat this morning. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

The small, fragile colony of surviving little penguins on South Australia's Granite Island records a "significant increase" in numbers amid the state's harmful algal bloom.

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British police are not treating a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train as an act of terror. It left at least 11 people in hospital, some in critical condition.

From today Canberrans like Gail Ford will be able to apply for the ACT's new voluntary assisted dying scheme, which its advocates say gives dignity in death to applicants.

Power outages from disasters can last anywhere from hours to weeks. Here are some tips to help you through a power cut safely. Cleaning up after severe weather or cyclones can be exhausting and ...

The death of a Brisbane man after a storm shone a spotlight on the dangers of overhead powerlines in a storm-prone state.