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Today, the ABC is joining a group of global media leaders who have signed up to SecureDrop — a platform for whistleblowers to anonymously and securely send sensitive documents and messages to our journalists.

Zlatko Sikorsky is committed to stand trial over the murder of 16-year-old Larissa Beilby more than a year after her body was found inside a barrel on the back of a ute on Queensland's Gold Coast.

Since first becoming politically active as a teen in the 1960s, Sam Watson went on to play a central role in Indigenous affairs from working for the Aboriginal Legal Service to helping implement the findings of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. He was a writer and filmmaker with the nation "poorer for his passing".

Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson are the closest of mates and now they are both headed to the Gold Coast Suns after being selected as the top two picks in the AFL draft held in Melbourne this evening.

A man arrested for allegedly killing a man sleeping rough in northern New South Wales is now wanted for arrest by Queensland police for allegedly killing another homeless man on the Sunshine Coast.

One state, unnamed by the Federal Water Minister, is holding up plans to formally establish the Murray-Darling Basin integrity office, the Government says.

A pair of musicians create a game to get people off their screens and interact with one another, and so far the results are right on song.

The drought is relentless but some grain growers are still managing to harvest crops, and what they have discovered could be the way of the future.

The business end of the AFL draft takes place in Melbourne this evening, with all 18 clubs desperate to nab a gun recruit. Take a look at the draft predictions to find out the players your club is likely to select.

Neighbours say they could hear a man crying at a Brisbane home this morning where a crime scene has been declared after a six-week-old baby died and her twin sister was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

Neighbours say they could hear a man crying at a Brisbane home this morning where a crime scene has been declared after a six-week-old baby died and her twin sister was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

Koalas have come to symbolise the non-human costs of the bushfires, but the blazes have also destroyed the lives and homes of creatures you may never have heard of. They include a tiny frog, the world's first songbirds, and a potoroo that eats eucalypt truffles.

Trying to fix your own finances is a bit like submitting to a colonoscopy: you never know exactly what you're going to find, but chances are, the end result is going to be crap. That's why I decided to ask the experts.

Shaun Marsh may be out of favour with national selectors but he provides a timely reminder of his batting talent, as he guides Western Australia to a triumph over Queensland in the domestic one-day cup final.

Indigenous elders have gathered in Cherbourg this week to discuss plans for a treaty, saying it is part of their healing process.

A ute driver who attacked a cyclist from behind in a road rage incident in Cairns yesterday is thought to have been identified by police from footage captured by two cameras on the bicycle of the man he assaulted.

Residents in Canungra on the Scenic Rim say they've been blindsided by a decision to shut down a local water treatment plant, with supplies now being trucked into the drought-affected town.

An Australian peak body for drivers on ridesharing apps says unauthorised drivers can exploit Uber's app and drive under another person's account. The same issue led to London not renewing the company's licence to operate.

A witness says accused murderer Zlatko Sikorsky told him teenager Larissa Beilby "wasn't in a good way" after he punched her in the face, a court hears.

A man was "cowed" into helping his abusive partner cover up the killing of 10-year-old Curtis Powell who was in their care, a court hears.