Live: Australian share market to open higher; local jobs data out this morning
Wed, 15 May 2024 21:57:26 +0000
The Australian share market is set to open higher after data showed US inflation is cooling, while all eyes will be on local unemployment figures out this morning. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
A 'future made in Australia’ will be a key pitch from the government heading into the next election. So what is it all about?
Wed, 15 May 2024 20:58:50 +0000
The federal government is putting a finger on the scale of Australia's net zero transition, spending billions to back hydrogen and critical minerals. But some experts say some clever design means the government isn't technically "picking a winner".
'We have been struggling': Territorians respond to NT budget amid cost of living crisis
Wed, 15 May 2024 20:44:21 +0000
A working mother-of-two who can't afford childcare, a cafe owner who says 'people are leaving' Darwin and a medical student struggling to balance work and study are among the Territorians who say there isn't much in the NT budget that helps them.

Slovakia PM shot in 'politically motivated' attack, remains in life-threatening condition, 71yo arrested
Wed, 15 May 2024 13:38:33 +0000
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot after a government meeting in the city of Handlova. An official has described the 59-year-old's condition as "life-threatening".
Assassination attempt on 'polarising' leader Robert Fico came after years of controversy
Wed, 15 May 2024 19:09:05 +0000
All but the most keen political buffs abroad will be hearing the name Robert Fico for the first time right now, and for all the wrong reasons.
'This issue will destroy New York': How Texas made its border crisis a huge issue for America's big cities
Wed, 15 May 2024 20:01:51 +0000
On the southern border of the US, the Texas governor has taken drastic steps to keep migrants out of the country, and to reshape the political debate inside it.
Budget energy relief to backfire on welfare recipients, who are set to miss out on the full $300 benefit
Wed, 15 May 2024 20:10:49 +0000
Financially vulnerable Australians stand to miss out on the full value of the budget's $300 energy bill relief, because the policy will slash the indexation of their welfare payments.

Aussie Kaden Groves pipped again in Giro sprint finish
Wed, 15 May 2024 22:58:21 +0000
Australia's hopes of a first stage win at this year's Giro d'Italia have again been scuppered after home powerhouse sprinter Jonathan Milan ensured Queensland ace Kaden Groves endured another near-miss as runner-up.
Australia announced as host country for 2026 Women's Asian Cup
Wed, 15 May 2024 21:47:14 +0000
The Matildas will get another chance to thrill local football fans on home soil with Australia named as the host nation for the 2026 Women's Asian Cup.
Former Big Bash cricketer has rape conviction overturned
Wed, 15 May 2024 21:39:42 +0000
An appeal court in Nepal has cleared the country's highest-profile cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, who was convicted by a lower court of raping an 18-year-old woman.
Bush battler rises out of the dirt in pursuit of Olympic dream
Wed, 15 May 2024 21:22:59 +0000
Tom Bergemann is a talented beach volleyball player, but living in rural Australia means it is hard to find a sand court to train on.