Elissa Steedman

3 days ago | abc.net.au | Elissa Steedman

A British man has had his murder conviction overturned after new DNA evidence cast doubt on his guilt. Peter Sullivan, who spent more than 38 years in custody for the murder of Diane Sindall, is thought to be the victim of the country's longest miscarriage of justice. Police have reopened their investigation into Ms Sindall's death but have found no match for forensic evidence left at the scene.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Elissa Steedman |Jake Evans |Stephanie Dalzell |Courtney Gould

Federal Labor will today unveil a $1 billion mental health package as it continues to put healthcare at the centre of its re-election pitch to voters. Labor's promising a raft of changes including building or upgrading about 30 walk-in mental health services offering free support, and about 60 headspace centres for young people. It's also vowing to boost the workforce and provide additional support to young people with complex needs.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Stephanie Dalzell |Elissa Steedman |Courtney Gould |Jake Evans

Hi pals, hope you had a great weekend. Welcome to day 10 of the federal election campaign. Courtney Gould from the ABC's Parliament House team getting ready to take you on the road as our political leaders continue to battle it out for your vote. Anthony Albanese is beginning his day in Melbourne. The city is turning out to be a key battleground in this election. Meanwhile, Peter Dutton is in Adelaide. He'll be facing questions about his backflip on the Coalition's work from home policy.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Courtney Gould |Elissa Steedman

We're starting the morning off with Greens leader Adam Bandt. Speaking with ABC News Breakfast, he said last night's budget was a "big missed opportunity for some real cost of living relief". He'd have liked to see dental and mental health added to Medicare, and tax on big corporations. "You know, we still have a situation where a nurse can pay more tax than a multinational and we think that's wrong," he said.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Courtney Gould |Elissa Steedman |Caitlin Rawling |Tessa Flemming

Skip to timelineTreasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down his fourth budget today as Australians inch closer to heading to the federal election. Follow all the updates in our live blog.  Good morning and welcome to one of the biggest days in federal politics: budget day. Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver his budget later today. After delivering back-to-back budget surpluses for the first time in 10 years, the government has been preparing us for the books to go red.