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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Mark Doman |Jack Fisher |Alex Palmer |Thomas Brettell |Margaret Burin
Sand dunes are often the first line of defence when powerful storms — like the one Cyclone Alfred delivered — batter our coastline. Years of built-up sand provide a natural buffer between coastal infrastructure and the elements. That natural defensive line, stretching from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland to Coffs Harbour in NSW, has been on show over the past week. Massive swell whipped up by the cyclone pummelled the coastline, shifting millions of cubic metres of sand back out into the ocean.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | James Tugwell |Jack Fisher
Loading... An ice climber is perched halfway up a frozen waterfall at the base of an amphitheatre of rugged mountain peaks. Beneath his feet is a precarious drop to an icy lake covered in thick snow. Loading... He delicately flicks the tip of his axe into the icy wall. Pulling himself up, he kicks the crampon spikes on his mountaineering boots into the ice. Loading... It's like a scene from the Canadian Rockies, the Swiss Alps or the Himalayas. Except the climber isn't overseas.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | James Tugwell |Jack Fisher
Every Tuesday morning at 10am, the world descends on a small classroom in a regional NSW town as part of a transformation that has been happening for several decades. Women and children from Türkiye, Ecuador, France, Colombia, India and Pakistan step off a minibus and into the Cooma Multicultural Centre (CMC), 90 minutes south of Canberra, for English lessons. Today, each woman chooses a picture from a pile of printed photos and shares a story about life in her homeland.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Tynan King |Jack Fisher |Laura Gartry
When Shane Smithers was adding traditional symbols to his mural, commuters passing by asked him, "What are you doing?!"The Aboriginal artist says it's because he wasn't painting dots or concentric circles. Shane is a Dharug and Dharawal man who uses traditional visual language — the same symbols his ancestors used thousands of years ago. "We didn't have dots, we had lines," he explains, gesturing at the 30-metre mural in Parramatta Square.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Brody Smith |Katia Shatoba |Thomas Brettell |Jack Fisher |Mark Doman |Clare Blumer
Sport / Posted 4 minutes agoIn AFL circles, Scott Pendlebury is in rare air. He has touched the ball more times than anyone in the history of the game. He has laid more tackles. He's a dual premiership player, a Norm Smith medallist, a six-time All-Australian, the longest-serving Collingwood captain, and five-time club best and fairest. Tonight, against historic rivals Carlton, he will play game 400, a feat achieved by just five other players in VFL/AFL history.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Mark Doman |Jack Fisher
As the FBI continues its investigation into the shooting at the rally of former US president Donald Trump, urgent reviews of the security surrounding the event are in motion. Just how 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks managed to get onto a building with a rifle, relatively close and with a clear view of Trump is one of the key questions being asked of the Secret Service. Another is why buildings less than 150 metres from the former president were not secured.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Pat McGrath |Mark Doman |Jack Fisher |Thomas Brettell |Alex Lim
As war rages in Ukraine and the Middle East, weapons manufacturers are watching their profits and share prices soar. Australia's big institutions, including universities and local governments, are under pressure to dump their investments in these companies and ignore the attractive returns on offer. Superannuation funds have long been ahead of the pack, offering members "ethical" or "socially aware" branded investment options that promise to shun the weapons industry.
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May 10, 2024 | 
clickthrough-marketing.com | Jack Fisher
Advertising via Google is constantly evolving, and new ways to showcase your brand and business offering are regularly being rolled out. The latest off the production line is Google's Vehicle Ads, which have now kicked off in the UK - with some sponsored ads being spotted across the Google landscape. A closed beta program has also started, with limited access being given to businesses who work closely with their Google representative to enrol.
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Mar 17, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Paul Farrell |Inga Ting |Alex Lim |Thomas Brettell |Katia Shatoba |Jack Fisher
The footage you're about to see reveals the key moments when a routine stop-and-search by NSW police officers crossed into the unlawful — ultimately costing the state $320,000. This is the first time it's been made public outside a courtroom. Ebonie Madden was jailed for six months in 2020 after police searched her and a companion Dylan on a street in the suburb of Penrith in Sydney's west. This search was the basis for police charging Madden with resisting arrest, possessing a knife and theft.
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Feb 23, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Maani Truu |Jack Fisher
For thousands of unlucky Swifties who couldn’t land tickets to the Eras tour, just being near their idol was — nearly — enough. For the past year, in cities all over the world, a routine has played out in millions of bedrooms and hotel rooms. Makeup is carefully applied. Glitter is mandatory. Outfits and accessories, chosen long ago, are carefully laid out. Friendship bracelets are slipped onto wrists, with spares carefully packaged. And the final touches are made before the look is complete.
