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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Kamin Gock |Carrington Clarke
Rick Huether's family business has survived a world war, the Cold War, the global financial crisis and COVID-19. Now, the can manufacturer is working out how to navigate his 96-year-old company through Donald Trump's trade war. "I wake up at three or four o'clock in the morning and start trying to solve problems in my brain," Rick says. "It's very stressful.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Kamin Gock
US President Donald Trump is set to announce plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on major trading partners that charge tax on US imports. It comes hours before the US President is due to welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for talks at the White House.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kamin Gock
Caller: You're a monster, you're disgusting. Every time you look in the mirror, just stop and think: I really should not be doing this, this is wrong. Allan Lawn recorded this conversation when he started to feel threatened. He answered the phone call from an unknown number after seven missed calls. A week earlier Mr Lawn had left a negative review on productreview.com.au about a business called Space Haven.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kamin Gock |Paul Johnson
Imagine jumping off a 10-metre platform and plunging into water faster than a car can go in a school zone. Now double it. This is what eight-time cliff diving world champion Rhiannan Iffland has done hundreds of times. The Australian made her debut in the cliff diving series in 2016 and has dominated the extreme sport, where she leaps from 21 metres above the water before hitting it at speeds of 85 kilometres an hour. "It's daunting. It's scary every single time," Iffland told 7.30.
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Sep 21, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kamin Gock
Where the dingo fence divides three states, the sun is harsh and wild dust storms are just a gust away, hundreds of new residents are settling into the desert. But it's not people who have recently moved to the far north-west corner of New South Wales. Instead, it's an influx of native animals that have been locally extinct for more than a century.
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Aug 17, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kamin Gock
The main coffee tree grown in Australia, introduced from Kenya in the 1980s, grows too tall for it to be easily harvested. Scientists have identified three new coffee trees from Central and South America which are smaller and easier to farm. It is hoped the new varieties of coffee tree will encourage the Australian industry to grow. Coffee is an Australian obsession. Six billion cups of it are consumed every year.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kamin Gock
Warning: This story contains serious details of child abuse. Sally* was three years old when the Department of Community Services (DoCS) was notified she had been sexually abused, leaving her with vaginal trauma. The report was investigated by a caseworker. The report outcome: "Confirmed, referred, closed."This was just one of 56 'risk of significant harm' notifications DoCS received from the time she was a baby, and before she was removed from her home at 13.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kamin Gock
The New South Wales child protection system is broken, and desperately needs reform. That's the blunt admission from the Minister in charge. The ABC's 7:30 program has uncovered a surge in abuse cases filed against the state government, in the New South Wales Supreme Court Featured:Sally, former ward of the stateJulie Baqleh, solicitor Kate Washington, NSW Minister for Communities and JusticeSally Sara: The New South Wales Child Protection System is broken and desperately needs reform.
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May 26, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kamin Gock
Thousands of British doctors are quitting to work abroad and their top destination is Australia. The United Kingdom is dealing with a healthcare crisis, which has led to a surge in medical professionals applying for visas down under. The good news – it's bolstering the number of frontline workers in Australia.
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May 1, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kamin Gock
They say money can't buy you happiness, but at Europe's busiest tourist hot spots, it can get you peace and quiet. For example: Greece's culture ministry has revealed plans to offer crowd-free and private tours of Athens's Acropolis for €5,000 ($8,200). A ticket to the ancient site usually costs about $33, and it's not the continent's only attraction offering a separate experience for those with deep pockets.
