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2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Tim Fookes |Lani Oataway

A pilot who damaged a light aircraft during a Bathurst 1000 motorsport event and then flew over spectators breached safety restrictions, an investigation has found. The aerobatic Extra EA 300-LT aircraft touched down on the track on the morning of the race in December last year to deliver the trophy, but the tail hit a concrete barrier while the aircraft was reversing.

Jan 19, 2025 | abc.net.au | Lottie Twyford |Syan Vallance |Lani Oataway

Pro-Palestine demonstrators have gathered in Sydney and Melbourne, hours before a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is due to come into effect. Some protesters say that ceasefire doesn't go far enough, and they have no plans to stop holding weekly rallies until Palestine is liberated. Large crowds have gathered at pro-Palestine demonstrations in cities across Australia mere hours before a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is due to come into effect.

Jan 10, 2025 | abc.net.au | Lani Oataway

Wildfires in winter. Extreme storms and flooding rains in summer. The impact of climate change is being felt around the world as lengthening fire seasons and extreme weather events cause billions of dollars in damage. Disaster experts say the deadly winter fires in California are another warning for Australians to reassess climate risks, where we live and how we deal with emergencies in the future.

Jan 8, 2025 | abc.net.au | Lani Oataway

Diseases passed to humans through mosquito bites could be reduced thanks to a method which poisons the female insects during sex. A Macquarie University team genetically modified male fruit flies to produce venomous proteins in their semen while mating. They call it the toxic male technique, which the study found reduced the life span of female fruit flies by up to 60 per cent. But lead author and PhD student Sam Beach said he hoped to improve that figure. "Ideally it's quite rapid," he said.

Dec 30, 2024 | abc.net.au | Lani Oataway |Lauren Bohane

Wildlife ecologists are baffled by flying foxes that are not roosting at many of their favoured summer locations across New South Wales this year. Thousands of the creatures seasonally occupy Cook Park in Orange in the state's Central West, but this year there are none. At the same time, equally popular camps at Bathurst's Machattie Park and Cowra Golf Club have significantly smaller colonies than in recent years.