Norman Hermant

Jan 8, 2025 | abc.net.au | Norman Hermant

You know those videos you see on social media. Where someone gets out of their car but forgets to put it in park? As they walk away the car starts to roll, slowly. Eventually they notice and turn around. Sometimes they try to get back in. Often, they race in front and lean against the bonnet. The car keeps rolling. And no matter what they do, they can't stop it. For the Past two years, Justin Trudeau has been the guy trying to stop the car.

Dec 16, 2024 | abc.net.au | Alysia Thomas-Sam |Norman Hermant

Syria's Sednaya prison is where the extreme brutality of the Assad regime over the last 13 years was at its worst. Inside the facility's concrete cells, tens of thousands of prisoners were subjected to extreme torture, mass hangings and 'salt rooms'. "The salt room is used to torture people, to put dead bodies in that place in order to preserve it. They collect 20 dead bodies, and then they take them out of the prison," said Ammar al Salmofrom Syrian civil defence group, the White Helmets.

Oct 14, 2024 | abc.net.au | Norman Hermant

Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine the face of modern warfare has changed. At sea, in the air and on the ground — unmanned platforms are everywhere — drones have become a weapon of choice. Ukrainian "dragon" drones drop molten thermite from above to burn enemy positions and soldiers, while unmanned ground vehicles can carry and launch their own smaller aerial bomber drones.

Oct 10, 2024 | abc.net.au | Norman Hermant

Most political analysts in the US are reluctant to project a winner in this year's race for the White House. Not Professor Allan Lichtman. Since 1984, Lichtman has been predicting presidential elections. In 10 races over four decades, he has a near-perfect record. Nicknamed 'Nostradamus' he's credited with being one of the few experts to project a Donald Trump victory in 2016, although critics say he predicted Trump would win the popular vote, which he lost.

Oct 2, 2024 | abc.net.au | Norman Hermant |Lucy Kent

On a Friday afternoon in Ballarat, a staff-student netball game has gone wrong for Nicole Reynolds. A tipped ball has hit her in the face and broken her glasses. The last place she wanted to go was the ED, and she doubted she could get a quick appointment with her GP. She headed to the local Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, one of 75 opened across the country by the federal government since June 2023. "The school said I need to get checked out.