Sally Brooks

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Doug Dingwall |Erin Handley |Jason Fang |Sally Brooks

By the end of the year, Zoya Fong and Saajid Khan hope to call themselves home owners. But for now the young married couple are living with Zoya's parents and her younger brother in their Googong home just outside of Canberra. Despite both working full-time, the fluctuating housing market and the rising cost of living means their dream of owning a home feels constantly out of reach. "It feels like the closer that we get [to achieving it], the further away the goal gets," Zoya said.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Sally Brooks

Stopping the flow of fentanyl into the United States has been cited as one of the major reasons President Donald Trump slapped a new round of tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. Mr Trump said the 25 per cent tariffs on Mexican and most Canadian imports were also designed to pressure the two countries to do more to curb illegal immigration to the US. The tariffs on the US's largest trading partners and the additional 10 per cent tariff on goods from China will start on Tuesday, US time.

2 months ago | rnz.co.nz | Sally Brooks |Jason Fang

By Sally Brooks and Jason Fang, ABCTen years have passed since Beijing announced an ambitious plan called Made in China 2025 to transform the country from "a low-cost manufacturing base into a high-tech superpower". President Xi Jinping's policy aimed for China to be world leader in a range of industries, from advanced computing to aerospace, and came with big investments in related technology such as artificial intelligence and green energy.

Jan 12, 2025 | abc.net.au | Sally Brooks |Natasya Salim

A university student was getting ready for church on Christmas Eve in Indonesia when a man snuck into her apartment to carry out an attack that would scar her for life. As she stepped out of the shower with a towel around her torso, the man allegedly poured acid over her face and body. "Then the victim screamed, screamed loudly, and the perpetrator immediately ran away," said Probo Satrio, the head of Yogyakarta Police's Criminal Investigation Department.

Dec 19, 2023 | abc.net.au | Hellena Yoranita Souisa |Sally Brooks

Loading... Read the story in bahasa IndonesiaIn a bra and shorts, a woman stands on an earthmover and fends off attempts by men around her to cover her upper body. In the video shared with ABC Indonesia, a group of villagers yell and watch on as a second unsuccessful attempt is made to clothe the woman and get her off the machinery. Footage of the clash between farmers and miners was captured on the Indonesian island of Wawonii, in South-East Sulawesi, in February.