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Living your best outdoor life could be putting you at risk of the "national cancer", health workers warn. Here's why annual checks should be part of everybody's beauty routine.

It's been billed as Australia's answer to the Golden Globes — or even the Oscars, depending on who you ask — and the stars are gathering for the ceremony on the Gold Coast.

More than 85 per cent of Australians live within 50 kilometres of the ocean, but the variation in weather across any slice of this narrow coastal band is substantial.

Experts warn that gym memberships can be tricky to cancel, but there are ways to ensure you're treated fairly.

How best to address inequality experienced by Indigenous people is again front and centre for politicians, after a long post-Voice referendum hiatus.

Police are investigating after a man was shot near a busy Melbourne train station by police responding to an unrelated incident nearby that left four people in hospital.

A judge has found four teenagers guilty of the stabbing murder of 16-year-old Declan Cutler outside a party in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir in March 2022.

The ABC has uncovered details of a council-led campaign to mass-evict residents from their homes in Melbourne’s west.

Academic experts will be recruited to draft and proofread VCE exams in an attempt to improve quality control after repeated mistakes.

Police in Victoria say more than $260,000 has been lost to scammers selling fake tickets to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour since tickets went on sale last year. Dozens of people have fallen victims to hackers selling tickets through social media.

Dozens of MPs claimed travel allowances last year after trips across the globe, with integrity experts warning that politicians' claims must "pass the pub test".

Clayton Oliver is fined $600 after the Demons AFL star was pulled over and found to be driving without a licence, which had been suspended on medical grounds.

Australia's aged care sector is entering a stage of "critical" reform. So what do you do when a loved one is hesitant to accept requisite care later in life?

The ABC's political docuseries Nemesis is back. We unpack the biggest moments from episode 2, with political analysis from Annabel Crabb. 

Protesters have hit back at police after a violent confrontation at the annual Midsumma Pride march in Melbourne.

Two Victorian men will face court after 139 kilograms of cocaine were found allegedly hidden inside luxury buses in an international shipment that arrived in Adelaide via Perth, with border force officials saying cocaine shipments are being seized at "unprecedented levels". 

The Victorian chief police commissioner has labelled protesters who hurled paint and blocked officers from marching an 'ugly rabble'

School tuck-shop menus are increasingly focusing on nutrition and a social enterprise in regional Victoria is re-imagining the canteen by delivering veggie-packed lunches to students.

Swimmers are being warned to stay away from one of Victoria's busiest beaches and a popular High Country waterhole as extreme heat grips the state.

A social media trend encouraging women and girls to compare the look of their legs in leggings has been prompted warnings from experts and led to the associated hashtag being banned on TikTok. 

The cultural role of bookshops is in the spotlight after the owner of Victoria's oldest independent bookshop posted on social media, calling for "kids picture books with just white kids on the cover". Authors, booksellers and a publisher on the power of booksellers.

Ringwood MP Will Fowles says he's disappointed but determined as he returns to parliament after a police investigation into assault allegations.

Crashing waves, beautiful boulders, emus and wombats help Squeaky Beach take out top spot on Australia's Top 10 best beaches.

A burst of hot northerly winds will bring the highest temperatures in years to parts of south-east Australia, while ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily carves a trail of torrential rain and flooding.

Poor engagement and consultation has led to "material distrust" of renewable energy developers in regional communities, according to a much-anticipated review.