The mother of a five-year-old child who escaped a Canberra childcare centre last week has applied to withdraw him and her other child from the service.

SpaceX shares surge in after-hours trade as AI revenue rise more than ninefold. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 

With gen Z drinking less, nightlife venues are pivoting their businesses to become meeting places to socialise or host micro events to stay afloat. 

The AFL has set the date for next year's State of Origin clash between Western Australia and South Australia.

Shane Danes's family have dedicated their lives to keeping him in his home and out of aged care, but they do not know how much longer they can keep it up.

A Kempsey Shire councillor says he is not going anywhere despite being formally asked to resign and enter a men's behavioural-change program over a violent comment made to a woman on social media.

 

 

A new study suggests one in four people with severe, recurrent or persistent depression have a proposed subset called "circadian depression", where people often report waking up very tired and being a "night owl".

Violence against foreigners in the occupied West Bank almost always garners greater attention than attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians. The recent events are more sorry examples of this phenomenon.

The Victoria Police and AFP commissioners say they have not ruled out laying further charges against Brendan Nugent over his alleged attack on Indi MP Helen Haines.

Former world number one snooker player Mark Allen has given an emotional and tearful interview, which involved a hug from the presenter and the admission that he may give up the game.

He may be small in stature, but Temba Bavuma has once again stood tall for his country and taken control away from Australia.

The 43-year-old charged with three offences over the alleged attack on independent MP for Indi Helen Haines has appeared in Wangaratta Magistrates' Court.

The PNG Chiefs logo brings together elements representative of the country ahead of its NRL debut in 2028.

A Chinese exchange student has been deported from Taiwan after posting a controversial video in which he used an illusion to make it look like he was pinching the Taiwanese president.

Actor Christina Applegate, known for hits such as Anchorman and Married With Children, says she is back at square one with the debilitating symptoms she suffers.

As markets put the chance of a rate hike in November at 42 per cent, Reserve Bank deputy governor Andrew Hauser warns of a "central banker's nightmare".

In her 24 years of life, Tori Punch made a huge impact on the people around her as she battled the extremely rare genetic condition Proteus syndrome.

A member of the public had discovered a 41-year-old man's body along Slaughterhouse Road in Maryborough West on October 7.

Herefords were once the most popular cattle breed in the country, but black breeds like Angus are taking over due to picky export markets and McDonald's menus.

The authors of the report that found extensive failings in the NT child protection system say recommendations should be acted on within six months, but some Indigenous advocates say their views have been ignored.