Angus Mackintosh

A Melbourne church is defying the Pope with a centuries-old service in a dead language. Why are so many young Catholics travelling hours to get there?

Darren waits "hours and hours and hours" for taxis in Queensland, and hopes self-driving cars might be the answer. But an unpredictable marsupial is standing in the way.

Just 1 millilitre too much can trigger an overdose. We went to a music festival to learn how the "blowouts" hitting Australian hospitals start.

Would you travel to Mildura for a tattoo? Melburnians are going a long way to dodge inflated parlour prices in the city, one regional tattooist says, as cost-of-living bites customers and artists alike.

While only doctors can prescribe it in Australia, bodybuilders have begun experimenting with Ozempic.

How does it feel to step away from an elite sporting career at just 24-years-old? Footballer Nathan Murphy opens up to Hack on the six months since his career-ending concussion.

Are you part of the Musk "cult"? Many Aussies have turned against the Tesla CEO even as the electric car-maker outsells the Toyota Hilux.

Data from Australia's biggest festival pill testing service shows MDMA and ketamine were prevalent at the Rabbits Eat Lettuce festival, with new psychoactive substances also showing up.

Traditionally used as medicine or in catering settings, the canisters – also called "nangs" – have become an increasingly common sight at parties and festivals. Now WA is clamping down on their sale.

Deep in Victorian farmland, thousands of hippies and backpackers have been partying. But while many festivals have struggled to win over nearby residents, the town of Donald has embraced the bush doof next door. 

A month after fire devastated the small Victorian town of Pomonal, residents are returning to pick up the pieces. Despite a mammoth fundraising effort, the cost of demolishing the wreckage will prevent many from rebuilding what was lost.

Extreme heat, a suspected overdose death, and an abandoned festival. Ravers don't know what to make of Pitch 2024 after a confusing and sweltering Labor Day weekend in Victoria's west, with climate scientists forecasting more cancellations to come.

Heartbreak and miraculous saves take place in western Victoria as a huge fire roars through 19,500 hectares.

Fresh off the state's first pet census, Victorians share their stories of dog attacks, roaming packs on the street, and court appearances.

Residents of the Grampians in western Victoria tell how they had to make split-second decisions as fire raced towards them.

Gliding at one of Australia's longest-running aerial competitions has all the thrills and perils of parachutes and unpowered flight, but organisers want more young people to sign up.

A week after Samantha Murphy went missing near Ballarat, a handful of determined volunteers are maintaining the search, but harsh terrain and unpredictable mineshafts make excursions deeper into the bushland dangerous.

Since it was first carved into the soil in 1960, Nhill Lake in the state's west has been a soothing sight for residents of its namesake town. But this year it looks even more attractive than usual.

Experts warn a water shortage is inevitable as almonds become the biggest crop by area planted on Australia's longest river.

After a teen's death at a western Victorian burnout event, the rivalry of regulators competing to represent Australian motorsport, and its safety, has returned to the spotlight.

Wildlife rescuers are concerned by a rise in cruelty cases involving native species, as more extreme weather events and higher numbers of cars on the road paint a dire picture for animal welfare in years to come.

Australian voices really aren't what they used to be. Linguists and ABC presenters weigh in on the changes to Aussie voices and the death of the ABC accent.

As the owner of a caravan weighing business, Jarrod Dickinson is meticulous about packing light to meet the country's strict towing load limits, but he says most caravan owners turn a blind eye to the rules. 

The historic town of Castlemaine has become known as the graffiti capital of Victoria with fences, shops and signs regularly tagged.

A concrete mixer truck driver who was distracted by classic cars when he killed two sisters will not go to jail for the Horsham crash. The dead women's brother says the standard of roads in the Victorian region is terrible.