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From remote dust bowls to the world stage, SA surfers on the long road to go pro
Some of the state's most talented surfers are creating serious ripples on the national and international competitive circuit, but the path to compete at the highest levels is a costly one and there's little government support.
Duration: 1 minute 5 seconds
Published: Source: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Surfingby Malcolm Sutton
Why enough sewage to fill 180 Olympic-sized swimming pools poured into a Queensland river for three months
The worst sewage spill in Queensland history was caused by corrosion and a local government’s over-reliance on the public and another council to detect leaks, an independent investigation has found.
Published: Source: ABC Gold CoastTopic: Local Governmentby Jessica Lamb
Ex-Wallabies playmaker joins Titans for remainder of 2024 NRL season
Former Wallabies fly-half Carter Gordon trains with the Gold Coast Titans for the first time after being released from his Rugby Australia contract.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: NRL
Suns coach Hardwick keeps door open on Dusty reunion
Damien Hardwick adds to the speculation Richmond three-time premiership player Dustin Martin will head north next season after his Tigers contract comes to an end.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: AFL
How Jordan is breaking barriers for other athletes
Since he was born, Jordan Cabrita has been told about the things he couldn't do.
Duration: 5 minutes
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Disabilitiesby Mark Rigby
In 10 years, Liv Lovelace went from being the only girl at the skatepark, to an Olympian
Australia will field the fourth-largest skateboard team heading to Paris behind the US, Brazil and Japan — while also including the youngest Olympian on the Australian team.
Published: Source: ABC Gold CoastTopic: Sportby Jessica Lamb
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From remote dust bowls to the world stage, SA surfers on the long road to go pro
Some of the state's most talented surfers are creating serious ripples on the national and international competitive circuit, but the path to compete at the highest levels is a costly one and there's little government support.
Duration: 1 minute 5 seconds
Source: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Surfingby Malcolm Sutton
56,000 people were reported missing in Australia last year. The families of those who haven't come home never stop searching
A brother lost in the bush, a sister who never came home, a missing backpacker and a mum likely murdered. These are the families left behind after a loved one vanished without a trace.
Duration: 3 minutes 32 seconds
Source: StatelineTopic: Missing Personby Alexandria Utting
These kids are collecting cans for cash not to buy lollies or toys, but a block of land
After experiencing homelessness, siblings Annabelle and Sunny Johnson started collecting the neighbourhood's bottles and cans to buy a block of land.
Source: ABC Gold CoastTopic: Homelessnessby Danielle Mahe
Whatever happened to Golden Fleece, Australia's first oil company?
There are probably a few things that come to mind when reminiscing about long road trips across Australia between the 1950s and '70s. Things like overheating cars, AM radio and the unmistakable icon of the Golden Fleece.
Source: ABC North QldTopic: Historyby Phil Brandel
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You're invited to paint a portrait of Costa Georgiadis
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Published: Source: ABC BRISBANETopic: Art
Blak.. Loud And Proud with Loren Ryan
Join us on Sunday, 7th July for ABC Radio’s national NAIDOC Concert Special! Listen on your radio or the ABC listen app in the evening after the footy.
Published: Source: Listen
Qld Sport
Teens aboard tall ship rescue capsized kayaker from crocodile-prone Queensland waters
A group of young sailors spending their school holidays on an eight-day tall ship voyage have helped pluck two stranded kayakers from dangerous waters near Hinchinbrook Island.
Duration: 13 seconds
Source: ABC North QldTopic: Canoeing and Kayaking
From remote dust bowls to the world stage, SA surfers on the long road to go pro
Some of the state's most talented surfers are creating serious ripples on the national and international competitive circuit, but the path to compete at the highest levels is a costly one and there's little government support.
Duration: 1 minute 5 seconds
Source: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Surfing
Triathlete, 75, would have been a victim of Australia's 'silent killer' if not for quick-thinking strangers
Greg Messer collapsed and clinically died — for more than 15 minutes — after a cardiac arrest in October 2020 following a triathlon swim, but the actions of those nearby who knew CPR saved his life.
Duration: 2 minutes 31 seconds
Source: ABC Wide BayTopic: Public Health
Whales were happier during the COVID pandemic when humans weren't around, scientists find
Scientists find eastern Australian humpback whales benefited from a reduction in human activity on the ocean during the first year of the pandemic, recording lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
Source: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Whalesby Kenji Sato
Teens aboard tall ship rescue capsized kayaker from crocodile-prone Queensland waters
A group of young sailors spending their school holidays on an eight-day tall ship voyage have helped pluck two stranded kayakers from dangerous waters near Hinchinbrook Island.
Duration: 13 seconds
Source: ABC North QldTopic: Canoeing and Kayakingby Chloe Chomicki and Georgia Loney
From remote dust bowls to the world stage, SA surfers on the long road to go pro
Some of the state's most talented surfers are creating serious ripples on the national and international competitive circuit, but the path to compete at the highest levels is a costly one and there's little government support.
Duration: 1 minute 5 seconds
Source: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Surfingby Malcolm Sutton
The entrepreneurial generation: Why Gen Z-ers want to work for themselves
Bianca Purdie moved straight into nine-to-five work after school but soon burnt out. Now the owner of her own business, like four in five Gen Z-ers, she says she would rather work for herself.
Source: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Entrepreneurshipby Vanessa Jarrett
Sitting in Ashley detention centre for months, youth often have 'no idea' where their court cases are up to
The criminal justice system is complex. But imagine being a young offender, with limited access to legal advice, sitting on remand for months in a youth detention centre. That is the reality in Tasmania, but there are calls for change.
Published: Source: StatelineTopic: Law, Crime and Justiceby Adam Holmes
'Disappointed' O'Connell forced out of Olympics as young gun Gadecki prepares for Games debut
Injuries force out Chris O'Connell on the eve of the Olympics, while Olivia Gadecki marks her incredible rise with a Games debut as Australia finalises its tennis squad for Paris.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Summer Olympic Games
How a boy from Ballarat wound up pitching himself to Eddie Murphy to direct the new Beverly Hills Cop
Mark Molloy moved to LA a decade ago to pursue his dream of directing a Hollywood feature film. But it was an advertisement he made that helped him score his debut: directing one of the world's biggest stars in the reboot of Beverly Hills Cop.
Published: Source: ABC EntertainmentTopic: Film (Arts and Entertainment)
Whales were happier during the COVID pandemic when humans weren't around, scientists find
Scientists find eastern Australian humpback whales benefited from a reduction in human activity on the ocean during the first year of the pandemic, recording lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
Published: Source: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Whalesby Kenji Sato
