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Richard Moore is a graphic designer and keen skateboarder who is losing his sight. He thinks he is Australia's only blind skateboarder and is starting a fashion label for blind people who want to stay active. He wants other people with visual impairments to give the sport a go and is pitching a program to teach them. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE…

The debt ceiling has been raised numerous times over the past few decades. As Alan Kohler explains, US politicians playing chicken with the global economy is a manifestation of the deep polarisation of American politics. Except this time it's dangerous. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-28/joe-biden…

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he has reached an "agreement in principle" with President Joe Biden as they race to strike a deal to limit federal spending and resolve the looming debt crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline, according to the House speaker. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-28/joe-bi…

It looks like a life of free holidays, clothes and beauty products, but is being a social media influencer worth it? Using just their phones - and their faces – mums, retirees and young people have turned their lives into advertising platforms using social media, seizing a huge chunk of the advertising market. It's part of a boom of people selling …

Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this video contains images and voices of people who have died. It's been more than half a century since Australians went to the polls and voted on reforming the constitution to allow Indigenous people to be counted in the census and the federal government to make laws for them.…

Emergency services are still on high alert around the heritage building that caught fire near Sydney's Central Station on Thursday.Engineers are concerned another wall could collapse, with safety fears forcing more than a hundred residents to relocate.Police have spoken to a third child as part of their investigation into what sparked the inferno.T…

Friday marked the 6th anniversary of the Uluru Statement – a landmark cry for Voice, Treaty and Truth telling. Architects of the statement returned to Uluru, and delivered a back-to-basics reminder of what the Voice is meant to be about: recognising and listening to Indigenous Australians.In parliament however, the political divide deepened, and th…

A Russian missile hit a clinic in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Friday, killing at least two people and wounding 23 in an attack that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as a crime against humanity. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-26/russian-rocket-hits-ukraine-medical-clinic-dnipro/…

Buying toys can be expensive, especially for parents needing adapted play equipment for children with a disability. This World Play Day, families are celebrating children's right to play, with toy libraries helping kids of all abilities find the right toy for them Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-2…

You might've heard of donating blood on your lunch break, but what about popping out to donate faeces? That's what Red Cross Life Blood is encouraging people to do in Perth.Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: bit.ly/45wkarsIts WA facility takes donated stool and processes it into the medical product used for lifesaving transplants.Hospi…

There are calls for university students to be paid for the work placements they have to do as part of their course. The financial burden of placements can be crippling, and some argue there's no justification for this unpaid labour. Mandatory placements - which can be up to a thousand hours - are a vital part of many university degrees. Examples in…

Many people with a disability who receive funding through the NDIS also have a job, but only about 20% of them are paid a full wage. One Sydney cafe is hoping to change that, promising equal pay for equal work. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including…

It might be the city that never sleeps but now New York is the city that's sinking. Researchers say Manhattan is losing ground due to a combination of rising sea levels and the enormous weight of its skyscrapers. It's sinking at a rate of 1-2 mm every year and it's not just happening in New York. Many other coastal cities around the world are sinki…

Rami Elhanan is an Israeli and Bassam Aramin is a Palestinian. While they are from "enemy sides", the men are united in grief and a desire for peace. Both have lost daughters to the deadly violence in their homeland. They now give lectures around the world calling for reconciliation and are in Australia for the first time to share their message.   …

One of the army's largest ever projects could be sent overseas. The government is looking at options to quickly acquire new infantry fighting vehicles. The ABC's revealed the lucrative work may no longer stay in Australia, as a former Prime Minister urges this country to supply more weapons to war-torn Ukraine. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read …

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