Alexandra Blucher

There's pressure on the government to fund and build more social and affordable housing, with one insider describing the shortage as "extremely severe".

Everything is bigger in Texas, even bird flu amongst cattle. But while there are concerns for Australian dairy farmers, they say things are in a state of alert rather than alarm.

Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political analysis from Laura Tingle.

7.30 has obtained footage showing police beating an Indigenous youth repeatedly with a baton in a watch house, sparking allegations of excessive use of force.

A leading neuropsychiatrist says there was a potential “systemic failure” by Queensland authorities when it came to treating and communicating about Joel Cauchi.

The mayor of one of Australia’s biggest councils is calling for an overhaul of Queensland’s political donation laws after raising concerns about his potential successor’s political donations.

ABC Investigations reporter Alexandra Blucher gained unprecedented access to forensic patients and their families to produce the Four Corners program, Trapped, but she had to overcome huge legal and editorial challenges.

Peter Jackson is pursuing legal action, seeking damages for personal injuries he says stem from the deaths of his daughters.

Queensland’s opposition demands the state government release the full investigation report examining its handling of the child safety case involving two toddlers who died in a hot car.

The report found the child safety department did not put enough safeguards in place, overlooked “clear red flags” before their deaths, and there was a lack of information-sharing across agencies.