Ben Millington

The early closure of coal-fired power stations is expected to prevent deaths, reduce asthma attacks, and save hundreds of millions of dollars in health costs.

Kenneth Grant, the father of former NSW police minister Troy Grant, has been sentenced to nearly four years’ prison.

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has sent thermal coal prices rocketing to new heights, as some European countries look to ban Russian coal.

The coroner found the partner of elderly disabled grandmother Janice Garrett deliberately lit the Raymond Terrace house fire and fuelled it with gas bottles and fuel tins.

Their homes were covered in asbestos after a warehouse fire in Newcastle last week and now residents are doing the clean-up themselves in the absence of advice from authorities.

The announcement of a new NSW government division that will focus on regional health services is welcomed by stakeholders, but some want immediate action to reduce spiralling locum doctor costs.

New research suggests we should be biobanking koala reproductive material now as an insurance policy for future koala populations and to ensure genetic diversity.

Environmentalists have long suspected that heavy metals were leaching from power station coal ash dams into the ecosystem. Now they say they have the evidence to prove it.

Australia has about 12 million active WhatsApp users. Are they an ABC News audience in waiting?

It felt natural to be there and support my friends. To see Oliver and say his name, to hear his story from the time they had together.