Erin Parke

Community leaders are going public with suspicions missing men may have been murdered after falling foul of the drug trade in outback Australia.

Tensions are building in remote northern Australia after a string of mysterious disappearances. It comes as an increasing number of Australians are reported missing. 

Today marks 30 years since the body of a tall, well-dressed man was pulled from the waters off Germany. Investigators hope tip-offs from Australia and genetic mapping may help crack the case.

Would you buy a packet of chocolate biscuits for $12? Some residents have no choice as they live in remote areas of the country.

The cost of living has increased more sharply in regional areas than in the cities, with some outback residents paying double for essential goods like food and fuel. Now the federal government is coming up with a plan to try to level the playing field, but will it work? 

The latest government data shows another spike in foreign fishing boats coming close to shore, with residents describing Indonesian boats painted green in a bid to blend into mangrove creeks.

Locals are alarmed that a group of Chinese men dropped on a remote beach were able to enter an Australian air base undetected, given the ramping up of surveillance along the crocodile-infested coastline.

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre with human rights concerns as Nauru detention centre fills with boat arrivals

Most Australians will never have heard of the kakarratul, an elusive silky mole that burrows in the desert and has no eyes. Now a growing threat is shrinking its habitat.

Sylvia Tkac was watching ABC News when she saw something shocking. Now the breakthrough identification of her great-grandfather is shedding light on a little-known chapter of Australia's history, involving international romance, mysterious gold teeth and long-lost family.