Inga Ting

2024 shook the world in more ways than one. From politics to pop culture, climate to conflict, 2024 was a year of tumbling records — but not always for the best reasons. 

In Australia, there are more than twice as many children as childcare places, according to a world-first study analysing childcare access down to the street level in nine developed countries.

In a more diverse world, with a dizzying array of dating apps to introduce us to a wider pool of potential partners than our grandparents care to imagine, how much is our choice of romantic partner changing? Tell us your love stories.

A major investigation into the chronic pain industry has uncovered how Australia’s healthcare system is being left open to financial exploitation by some medical practitioners.

An ABC investigation into the financial disclosures of sustainable or ethical-labelled super options finds extensive investment in shares of companies in the fossil fuel, gambling, alcohol and weapons manufacturing industries.

When four missing Indigenous children were found after 40 days lost in the Colombian Amazon, one question reverberated around the world: How did they do it?

Argentina’s economy hit 100 per cent inflation in February — the highest it’s been in 32 years. But the crisis has done nothing to dampen Argentines’ enthusiasm for spending.

Advertised house rents have hit record highs in 85 per cent of suburbs profiled in exclusive new data. These maps reveal the areas facing the biggest hikes in rent since the start of the pandemic.

One million households in Australia already face “extreme” levels of insurance stress, new research warns. Exclusive new data reveals how every council area ranks.

One party comes out well in front, according to the first investigation to analyse gambling-related political payments across all seven state and territory databases.