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I've noticed something odd about most couples. Psychologists and geneticists have noticed it too

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 newly married couple hold hands at their wedding.

Source: Digital Story Innovation TeamTopic: Relationships

Iconic tree felled for roadwork project to be turned into 500 guitars

When guitar maker Matthew Semmens heard a locally loved bunya pine tree needed to be cut down to make way for a new road, he was determined to get his hands on it and make it into musical instruments instead of wood chips.

Caucasian man standing in front of guitars

Duration: 4 minutes 10 seconds

Source: ABC NewcastleTopic: Instrument Making

How a group of tech 'rebels' triggered the world's biggest IT meltdown

CrowdStrike became a household name on Friday for all the wrong reasons. Here's what we know about them.

A sign in a window which says Networ Outage hope to open soon

Duration: 4 minutes 53 seconds

Source: ABC InvestigationsTopic: Software

Editor's Choice

Australian Army Band offering musicians a rare full-time job opportunity

It's famously difficult to make a living as a musician, but for a select few, a gig with the Australian Army Band has proven to be a dream job.

Soldiers playing wind instruments on a parade ground.

Duration: 3 minutes 57 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Music (Arts and Entertainment)

How lights are affecting your sleep hygiene

Melbourne City Council is considering turning off billboards and signage between midnight and sunrise. So how much do lights affect your sleep? And how do you get the best night's sleep possible?

A close-up of a face lying on a pillow in the dark, with one ray of light on her eyes, which look straight ahead.

Duration: 20 minutes 33 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sleep

Is the Trump takeover of the Republican party now complete?

Fresh from surviving an assassin's bullet, Donald Trump has triumphed at the Republican National Convention with his selection of JD Vance as his running mate and heir apparent, and the adoption of a new party platform.

Duration: 13 minutes 25 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: US Elections

The boss of Bega cheese heard the Netherlands wanted to become a circular economy. Now he wants it for his town

Seafood waste is being made into fertiliser and a cheese boiler plant runs on wood waste in the small New South Wales town. Could this be the future of sustainability?

A paddock of dairy cows on rolling hills

Duration: 1 minute 5 seconds

Source: LandlineTopic: Business, Economics and Finance

Don't be shy now. You think you know it all? Prove it. Let's play … HARD!

Oh, you're back? Something to prove after last week's effort? Let's see what you've got.

Tom Gleeson standing with his arms crossed and a serious look on his face. The Hard Quiz has been added behind his head

Duration: 5 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Games

Disability pride month

The Gold Coast Commonwealth Games was riddled with accessibility issues. Will the 2032 Olympics be any better?

A report highlighting the "missed opportunities" for people with disabilities at global sporting events hopes to create a "road map" for Brisbane's 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Summer Olympic Games

I'm out of the disability closet. The only limitations are the ones society places in my way

For advocate and model Khadija Gbla, embracing the word disabled has been an empowering act.

Khadija is sitting by a fountain with their walking stick. They are smiling and looking very happy.

Source: ABC EverydayTopic: Disability

Hospitals can be grim, but a vision-impaired artist is making his critical care ward a brighter place

As Chris Vines battles the side effects of surviving cancer three times, including losing vision in his left eye, the sketch artist is using his lifelong passion to bring joy to others.

A man sits hooked up to a dialysis machine holding a sketch of an emu

Duration: 2 minutes 7 seconds

Source: ABC Wide BayTopic: Art

How 'having a great time with music' is helping NDIS recipients flourish

Mark West, who is working on songs for his first EP, says rap beats and rhymes are helping his mental health.

A man wearing a white hoodie fist bumps a man wearing a blue denim jacket

Source: ABC NewcastleTopic: Mental Health

Moments in History

DNA detective work could end the mystery of 70 unknown diggers killed in Fromelles horror

The remains of 70 Australian WWI soldiers found in a mass grave at Fromelles are still to be identified. On the anniversary of the bloody battle they died in, a volunteer organisation is asking for help and DNA to give them back their names.

Graves at Fromelles, France following the infamous battle of July 1916

Source: ABC South East SATopic: World War 1

The Australian Olympian who redefined sportsmanship and became a symbol of the futility of war

Australian Olympian Cecil Healy was the epitome of fair play, though his life was cut short in the most unfair way imaginable in the killing fields of World War I. He remains Australia's only Olympic gold medallist to be killed in action.

Swimming champion and World War 1 hero, Cecil Healy

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Summer Olympic Games

'There are hundreds of stories you could tell about the place': Australia's oldest brewery turns 200

Cascade Brewery was started by a swindler 200 years ago. It's now Australia's oldest brewery and workers are reflecting on its colourful history, including 15-minute beer breaks for workers and the bushfire that nearly ended it all.

A graphic of beers held before the facade of Cascade Brewery.

Duration: 6 minutes 26 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: History

The Olympics were banned because they were seen as a pagan cult. Then a conservative Frenchman revived them

Modern Olympians might not compete naked or offer blood tributes to the gods. But there are a number of rituals you'll see at this year's Games that carry ancient religious roots.

A woman holding a flame torch hands it to a man

Source: ABC RNTopic: Religion

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