Aoife Hilton is a digital and social media journalist for ABC News. They joined the ABC in 2024, and have since worked with ABC News Digital's Breaking News team, ABC Canberra, and on the morning NewsMail.
Australian writers and publishers are calling for the government to intervene in the industry's "existential crisis" over the rise of artificial intelligence.
Grave fears are held for hundreds of people missing after flash floods swept through mountainous parts of Nepal and Tibet. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed 34 Australians are among those unaccounted for.
A new report shows generational inequality is pushing young Australians out of the housing market.
The proposal marks New Zealand as the latest country to mull such a law since Australia enacted its world-first under-16s social media ban in December 2025.
Police are urging runners to "stay vigilant" on Canberra's trails after a teenager allegedly attacked a 59-year-old woman in broad daylight while she was out jogging.
The National Gallery of Australia's newest major exhibition, Cézanne to Giacometti, traces the roots of Australian modernism to European artists fleeing the Second World War.
Myrtle rust is a bright yellow-looking fungus originally from South America, infecting plants in the eucalypt family with sometimes devastating effect.
Police will allege in court that the man tied the kangaroo to the back of his car and dragged it from a property to the road, approximately 400 metres, while the animal was still alive.
A new $4 million wetland at Belconnen oval in Canberra opens in a bid to help reduce pollution caused by stormwater runoff into Lake Ginninderra and decrease its likelihood of toxic blue-green algae blooms.
The troubled Brindabella Christian College will close one of its campuses from Friday next week, after it was put under voluntary administration last month.
Two school students are in hospital with serious injuries after a car crash in Griffith this morning.
Topic: Road Accidents and Incidents
A staff memo has revealed the latest in a series of cost-cutting measures at the UN agency since Donald Trump's decision to with the US from the organisation.
Donald Trump has discussed TikTok, the January 6 riots, and the assassination attempt on his life in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity. Take a look back on how the day's events unfolded.
After Donald Trump issued a blitz of executive orders on inauguration day, his promised immigration crackdown began to take shape before he steadfastly defended pardoning the January 6 offenders.
A statement from the Israeli PM's office, seen by the ABC, says Israeli hostages held by Hamas could start being released as early as Sunday.
Israel and Hamas previously agreed to a complex ceasefire deal that will see hostilities in Gaza end and hostages and prisoners released in stages.
The Sun-skirter comet C/2024 G3 is visible from the southern hemisphere this week as it makes its second-ever swing around our Sun.
At least 10 people have been killed as fires continue to burn around Los Angeles, with authorities confirming the disaster has destroyed or damaged more than 10,000 structures.
A fast-moving wildfire in Los Angeles has destroyed homes and sparked evacuations. See how it unfolded.
It follows a historic no-confidence vote against former prime minister Michel Barnier in the National Assembly.
Syrian rebels set fire to the mausoleum containing the tomb of Hafez al-Assad, located in the Latakia heartland of Assad's Alawite community.
Ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was securely transported to Russia, the country's deputy foreign minister confirmed in a television interview.
Raygun: The Musical was set to debut in Sydney this evening at a venue on Oxford Street, in the city's inner east.
UNESCO has listed 63 more products and practices for Intangible Cultural Heritage protection at its Paraguay session this week.
Maggie Tabberer's career included everything from modelling work to running a fashion label, hosting a TV show and gracing front pages of magazines until her 80s, making her a household name.
