April McLennan is an award-winning journalist with triple j hack, based in Port Lincoln in South Australia. She joined the ABC in 2019, after studying and freelancing in Europe, and has reported for the ABC from Tasmania and South Australia. She was named Young Australian Journalist of the Year at the Walkley Foundation's 2025 mid-year prizes. She was also named 2025 Tasmanian Journalist of the Year.
The ancient tradition of mutton birding — which Aboriginal people have done for thousands of years — has brought this young Indigenous man a deeper connection to both Country and identity.
As One Nation's popularity remains strong in the polls, gen Z is the least likely demographic to vote for the party, with support coming from older generations. But how is this political divide playing out in family relationships?
A triple j hack investigation uncovers allegations that a booking agency has failed to pay more than 20 Australian bands and artists.
The former mayor and councillor of Tasmanian's second-largest city resigns effective immediately, years after an ABC investigation uncovered historical allegations about his conduct towards young men in the theatre scene.
Australian partygoers are using walking aids to support their ketamine habit at music festivals across the country.
New research has found Artificial Intelligence could be exacerbating the so-called 'loneliness epidemic' in Australia.
Some Australians would rather stay home and talk to an AI bot than go out with friends, according to a YouGov survey.
Experts are calling for new regulations on artificial intelligence chatbots, after a triple j hack investigation uncovered a disturbing example of a chatbot encouraging a man to murder his father while engaging in paedophilic role-play.
When AFL player Mitch Brown openly came out as the first bisexual man in AFL history, he wasn't expecting the guilt that followed. While the 36-year-old has "no regrets", he admits he's disappointed by the lack of support from some within the AFL.
As the federal government grapples with how to manage artificial intelligence (AI) experts are warning it is already causing problems for vulnerable people.
An investigation by triple j hack uncovers allegations of young people in Australia being sexually harassed and even encouraged to take their own life by AI chatbots.
Some Uber riders are pay up to three times the cost of their trip, with reports of drivers manipulating the system to make more money.
One young Australian says she's developed an "emotional bond" with an AI chatbot after using it for mental health support.
Across Australia, millions of families are effected by domestic violence.
As reports of disappearing bull kelp continue to grow, one tiny Australian island is fighting to keep its industry alive.
On King Island in the Bass Strait, locals are concerned about a decline in bull kelp - a type of seaweed - which they collect for global export.
If you're looking for love, people might tell you there's plenty of fish in the sea.
A Tasmanian theatre company says it is "deeply concerned" by allegations of misconduct involving Launceston councillor and former theatre volunteer Danny Gibson.
There are renewed calls from local councillors and state MPs for Working with Vulnerable People cards to be made mandatory for elected officials.
Child grooming and indecent assault are among a raft of allegations made against Launceston councillor Danny Gibson from information received by Tasmania's Justice Department.
King Island's faced some tough times lately, with its iconic dairy set to close, a drought, and uncertainty over its mine's future. So, what does this mean for young people who call the island home?
When your sense of your own identity gets attached to your job, how do you move on when you're let go? Studies suggest younger workers are more likely than older people to be sacked or made redundant. So what should you do if this happens to you?
The former mayor and current councillor of Tasmania's second-largest city has resigned from his position on the Local Government Association of Tasmania, with allegations of unwanted sexual advances against young men unaddressed.
Thousands of Australians go missing every year, so what's it like spending years grieving and searching for answers?
Young people allege verbal and physical assault at Tasmanian schools as bullying inquiry gets underway.
