Watch this police officer's response when he's asked, 'How many Black kids are you going to assault?'
Police are ordered to reinvestigate allegations they used unreasonable force against kids during a shopping centre scuffle.
Bernadette Clarke is a news reporter with ABC South East NSW, based in Batemans Bay via the Bega office. She previously worked at ABC Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. Growing up in Jervis Bay, she is passionate about regional areas as well as all things water related. She was previously a cadet at SBS. Twitter: @cbernadette96
Police are ordered to reinvestigate allegations they used unreasonable force against kids during a shopping centre scuffle.
A woman whose great-grandmother refused to give up on better access to education says acknowledgement of her family's NSW south coast "healing place" has brought a sense of justice.
Organisers of Sculpture for Clyde say their small town is "punching above its weight" in the art scene as it offers up $100,000 for the winner of its acquisitive sculpture prize.
When Terry Dixon took his usual walk around the Tathra headland on the New South Wales far south coast, he encountered a rare phenomenon brought on by heavy rainfall.
This third-generation logger says he is on the verge of bankruptcy while environmental advocates say they will continue to put pressure on the industry until native forest logging is banned.
The 95-year-old died in hospital in May 2023 after falling and hitting her head following an alleged incident with a police officer.
Workers from Australia and overseas are happy to help far south coast sea urchin factories crack the export market for the roe of a marine menace.
The government is desperate for solutions with rental vacancy rates at an all-time low across Sydney and short-term vacancies concentrated in NSW regional towns like Byron Bay and along the state's south coast priced beyond the reach of many.
The Brogo Dam has just become home to tens of thousands more Australian bass and estuary perch under a stocking program organised by those who fish its waters.
Scientists are concerned about predictions ocean temperatures will be 2.5 degrees Celsius warmer than usual as part of a marine heatwave declared for the NSW south coast.
Four years after the devastating Black Summer bushfires, Indigenous fire practitioners say they're struggling to keep up with demand for cultural burns from private landholders, and they want more support.
A moving rendition of The Last Post, recorded on top of the Sydney Opera House, features jazz virtuoso James Morrison and didgeridoo player Mark Atkins, symbolises how Indigenous and non-Indigenous soldiers fought side by side.
Surfers on the Far South Coast of NSW say they have experienced the worst few months of swell they've ever witnessed and that's taken a toll on their mental health.
When the Coolagolite Road bushfire flared up on NSW's far south coast last week, residents could feel their stomachs drop with the all-too-familiar smell and sight of billowing smoke. A trauma therapist says there are ways for people to stay calm.
The Coologolite fire first sparked on Tuesday afternoon and has spread to 6,824 hectares, impacting areas of Cuttaggee, Barragga Bay, and The Murrah.
Snow enthusiasts are becoming increasingly concerned about what climate change will do to Australia's alpine regions.
Selwyn Snow Resort has had a rough few years following the 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires, with operators hoping 2024 will be kinder.
The NSW government plans to alleviate the region's housing crisis by building 97 new homes in Bega.
Failure to merge two of South Australia's biggest universities could cost the new combined entity $250 million, one of the institutions tells a parliamentary inquiry scrutinising the proposal — but students say questions remain unanswered about job losses and the impact on education.
An Adelaide court hears there were three grounds for Warren Tredrea's dismissal, which included reputational damage following "inaccurate" comments made on a local radio station about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Channel Nine's Adelaide news director has defended his network's dismissal of former AFL star Warren Tredrea, telling the Federal Court the sports presenter's on-air performance had failed to improve — despite a glowing 2018 performance review describing him as an "excellent ambassador".
Defending champion the United States stays alive in the Women's World Cup by the width of a post, England's Lauren James destroys China's hopes, and a false fire alarm interrupts play in Auckland. These are the five talking points from last night.
These friends say making social connections within a community like Port Lincoln unlocks the "wonders" only locals know while addressing the region's need for health professionals.
A Colombian teenager takes the tournament by storm, the Atlas Lionesses make a breakthrough in Adelaide, and there are tears in Dunedin for the co-hosts. These are the five talking points ahead of day 12 of the Women's World Cup.
Did you know South Australia is home to the only great white shark cage-diving tour in Australia? It's been around since the 1970s, but some locals aren't a fan.