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A blonde girl and her father stand side by side holding small Styrofoam packs with a deflated weather balloon attached.

London plane trees are a feature of many Australian towns and cities, but some say it's time they were removed amid mounting reports of infrastructure damage and pedestrian injuries.

An older woman waits to cross a tree-lined street in a country town.

Supermarkets struggle to meet demand for cottage cheese as the product becomes the subject of viral videos.

Cottage cheese on toast with vine ripened tomatoes

A large battery project in South Australia sells for nearly $500 million as investment in renewable energy surges.

A concept image of two workers in high-vis walking past a row of large batteries.

Voters in traditionally safe seats are pinning their hopes on independent and non-major party candidates, but it takes more than just dreams to flip these electorates.

Zali Steggall speaks in front of journalists at a press conference in a park.

European wasps are swarming regional Victoria, forcing businesses to close and residents to stay indoors, as unusually warm weather causes their numbers to spike.

Three wasps nibbling on a piece of bacon.

Robert Charles Eccles, 72, has been found guilty of abusing a teenage boy in Warrnambool more than a decade ago.

Man on beach with sombre expression

A caravan park once known as a "sleepy hollow" will cut down the number of sites and introduce glamping, but some locals say it's not what the town and its visitors need.

Apollo Bay hotel next to Great Ocean Road with people crossing hte road. Hill in the background.

Former members of strict religious groups have told the ABC about their loved ones shunning them after they left, breaking their families apart.

Jodie and Adam Knell - pls blur baby's face (2)

Man on beach with sombre expression.

Severe and prolonged drought conditions in one of Australia's largest forestry regions are killing pine trees, and raising concerns about the future of the country's building material supplies.

A drone shot of a forestry pine plantation.

As Labor continues to target 82 per cent renewables by 2030, the amount of wind and solar in regional communities will continue to scale up. But balancing community and environmental interests has been challenging for companies and governments.

Man leans against fence, looks across farmland towards a peninsula in the distance.

Much of south-eastern Australia has recorded record low rainfall, but there haven't been any drought declarations from state governments or the Commonwealth.

Dry, cracked ground on a farm.

Residents and businesses in a Victorian town hit by a major hailstorm six months ago say insurance companies are moving too slow and offering paltry payouts.

Two man sitting next to each other in a restaurant.

Legislation to replace Victoria's Fire Services Levy with an expanded tax could be voted through by the Legislative Council today, but farmers are calling for it to be blocked.

Firefighters watch a high energy fire in the Grampians area of western Victoria

Local communities say they need help managing overtourism as mass visitation creates issues for wildlife, raises evacuation concerns, and poses safety risks.

Golden cliffs above a blue-green sea on a sunny day.