Hobart's Lord Mayor joins thousands of people urging Dark Mofo in an online petition to ditch a performance artist who will used a freshly slaughtered animal in his show.

Scientists think the way bees use their highly efficient visual system to see colour accurately could revolutionise the way robots and drones see the world.

Virtual football players will take the podium next to real-life ones at the 2022 Asian Games, with organisers announcing the inclusion of eSports as a medal event.

Di Elson has no formal literary qualifications but a love of reading saw her chosen as a judge for the Children's Book Council of Australia.

In the wake of WWII a generation of Holocaust survivors moved to the every corner of the planet. Now, a new project brings them together to explore just what it means to be a "survivor".

Growing numbers of Australians are embracing the audiobook — but is it cheating to experience a book just by listening?

A play based on one of Tasmania's most divisive criminal cases is set to open just a week before a long-awaited "last chance" appeal begins in court.

The Last Jedi is finally in cinemas and there's a disturbance brewing among Star Wars fans. Some hate the movie so much, they're claiming the prequel trilogy is better. Here's a (spoiler-free) look at why they're wrong.

A live audio description of last night's NYE fireworks gave vision-impaired people a chance to join in the fun, but came with its own challenges.

An Australian War Memorial staffer is sent undercover to an auction to bid on the gravestones of two decorated Australian soldiers, who died during the Cowra break-out in 1944, which were to be dumped after being replaced.

An Indigenous Queensland songwriter writes the first song to be sung in Darumbal language for hundreds of years, he says.

The unprecedented move comes after the board, made up of 20 women and 18 men, agreed to start the expulsion process following widespread sexual harassment claims.

A recent study found only two transgender characters appeared in Australian TV dramas from 2011-2015. When will our television screens reflect a more diverse world?

An art festival defends its upcoming show featuring local performers covered in blood, quashing media reports a bull will be slaughtered in front of an audience. And a warning — this story contains some really disgusting images.

Tasmanian artists say the loss of the $2,000 women-only Material Girl art prize will mean fewer opportunities for female artists in the state.

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer addresses everything from Melissa McCarthy's SNL spoofs to the President's obsession with size, in his first public appearance since leaving the Trump administration.

If the streets weren't used for driving and parking, could they become a place to play and hang out with the neighbours?

The Hollywood star who shot to fame in Weinstein movies claims most men are OK and will not be affected by sexual assault allegations.

Official documents relating to the brutal 1942 murder of Melbourne pensioner Catherine "Wild Rose" Whitley are made public for the first time.

Self-confessed sneakerhead Lee Ingram has more than 800 pairs and counting — some of his favourites are on show at the Art Gallery of WA.

Representatives of Sydney's museum community say selling and relocating the Powerhouse Museum from the CBD to the west will kill the cultural precinct.

Emergency services respond to more than 500 calls for help as Territorians celebrate cracker night, but the fun ended with injuries for 24 revellers, including eight children.

7.30 presenter Leigh Sales looks back over the interviews she's done in 2017 and undertakes the difficult task of picking her top 10 for the year.

Twenty-seven-year-old Kim Jong-hyun was found unconscious at a rented apartment studio and died later in hospital.

After Prahlad Wulf was diagnosed with diabetes, his dad Josh developed a modified version of the popular computer game Minecraft aimed at making life easier for any child living with the condition.