Heloise is a journalist working with the ABC's national digital team based in Brisbane. She has experience reporting for online and radio platforms, covering local to federal-level news. Her interests span politics, international relations, cultural affairs, and issues surrounding diaspora communities. She has lived in the Middle East, South Asia, and North America, and is multilingual. Contact her at [email protected]
The founder of encrypted messaging service Telegram has been detained in France as part of an investigation into a lack of moderation and criminal use of the platform.
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A 2,492 carat diamond recovered from a mine in central Botswana is the largest ever found in the country and potentially the second largest in the world.
Supercentenarian Maria Branyas Morera lived a remarkably long life of 117 years, which she attributes to positivity and strong human connections.
More than 60 per cent of girls, women, and gender-diverse people who menstruate are struggling to buy basic period products amid soaring costs of living, Australia's largest body of data on periods has found.
The ASX closed higher after June-quarter inflation data was in line with most economists' expectations. See how the day's trade unfolded on the blog.
Israel and Hezbollah last went to war in 2006, but now, with tensions sky high, all-out war looms again amid the Gaza conflict.
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The writer of one of Australia's most significant plays, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, dies at his home in Victoria following an illness.
The Henley Passport Index 2024 has again crowned Singapore the country with the world's most powerful passport. See where Australia sits on the list.
A massive IT systems outage caused by issues with CrowdStrike software affects banks, airports, supermarkets and media companies across Australia and around the world.
The federal court orders auction company Grays to bear hefty penalties over 750 contraventions of consumer law, which saw it sell second-hand cars with false or misleading descriptions to consumers between 2020 and 2022.
After years of research into a possible prevention for asthma, researchers find the chronic disease is triggered through the use of antibiotics in children, putting forward a new solution that counters this detriment.
In this ceremonial event, the Thames' swan population — all owned by the crown and two trade companies — is examined and counted in a five-day affair along the river.
The rare spade-toothed whale washes ashore in Otago, marking just the sixth time a specimen of the mammal is found and the first one fully intact.
The newly elected UK prime minister shares the international podium with his European partners and meets with Joe Biden in the White House after promising to continue backing Ukraine in its fight against Russia.
The telecommunications company faces an ACMA directive to correct an error which led to more than 140,000 customer records being made public, despite those customers paying for their information to remain unlisted.
The violent extremist Indonesian network behind the 2002 Bali bombings, which killed hundreds of foreign nationals including 88 Australians, will be dissolved.
A post-war eugenics law passed in Japan to "prevent birth of inferior descendants" was found in violation of the constitution by the country's top court, with victim-survivors being handed a major win after years of seeking justice.
Japan's highest peak and iconic landmark Mount Fuji is now regulated through a new system of levies, time restrictions and visitor caps in a bid to curb an influx of tourists.
Mexicans reflect on the deep significance "The Bug" holds for them after celebrating this year's Worldwide Volkswagen Beetle Day.
The event happens every June, but this year's "Strawberry Moon" comes at the same time as the "shortest day of the year", meaning the Moon will be out in all its might.
Health experts spotlight "creative" solutions Australia can adopt in the face of growing under-vaccination of children and spread of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles.
Citizens from Jordan and Iran died performing this year's hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia under gruelling conditions, with more than 2,700 suffering from heat stress on one day alone.
The world-renowned celebrity chef is grateful he survived what he says could have been a disastrous incident.
Argentina's president claims victory after managing to pass his new reforms through the Senate, while demonstrators and police clash outside.
Irish fire crews who raced to reports of an emergency at a Dublin hotel were surprised to find Happy Days star Henry Winkler among the chaos outside.