Opera singers Allegra Giagu and Charlotte Goode are at different stages in their careers, but both hail from the Goulburn Valley in northern Victoria and share the same goal: to bring opera to regional audiences.

Xander Schauffele sinks a six-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to claim a one-shot win at the PGA Championship, winning his first career major.

World number one Nelly Korda claims an incredible sixth LPGA Tour win of the year after edging out Australian Hannah Green by a shot at the Americas Open.

After standing on a needle left in some grass, long-time resident Dave Lindsay wants to warn people about the increase of discarded drug paraphernalia in public spaces.

A powerful armed ethnic group in Myanmar says it has won control over a town in the western state of Rakhine after weeks of fighting, denying accusations it has targeted members of the Muslim-minority Rohingya during the offensive.

Wall Street edged higher on Friday's close, but it was enough to push the Dow Jones Index above 40,000 points for the first time and give the local market enough momentum to open in positive territory. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.