diff --git a/recipes/abc_au.recipe b/recipes/abc_au.recipe
index 974cc3c0d7..7aeb5a521d 100644
--- a/recipes/abc_au.recipe
+++ b/recipes/abc_au.recipe
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ class ABCNews(BasicNewsRecipe):
     cover_url = 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/linkableblob/8413676/data/abc-news-og-data.jpg'
     cover_margins = (0,20,'#000000')
     scale_news_images_to_device = True
-    oldest_article = 7  # days
+    oldest_article = 2  # days
+    simultaneous_downloads = 10
     max_articles_per_feed = 100
     publication_type = 'newspaper'
 
@@ -83,12 +84,12 @@ class ABCNews(BasicNewsRecipe):
         ('Health', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/9167762/rss.xml'),
         ('Arts and Entertainment', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/472/rss.xml'),
         ('Fact Check', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/5306468/rss.xml'),
-        ('Adelaide', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/8057540/rss.xml'),
-        ('Brisbane', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/8053540/rss.xml'),
-        ('Canberra', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/8057234/rss.xml'),
-        ('Darwin', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/8057648/rss.xml'),
-        ('Hobart', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/8054562/rss.xml'),
-        ('Melbourne', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/8057136/rss.xml'),
-        ('Perth', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/8057096/rss.xml'),
-        ('Sydney', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/8055316/rss.xml'),
+#        ('Adelaide', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/8057540/rss.xml'), #enable by removing # at start of line
+#        ('Brisbane', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/8053540/rss.xml'), #enable by removing # at start of line
+#        ('Canberra', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/8057234/rss.xml'), #enable by removing # at start of line
+#        ('Darwin', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/8057648/rss.xml'), #enable by removing # at start of line
+#        ('Hobart', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/8054562/rss.xml'), #enable by removing # at start of line
+#        ('Melbourne', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/8057136/rss.xml'), #enable by removing # at start of line
+#        ('Perth', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/8057096/rss.xml'), #enable by removing # at start of line
+#        ('Sydney', 'https://www.abc.net.au/news/feed/8055316/rss.xml'), #enable by removing # at start of line
     ]