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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, on August 11 2025. © Hilary Wardhaugh, AFP

Australia accuses Iran of directing anti-Semitic attacks, expels ambassador

 04:19 26/08/2025

Australia’s government on Tuesday announced the expulsion of Iran’s ambassador, accusing Tehran of orchestrating anti-Semitic attacks in Melbourne and Sydney. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese cited intelligence services’ “deeply disturbing conclusion” that Iran was behind at least two such incidents.

(Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Detail in first US trade deal bad for Australia

 15:00 08/05/2025

The US has inked its first post tariff trade deal with the United Kingdom the beneficiary – but there is one detail that will disappoint Australia.

The suspect on the ground after he was shot. Picture: Supplied

‘THE ANGER IS RISING’: Disturbing theory behind Bondi massacre

 18:00 13/04/2024

Karl Stefanovic said he hoped a “special place in hell” was reserved for the mass murderer as speculation about his motives rages.

People evacuating from the Westfield Shopping Centre on Saturday following a stabbing rampage at the mall in Sydney.Rick Rycroft / AP

Stabbing rampage at Sydney mall leaves at least six dead, including attacker

 05:38 13/04/2024

Police say there is no continuing threat, adding that it was too early to determine the attacker's motive.

Ranger dashcam footage shows a dingo running alongside a young boy and a man on the island two weeks before the 10-year-old was attacked – the dingo was later euthanised for ‘poor behaviour’. Picture: Queensland Department of Environment and Science

​Tourist bitten, child attacked by dingoes ​

 06:35 22/06/2023

Rangers have released video of a tourist getting nipped by a dingo weeks before a 10-year-old boy was attacked at a popular camping spot.

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Djokovic stay put spotlight on concerns of asylum-seekers detained in Australian hotel

 17:41 09/01/2022

“I wish Mr. Djokovic can be our voice and talk about us,” said Adnan Choopani.
FILE PHOTO. A mostly empty terminal at Sydney Airport. © Reuters / Loren Elliott

‘Trying to keep Australians safe’: Canberra enforces and defends travel ban CRIMINALIZING return of its own citizens from India

 09:55 03/05/2021

Australia has imposed a blanket ban on arrivals from India, with those daring to violate it to face jail time and heavy fines. The move has been met with criticism, but the government insists it’s needed to protect public health.
Facebook has walked back its news ban for Australian users and publishers. Picture: Denis Charlet/AFPSource:AFP

Facebook reverses ban on Australian news as government agrees to amend media code

 09:46 23/02/2021

Facebook will lifts its news ban for Australian users and publishers, less than a week after making the shock decision.
Facebook has banned Australian news. Picture: Denis Charlet/AFPSource:AFP

Social media giant bars Aussies from sharing or viewing news over proposed Media Bargaining law

 16:01 17/02/2021

Tech juggernaut Facebook has followed through on its threat to bar Australian news content from its social media platform.
Microsoft says it can fill the void if Google abandons the Australian market. Picture: Gerard Julien / AFPSource:AFP

Microsoft says it can replace Google, backs media code

 11:04 03/02/2021

Microsoft has given the federal government a major boost, pledging to soften the blow if Google carries out a threat to leave the Australian market.
Police in front of the Harbour Bridge. Picture: Brook Mitchell/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images

MUTED CELEBRATIONS: Sydney deserted on New Year’s Eve amid outbreak

 10:12 31/12/2020

New Year’s Eve looked very different in Sydney this year, with the usual throngs of loud revellers replaced by silence and empty streets due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Beijing has threatened Australia with ‘lasting punishment’ as the relationship between the two countries plunges to new lows. Picture: Kevin Frayer/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images

China threatens ‘lasting punishment’ as Biden backs Australia

 10:20 03/12/2020

Australia can count on the support of an incoming Joe Biden regime as it faces threats of ‘lasting punishment’ from Beijing.
Scott Morrison said the post was a "shameful" and "appalling" action

Australia demands China apologise for posting 'repugnant' fake image

 09:06 30/11/2020

Australia has demanded China apologize for posting a fake picture on a government Twitter account that depicted an Australian soldier murdering an Afghan child.
EPA / Temperatures in Sydney over the weekend have hit 40C

Sydney records hottest November night on record

 07:01 29/11/2020

Sydney has recorded its hottest November night on record, with daytime temperatures of 40C on Sunday.
Queensland boy Quaden Bayles has been distraught after suffering bullying at schooL Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied

Surprise new twist in Quaden’s story

 11:48 26/10/2020

The brutal fallout to this heartbreaking viral video of Quaden Bayles has led to an unexpected new friendsh
EPA / Melbourne's normally bustling city centre is now deserted

Coronavirus: Victoria declares state of disaster after spike in cases

 13:12 02/08/2020

The Australian state of Victoria has declared a state of disaster and imposed new lockdown measures after a surge in coronavirus infections.
In this Jan. 10, 2020, photo, a Rural Fire Service large air tanker, operated by Coulson Aviation in the U.S. state of Oregon, drops fire retardant on a wildfire burning close to homes at Penrose, Australia. Three American crew members died Thursday when

Firefighting plane crashes in Australia, kills 3 American volunteers

 11:27 23/01/2020

Coulson Aviation, U.S. subsidiary of B.C. company, grounds fleet pending investigation into cause
Australian Minister for Defence Marise Payne will co-host this year’s AUSMIN Summit in Sydney. Picture: AFPSource:AFP

Secret meeting of world elite in Australia

 20:25 03/08/2019

Some of the world’s most powerful defence and foreign affairs players will touch down in Sydney for high-level government discussions.
Penny Wong pictured at a 2019 Federal Election Volunteer Rally in Burwood on April 14 in Sydney, Australia.

Australia's new foreign minister could be a gay, Asian woman

 20:56 10/05/2019

If she is elected, Wong will be striving to hit the right tone between the Australia of the past and the truly multicultural nation it will inevitably be in the future.
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