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Man rams pickup truck into synagogue in Brisbane (Video)
The suspect has been charged with a hate crime following an incident in Brisbane. A man has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly...
Repeat offending sees NZ man deported from Australia
A New Zealand man who had lived in Australia since his teenage years is set to be deported after immigration authorities cancelled his visa...
Australia bans IS-linked citizen as dozens remain stranded in Syrian camp
Australia has barred one citizen linked to the Islamic State group from returning for up to two years, following advice from security agencies, while...
Former Kiwi League international Matt Utai critical after Sydney drive-by shooting
Former New Zealand rugby league international Matt Utai is fighting for his life in a Sydney hospital after being caught in a suspected drive-by...
Australia seeking criminal charges over aid workers slain by IDF in Gaza
A 2024 Israeli drone attack on the Palestinian enclave left several foreigners dead. Canberra is demanding criminal charges over an Israeli drone attack on Gaza...
Sydney protest over Israeli president’s visit turns violent
Violent clashes occurred during a protest in Sydney’s CBD against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit, with police arresting 27 people, including 10 for assaulting...
Suspect identified in disappearance of missing Australian outback boy
Police have identified a suspect in the disappearance of a four-year-old boy who vanished from a remote sheep station in South Australia’s outback. Gus Lamont...
Teen swims four hours to raise alarm after family swept 14km offshore in WA
A 13-year-old boy swam about four kilometres through rough waters over four hours to raise the alarm after strong winds pushed his family’s paddleboards...
Bradman ‘Baggy Green’ sells for record price at auction
A rare baggy green cap worn by Sir Don Bradman during Australia’s 1947–48 Test series against India has sold for A$460,000 at auction, setting...
Three killed in shooting in rural New South Wales town
Three people have been killed and a fourth seriously injured following a reported shooting in the small New South Wales town of Lake Cargelligo,...
Australian parliament passes major gun and hate speech laws
Australia’s parliament has approved sweeping gun law reforms and new hate speech measures following last month’s Bondi Beach attack, in which 15 people were...
Amateur stuns tennis stars to claim AUD $1m at Australian Open one-point event
Amateur Jordan Smith walked away with A$1 million and unexpected bragging rights after outshining some of tennis’s biggest names at the Australian Open’s Million...
Adelaide writers’ week director quits as Ardern joins author boycott
The director of Adelaide Writers’ Week Louise Adler, has resigned amid mounting backlash over the cancellation of Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah, a decision that...
Australia recalls parliament early to fast-track new hate crime and gun laws
Australia’s parliament will reconvene two weeks early to fast-track sweeping hate crime and gun control reforms following the Bondi Beach mass shooting that killed...
Two charged over death of notorious paedophile in Queensland prison
Queensland Police have charged two inmates with murder following the death of convicted child sex offender Shannon Norgate, who died weeks after an alleged...
Bondi gunmen acted alone, Australian police Say
Australian police say the two men accused of carrying out the deadly shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach were not part...
Man charged with double murder after fatal stabbing in Sydney’s west
A 47-year-old man has been charged with two counts of murder following a fatal stabbing at a home in Quakers Hill that left a...
NSW Premier considers army deployment in the wake of Bondi attack
NSW Premier Chris Minns says deploying the army to protect Jewish communities has not been ruled out as the state reviews its security approach...
Blackstone buys Hamilton Island in billion-dollar resort deal
US private equity giant Blackstone has agreed to buy Hamilton Island, one of Australia’s most iconic resort destinations, in a deal valued at more...
Australia’s KFC empire reveals million-dollar profits per store
Australia’s biggest KFC franchise operator, Collins Foods, has lifted the lid on the staggering earnings behind its fried chicken empire, reporting $1.15 billion in...
Teen charged after Norwegian brutally attacked by mob at Melbourne tourist hotspot
A Norwegian tourist has been left injured and forced to flee Australia after being violently attacked by a group of youths at St Kilda...
Perth man denied bail after police allegedly find weapons and ‘extremist material’
A Western Australian man has been denied bail after police allegedly discovered multiple firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and notes referencing bomb materials...
Stillbirth tragedy for elephant sent from NZ to breed in Australia
An elephant transferred from Auckland Zoo to Australia as part of a breeding programme has suffered a devastating loss, after giving birth to a...
Albanese vows to strengthen ‘hate speech laws’ in response to Bondi attack
Australia’s government has announced sweeping new measures to combat hate speech and antisemitism following the deadly Bondi Beach shooting that killed 15 people at...
Dashcam shows Bondi couple’s final act of courage as they tried to disarm gunman
Newly revealed dashcam footage has shown the extraordinary bravery of a Bondi Beach couple who were killed while attempting to stop one of the...
Investigators probe Philippines trip by Bondi gunmen
Australian and Philippine authorities are investigating a recent trip to the Philippines taken by the two gunmen involved in the deadly Bondi Beach shooting,...
Netanyahu links Bondi attack to Australia’s Palestine stance
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed Australian government policy for contributing to the deadly attack on a Jewish gathering in Sydney, arguing that...
NSW Premier signals tougher gun laws after Bondi terror attack
NSW Premier Chris Minns has vowed to pursue firearms law reform following the Bondi Beach terror attack, saying existing gun laws “need to change”...
Bondi gunmen identified as father and son
Police have confirmed that the two gunmen responsible for the deadly attack at Bondi Beach were a father and his adult son, as investigators...
Bondi hero shot twice while disarming gunman during terror attack
A Sydney fruit shop owner has been hailed as a hero after courageously tackling and disarming a gunman during the deadly terrorist attack at...
Bondi death toll reaches 12 as authorities declare mass shooting an act of terrorism
Twelve people, including one of the gunmen, are confirmed dead following a terrorist shooting at Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah celebration, in what authorities...
Bondi shooter identified as Narveed Akram as National Security Committee convenes after attack
One of the gunmen involved in Sunday evening’s deadly shooting at Bondi has been identified by Australian state broadcaster ABC as Narveed Akram, a...
Ten confirmed dead after gunmen open fire at Jewish event on Bondi Beach (Video)
Ten people, including children and a police officer, have been confirmed dead following a mass shooting at Bondi Beach on Sunday evening, after two...
Reddit challenges Australia’s under-16 social media ban
Reddit has launched a legal challenge in Australia’s High Court against new laws requiring social media platforms to block users under the age of...
Australia’s under-16s social media ban comes into force
Australia will this week roll out a landmark ban preventing anyone under 16 from holding an account on major social media platforms, including TikTok,...
New Zealander charged after $10m heroin haul found at Sydney airport
Australian authorities have charged a 21-year-old New Zealand man after allegedly discovering 21kg of heroin — valued at more than $10 million — hidden...
US strategy rebukes Australia as AUKUS vanishes from new defence blueprint
Australia has been bluntly criticised in a sweeping new U.S. national security strategy that accuses Canberra of failing to spend enough on defence while...
Police shift search effort toward finding body of fugitive Dezi Freeman
Victoria Police have confirmed their latest operation in Mount Buffalo National Park was focused on locating the body of fugitive and alleged police killer...
Meta begins removing under-16s in Australia under social media ban
Meta has begun shutting down Facebook, Instagram and Threads accounts belonging to Australian users aged 13 to 15, ahead of the country’s under-16 social...
Four arrested in Sydney over alleged ‘international satanic child abuse network’
Australian police have charged four Sydney men after uncovering what they describe as an international child abuse ring trading in material with “satanic or...
