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Australian tourist gang-raped in Paris days before Olympics – Reports

A 25-year-old Australian tourist has been gang-raped in Paris just days before the Olympics are set to begin. She was found disoriented outside a kebab...

Australian man fatally stabbed in Thailand after restaurant dispute

An Australian man, Liam Michael Ross, 35, was found with multiple stab wounds at Ao Nang Beach in Krabi early Monday morning. He sustained injuries...

Queensland and NSW gear up for State of Origin decider at Suncorp

52,000 passionate fans will fill Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night for the State of Origin decider between the Queensland Maroons and the New...

PNG Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina charged with assault in Australia

Papua New Guinea's petroleum minister, Jimmy Maladina, has been charged with assault following an alleged domestic dispute in Sydney, Australia. According to court documents, Maladina...

Three children die in Sydney house fire amid allegations of domestic violence

A house fire in Lalor Park, Sydney has resulted in the deaths of three young children in what police are treating as a domestic...

Michael Hooper announces retirement from international rugby

Michael Hooper has announced his retirement from international rugby, ending a distinguished career. The former Wallabies captain shared his decision on Instagram, expressing gratitude for...

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand issue urgent recall of Uncle Frog’s Mushroom Gummies after hospitalisations

A recall notice has been issued by Food Standards Australia and New Zealand for Uncle Frog's mushroom gummies following reports of severe reactions. Perth resident...

Afghanistan stuns Australia with historic 21-run win to stay alive in T20 World Cup

Afghanistan kept their T20 World Cup hopes alive with a shocking 21-run victory over Australia in St Vincent. Posting 148-6, thanks to a strong opening...

Police hunt trio after violent incident sparks lockdown at Adelaide shopping centre

Authorities are on the lookout for three young males following a violent confrontation at an Adelaide shopping centre, which resulted in a lockdown and...

‘Bird Flu’ outbreak in Sydney prompts draconian farm lockdowns and mass poultry culling

In another instance of bird flu hysteria, bureaucrats have order the lock down of three farms and condemned thousands of poultry to death following...

Man convicted of murdering 9-year-old NSW schoolgirl

In a harrowing case that gripped Australia Justin Stein has been found guilty of murdering 9-year-old Charlise Mutten and disposing of her body in...

Major arson and explosives investigation disrupts central Melbourne

A major police operation unfolded in central Melbourne on Wednesday, involving the arson and explosives squad on Collins Street. The incident began around midday, leading...

Experts urge water filters as cancer-causing chemicals found in Australian tap water

Experts are advising Australians to use water filters after dangerous chemicals, perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), were found in tap water nationwide. These...

Remains of missing Australian woman Kellie Ann Carmichael discovered 23 Years after disappearance

The remains of Kellie Ann Carmichael, who went missing 23 years ago in the Blue Mountains, have been discovered. Carmichael, a Victorian woman who was...

Melbourne Rebels axed – full Rugby Australia statement

Full statement of Rugby Australia on the Melbourne Rebels announcement today. The Melbourne Rebels acknowledge Rugby Australia’s (RA) decision not to grant a Participation Agreement...

‘Bird Flu’ detected at Australian egg farm, raising ‘pandemic’ concerns

Avian influenza has been confirmed at an egg farm near Meredith, 40km northwest of Geelong, leading to a lockdown due to fears that this...

‘Stain on Australia’s reputation’: War crimes whistleblower jailed

David McBride, a former military lawyer, has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison for leaking classified documents that exposed alleged...

The vanguard behind Australia’s Misinformation Bill

The Australian government is seeking to exploit two recent knife attacks to relaunch its misinformation bill after it was put on ice late last...

Elon Musk wins court battle against Australia

The tech billionaire’s X platform has insisted that Canberra’s order to remove a stabbing video was invalid. An Australian Federal Court judge has decided not...

Australian woman pleads not guilty to mushroom lunch murders

49-year-old Erin Patterson is accused of poisoning three people to death during a mushroom-laced beef Wellington meal last year. Today she entered  pleas of not...

Australian police kill ‘radicalised’ teen knifeman

Officers in Perth shot and killed an assailant following a stabbing attack. Police in Western Australia say they have fatally shot a 16-year-old who allegedly...

Australian woman wins Supreme Court appeal over gang conviction

Elizabeth Bolea has won a successful appeal against a conviction for gang-related activity in New Zealand, with the Supreme Court expressing concerns about potential...

Albanese wants to ban memes of himself

Fake images are misinformation, Anthony Albanese claims. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has once again lashed out at social media, insisting the platforms should be...

‘Extremism’ suspects raided after Sydney church stabbing

Canberra has refused to identify the religion or motives of seven persons taken into custody. Seven people were detained in Sydney on Wednesday in a...

Former Australian rugby league star Terry Hill dies aged 52

Terry Hill, a prominent figure in Australian rugby league, has passed away at the age of 52. The former Manly, Wests Tigers, Wests, Souths, and...

X threatens legal action over church stabbing footage

The platform says it has complied with an Australian eSafety order to remove posts on the attack. Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter)...

Australian tourist detained in India for tearing down pro-Palestine posters

A video of a Jewish woman arguing with Indians over anti-Israeli ‘propaganda’ has gone viral. A Jewish woman from Australia was taken into police custody...

Man to sue Australian TV channel for defamation after being wrongly identified as Sydney mall attacker

Following his wrongful identification as the perpetrator behind the tragic Bondi Junction stabbing that claimed six lives, university student Benjamin Cohen has taken legal...

New Zealander dies from suspected poisoned mushroom drink at Australian wellness centre

New Zealander Rachael Dixon has been identified as the woman who passed away shortly after consuming a suspected poisoned mushroom drink at the Soul...

Sydney church stabbing: Arrested teen had finger severed – reports

The teenage boy apprehended for a terrorist attack in which a Christian bishop was repeatedly stabbed in a Sydney church on Sunday, has reportedly...

Revelations shed light on murderer Joel Cauchi’s history

Joel Cauchi, the 40-year-old responsible for a horrific stabbing spree at Westfield Bondi Junction Sydney which claimed six lives and injured a dozen others,...

Sydney shopping centre attacker identified and named

Authorities have identified the perpetrator of a horrific stabbing spree at a Westfield shopping centre in Bondi Junction, Sydney's east. Joel Cauchi, a 40-year-old from...

Sydney shopping centre horror: Six victims, attacker dead

Tragedy struck Westfield Bondi Junction Shopping Centre in Sydney on Saturday afternoon as a stabbing rampage left six people dead, including the assailant, with...

Updated: Five dead, dozens injured in Sydney mall stabbing rampage

A bustling day at Sydney's Bondi Junction took a horrifying turn as a mass stabbing unfolded within the crowded Westfield mall premises. The incident occurred...

AUKUS presents nuclear waste risk for Australia – Guardian

New legislation under the pact would reportedly allow for naval facilities to store radioactive material from submarines. Australia is in danger of becoming a “poison...

Albanese’s Digital ID Bill ‘shocking and disgusting’ – Hansen

The Labor government secured the required support for enabling legislation for the digital ID system in the senate from the Coalition and the Greens...

Sainz wins Australian GP, ends Verstappen’s winning streak

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz claims famous victory in Australian Grand Prix. His teammate Charles Leclerc secured a one-two finish for the team. This race saw Max...

Leclerc outpaces Verstappen in Australian Grand Prix practice

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc led the pack in the Australian Grand Prix Friday practice sessions at Albert Park in Melbourne, outperforming Red Bull's Max Verstappen...

Ukraine wants Australia to censor ‘pro-Putin’ documentary

ABC has defended the film that Kiev’s envoy, Vasily Myroshnychenko, denounced as a “bowl of vomit”. The Ukrainian ambassador to Canberra has demanded a meeting...

HIgh-flying kiwi lawyer victim of suspected hit-and-run in Sydney

Highly accomplished 28-year-old lawyer Mitch East tragically lost his life in a suspected hit-and-run incident in Sydney, Australia, as he exited an Uber early...

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