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Australia expels Iranian ambassador over alleged anti-Semitic attacks
Tehran has rejected Canberra’s claim it was behind two arson incidents targeting its Jewish community. Australia is expelling Iranian ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi and three other...
‘Experts’ propose ‘spare bedroom tax’ in Melbourne
The push to introduce a “spare bedroom tax” in Melbourne has sparked heated debate, with critics slamming it as yet another desperate attempt by...
Netanyahu accuses Albanese of betrayal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Australian leader Anthony Albanese of “betraying Israel” and abandoning the Jewish community after Canberra barred far-right Israeli...
Air NZ Auckland–Perth flight diverted to Sydney over fuel discrepancy
An Air New Zealand flight from Auckland to Perth was diverted to Sydney after a fuel discrepancy prompted an engineering investigation. Flight NZ175 departed Auckland...
NZ killer loses bid to stay in Australia
Nearly two decades after murdering aspiring surfer Luke Hankey in a New South Wales pub carpark, New Zealander David Ngatokotoru Martin has been released...
Australia will recognise Palestinian State at UN – Albanese
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australia will formally recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Luxon and Albanese push for joint NZ–Australia Digital ID
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese are advancing plans for a joint New Zealand–Australia digital identification system, a move critics...
Australians ordered to surrender machetes or go to prison
The state of Victoria has rolled out machete disposal bins ahead of a ban on the tools amid rising violent crime. Australians have been ordered...
Heavy snow falls in NSW
A severe snowstorm over the weekend blanketed parts of New South Wales' Northern Tablelands with up to 40cm of snow, leaving thousands without power,...
Assange joins Sydney Gaza protest
More than 120,000 people braved torrential rain to march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday in a show of solidarity with Palestinians and...
Why this American vassal is suddenly defying its master
Australia has refused to go to war with China over Taiwan. The Trump administration has been having a rough few months. Domestic chaos – fuelled by...
Notorious outback killer dies without revealing whereabouts of victim’s body
Bradley John Murdoch, the convicted murderer of British backpacker Peter Falconio, has died in custody at age 67 without ever disclosing the location of...
Australia to require age verification for Google searches
Australians will soon be required to verify their age when logged into Google or other search engines, under new regulations aimed at "protecting children...
Australian experts baffled by alarming rates of cancer in young people
A wave of early-onset cancers is affecting Australians in their 30s and 40s at unprecedented rates. Australian state media reports a dramatic rise in early‑onset cancers...
Jury finds Australian woman guilty of mushroom poisoning that killed three at family lunch
Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth by serving them a beef Wellington lunch laced...
Man charged over arson attack on Melbourne synagogue
Australian police have charged a 34-year-old Sydney man with arson after he allegedly set fire to the historic East Melbourne Synagogue while 20 worshippers...
Melbourne synagogue arson sparks manhunt
A manhunt is underway in Melbourne after an arsonist set fire to the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation while 20 people, including children, attended a...
Australia to deploy aircraft and troops to Europe in support of NATO operations
Australia will deploy a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft and up to 100 Australian Defence Force personnel to Europe in August 2025...
Journalist wins case against Australian state broadcaster over Gaza post sacking
Australian journalist Antoinette Lattouf has won her legal case against the ABC, with a court ruling she was unfairly dismissed after posting Human Rights...
Australian reporter shot by rubber bullet cheered jailing of anti-lockdown protester
Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi, recently injured by a rubber bullet while reporting in Los Angeles, is facing backlash after a resurfaced tweet revealed she...
Australian warship disrupts NZ internet and radio during Cook Strait passage
The Royal Australian Navy's largest vessel, HMAS Canberra, unintentionally knocked out internet and radio services across parts of New Zealand early Wednesday while sailing...
Australia re-enters per capita recession
Australia has officially slipped back into a per capita recession, with GDP rising just 0.2% in the March quarter—below forecasts—and falling 0.2% per person...
Melbourne City edge Victory in derby final to take second A-League Championship title
Melbourne City secured their second A-League Championship with a 1-0 win over rivals Melbourne Victory in Saturday’s Grand Final, thanks to a 10th-minute goal...
Tradie gunned down in mistaken identity shooting farewelled
John Versace, a 23-year-old plumber with no criminal ties, was shot dead outside his family’s Condell Park home in south west Sydney on Monday...
Machete brawl sparks chaos and lockdown at Melbourne shopping centre
A violent brawl involving up to 10 people, some reportedly armed with machetes, forced a lockdown at Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne’s northeast on...
Australian woman sues doctors for negligently facilitating gender transition in landmark case
Mel Jefferies, a 33-year-old Victorian woman, is suing two doctors and Monash Health in the County Court, claiming they negligently facilitated gender transition treatment...
Three dead, 50,000 cut off as flood crisis continues in NSW
A relentless deluge across New South Wales has left nearly 50,000 people cut off and claimed three lives, with another person still missing. The Mid...
Is a new populist force in Australia about to emerge?
As mainstream Australian conservatives become indistinguishable from their Labor opponents, a split in the coalition may give them hope. Political developments over the past few...
Albanese wins landslide, Labor secures majority as Dutton loses seat
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has led the Labor Party to a decisive victory in the 2025 federal election, returning with a majority government...
Dutton fails to secure majority as early vote count shows swing to Labor
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will be unable to form a majority government in Australia’s 48th Parliament, with early vote counts showing a swing to...
We’re about to glimpse the future of all conservative parties
The upcoming Australian election will be an illustration of how most Western elections will play out in the near future. Australian voters go to the...
Albanese clashes with radio host over cost of living, admits “life of privilege” at the Lodge
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese refused to confirm whether his personal electricity bills had increased during a fiery interview with 2GB host Mark Levy,...
Momentum grows to scale back ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremonies amid division concerns
Calls to scale back 'Welcome to Country' ceremonies in Australia are gaining momentum as more Australians express frustration with the constant repetition of these...
Australian authorities face backlash over koala cull
Nearly 700 koalas have been killed from helicopters in a national park in Victoria in a wildlife cull. Australian authorities are under fire following the...
Pilot critically injured in plane crash at Australian airshow
A plane crash at the Avalon International Airshow near Melbourne on Friday afternoon left the pilot, the sole occupant, critically injured. The incident occurred during...
Albanese – Australian Federal Election to be held on May 3
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that the 2025 Federal Election will be held on May 3, following his visit to Governor-General Sam...
Kiwi-born surfer’s family opposes shark cull after fatal attack
The family of New Zealand-born surfer Steven Jeffrey Payne, who was fatally attacked by a shark at Wharton Beach in Western Australia, has stated...
ADF vehicles crash in northern NSW amid cyclone recovery efforts, injuring 13
Thirteen Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel were injured when two military vehicles, carrying 36 people, crashed near Lismore while responding to the aftermath of...
Another woke ‘Labor’ government is heading to its doom
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spent his entire term pandering to the global elites and is about to reap what he sowed. The first...
Backlash erupts as trans woman wins an Australian ‘Woman of the Year’ award
The decision to award Brianna Skinner, a transgender woman, the 2025 Sydney Local Woman of the Year has sparked heated debate in Australia. Announced by...
