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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...

Top Ukrainian general’s stepson guards Russian consulate

Ivan Syrsky was among a group of pro-Moscow activists in Sydney, who staged a counter-protest against a pro-Kiev crowd. The estranged stepson of Kiev’s top...

Australia hang in for series win over Black Caps

Australia secured a series win against the Black Caps with a remarkable victory in the second Test, overcoming a precarious position on day four...

Lance Friend new album release: ‘All Australian Made’

Occasionally a talent comes along whose music is ageless and country singer songwriter Lance Friend is an artist who delivers his own honest, intelligent...

Son of former AFL star charged with murder of missing mum Samantha Murphy

Patrick Orren Stephenson, 22, has been charged with the murder of missing Ballarat mother, Samantha Murphy. Stephenson is the son of former AFL star Orren...

Health sector concern over skilled worker exodus to Australia

Concern is growing in the health sector over the potential migration of New Zealand health workers to Australia, spurred by Queensland Health's 'Make a...

Bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies found, cop charged with murder

The case involving the disappearance and subsequent murder of TV presenter Jesse Baird and his flight attendant boyfriend Luke Davies has gripped Australia. Their bodies...

Joint statement of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand PMs on Israeli ground offensive in Rafah

Full text of joint statement. The Prime Ministers of Australia, Canada and New Zealand today issued the following statement on reports of Israel’s planned military...

Australian politician blames prescription drugs for drunken scandal

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce was filmed swearing while lying on a Canberra sidewalk with his feet in a plant box. Former Australian deputy...

Woke elites are erasing Australia’s national identity – no wonder neo-Nazis are on the rise

National day saw widespread protests as the elites’ agenda stoked a furious backlash. Last week, on January 26th, Australians celebrated Australia Day – the country’s...

Watch: Aussie Open crowd boos Albanese

Spectators at Melbourne Park gave the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese a serve. At the conclusion of last night's final, won by Italian Jannik Sinner,...

Sinner wins Australian Open

Jannik Sinner won his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open tonight, marking a significant shift in the tournament's history. He achieved a remarkable...

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