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The first Australian soldier has been charged over Afghanistan war crimes, but those ultimately responsible remain in command

The murder allegation could be the start of a lengthy string of trials, which is unlikely to ever reach the top brass. Earlier this week,...

Notorious Australian Neo-Nazi joins Ukrainian army

Canberra had tried but failed to prevent the violent criminal with deep neo-Nazi ties from traveling to Ukraine, local media report. Daniel Newman, a far-right...

Prime Ministers’ meeting reaffirms close trans-Tasman relationship

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday held their first bilateral meeting in Canberra. It was Chris Hipkins’ first overseas visit...

Watch: Major blaze hits Buddhist temple in Australia

Dozens of firefighters have been deployed to the popular place of worship in Melbourne. A Buddhist temple in Melbourne, Australia was completely engulfed by a...

Australia snubs new king

New $5 bill won’t feature the visage of Charles III in favour of “indigenous” design. The central bank of Australia announced on Thursday that the...

Endangered Aussie animal may be mating itself to death – study

Male northern quolls rest a third as long as females, who live up to four times longer. The endangered male northern quoll, an Australian marsupial,...

Lost radioactive capsule recovered in Australia after six-day search

The capsule fell off a Rio Tinto contractor's truck between January 10 and 16. The loss was only discovered while inspecting the cargo in Perth....

Mother Nature jeopardises Australian submarine deal

With top US legislators warning that America’s industrial submarine base is near a “breaking point,” plans to close four drydocks at a key base...

Urgent health warning issued in Australia

Radioactive material, capable of causing acute sickness, has been lost in the west of the country. Authorities in Western Australia (WA) issued an emergency health...

Watch: Horrible moment when truck clips cyclist on a Melbourne road

The cyclist was lucky to escape with his life as the driver of the truck failed to stop. The truck appeared to move over and...

9 year old Gold Coast chopper accident survivor wakes from coma

Leon De Silva had been in a coma since the collision on Monday afternoon. Media reports say the boy has woken up and is in...

Australia defies health advice on Covid tests for Chinese arrivals

The opposition slams the government over new restrictions for travelers, claiming they create “chaos and confusion”. Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton has accused the government...

British couple among four killed in Gold Coast helicopter crash

The 57 year old woman and 65 year old man were married and have been named by media as Diane and Ron Hughes from...

Australia approves extradition of ex-US Marine – media

Daniel Duggan allegedly taught Chinese pilots to land on aircraft carriers. Canberra approved on Wednesday an American request to extradite former US Marine pilot Daniel...

Brisbane mother slain in Boxing Day home invasion – Full statement of Queensland Police

41 year old Emma Lovell was fatally stabbed in her front yard while defending her home. Two 17 year old boys have been charged with...

Australia and China will never be friends, but balance is possible

The new government in Canberra is markedly less antagonistic to Beijing than its predecessor – but does that mean a rapprochement is coming?. Australian Foreign...

High profile Aussie doctor lashes out at regulators after her and spouse suffer devastating COVID jab injuries

Dr. Kerryn Phelps and her wife Jackie Stricker-Phelps both suffered 'devastating' vaccine injuries following the mRNA jab. Phelps is a trained doctor, the first female...

A-League match abandoned after fans attack goalkeeper

The game turned sour after supporters invaded the pitch. The Australian A-League derby match between Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory was abandoned on Saturday after...

Slain Queensland police officers named

The names of the two police officers killed at a property in the state's Western Downs have been released. They were Constable Rachel McCrow aged...

Incident in Queensland leaves 6 dead, including 2 police officers – full police statement

The officers were shot 'execution style' in the rural locality of Wieambilla, three hours west of Brisbane. Two officers were responding to an incident on...

How the #MeToo movement crushed its Australian icon

There will be no retrial in the Brittany Higgins case after news of her poor mental health. Recent developments in the Brittany Higgins lawsuit –...

Messi scores in landmark match as Argentina advance

The Argentine captain scored his 789th goal in his 1,000th game. Lionel Messi was on target in his 1,000th match as Argentina beat Australia 2-1...

Australia stun Denmark to qualify for World Cup knockout stages

The FIFA World Cup produced another couple of shock results on Wednesday. A single goal from Mathew Leckie was enough for Australia to shock the...

Watch: Dan Andrews ‘Tough Guy’ does a runner when confronted in public

Lansley Simon, known online as 'Lucky Lance' is a gangland identity with an extensive criminal history. For the past three years, Simon has used his...

South Australia to criminalise ‘abhorrent’ sex trend

The act of removing a condom during sex without the partner’s consent could lead to a life sentence under a new law. An Australian state...

US to deploy nuclear bombers to Australia – media

The Pentagon wants a new hub for B-52 bombers amid tensions with China. The US military has devised a plan which would see nuclear-capable B-52...

Australian inflation spirals

Food and fuel prices in the country have soared, official data shows. Consumer prices in Australia jumped 7.3% annually, marking the highest since 1990 and...

Watch: Socceroos accused of virtue-signaling over Qatar message

Australian players issued a plea ahead of the FIFA World Cup next month. The Australian men’s football team has faced accusations of social justice grandstanding...

Australia’s most notorious #MeToo case ends in chaos

With the media storm that surrounded the allegations of one Liberal party staffer raping another, was there ever a chance of an unbiased trial? The...

Watch: March for neutrality in Sydney

A crowd of protesters have gathered in Sydney to protest the government's sending of aid to Ukraine. Led by Simeon Boikov - the 'Aussie Cossack',...

Avi Yemini case – Officials pre-determined visa refusal because of ‘opposing views’

Heavily redacted documents relating to the saga were recently obtained by Yemini's legal team. Yemini, an independent journalist working for Rebel News Australia was denied...

Australian & NZ Defence Ministers issue joint statement following Geelong meeting

NZ Defence Minister Peeni Henare met his Australian counterpart Richard Marles yesterday. Following the meeting, the Ministers released the following joint statement: Deputy Prime Minister and...

Giant Cockroach Reemerges in Australia After More Than 80 Years of Being ‘Extinct’

A unique cockroach, which lived on Lord Howe Island in Australia and has been considered extinct since the Thirties, has been rediscovered by a...

Trial Over Alleged Rape in Parliament Starts in Australia

The accused, who pleaded not guilty, may be looking at up to 12 years in prison if convicted. The trial of former Australian political staffer...

Watch: Son of former NSW Premier Kristina Keneally caught up in police corruption scandal

Constable Daniel Keneally has been accused of falsifying criminal charge documents to keep accused Luke Moore in jail. Moore was eventually freed and laid complaints...

King Charles Versus Crocodile Hunter: Aussies Petition For Late TV Star to Replace Queen on $5 Note

The debate surrounding who should be featured on the Australian $5 note in the wake of the death of Queen Elizabeth II has intensified...

Watch: The moment ‘Aussie Cossack’ is released from jail

Pro-freedom activist Simeon Boikov (aka 'The Aussie Cossack') was released from Windsor Jail in NSW yesterday. Boikov has been locked up since July for breaching...

AMPS – the new Australian medical union aiming to ‘reclaim medicine’ from government bureaucrats

The Australian Medical Professionals Society (AMPS) was established recently as an alternative to the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Australian Salaried Medical Officers...

Watch: Freedom activist ‘Aussie Cossack’ to be released from NSW prison tomorrow

Simeon Boikov, known to his hundreds of thousands of followers as 'The Aussie Cossack', has been in jail since July. Boikov, an ardent anti-lockdown and...

‘Five Eyes’ release ‘Five Country Ministerial Communiqué’ – Full Text

Full text of Communique We, the Home Affairs, Interior, Security and Immigration Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States...

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