Canberra commits another $168 million to monitoring migrants freed from indefinite detention

The Australian government yesterday committed an additional 255 million Australian dollars ($168 million) in funding for police and other law enforcement officials to monitor 141 migrants freed

Dozens evacuate, homes destroyed by a wildfire on the edge of Perth

Dozens of residents have been evacuated and at least 10 homes destroyed by a wildfire burning out of control on the northern fringe of the west coast

Parliament passes laws to handle migrant convicts who can’t be held indefinitely or deported

Migrants with criminal records face up to five years in prison for breaching their visa conditions under emergency legislation passed by the Australian Parliament yesterday. The

State-sponsored online spies likely to target submarine program, spy agency says

Australia’s cooperation with the United States and Britain to develop an Australian fleet of submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology is a likely target of state-sponsored

Prime minister to raise imprisoned democracy blogger during China visit

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday he will raise the plight of a detained Australian democracy blogger with Chinese leaders during a state visit to China.

Australia-US Biden calls ally ‘an anchor to peace and prosperity’ during state visit from Albanese

President Joe Biden described Australia as “an anchor to peace and prosperity” while standing alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House yesterday , part of

Prime minister announces China visit hours before leaving for US to meet Biden

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he will visit China in early November to meet President Xi Jinping, making the announcement yesterday before he departed for the

Australia looks for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after referendum loss

Australia will look for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after voters soundly rejected a proposal to create a new advocacy committee, the deputy prime

King Charles III’s image to appear on Aussie coins this year

An image of King Charles III will soon appear on Australian coins, more than a year after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, officials

Vatican shares investigation into child abuse allegations against a bishop with police

The Vatican had shared with police findings of an internal investigation of a former Australian bishop over child sex abuse allegations and the church would fully cooperate

Vatican considers child sexual abuse allegations against a former bishop Saunders

The Vatican is considering the findings of a church investigation into “very serious and deeply distressing” child sexual abuse allegations against a former Australian bishop, a

Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence

Australia’s government said yesterday the online dating industry must improve safety standards or be forced to make changes through legislation, responding to research that says

Australian and Indonesian forces deploy battle tanks in US-led drills

Thousands of soldiers from the United States, Indonesia, Australia and other allied forces demonstrated their armor capabilities on Sunday in combat drills on the Indonesian island of

People to vote in a referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament on Oct. 14

Australians will vote on Oct. 14 on a proposed law to create a so-called Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the nation’s first referendum in a generation.

3 US Marines killed, 20 injured in an aircraft crash in Australia during a training exercise

A United States Marine Corps aircraft crashed on a north Australian island yesterday, killing three Marines and injuring 20 during a multination training exercise, officials said. Three

Senate committee recommends ban on TikTok be extended to WeChat

An Australian Senate committee has recommended a ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from federal government devices be extended to China’s most popular social media

Prime minister stands firm against the US on Assange prosecution

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday his government stands firm against the United States over the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, an Australian citizen fighting

Women’s World Cup opening ceremony focused on First Nations

The Women’s World Cup opened yesterday with an elaborate greeting from the Maori people of New Zealand and the First Nations people of Australia.

Leader criticizes Hong Kong’s attempt to arrest 2 activists who now live in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday criticized Hong Kong authorities over their pursuit of two pro-democracy activists who live in Australia. Hong Kong’s leader said

Sisters tell court that abuse by Jewish school principal broke trust, painful to remember

Two sisters told an Australian court yesterday that being sexually abused by their Jewish school’s principal broke their ability to trust and was painful to remember.

Australia’s High Court dismisses Russia’s bid for injunction to halt its embassy’s eviction

Australia’s highest court yesterday dismissed Russia’s request for an injunction that would have halted the eviction of its embassy from a site in the capital, Canberra.

Australia’s online safety watchdog demands answers from Twitter on how it tackles online hate

Australia’s online safety watchdog has issued a legal notice to Twitter demanding an explanation of what the social media giant is doing to tackle a surge

Senator invites International Criminal Court to probe officers in war crime allegations

A senator invited the International Criminal Court to investigate what Australian military commanders knew about war crime allegations in Afghanistan in a bid to pressure Australia into

Law created to stop Russia from building new embassy for security reasons

Australia’s Parliament passed legislation yesterday to prevent Russia from building a new embassy near Parliament House citing threats of espionage and political interference, as tensions

Driver charged after bus carrying wedding guests in rolls over, killing 10 and injuring 25

The driver of a bus was charged yesterday after the vehicle carrying wedding guests rolled over on a foggy night in Australia’s wine country, killing 10

Australia plans to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols in legislation coming next week

Australia’s government plans legislation to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols nationwide due to an increase in far-right activity, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said. While most Australian states

Mother imprisoned 20 years freed because of doubt she killed her four children

An Australian woman who spent 20 years in prison was pardoned and released yesterday based on new scientific evidence that her four children died by natural

Modi strikes new agreements on migration and green hydrogen

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi struck new agreements yesterday with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on migration and green hydrogen, while raising concerns about attacks on

Modi wants closer bilateral defense ties with Canberra

Narendra Modi has arrived in Sydney for his second Australian visit as India’s prime minister and told local media he wants closer bilateral defense and security ties

Australia to provide surveillance drones to Philippines

Australia will provide surveillance drones and other high-tech gear to the Philippine coast guard and is considering whether to take part in joint patrols in the disputed

Australians and New Zealanders recall war dead on Anzac Day

Hundreds of thousands of Australians gathered at dawn services and veterans’ street marches across the nation yesterday to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day as recent

Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies in Sydney at 89

Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly-veiled snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences

Australia’s most powerful cyclone in 12 years to cross coast

A tropical cyclone nearing Australia is forecast to be the most powerful storm in 12 years to hit the country, bringing wind gusts of up to 315

Track incursion by Australian GP fans sparks investigation

Australian Grand Prix organizers have launched an investigation to determine how a group of fans managed to break through security and get dangerously close to Formula One

Gov’t steps toward making big polluters reduce emissions

The Australian government took a major step toward implementing a key climate policy that would force chief greenhouse gas polluters to reduce emissions, with the minor

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