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Powerful cyclone reaches Australia's northern coast

A powerful category four cyclone has made landfall on Australia's northern coast, bringing destructive wind gusts as authorities warn it will move quickly and forcefully.

Three Iranian footballers return home from Australia

Iranian players saluting for the national anthem after being reprimanded for not singing in an...

Three Iranian footballers return home from Australia

Three women from the Iranian football team who were granted humanitarian visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland.

Aussie school suspends NZ teacher over sex talks

Teacher Jason Morgan has been suspended from his job at Chanel College Queensland, after being...

Aussie school suspends NZ teacher over sex talks

A teacher censured for asking students inappropriate questions, including "How long would you wait to have sex with a dead girl?", has now been suspended from his teaching role in Australia.

Plumber referred after 89-year-old dies from bath burns

The woman died after getting into a bath filled with scalding hot water. File Photo: Getty Images

Plumber referred after 89-year-old dies from bath burns

A great grandmother's tragic home death from scalding bathwater could set a safety watchdog's eyes on the plumber who replaced her hot water system.

Warning fuel shortages could cause huge food price spikes for Aussies

Fuel shortages and price hikes are creating headaches for some Australian farmers. File photo:...

Warning fuel shortages could cause huge food price spikes for Aussies

Fuel is running low in regional parts of Australia and farmers say shoppers could be in for a rude shock at the checkout as the war in the Middle East continues to have a global impact.

Australia offers Iranian footballers asylum after daring escape

Five members of the Iranian women's soccer team are being protected by police after staging a dramatic escape from their handlers at a Brisbane hotel.

Four teens charged with murder of Good Samaritan in Melbourne

A fourth teen has been charged with murder over the death of a good Samaritan in Melbourne, as police boost patrols in the area.

Top porn sites cut access to Aussies

Top porn sites cut access to Aussies over age checking

One of the world's largest pornography websites has blocked Australian users days before a deadline to introduce age-verification measures.

Backpacker drowned following dingo attack - coroner

Canadian backpacker Piper James had been working on K'Gari before the attack. Photo: Supplied

Backpacker drowned following dingo attack - coroner

A young Canadian backpacker drowned when she was attacked by a pack of dingoes, a coroner has determined.

Canada PM urges 'middle powers' to work together

Mark Carney has used his platform as Canadian Prime Minister to rally middle powers, including...

Canada PM urges 'middle powers' to work together

Canada's Prime Minister has signed Australia up to a powerful global alliance of critical minerals producers and urged the nations to boost their co-operation on a range of fronts.

Online outrage identified as core challenge for Aussies

A Dunedin man allegedly never delivered a laptop he sold on Facebook marketplace. Photo: Getty...

Online outrage identified as core challenge for Aussies

Australia's social cohesion is under "sustained pressure", a new report warns, as terrorism, foreign conflict and the lingering effects of Covid-19 intensify pre-existing fractures in trust.

Young girl fourth Aussie to die on Japanese ski slopes this year

A young girl has become the fourth Australian to die at a Japanese ski resort this northern winter after a tragic snowmobile accident.

Aussie troop base hit in Iran drone strikes

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles. File photo: Getty

'All safe': Australian troop base hit in Iran drone strikes

Australian personnel at a United Arab Emirates air base are all accounted for after it was hit by a drone strike as the war in the Middle East escalates.

'Significant challenge' in helping stuck Aussies

Planes on the tarmac at Dubai International Airport following the US and Israeli strikes on Iran....

'Significant challenge' in helping Aussies stuck in Middle East

Australia is considering contingencies on how to bring home tens of thousands of citizens stranded in the Middle East as the US-Israel war on Iran widens.

Australia will not join Iran conflict

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Photo: Getty Images

Australia will not join Iran conflict

Australia said today it would not take part in any military operations in Iran.

Australia supports US action in Iran: PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. File photo

Australia supports US action in Iran: PM

Australia is throwing its support behind the people of Iran as Israel and the United States launch major military attacks against the nation.

Alleged terror plot arrest 'deeply shocking': Albanese

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Photo: Getty

Alleged terror plot arrest 'deeply shocking': Albanese

Australia's Prime Minister says the arrest of a Western Australian man over an alleged terror plot targeting mosques, police and a parliament building was "deeply shocking".

All of South Australia on flood watch after bone-dry summer

A week of wild weather comes amid warnings that marine heatwave conditions currently enveloping...

All of South Australia on flood watch after bone-dry summer

A weather system hovering over the Australian interior all week is set to move south, delivering badly needed rain to farmers.

Pair charged after grandfather kidnapped and killed

Two men have been charged over the kidnapping and murder of an elderly grandfather after his remains were found in New South Wales bushland.

Armed hate crime unit made permanent in wake of Bondi attack

A heavily-armed rapid response unit is now a permanent fixture of Australian policing, after it was created to counter hate-driven violence following the Bondi Beach terror attack.

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