Australian Father Charged With Triple Murder After House Fire Kills Three
Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 11, 2024, SydneyAn Australian father faced triple murder charges Thursday, accused of setting his home ablaze and locking the door with his seven children and their mother inside.
Australian Man Arrested Over Children's Death In "Horrifying" Home Fire
Agence France-Presse | Monday July 08, 2024, SydneyAustralian authorities have accused a Sydney father of trying to stop rescuers from saving his own family in a "horrifying" home fire that killed two boys and a baby girl.
Senior Papua New Guinea Minister Arrested For Assaulting Woman In Australia
Agence France-Presse | Sunday July 07, 2024, SydneyPapua New Guinea's influential petroleum minister has been charged with assault following a "domestic dispute" near Sydney's famed Bondi Beach, Australian police said Sunday.
Co-Flier Recalls Meeting Indian-Origin Woman Who Died Mid-Flight: "Her Innocent Face..."
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday July 05, 2024Manpreet Kaur was studying in Melbourne and wanted to become a chef. Her body cannot leave Australia because she died from tuberculosis.
McDonald's Australia Adjusts Breakfast Hours Amid Bird Flu Outbreak
Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 04, 2024, SydneyMcDonald's fast-food outlets in Australia have cut breakfast service hours as bird flu outbreaks around the country hit egg supplies.
Amazon Seals $1.3 Billion Deal To Build Top-Secret Cloud For Australian Military
Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 04, 2024, SydneyTop-secret Australian military intelligence will be stored on a custom cloud server built by US tech giant Amazon, Canberra said Thursday as it unveiled the US$1.3 billion deal.
Australian Missing Child's Remains Found After Suspected Crocodile Attack
Reuters | Thursday July 04, 2024, SydneyAustralian police said on Thursday it had located the remains believed to be that of a missing 12-year-old child reportedly attacked by a crocodile in the country's north.
Australia Doubles Foreign Student Visa Fee To Tackle Migration
Reuters | Monday July 01, 2024, SydneyAustralia said on Monday it had more than doubled the visa fee for international students, the latest move by the government to rein in record migration that has intensified pressure on an already tight housing market.
Meta Warns News Block On Facebook For Australia Over Licensing Fees
Reuters | Friday June 28, 2024, SydneyFacebook owner Meta is considering blocking news content from the platform in Australia if the government makes it pay licensing fees, a company representative told a parliamentary hearing on Friday.
Free From Prison, Julian Assange Plans To "Rediscover Life", Enjoy Freedom
Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 27, 2024, Canberra, AustraliaWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is "rediscovering" life as he tastes freedom in Australia after a five-year stretch in a London high-security prison, his wife said Thursday.
Australian PM Hails Assange's Return, Opposition Says He Is "No Martyr"
Reuters | Thursday June 27, 2024, SydneyJulian Assange spent his first night in 14 years as a free man back at home in Australia as the conservative opposition on Thursday cautioned the government against hailing the WikiLeaks founder as a hero.
How Australia's Quiet Diplomacy Led WikiLeaks' Julian Assange To Freedom
Reuters | Wednesday June 26, 2024, Canberra/LondonAfter Julian Assange was released by a court on the remote US Pacific territory of Saipan, ending a 14-year legal battle, the WikiLeaks founder's lawyer first thanked Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for making the outcome possible.
Watch: Julian Assange's Tight Hug For Wife As He Returns Home A Free Man
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 26, 2024, CanberraWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned home to Australia to start life as a free man Wednesday after admitting he revealed US defence secrets in a deal that unlocked the door to his London prison cell.
"Welcome Development": Australian PM On Julian Assange's US Plea Deal
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 26, 2024, SydneyAustralia's prime minister hailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's US plea deal hearing Wednesday as a "welcome development".
Australia Opens Armed Forces For Non-Citizens Amid Recruitment Shortage
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 04, 2024, Sydney, AustraliaAustralia will allow non-citizens to join its armed forces, the government said Tuesday, as the sparsely populated nation struggles to meet recruitment targets.
