Australia

Come to the land Down Under and say g’day. That was the message Wednesday from Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to U.S. President Donald Trump.

A 21-year-old Australian MMA fighter has died from a rare muscle condition caused by intense workouts, less than two weeks after a fight.

A U.S. influencer has drawn widespread fury in Australia, including from the country’s “outraged” prime minister, for filming herself snatching a baby hairy-nosed wombat away from its mother.

An Australian man who was nicknamed the “Man with the Golden Arm” and saved over two million babies through his blood and plasma donations has died at the age of 88.

India’s Mines Secretary V.L. Kantha Rao said on Thursday that Indian mining companies are exploring possible investments in Zambia, Australia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry scrambled land, air, and sea forces on Wednesday after Chinese ships launched a live-fire exercise near the Taiwanese coast without warning.

China warned Friday it intends to hold naval “live-fire” naval drills in the waters off Australia’s east coast as commercial flights were told to steer clear of the area.

Australian spy agency had discovered three foreign governments plotting to physically harm people living in Australia.

Australian Senator Fatima Payman claimed Sunday a “double standard” is at play in the outrage over two Sydney nurses caught on camera making vile anti-Semitic threats.

Two Australian nurses have been suspended after a viral video showed them threatening to kill Israeli patients and boasting about refusing them treatment. The pair face criminal and health prosecutions over their “sickening and shameful” boasts of weaponizing the healthcare system against Jews.

West Australian (WA) independent lawmaker Benjamin Letts Dawkins legally changed his name to “Aussie Trump” this week, a move he described as a protest against “the tyranny and systematic corruption of the Labor government in WA.”

A wave of antisemitic attacks has roiled Australia, with a dozen arrests for vandalizing or setting homes, schools, and synagogues on fire.

Israel has urged Australia to act against a surging “epidemic of antisemitism” across the country as left-wing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meekly pleaded his Labor government was doing all it could to combat attacks he belatedly acknowledged include terrorism targeting the local Jewish community.

Indonesian Communications Minister Metuya Hafid said on Tuesday that her country will impose a minimum age for social media users, similar to what Australia has done. 

Internet watchdogs generally agreed that Internet freedom declined once again in 2024 – the fourteenth loss in a row, according to Freedom House.

Comedian Stephanie Broadbridge called off the show “Raygun: the Musical” just hours before it was set to premiere in Sydney, after Rachael Gunn’s lawyers contacted its comedy club venue and threatened legal action.

The U.S. Embassy reportedly suffered severe damage during a 7.4 magnitude earthquake on the Pacific island of Vanuatu near Australia.

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has joined an elite tier of allies by successfully firing a Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missile for the first time in a test off the American West Coast.

Arsonists extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue on Friday in what Australia’s prime minister condemned as an antisemitic attack on Australian values.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted the Labor government of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday, saying its anti-Israel policies had led directly to an arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne.

Worshippers were forced to flee a Melbourne synagogue early Friday morning after it was set ablaze in an arson attack Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony called  “act of hate.”

Australian police seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine and arrested 13 people in raids after the suspects’ boat broke down off the coast of Queensland, authorities said Monday.

Australian politicians describe their ban on children under 16 using social media as “world-leading,” but in truth, the rest of the world is not far behind them. An international consensus against permitting children on social media gained momentum in 2024, despite deep reservations from Internet freedom advocates.

Australia has ditched plans to fine social media companies if they fail to stem the spread of misinformation, the country’s communications minister said Sunday.

Australian rugby player Harry Potter will represent his country for the first time Sunday against Scotland, fittingly in Edinburgh – the city where the famous books about his fantasy namesake first came to life.

Australia is rushing to get a new law banning children under 16 from using most social media platforms through parliament.

Lidia Thorpe was censured by Australia’s parliament Monday for heckling King Charles about the legacy of European settlement during his October visit to Canberra.

Brigade-strength Japanese military forces will train alongside U.S. Marines in northern Australia from 2025 onwards it was confirmed during high-level talks hosted in the Northern Territory capital Darwin on Sunday.

Book written by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver withdrawn from sale after it was criticized for causing offense to Indigenous Australians.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday that his government will implement a “world-leading” ban on social media for children under the age of 16.

Australian breakdancer Raygun will no longer compete after the wave of backlash she got following her performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Serial far-left malcontent protested the arrival of the King of Australia to the nation’s Parliament on Monday.

U.S.-made and supplied Abrams tanks will be sent from Australia to Ukraine under a $245 million military support package to boost the war-torn country’s fight against Russia’s invasion.

Australia’s left-wing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has splashed out $4.3 million on an oceanfront mansion for himself and his soon-to-be-wife, boasting he earns a “good income” while also saying he knows “what it’s like to struggle.”

Pop music sensation, former Disney star, and loud Joe Biden and Kamala Harris supporter Olivia Rodrigo tripped and fell into a trapdoor space on Sunday night while in the middle of a show.