Lest we forget. That was the solemn oath voiced right across Australia and New Zealand from dawn onwards Friday as both countries paused to remember the men and women lost in military service on what is universally known as ANZAC Day.
Police arrested two Chinese nationals on Sunday while trespassing on the grounds of the Kangankunde Rare Earths Project in Malawi.
China has restricted the export of several crucial rare earth minerals to the United States in response to President Donald Trump’s tariff increases.
An Australian comic has canceled a trip to the U.S. after claiming legal advice warned she could be stopped at the border due to her previous jokes about President Donald Trump’s administration.
Australia has rejected China’s plea to “join hands” against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, declaring Thursday it is happy to keep negotiating with its long-term ally rather than join Beijing’s chorus of aggrieved opposition to Washington.
China’s retaliation against President Donald Trump’s tariffs includes more export controls on rare earth minerals, which are vital to electronics and battery manufacturing.
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick responded to a question on President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on the United Kingdom and Australia, two nations that America runs a trade surplus with, by stating that “they
A miniature dachshund, who has spent a year and a half in southern Australia, has continued to evade rescue workers who want to capture the dog on the remote island.
High costs of living and housing shortage weigh against government as PM Albanese ‘s center-left Labor Party seeks a second three-year term.
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.
Australia’s army has received its first delivery of a “game changer” mobile long-range US rocket system, the government said Monday.
Switzerland is the latest country to consider a sweeping ban on social media for children, similar to the one adopted by Australia in November 2024.
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.
The United Kingdom and Australia appear to be seeking to avoid repeating the mistakes of fellow Anglosphere American ally Canada of antagonising President Donald Trump, saying that while they regret steel tariffs, they nevertheless would not be reciprocating.
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.
A Chinese naval cruiser fired live rounds Saturday during a task force drill in the sea between Australia and New Zealand, government officials said, prompting an alert to commercial air traffic.
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.
