Drivers in an Australian state returning to the road after a “traumatic experience” can now notify other road users they may require extra patience, care, and thoughtful concern via a vehicle plate scheme.
Fans of the late Steve Irwin have started a petition nominating the television star to replace King Charles III on new $5 bills when they are issued Down Under.
Germany and Japan conducted their first joint military drills Wednesday as Berlin forecast a continuous security commitment in the volatile region.
Protesters including a left-wing senator smeared fake blood over a symbol of the Portuguese Monarchy, which hasn’t existed in 112 years.
Australia honored the late Queen with a national day of mourning, including dignitaries placing sprigs in a wreath at Parliament House.
Support for Scotland leaving the United Kingdom has fallen significantly in the wake of the Queen’s death, with overall support for the monarchy rising in other parts of the British Commonwealth.
A couple’s alleged sex act in the back of a bus was interrupted by a commuter disgusted by what he saw.
A resounding majority of Australians embrace the British monarchy and accept Royal governance in place of becoming a republic with an elected president, polling figures show, with a common sentiment from respondents embracing the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” model as a reason for their support.
The UK clarified its position on VIP transport for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral after a leak claimed world leaders would be bussed to London.
Australia’s leftist prime minister has said he will not hold a referendum on abolishing the monarchy – in his first term.
The Solomon Islands Parliament on Thursday voted to postpone the next general election until late April 2024, roughly seven months behind schedule. Opposition leaders blasted the move as an unconstitutional power grab by pro-China Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, who claimed the delay was necessary because the island nation will host the Pacific Games in November 2023.
Buckingham Palace has announced the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, ending her 70-year reign.
British brothers separated in 1945 have missed each other for years, but their dream of being together again has reportedly come true.
Disturbing security camera footage shows a 15-year-old girl assaulting a pregnant mother who was pushing her two children in a stroller.
The popular cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com accidentally transferred $10.5 million AUD (~$7.2 million USD) to an Australian customer instead of sending the customer the $100 AUD (~$68 USD) they meant to refund. After not noticing the error for seven months, the exchange is not attempting to get its money back.
Germany announced Thursday it is sending troops and warships to the Indo-Pacific to boost its military presence in the increasingly disputed region. The move comes as Luftwaffe assets undertake advanced air-combat training in Australia as part of Exercise Pitch Black 2022.
An Australian bank has decided the future is electric and will stop approving personal loans for new petrol and diesel-powered cars from 2025 onwards.
Call the woke police. A nightclub in Sydney, Australia, has banned patrons from staring at each other unless the person gazing on another has been granted specific, prior verbal consent.
An Australian woman who regrets attempting to transition into a man is suing the psychiatrist who approved her taking cross-sex hormones after just one meeting.
The Australia Institute on Monday published a surprising poll that found Australians were more likely to fear attack by China than the Taiwanese, who live on an island that China threatens to attack on a fairly regular basis.
Olympic hurdler and media sensation Michelle Jenneke has faced injury setbacks in recent years, but is back on track after competing in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this month.
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Australia’s leader said Friday that it’s upsetting Indonesia has further reduced the prison sentence of the bombmaker in the Bali terror attack that killed 202 people – which could free him within days if he’s granted parole.
A full episode of the popular Australian children’s cartoon show ‘Bluey’ was banned in the U.S. by Disney+ after it was deemed “inappropriate” and outside the streaming service’s strict guidelines.
Former Australian women’s rugby player Ellia Green has come out as a trans man and asked rugby fans as well as the wider community to respect the “liberating” decision.
The German Air Force, known as the Luftwaffe, is heading Down Under for the first time and will join Exercise Pitch Black 2022 across the skies of northern Australia in coming days.
A man arrested for allegedly opening fire with a handgun inside the Australian capital of Canberra’s main airport has been named as Ali Rachid Ammoun.
(AFP) – A gunman fired around five shots inside Canberra’s main airport Sunday, sending passengers fleeing but injuring no one before he was detained by Australian police.
An Australian Court has ordered Google to be fined AUD $60 million (approximately USD $43 million) over the way the Silicon Valley giant collected personal location data.
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is doing just fine with vast sections defying every forecast of impending doom made by climate catastrophists over the past 30 years, a report Thursday outlines.
A passenger who arrived at an Australian airport last week with an undeclared meal found themselves in a lot of trouble.
Lidia Thorpe, an Aboriginal Australian Senator took the occasion of the swearing-in ceremony to brand Queen Elizabeth a “coloniser”.
An attorney for Australian activist Drew Pavlou, who has spent years advocating against Chinese Communist Party atrocities, accused the “Chinese state” in an interview on Monday of framing his client with a fake bomb threat email to London’s Chinese embassy.
The revolt by seven rugby league players in Sydney, Australia, against wearing a controversial rainbow-detailed gay pride team jersey has widened, a report claimed Tuesday.
Australia reported 5,450 hospitalizations due to the Wuhan coronavirus on Monday, a record high that doctors say is driven by the highly contagious BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of the omicron strain.
Drew Pavlou claimed he was “framed” after being arrested in London over a “fake” bomb threat email provided to police by the Chinese Embassy.
The U.S. Open, one of the tennis world’s four most prestigious tournaments, included Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic on its official men’s singles entry list on Wednesday – with a disclaimer that, should he not participate, it is due to Chinese coronavirus vaccination policies under leftist President Joe Biden.
Environmentalist group Greenpeace on Wednesday became one of the few green organizations to complain about China’s titanic consumption of carbon-spewing coal, even as the Chinese government claims it will begin reducing its emissions in 2030 and become “carbon-neutral” in 2060.
Australian government officials ordered roughly 50,000 residents of Sydney to evacuate their homes on Tuesday after local waterways swelled beyond danger levels amid heavy rains, Reuters reported.
Australia’s newly elected left-wing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected criticism he’s spending too much time overseas and neglecting the country he was chosen to lead, pleading Tuesday he “hasn’t had a day off in a very long period of time.”
Hong Kong human rights protesters say fervent Chinese Communist Party supporters assaulted them during the FIBA World Cup qualifier basketball match between China and Australia in Melbourne on Thursday night.
