Australia

Australia will require social media platforms to act to prevent online harm to users

5:22am November 14, 2024

Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory behavior and algorithms pushing destructive content, the government said Thursday.

King Charles says past can’t be changed. Critics want Britain to reckon with slavery

1:16am October 25, 2024

Britain's handling of its involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade is seen by many as a litmus test for the Commonwealth's adaptation to a modern-day world.

'Give us what you stole from us,' Indigenous Australian senator yells at King Charles

5:01am October 21, 2024

Sen. Lidia Thorpe was escorted out of a parliamentary reception for the royal couple after shouting that British colonizers have taken Indigenous land and bones.

King Charles III's visit rekindles Australia's debate on ending ties to the British monarchy

1:05am October 18, 2024

While the welcome will be warm, Australia's national and state leaders want the royals removed from their constitution.

A massive baby penguin named Pesto is inhaling fish and winning fans

1:14pm September 20, 2024

Pesto, who weighs 46 pounds at just nine months old, has been on display at an Australian aquarium since April. As he grew, so did his social media fanbase — especially after a recent gender reveal.

Australia is the latest country to give workers the 'right to disconnect' after hours

11:26am August 26, 2024

Australia is the latest country to protect workers who ignore work calls and messages after hours, under certain circumstances. The "right to disconnect" hasn't caught on in the U.S. just yet.

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Australia's prime minister condemns vandalism of U.S. Consulate over war in Gaza

5:09am June 10, 2024

by The Associated Press

CCTV footage showed a person wearing a hoodie using a sledgehammer to smash holes in the reinforced glass windows of the building, police said.

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Wu-Tang Clan's unreleased 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' is now at an Australian museum

3:23am May 29, 2024

by Ayana Archie

The album, which features 31 songs, was previously owned by Martin Shkreli, who served seven years in prison for securities fraud, and had to forfeit it to the U.S. government.

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Australia and New Zealand begin evacuating nationals from unrest in New Caledonia

5:49am May 21, 2024

by The Associated Press

At least six people have died and hundreds more have been injured since violence erupted last week in New Caledonia following controversial electoral reforms passed in Paris.

Security officers stand guard outside Orthodox Assyrian church in Sydney, Australia, Monday, April 15, 2024.

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A knife attack in Australia is being treated as terrorism

10:13am April 16, 2024

by The Associated Press

Australian police say a knife attack in Sydney that wounded a bishop and a priest during a church service as worshippers watched online and in person, and sparked a riot was an act of terrorism.