Sam Kerr, the Chelsea striker who captains the Australia women’s national football team, has appeared in court charged with racially aggravated harassment of a police officer. She attended a hearing…
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Ukraine: Grave concern’ for Australian man reportedly killed by Russian forces
The Australian government is making “urgent enquiries” after reports suggest a man from the city of Melbourne has been killed by Russian forces. Oscar Jenkins, a 32-year-old teacher, was captured…
Australia: Marble-sized balls force Sydney beaches to close
Months after mysterious black balls forced the closure of some of Sydney’s most famous beaches, small marble-like debris has begun washing up on the city’s shores again. The balls –…
Australia: Second synagogue in Sydney defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti
A synagogue in Sydney has been daubed in anti-Semitic graffiti, police said, a day after the anti-Semitic vandalism of a separate synagogue in the New South Wales state capital. According…
Australia: Authorities offers support USA – in the middle of its own fire season
Despite being in the midst of its own bushfire season, Australia has offered to help authorities in Los Angeles. North American fire crews and aircraft were crucial when Australia faced…
Australia: Missing hiker found after 13 days in Australian mountains
A hiker who went missing for nearly two weeks in New South Wales, Australia has been found alive, having survived on foraged berries and two muesli bars. Medical student Hadi…
Australia: Djokovic still has ‘trauma’ over Covid deportation
Novak Djokovic says he still experiences “trauma” when he visits Melbourne, three years after he was deported because of Australia’s Covid-19 regulations. Djokovic, who was not vaccinated against the virus,…
Australia: School chaplain killed in shark attack on Great Barrier Reef
A 40-year-old man has died after being attacked by a shark on the edge of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, local police said. Luke Walford, a youth pastor, had been spearfishing…
Australia: Towns in Victoria evacuated over Christmas as fires rage
Residents in an Australian region engulfed by bushfires were given two hours to return home to collect their belongings before Christmas on Tuesday, as emergency crews try to contain the…