Australia: Planes diverted as China conducts rare military drill near Australia

Planes flying between Australia and New Zealand have been diverted as China conducts a closely-scrutinised military exercise in nearby waters that may involve live fire. The rare presence of three…

Australia: Neighbours cancelled again, two years after revival

Beloved Australian soap drama Neighbours has been cancelled again, two years after it was saved by Amazon MGM Studios. Without specifying a reason, Amazon confirmed the series will finish at…

Australia: Children routinely using social media- regulator

More than 80% of Australian children aged eight to 12 use social media or messaging services that are only meant to be for over-13s, according to new research. It comes…

Australia: Woman charged with assaulting two Muslims

Australian police have charged a 31-year-old woman for assaulting two Muslim women at a shopping centre in Melbourne last week. The woman from Pascoe Vale suburb is due in court…

Australia: Scores of whales to be euthanised after mass stranding

Australian authorities are euthanising about 90 false killer whales which survived a mass stranding on a remote beach. A team of experts at the site said complex conditions have made…

Australia: Authorities accuse China of ‘unsafe’ fighter jet move

A Chinese fighter jet released flares in front of an Australian military aircraft while flying over the South China Sea early this week, authorities in Canberra have said. Australia’s defence…

Australia: Chelsea star Sam Kerr cleared of racial harassment

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has been found not guilty of causing racially aggravated harassment, after calling a Metropolitan Police officer “stupid and white”. A jury at Kingston Crown Court cleared…

Australia: Nurses suspended over ‘vile’ antisemitic video

Two Australian nurses have been suspended after a video appeared to show them threatening to kill Israeli patients and boasting about refusing to treat them. The man and woman –…

Australia: Bryan Adams concert cancelled due to sewer blockage

A “large” sewer blockage caused by “fat, grease and rags” has forced the cancellation of a Bryan Adams concert in Australia on public health grounds. The Grammy Award winning artist…

Australia: Woman deepfake betrayal by close friend

It was a warm February night when an ominous message popped into Hannah Grundy’s inbox in Sydney. “I will just keep emailing because I think this is worthy of your…