Australian man charged with more than 400 sexual offenses against children
The 47-year-old from Perth faces 240 counts of indecent dealing with a child under 13, 98 counts of indecently recording...
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Australian leader sets general election for May 21
Morrison made the announcement from the capital, Canberra, after he lodged his formal recommendation for the election date with Governor-General...
Sydney orders thousands to evacuate as heavy rains cause flash floods
A man swept away by floods in the city's northwest was rescued by emergency crews, media reported, while television footage...
Australia continues flood relief and rescue efforts as Sydney braces for heavy rains
The death toll rose to 10 after a woman believed in her 80s was found dead inside a flooded property,...
Australia to spend a record $35 million to protect koalas
"Koalas are one of Australia's most loved and best recognised icons, both here at home and across the world, and...
Alleged ‘koala massacre’ prompts hundreds of animal cruelty charges
According to a statement from Victoria state's Conservation Regulator, 21 koalas were found dead and dozens more injured at a...
Sexual harassment rife inside Australian Parliament, report finds
Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who ordered the review in February after his party came under pressure over its handling of...
Koalas are dying from chlamydia, and climate change is making it worse
For koalas, uncontrolled chlamydia can cause blindness and painful cysts in a animal's reproductive tract that may lead to infertility...
Australia is offering money to help victims leave violent partners
From Tuesday, victims can apply for a payment of 5,000 Australian dollars ($3,700), which includes cash and direct payments for...
More than 40 police staff in Australia could be fired for failing to take a vaccine
Under Victorian state law, all emergency service workers including police officers were set an October 15 deadline to book a...
Two teenagers charged for allegedly killing 14 kangaroos in Australia
Police were called to the Long Beach area shortly after 7 a.m. local time on Saturday following reports that several...
Analysis: Australia’s climate policy is being dictated by a former accountant in a cowboy hat
Two more weeks of Covid-19 quarantine would be too much, Scott Morrison said on Friday, claiming that while there are...
Australia reports record Covid-19 cases as Sydney hospitals set up emergency tents
Sydney, the country's largest city and the epicenter of the current outbreak, is struggling to stamp out a surge in...
More military personnel deployed to enforce Sydney Covid restrictions as entire state locks down
It comes as the country continues to battle the highly infectious Delta coronavirus variant. On Saturday, NSW reported 466 new...
Australia once reveled in being the ‘lucky country’ on Covid-19. Not anymore
"My darling," it says. "How are you? Are you enjoying school? Do you have friends? Your brother is one year...
Why trash-raiding parrots in Sydney are smarter than ‘bin chickens’
He shared it with Barbara Klump and Lucy Aplin, both researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in...
Her babies taken, she died alone in a police cell, the victim of a problem Australia can’t seem to fix
Australian child protection services took him away as soon as he was born, according to Tracey Hanshaw, from Indigenous rights...
Thousands evacuated in Australia as ‘life-threatening’ floods inundate New South Wales
Rains have been impacting communities since Thursday but flooding intensified over the weekend, with images showing roads, trees and houses...
Parts of Australia declare natural disaster during ‘once in 100 years’ floods
Rains have been inundating communities since Thursday, but parts of the east coast tipped into crisis on Saturday as a...
Entire house floats away as flash floods batter Australia’s east coast
In Sydney, the country's biggest city, authorities pleaded for people to stay at home as a major dam overflowed and...
