Australia

NT Crime Falls Overall, But Regional Communities Still Report Rising Violence

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The Northern Territory government says its tough-on-crime policies are delivering results, with new data showing a significant drop in overall crime across the territory. Chief […]

Australia

WA Minister Warns Compulsory Voting Could Be Introduced Amid Fears of Record-Low Council Election Turnout

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Western Australia’s Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley has warned that compulsory voting could be introduced for council elections if turnout in this weekend’s poll continues […]

Australia Economy

Australians Pull $1.4 Billion From Super for Medical Costs as Regulators Sound Alarm

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Australians withdrew more than $1.4 billion from their superannuation on compassionate grounds in the last financial year, with most of the money spent on medical […]

Australia

First Nations Author Condemns Meta for Using Her Work Without Consent

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Gunai writer Kirli Saunders has accused Meta of taking her award-winning book Bindi without permission to train its artificial intelligence model, calling the act a […]

Australia

High Court Upholds Visa Ban on US Commentator Candace Owens

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Australia’s High Court has unanimously upheld the government’s decision to refuse a temporary visa to American conservative commentator Candace Owens, ruling that Immigration Minister Tony […]

Australia

Armed Man Arrested After Three-Hour Lockdown at Brisbane Botanic Gardens

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A tense standoff in Brisbane’s City Botanic Gardens ended peacefully on Tuesday afternoon when police arrested an allegedly armed man after three hours of negotiations. […]

Australia Crime

Shock in Hocking: Quiet Perth Suburb Rocked by Fatal Home Attack

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Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was found critically injured at a home on Dimitrios Court in Hocking early Tuesday morning. He later died […]

Australia

Noosa Council Loses $2 Million in Sophisticated Fraud Linked to International Gangs

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Noosa Council in South East Queensland has revealed it lost nearly $2 million in a “major fraud incident” allegedly carried out by international criminal gangs […]

Australia

Perth Man Pleads Guilty to Murder of Former Partner Tiffany Woodley

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Peter Damjanovic has pleaded guilty to murdering his former partner, mother-of-three Tiffany Woodley, in a domestic violence attack inside her Perth home, abandoning his earlier […]

Australia

Tens of Thousands Rally for Palestine in Sydney Amid Fragile Gaza Ceasefires

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An estimated 30,000 people marched through Sydney’s business district on Sunday in one of Australia’s largest pro-Palestinian rallies, held just days after a court blocked […]