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People take in the view of Sydney's landmarks, Harbour Bridge and Opera House

Australia doubles international student visa fee

Australia has said it has more than doubled the visa fee for international students, the latest move by the government to rein in record migration that has intensified pressure on an already tight housing market.

World • 01 Jul 24

Julian Assange seen on board a flight to Bangkok after his release from prison in London

Assange freed after pleading guilty in US espionage case

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is due to plead guilty tomorrow to violating US espionage law, in a deal that will set him free after a 14-year British legal odyssey and allow his return home to Australia.

World • 26 Jun 24

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock

Australia's central bank holds rates steady

Australia's central bank held interest rates steady today as expected but warned there were still reasons to be vigilant against inflation risks, leading markets to pare back the chance of a rate cut this year.

Business • 18 Jun 24

There are an estimated 1,860 giant pandas left in the wild

China to replace Australia's popular giant pandas

China will loan Australia new giant pandas to replace a popular pair that failed to produce offspring in more than a decade together, visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang has announced.

World • 16 Jun 24

People observe the floodwaters along the Hawkesbury River

Evacuation orders in Sydney as heavy rain sparks flooding

Heavy rain has brought flash flooding to Australia's largest city, Sydney, prompting rescues and evacuation orders for several low-lying suburbs.

Australia • 08 Jun 24

Australia's real gross domestic product rose 0.1% in the first quarter, just under market forecasts of 0.2%

Australia's economy slows to a crawl in first quarter

Australia's economy slowed to a crawl in the March quarter as high borrowing costs and still-elevated inflation put the brakes on consumer spending, even as the prospect of relief on interest rates remains a distant one.

Business • 05 Jun 24

Erin Patterson was charged in November with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder (File image)

First hearing in Australian mushroom deaths trial

An Australian woman, accused of murdering three elderly people after they allegedly consumed poisonous mushrooms at a lunch hosted by her, has faced her first hearing in court.

World • 23 May 24

Ardonagh said it intends to merge PSC's Australia and New Zealand operations with its Envest operations down under

Ardonagh buys Australia's PSC Insurance Group

Ardonagh Group has today agreed a deal to buy Australia's PSC Insurance Group Limited for A$6.19 in cash per PSC share.

Business • 08 May 24

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said warning letters had been sent to 34 education providers

Australia raises minimum savings for student visa

Australia said it would raise the amount of savings international students will need to get a visa and warned several colleges of fraudulent student recruitment practices, as part of efforts to rein in record migration.

World • 08 May 24

The Reserve Bank of Australia kept rates at a 12-year high of 4.35% today

Australia's RBA says sees no need to hike rates

Australia's central bank chief said today that interest rates were at the right level after holding steady for a sixth month, but cautioned that inflation risks were on the upside in a sign policy was unlikely to be eased anytime soon.

Business • 07 May 24

Erin Patterson is charged with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder (File image)

Woman pleads not guilty over Australia mushroom deaths

An Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to the murders of three elderly people who died after allegedly consuming a lunch she prepared which contained poisonous mushrooms.

World • 07 May 24

Qantas was sued last August by the ACCC, which had alleged that in some cases, the airline's flights were on sale for several weeks after cancellation

Qantas to pay $66 million in flight cancellation case

Australian airline Qantas Airways has said that it had agreed to pay a penalty of A$100 million (€61m) to settle a lawsuit that accused it of illegally selling thousands of tickets for flights that had already been cancelled.

World • 06 May 24

Marine police retrieved the body of a man mid-morning, about 6.5 hours after the man overboard alarm was raised

Body found after cruise passenger falls overboard

Australian police said they had recovered a body after a man fell into the water off Sydney from the 2,600-passenger P&O cruise ship Pacific Adventure

World • 06 May 24

Rescue workers, forensics, and prosecutors preparing to enter a waterhole where human remains were found near La Bocana Beach

Bodies of Australian and US tourists found in Mexico

Family members of three tourists who went missing in northern Mexico last month have identified their bodies, the state prosecutor's office in Baja California said in a statement.

World • 07 May 24

Police said the attack in a car park had 'hallmarks' of terrorism but was yet to be declared a terrorist act

Boy, 16, shot dead by Australia police after stabbing

Australian police have said they have shot dead a boy after he stabbed a man in a Perth car park, in an attack authorities said had indicated terrorism.

World • 05 May 24

'At least one ambulance' happened to arrive during the ministerial visit 'containing an individual who posed as a patient' an investigation found

Staff 'posed' as patients during Australian hospital tour

Around ten local health staff posed as patients during an Australian state health minister's tour of an urgent care clinic near Melbourne.

News Lens • 01 May 24

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Australians that "we all have to take responsibility" for stamping out violence

Violence against women 'national crisis'- Australian PM

Australia's Prime Minister has declared violence against women a "scourge" and a "national crisis", days after protests in several major cities.

World • 01 May 24

The attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel came only days after a deadly mass stabbing in Bondi

Australian police charge another teen for church stabbing

Australian police have charged another teenager with a terrorism-related offence in investigations after the stabbing of an Assyrian Christian bishop while he was giving a live streamed sermon in Sydney earlier this month.

Australia • 27 Apr 24

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed the consumer price index rose by 1% in the first quarter, above market forecasts of 0.8%

Australia's Q1 inflation slowdown disappoints

Australian consumer price inflation slowed less than expected in the first quarter as service cost pressures stayed stubbornly high, a disappointing result for policymakers that led markets to abandon hopes for any rate cuts this year.

Business • 24 Apr 24

An Assyrian church bishop was attacked by a 16-year-old suspect last week, sparking a riot by followers of the church in western Sydney (File image)

Seven arrested in Australian 'terrorism' raids - police

Australian police has said that seven people who posed an "unacceptable risk and threat" to the public have been arrested after anti-terror raids that involved more than 400 officers.

World • 24 Apr 24

Elon Musk bought X in 2022 with a declared mission to 'save free speech' (file pic)

Elon Musk calls Australian court ruling 'censorship'

Elon Musk lashed out at Australia's prime minister today after a court ordered his social media company X to take down footage of an alleged terrorist attack in Sydney

World • 23 Apr 24

Erin Patterson faces three counts of murder for allegedly cooking up a poisonous meal in July last year (file image)

Australian mushroom murder suspect to face court in May

An Australian woman accused of murdering her in-laws with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington will face court in May, a magistrate has ruled.

World • 22 Apr 24

People attend a candlelight vigil for the victims of the shopping mall attack

Crowds join Bondi memorial for mall stabbing victims

Crowds gathered at Sydney's Bondi Beach for a candlelight memorial to the six people killed during a stabbing attack at a nearby shopping mall.

World • 21 Apr 24

At least four people were wounded in the attack, including Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel of the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church

Teen charged with terrorism over Sydney bishop stabbing

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with a terrorism offence for allegedly stabbing an Assyrian church bishop in Sydney during a church service, Australian police have said, as investigations continued into a riot after the knife attack.

World • 19 Apr 24

The drug washed up in bricks on popular beaches (Pic: Australian Federal Police)

Man charged after cocaine found on Australian beaches

Australian police have arrested and charged a man they allege was behind a failed drug import plot that resulted in cocaine bricks washing up on beaches along the country's east coast for months.

World • 18 Apr 24