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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

Flowers left at the scene of the church attack

Stabbed Sydney bishop says he forgives attacker

A bishop who was stabbed during a service in Australia has said he is recovering quickly and that he has forgiven his attacker as police ramp up investigations into riots triggered by the attack.

World • 18 Apr 24

Several agencies are involved in the investigation

Remains of 500 horses found on Australian property

The remains of more than 500 horses have been found at a property in rural Australia, officials said today, prompting a wide-ranging investigation by police, environmental protection and health authorities.

World • 17 Apr 24

Damien Guerot has been dubbed 'bollard man' and a 'hero' of Saturday's attack that killed six people and wounded a dozen more

Australia offers French mall stabbing hero citizenship

Australia's prime minister has suggested that a Frenchman who fended off the knife-wielding attacker who killed six people in a Sydney shopping mall on Saturday could be offered citizenship.

World • 16 Apr 24

It was the second major stabbing attack in three days in Sydney

Sydney church stabbing was terror incident - police

A knife attack during a service at an Assyrian church in Sydney was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism, Australian police have said.

World • 16 Apr 24

New South Wales police guard the perimeter of the Christ the Good Shepherd Church

Four wounded in Sydney church stabbing, teen arrested

A knife attack at a live-streamed church service in Australia has left four people injured and sparked clashes between riot police and members of the local community.

World • 15 Apr 24

In the attack on Saturday at the Westfield Bondi Junction mall, five of the six people killed and the majority of the 12 injured were women

Sydney attacker may have targeted women - police

Australian police have said the attacker who fatally stabbed six people at a busy shopping centre in Sydney's beach suburb of Bondi may have targeted women, as the country mourned the victims and hundreds of people laid flowers near the scene.

World • 15 Apr 24

Six people were killed and several others - including a nine-month-old infant - were injured during the attack

Baby serious but stable after Sydney attack kills six

A nine-month-old baby who was stabbed when a knife-wielding attacker rampaged through a busy Sydney shopping centre is in a "serious but stable condition", police have said.

World • 14 Apr 24

A road in a suburb of Sydney is pictured flooded after heavy rainfall caused the New South Wales government to declare a natural disaster

Hundreds of people rescued after flooding in Australia

Widespread flooding in Australia left hundreds needing to be rescued after a natural disaster was declared in regions across New South Wales today.

World • 07 Apr 24

The town of 25,000 people has a large Indigenous population and persistent problems with underemployment, poverty and other social issues

Australian town's curfew may be unlawful - police union

A nighttime curfew imposed on Australia's Outback capital of Alice Springs to curb rising unrest may be unlawful, a local police union has warned.

World • 04 Apr 24

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michelle Bullock

Australia's central bank holds rates as expected

Australia's central bank held interest rates steady today and watered down its tightening bias, signalling greater confidence that inflation is moving back to its target as the economy slows.

Business • 19 Mar 24

Bleaching occurs when corals are drained of their vibrant colours thought to be due to heat stress from rising ocean temperatures

'Mass bleaching' under way on Great Barrier reef

A "mass bleaching event" is unfolding on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, authorities said, as warming seas put corals under stress.

Australia • 08 Mar 24

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation headquarters in Canberra

Australian spy chief warns ex-politician 'sold out'

Australia's spy chief is facing calls to name the former politician he said had "sold out" to a foreign intelligence service, with Canberra's former ambassador to the US saying it could" potentially smear everyone" unless the person was identified.

World • 29 Feb 24

Floral tributes outside the shared home of entertainment journalist Jesse Baird in the Sydney suburb of Paddington

Bodies of Australian TV presenter and boyfriend found

Australian police have found the bodies of a TV presenter and his flight attendant boyfriend in a rural area outside Sydney, acting on information from a police officer charged with their murder.

World • 27 Feb 24

Scott Swift and his daughter Taylor Swift

Photographer claims he was hit by Taylor Swift's father

An Australian photographer said he was punched by Taylor Swift's father on a wharf on Sydney Harbour early this morning after Ms Swift's final Sydney concert, prompting a police investigation.

US • 27 Feb 24