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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

Police carried out searches in the Paddington area of Sydney

Australian police officer charged with murder of two men

A Sydney police officer has been charged with murdering his former boyfriend and another man, who have both been missing for days, after blood was found at the boyfriend's home.

World • 23 Feb 24

The Vatican launched its own investigation into Christopher Saunders in 2022

Retired Australian bishop charged with child sexual abuse

A retired Catholic bishop has appeared in court in remote Western Australia on charges of sexual offences against children, including two counts of rape.

World • 22 Feb 24

Roughly 50sq/km is ablaze northwest of Ballarat, while a similar area is also burning out of control further to the west

Thousands flee as bushfire burns in southern Australia

More than two thousand people have been ordered to evacuate from towns in the west of Australia's Victoria state due to a bushfire burning out of control.

World • 22 Feb 24

'Right to disconnect' is part of a raft of changes to industrial relations laws in Australia (Stock image)

Australians cheer law giving workers right to disconnect

Australians have welcomed new proposed laws that give workers the right to ignore calls and messages from their employers outside of work hours, but some business leaders slammed it as overreach.

World • 08 Feb 24

Michele Bullock, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia

Australia's RBA holds rates as inflation cools

Australia's central bank held interest rates steady today but cautioned that a further increase could not be ruled out given inflation was still too high, a strong signal that it isn't in a hurry to start easing policy anytime soon.

Business • 06 Feb 24

The little boy climbed into the maching through the prize dispenser chute

Watch: Aussie toddler rescued from claw machine

An Australian toddler who climbed into a 'Hello Kitty' arcade claw machine and "was in no hurry to get out" has been saved in a smash-and-grab rescue, police said.

World • 01 Feb 24

The animals have been on the vessel since 5 January (Stock image)

Thousands of livestock stuck on ship amid Houthi threats

A ship carrying around 14,000 sheep and 2,000 cattle docked in Australia after abandoning a journey through the Red Sea, but the livestock remains stuck on board as the government decides whether to let them disembark or send them back to sea.

World • 01 Feb 24

Georgie Purcell is a upper house member of the Victorian state parliament

Australian TV apologises for editing photo of woman MP

An Australian television news channel has apologised "unreservedly" for altering a photo of a state MP, who complained it gave her "enlarged boobs" and a more revealing dress.

World • 30 Jan 24

The shark attacked as the woman swam off a wharf at Elizabeth Bay, less than 2km from Sydney Opera House

Woman injured in rare Sydney Harbour shark attack

A shark mauled a woman swimmer in the first attack in Sydney Harbour in 15 years, officials said, adding that she was being treated in hospital for a "serious" leg injury.

World • 30 Jan 24

Demonstrators participate in a Invasion Day protest at Belmore Park, Sydney

Thousands protest during Australia Day holiday

Thousands of people marked Australia's national day with "Invasion Day" rallies in support of the country's indigenous community, many of whom want to drop celebrations or move the date.

Australia • 26 Jan 24

Rohan Dennis won the world time trials in 2018 and 2019

Australian cycling champion charged over wife's death

Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis has been charged over the death of his wife Melissa Hoskins, who was also a former world team champion and Olympian.

World • 02 Jan 24