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'This is a setback': Bowen outlines impact of oil refinery blaze as investigation begins
12+ hour, 31+ min ago (1021+ words) The fire broke out at the Viva Energy oil refinery in Geelong on Wednesday night. Source: ABC News Energy Minister Chris Bowen has said a fire at one of Australia's only two oil refineries was a setback that would have…...
What are Prince Harry and Meghan doing in Australia?
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (322+ words) Prince Harry and Meghan last visited Australia in 2018. Source: AAP / William West Prince Harry and Meghan will embark on a four-day tour of Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney from Tuesday. Commercial commitments have brought the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to…...
One month of free travel in Victoria: who can benefit?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (157+ words) People arrive at State Library station after the opening of Melbourne's Metro Tunnel rail line in Melbourne, Sunday, November 30, 2025. (AAP Image/Erik Anderson) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / ERIK ANDERSON/AAPIMAGE Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has stated that this is a…...
Jewish community group's ambulances set on fire in London attack, police say
3+ week, 5+ day ago (421+ words) Vehicles belonging to Hatzola, a global charitable organisation providing an ambulance service to mostly Jewish communities, were targeted in what police say was an antisemitic attack. Source: Getty / Peter Summers Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community organisation in north…...
Indonesia to ban children under 16 from social media following Australia's move
1+ mon, 19+ hour ago (232+ words) Children under 16 in Indonesia will no longer be able to hold social media accounts from 28 March 2026. The Minister of Communication and Digital Regulation No. 9 of 2026 requires platforms " including You Tube, Tik Tok, Instagram and Facebook " to deactivate accounts belonging to…...
'Open up job opportunities for others': Engineer and three nurses pursue a deeper purpose through a business in Warrnambool
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (211+ words) SBS Australia 'Open up job opportunities for others': Engineer and three nurses pursue a deeper purpose through a business in Warrnambool Maria Irene Morden, Leslyn May Lian, Mary Lynn Pagalilauan and Gladys Mae Bosi Fully aware of scarce employment in…...
'Unnecessary, degrading and deeply harmful': New report calls for strip searches to be banned in prisons
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (643+ words) Of the thousands of strip searches occurring every month in corrections facilities across Australia, most find nothing. Source: AAP / Dave Hunt/AAP Image In most Australian jurisdictions, children as young as ten can be subjected to strip searching, with First…...
Australia-bound flights from the Middle East arriving with empty seats
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (557+ words) The first flights from the Middle East since US-Israeli strikes on Iran began over the weekend have started to arrive in Australia. Source: AAP / EPA Flights carrying Australians fleeing the Middle East are arriving with empty seats as late-notice airline…...
Full steam ahead: Federal Government launches plans for first high-speed Sydney to Newcastle train service
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (717+ words) JR Tokai's Shinkansen bullet trains are parked at their base before going to service in Tokyo, Japan, 01 October 2014, on the 50th anniversary of this high-speed train service (EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA) Credit: KIMIMASA MAYAMA/EPA Published 25 February 2026 1: 18pm Listen to Australian and world…...
Government greenlights Sydney to Newcastle high speed rail link
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (104+ words) Thunderstorms and flash flooding forecast for much of Australia Royal commission into antisemitism and the Bondi terror attack begins Community leader working to repatriate families with alleged terror links speaks out Housing affordability focus of Senate inquiry into capital gains…...