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Australia given no advance notice of US-Israeli strikes
18+ hour, 40+ min ago (360+ words) Foreign Minister Penny Wong has confirmed Australia had no advance notice of US-Israeli strikes on Iran but says the government supports international efforts to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons. US President Donald Trump claims the strikes have killed Iran's…...
Australia escalates response to Laos teen deaths
2+ week, 3+ day ago (372+ words) Australia has deployed a senior diplomat to Laos as families seek answers over the methanol poisoning deaths of two teenagers. A lack of transparency from overseas authorities has prompted Australia to send a special envoy to Laos as it investigates…...
AFL integrity unit looking into why police visited May
3+ week, 4+ day ago (367+ words) Melbourne premiership veteran Steven May is the subject of an AFL integrity unit investigation after police recently visited his home. Melbourne veteran Steven May is being investigated by the AFL integrity unit, as the premiership defender stays away from Demons…...
Major call looms over allowing Invasion Day protests
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (405+ words) Indigenous Australians are hoping to commemorate their day of mourning as police decide whether Invasion Day protests can go ahead as planned. NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon on Tuesday is expected to make a decision on whether to extend restrictions…...
Rock climber dies in horror 20m plunge at popular spot
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (180+ words) A French national has died in a rock climbing tragedy, plunging 20m from a sandstone cliff in Tasmania. The 31-year-old was climbing with a friend in Sand River, Buckland when when he lost his grip on Tuesday afternoon. Police and emergency…...
Man arrested over Christmas firebombing of rabbi’s car
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (259+ words) A man has been arrested over the firebombing of a prominent Melbourne rabbi's car on Christmas Day. The car displaying a "Happy Chanukah!" sign and an image of a Jewish menorah candle was set alight in the driveway of the…...
Groom, nieces die in horror chopper crash day of his wedding
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (419+ words) A groom has tragically died alongside his three nieces in a horrific chopper crash on the day of his wedding. David McCarty, 59, was just hours away from saying "I do" when the helicopter he was piloting for a sightseeing tour…...
Notorious Australian child killer dies in ‘callous silence’
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (572+ words) One of South Australia's most infamous child murderers, Bevan Spencer von Einem, has died in prison. Von Einem was sentenced to life behind bars after he was convicted of murdering 15-year-old Adelaide teenager Richard Kelvin, the son of local television…...
How Kyoto stole the heart of one renowned Aussie chef
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (911+ words) Shannon Bennett carries the air of a man who's lived several chef lives in one " the virtuoso talent behind Melbourne's Vue de Monde, the headline magnet, the escape artist who ducked the Victorian capital's glare in 2019 for Byron Bay and…...
SCHOOL LOCKDOWN: Principal stabbed, staff member arrested
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (281+ words) A man, reportedly a school principal, has been stabbed during an alleged violent confrontation with a staff member at a Melbourne school. The Acacia campus of Keysborough Secondary College was placed into lockdown as police and paramedics rushed to the…...