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In the past week, Australians have been shocked by the killing of a young woman who had been walking home at night in Melbourne. The death of Israeli Arab student… Continue reading How dangerous is Australia for women?
Australian police say they have busted a “highly organised” drug ring which allegedly used a flight attendant to smuggle drugs into the country. The Melbourne-based Vietnamese syndicate had been operating… Continue reading Flight attendant smuggled drugs in ‘highly organised’ ring, police say
Emergency services have rushed to a building in Sydney’s west following reports a number of units were on fire. Fire and Rescue NSW attended a unit block on Todd Street… Continue reading Fire guts unit building in Sydney’s west
SYDNEY — The campuses of Australia’s busiest universities in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are alive with the sounds of Mandarin and Cantonese speakers, reflecting the attraction Australia has for overseas… Continue reading Down Under, Worries Over International Students Are Academic
An Australian paraplegic athlete says he was forced to urinate into a bottle on a flyDubai flight after being told he could not access the toilets. Darren Belling, 52, flew… Continue reading Paraplegic athlete ‘forced to urinate in bottle’ on flight
A funding campaign has raised almost A$100,000 (£55,000; $72,000) to help a homeless man who tried to stop a knife-wielding attacker in Melbourne by ramming him with a shopping trolley.… Continue reading Trolley man: Funds flood in for Melbourne’s homeless hero
A man who set a car on fire and stabbed three people – one fatally – in the Australian city of Melbourne has died in hospital after being shot by… Continue reading Melbourne attack: Man shot dead after fire and fatal stabbing
Surgeons in Australia have successfully separated conjoined twins from Bhutan and say they stand a good chance of a full recovery. The 15-month-old girls, Nima and Dawa Pelden, had been… Continue reading Conjoined twins: Bhutanese girls separated in six-hour surgery
Surgeons in Australia have begun a complex operation to separate Bhutanese conjoined twins. The 15-month-old girls, Nima and Dawa Pelden, are joined at the torso and share a liver and… Continue reading Conjoined twins: Australian surgeons try to separate Bhutanese girls
A 15-year-old Australian boy has been crowned overall champion at the FAI Drone Racing World Championships. Rudi Browning beat more than 120 competitors at the event run by the World… Continue reading World drone racing championship won by Australian teenager
An Australian man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for encouraging his wife’s suicide. Graham Morant, 68, was convicted last month of counselling and aiding his wife, Jennifer… Continue reading Australian who encouraged wife’s suicide jailed in landmark case
A judge in Ecuador has ruled against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who had contested new rules imposed on him in the country’s embassy in London. The judge said a requirement… Continue reading Julian Assange: Ecuador court rejects lawsuit over embassy rules
