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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
A student wielding a syringe has pricked eight teenagers in a “prank” at a high school in western Sydney, Australian authorities have said. Several ambulances were called to Plumpton High… Continue reading Sydney high school students hurt in syringe ‘prank’
Some 11 children have been transferred to Australia from the Nauru detention centre to receive medical treatment. They are the latest to be moved amid a mental health crisis on… Continue reading Nauru migrants: Australia evacuates 11 children off detention island
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has given a national apology to victims of child sexual abuse. Hundreds of people gathered in Canberra on Monday to hear Mr Morrison deliver the… Continue reading Australia sexual abuse: National apology delivered to victims
Australia’s governing coalition has lost its one-seat parliamentary majority after a by-election in Sydney. Kerryn Phelps, a local doctor and popular independent candidate, comfortably won the Wentworth seat. “This win… Continue reading Australia government suffers Wentworth by-election defeat
People are voting in a by-election in a suburban constituency in Sydney, which could wipe out the government’s one-seat parliamentary majority. PM Scott Morrison’s ruling Liberal Party is fighting to… Continue reading Australia government braced for Wentworth by-election defeat
It may be a grey day in Sydney but hundreds of people have brought colour to Bondi Beach to meet the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Harry and Meghan are… Continue reading Royal tour: Harry and Meghan brighten up Bondi Beach
Australia pledged $5.5 million in relief aid to Indonesia earlier this month in the wake of an earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 2,000 people and displaced millions more,… Continue reading Australians question how aid money is being spent in Indonesia after shift to ‘aid investment’
A doctor suspected of killing and dismembering dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi trained at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine in Melbourne after being sponsored by the Saudi Government. Dr… Continue reading Jamal Khashoggi murder suspect studied forensic medicine in Australia in 2015
Melbourne Airport is to undergo a $500 million makeover, including a redeveloped international terminal and new entry and exit roads. The suite of projects will be rolled out over the… Continue reading Rooftop bar and restaurant feature in Melbourne Airport’s planned redevelopment of international terminal
