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Australian senator Sarah Hanson-Young has filed a lawsuit against a political opponent who made “sexist slurs” towards her. The Greens senator, 36, is the first Australian sitting politician to sue… Continue reading Australia senator sues opponent over ‘sexist slurs’
A person has been taken to hospital after a multi-car collision on the South Gippsland Freeway in Victoria. Emergency services were called to the freeway at Hallam, 34 kilometres from… Continue reading Multi-car smash on South Gippsland Freeway
Australian researchers say for the first time an entire city has been protected from viral disease dengue. Captive-bred mosquitoes with a naturally occurring bacteria were released in the city of… Continue reading Dengue fever outbreak stopped by special mosquitoes
It’s a question that has prompted a global call to action: how do you best eliminate single-use plastic bags, before they further pollute our oceans? Australia is among places grappling… Continue reading Plastic bags: Australia anger over Coles ‘caving in to tantrums’
Sashi Cheliah has won the 2018 season of MasterChef Australia in the most one-sided finale in the cooking show’s history. The 39-year-old prison officer and father-of-two from South Australia scored… Continue reading Sashi Cheliah wins MasterChef Australia 2018 finale
Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson has resigned after being convicted of concealing child sex abuse. In May, he was given a one-year sentence for failing to report allegations of abuse by… Continue reading Archbishop Philip Wilson resigns after sex abuse cover-up
It seems unlikely Malcolm Turnbull had any idea of the storm he was about to wade into when he posted the short clip to Instagram. After all, he was just… Continue reading Malcolm Turnbull: Why Australians are up in arms about ‘pie-gate’
Less than a decade ago, doctors in Australia believed they were close to eliminating syphilis from remote indigenous communities – the centre of national efforts to fight the disease. Since… Continue reading Syphilis: How deadly disease has spread in Australia
An Australian man has pleaded not guilty to murdering three women, following one of the nation’s highest-profile criminal investigations. Bradley Robert Edwards, 49, is accused of killing Sarah Spiers, Jane… Continue reading Claremont ‘serial killings’: Australian man pleads not guilty
Australian police are searching for three men who escaped from a jail amid what prison staff have called “a riot”. A total of 10 inmates escaped Greenough Regional Prison, 400… Continue reading Prisoners in mass breakout after ‘riot’ at Australia jail
Three children in Australia are suspected to have fallen ill from using eyeliner contaminated with lead, authorities say. The New South Wales state government issued a public health alert over… Continue reading Australia eyeliner warning over lead-poisoned children
Comedian Trevor Noah has responded to criticism of a racist joke he told in 2013 about Aboriginal Australian women, saying that he had “vowed never to make a joke like… Continue reading Trevor Noah: Aboriginal anger as ‘disgusting’ joke resurfaces
