Australian National News
Melburnians are reacting to Etihad Stadium’s name change to Marvel Stadium after it locked in a new eight-year deal with the Walt Disney Company. The marvel-lous deal will see the… Continue reading Etihad Stadium to be renamed Marvel Stadium from September 1
A Catholic archbishop in Australia convicted of concealing child sexual abuse will step down from his position. Philip Wilson, the archbishop of Adelaide, South Australia, was found guiltyof covering up… Continue reading Archbishop Philip Wilson to step down after sex abuse cover-up
Violent criminals will no longer be able to argue they were drunk or affected by drugs to avoid jail time under tough new laws promised by the Victorian Government. The… Continue reading Victorian Government to overhaul sentencing laws, promising more criminals will go to jail
An Australian court has found a Catholic archbishop guilty of concealing child sexual abuse in the 1970s. Philip Wilson, the archbishop of Adelaide, becomes the most senior Catholic in the… Continue reading Australian archbishop Philip Wilson guilty of concealing child sex abuses
On a typical Sunday, Father Rod Bower draws about 200 people to his church service in a coastal town in Australia. But online, his messages are often viewed by millions.… Continue reading The priest whose blunt billboards have gone global
A young tourist has fallen at least 40 metres onto rocks after falling from a popular attraction trying to take a selfie in Western Australia. A group of the international… Continue reading Tourist ‘taking selfie’ plunges to death in front of friends at popular WA attraction
Police are hunting a registered sex offender known to go by a number of different names in Melbourne. Ricky Wilson, 23, provided a false address to police, a breach of… Continue reading Sex offender with ‘multiple aliases’ on the run
A Commonwealth Games athlete who went missing during the Gold Coast event this year brazenly posted images of himself while in Melbourne to social media last month. Cameroonian boxer Fotsala… Continue reading ‘More than 19’ Cameroon athletes seeking refuge after going missing at Commonwealth Games
A question in the Australian citizenship test lists three incorrect answers for the country’s population size, potentially disadvantaging candidates, SBS News has learned. An applicant from the UK – who… Continue reading There’s a mistake in the Australian citizenship test
On Friday, Australia had its worst mass shooting since the nation overhauled its gun control laws more than 20 years ago. The suspected murder-suicide of a family of seven in… Continue reading Is gun ownership increasing in Australia?
The father of four children found shot dead along with their mother in rural Western Australia has pointed the finger of blame at their grandfather. Aaron Cockman said he believed… Continue reading Margaret River shooting: Grandfather ‘planned’ Australia deaths
Seven people have been found dead at a rural property in Western Australia (WA), police have confirmed. The bodies of four children and three adults were discovered in the town… Continue reading Seven people found dead in Western Australia, police say
