A nine-year-old boy who got trapped between rocks at a New South Wales beach on Sunday has become the seventh person to drown in Australia over the Easter weekend. The majority of deaths were caused by strong swells washing people into the ocean from rocks. Two people remain missing. Steven Pearce, the CEO of Surf…
A woman in Australia has unknowingly given birth to a stranger’s baby, after her fertility clinic accidentally implanted another woman’s embryos into her. The mix-up at Monash IVF in Brisbane, Queensland has been blamed on human error, Australian media reports. “On behalf of Monash IVF, I want to say how truly sorry I am for…
Australia’s opposition leader has ditched an election promise to end work from home options for public servants after a backlash. Peter Dutton on Monday said his Liberal-National Coalition had “made a mistake” and apologised. Australians will vote in an election on 3 May and the coalition had pitched the policy as part of a package…
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on March 28, 2025. Mike Bowers | Afp | Getty Images Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday called a national election for May 3 as the country grapples with high cost of living and rising U.S. tariffs. That kicked off…
Australia will head to the polls for a federal election on 3 May. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose Labor Party will be defending a slim majority, announced the date after visiting the Governor General in the capital, Canberra, on Friday. Opinion polls predict a slim margin between the country’s two major parties, and the possibility…
Hannah Ritchie BBC News, Sydney Getty Images It is compulsory for Australians to vote on election day – and many will queue for a customary sausage in bread On 3 May Australians will head to the polls to vote in their first federal election since 2022. The results will determine who the next prime minister…
Sam Jones, a US influencer who briefly snatched a baby wombat from its distressed mother, and uploaded the footage to social media has left Australia. Australia’s Home Affairs minister Tony Burke had earlier said his department was reviewing whether it could revoke Ms Jones’s visa, but the BBC understands that she left the country of…
Planes flying between Australia and New Zealand have been diverted as China conducts a closely-scrutinised military exercise in nearby waters that may involve live fire. The rare presence of three Chinese naval ships in the Tasman Sea has put both antipodean countries on alert in recent days, with Australia calling it “unusual”. Australian airline Qantas…
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) at the central bank’s building in Sydney, Australia on May 2, 2022. Brendon Thorne | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday cut benchmark interest rates for the first time in over four years, joining ranks with other major global central banks, as softening inflation allows…
Hate symbols and terror offences will be punishable with mandatory jail terms ranging from one to six years in Australia, after parliament passed a series of amendments to hate crime laws on Thursday. The new laws were passed following a wave of high-profile antisemitic attacks which have become a major topic of debate in the…
