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AUSTRALIA AIMING HIGH, WANTS TO BECOME WORLD'S TOP POT EXPORTER WHEN TRADE OPENS IN FEBRUARY


On 24 February 2016, Australia legalized medicinal cannabis on a federal level, subject to state and territory regulations... READ MORE

4th January, 2018 1153

DOZENS OF REPTILE EGGS FOUND IN AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL SANDPIT


Brown snakes are among the world's most venomous, and kill more Australians each year than any other snake... READ MORE

3rd January, 2018 391

COMPASS GROUP CHIEF, FIVE OTHERS DEAD IN SYDNEY SEAPLANE CRASH


The seaplane was part of the Sydney Seaplanes business that has operated since 2005 with no previous record of mishap... READ MORE

1st January, 2018 125

FIVE BRITISH AMONG DEAD IN SYDNEY NEW YEAR'S EVE SEAPLANE CRASH


Detective Superintendent Mark Hutchings, from the New South Wales Police, identified the tourists as Richard Cousins, 58, Emma Bowden, 48, Heather Bowden, 11, Edward Cousins, 23, and William Cousins, 25... READ MORE

1st January, 2018 287

BAHAMAS NAVY INTERCEPTS BOAT CARRYING 76 HAITIAN MIGRANTS, TURNS THEM OVER FOR REPATRIATION


The navy said Sunday the Haitians were aboard a 40-foot 13-meter boat stopped about 20 miles 12 km west of the Exuma islands... READ MORE

1st January, 2018 3

AUSTRALIAN NAVY SEIZES HEROIN AND HASHISH WORTH $415 MILLION IN ARABIAN SEA


Source Royal Australian Navy Australian Navy personnel have seized hashish and heroin worth about 415 million during an operation in the Arabian Sea... READ MORE

30th December, 2017 1060

AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE ON HEIGHTENED ALERT DURING RUSSIAN MILITARY EXERCISE IN INDONESIA


Defence personnel in Darwin were operating at increased readiness earlier this month while Russian strategic bombers conducted navigation exercises close to Australia, the ABC can reveal... READ MORE

30th December, 2017 3118

DRIVER CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER OVER AUSTRALIAN VEHICLE ATTACK


In January, six people were killed in Melbourne's central business district when a man used his vehicle to mow them down... READ MORE

23rd December, 2017 293

MAN CHARGED WITH MELBOURNE CAR ATTACK


Melbourne police said the suspect was interviewed and charged after being released from hospital on Friday... READ MORE

23rd December, 2017 180

AUSTRALIA SAW OVER 17% GROWTH IN INDIAN ARRIVALS IN OCTOBER


Australia saw over 17 percent growth in Indian arrivals in October... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 0

AUSTRALIAN POLICE: MELBOURNE DRIVER SAYS ATTACK MOTIVATED BY MISTREATMENT OF MUSLIMS


Police identified the driver as Saeed Noori, 32, an Afghan granted entry to Australia in 2004 as a refugee... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 989

AUSTRALIAN POLICE SEIZE ENOUGH METH TO SUPPLY COUNTRY'S HABIT FOR TWO MONTHS IN RECORD 'BILLION-DOLLAR BUST'


The drugs A were transferred to a van, which was intercepted by police as it reversed from the dock at 4am... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 263

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY SUBMARINE FOUND AFTER 103 YEARS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA


It was the first wartime loss for the Royal Australian Navy and the first Allied submarine loss in World War I, according to Defence... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 1129

AUSTRALIA SHOULD CONSIGN TO HISTORY ITS ANTI-CHINA BIAS


Australia's recent appeal to Chinese students lies largely in its low threshold... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 0

AUSTRALIAN PM SAYS NINE FOREIGNERS AMONG THOSE HURT WHEN DRIVER PLOWS


Four people were killed in a similar incident in Melbourne in January... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 153

ANCIENT ABORIGINAL SITES LEFT VULNERABLE, SHOWING WHY CULTURAL PRESERVATION IS NECESSARY IN AUSTRALIA


Ancient Aboriginal sites left vulnerable, showing why cultural preservation is necessary in Australia... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 7272

DOES AUSTRALIA RUN THE MOST GENEROUS REFUGEE PROGRAM PER CAPITA IN THE WORLD?


In addition to offshore resettlement, in 2016, 6,567 people arrived in Australia seeking asylum who were recognised as refugees... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 1867

AUSTRALIA ENDS STRIKES IN IRAQ AND SYRIA


Australia has said it will stop conducting air strikes against so-called Islamic State IS group targets in Iraq and Syria... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 101

GREAT JOURNALISM MADE BETTER WITH A GREAT (INTERNATIONAL) AUDIENCE


The current political concerns about Australians and China is nothing more than a lot of unbelievable tripe... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 58

AUSTRALIA'S DIGITAL AGRICULTURE DREAM STYMIED AS GOVERNMENT SCRIMPS ON


Digital agriculture really is the next revolution for farming, said Mark Harvey-Sutton, manager of rural affairs at Australia's National Farmers Federation, a lobby group... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 85

15 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ROYAL COMMISSION INTO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT


The final report from the almost five-year royal commission into child sexual abuse was officially handed to the Governor-General this morning... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 1845

AN AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE VANISHED DURING WWI. A CENTURY LATER, WE FOUND OUT WHERE IT WENT.


It was a Sunday in September of 1914 when AE1 helped secure the surrender of Rabaul in East New Britain, according to the Royal Australian Navy... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 703

FIRSTA WORLD WAR SUBMARINE LOST WITH 35 BRITISH AND ALLIED CREW ON BOARD IS FINALLY FOUND


Australian and Papua New Guinean officials will consider ways to preserve the site and establish a lasting memorial... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 357

COINBASE IS GOING TO ADD ALTCOINS, WHICH EXPERTS SAY WILL MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR AUSSIE INVESTORS


The Australian peer-to-peer blockchain-based energy trading platform Power Ledger is a good example of what altcoins are... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 2644

SEVERAL INJURED WHEN CAR HITS PEDESTRIANS IN AUSTRALIA'S MELBOURNE


Australian media outlets put the number of injured between 5 and 16, although police had not yet put a figure on how many people had been hurt... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 1618

LOST AUSTRALIAN WORLD WAR I SUBMARINE FOUND AFTER 103-YEAR SEARCH


After searching for 103 years, Australia's Allied and Royal Australian Navy submarine, which was lost during the World War I, has been found... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 12

AUSTRALIAN NAVY WORLD WAR ONE AE1 SUBMARINE FOUND 103 YEARS AFTER IT VANISHED


AE1 was the first Allied submarine lost in the first world war and the first ship lost by the Royal Australian Navy... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 2684

SHARK SPOTTING DRONES DEPLOYED ALONG AUSTRALIA'S BEACHES


Drones fly over Australia's beaches hoping to spot sharks and provide swimmers and surfers with rescue equipment more quickly than real-life rescuers... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 13

'TONE DEAF BOGANS' TRIPLE M BLASTED FOR ANNOUNCING NEW HOTTEST 100 FOR AUSTRALIA DAY


Last month Triple J announced it was moving its Hottest 100 countdown of respect for Indigenous Australians... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 0

BALCONY COLLAPSE AT DONCASTER EAST CHRISTMAS PARTY KILLS TWO PEOPLE, INJURES 17 OTHERS


A balcony collapses at a house during what is believed to be a Tupperware Christmas party in Melbourne, killing two women and injuring 17 other people... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 391

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PENNY WONG BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS AS SHE HEARS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE RESULT


An emotional Penny Wong broke down when she learned Australia had voted Yes to legalising same-sex marriage alongside her Senate colleagues... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 18553

LAND OF THE BIRDS: WHY AUSTRALIA HAS THE WORLD'S GREATEST DIVERSITY OF AVIAN LIFE


Australian birds generally are very noisy, even non-nectar feeders such as magpies, kookaburras and some cockatoos... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 6487

AUSTRALIA'S MANUS ISLAND RESPONSE IS 'UNACCEPTABLE'


Mr Peters has made it clear New Zealand's offer also includes refugees and asylum seekers in Australian detention centres in Nauru... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 5365

RAINBOW CELEBRATIONS AS AUSTRALIANS VOTE FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE


Catholic Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher said he was deeply disappointed that the likely result will be legislation to further deconstruct marriage and family in Australia ... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 5057

'I'LL BE BOYCOTTING TRIPLE J THIS AUS DAY' AND OTHER REACTIONS TO HOTTEST 100 MOVE


A decision by Triple J to move its annual Hottest 100 countdown away from Australia Day announced yesterday has been met with mixed reactions... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 4207

WHY DO 25 PER CENT OF AUSTRALIANS FEEL NEGATIVITY TOWARDS MUSLIMS?


The number of Australians who felt immigration was too high also increased in the past year from 34 per cent last year to 37 per cent this year... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 3377

GERMAN NEWSPAPER CATALOGS 33,293 WHO DIED TRYING TO ENTER EUROPE


German Newspaper Catalogs 33293 Who Died Trying to Enter Europe... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 2720

'LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT': REFUGEE WHO MET HIS WIFE ON MANUS PLEADING TO STAY


Refugee Alex Rashid met the love of his life on Manus Island, now he's fighting to stay with her and his family... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 2524

'HUMAN DISASTER': AUSTRALIANS OF THE YEAR PLEA FOR MANUS REFUGEES


Former Australians of the year have penned an open letter urging the nation's political leaders to address the unfolding 'human disaster' on Manus Island... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 2346

NSW GOVERNMENT REVEALS REASONING BEHIND KNOCKING DOWN OF OLYMPIC AND SYDNEY FOOTBALL STADIUMS


The Government has estimated the cost of replacing the Sydney Football Stadium at 705 million, and the Olympic Stadium at 1.25 billion, subject to a tendering process... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 2092

TESLA CRANKS UP BIG BATTERY IN AUSTRALIA


Tesla Powerpacks at Neoen wind farm in Hornsdale, South Australia September 29, 2017... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 2081

AUSTRALIAN STATE PASSES ASSISTED DYING LAW


Dr. Baker said that a survey of Australian Medical Association members last year showed a strong minority of support for euthanasia policies... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 1884

'I MISS MY FAMILY. ANGELIKA'S LIKE AN AUNT.' THE OLDER GERMANS TAKING IN SYRIAN REFUGEES


It has promised to welcome 20,000 Syrian refugees in this way by 2020... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 1826

PAPUA NEW GUINEAS POLICE STORM MANUS ISLAND REFUGEE CAMP


The Papua New Guinea authorities' aggressive move, which Australia's immigration minister confirmed was taking place, represented an escalation of the conflict over the Manus center... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 1641

FOREIGN BACKPACKERS IN AUSTRALIA LIVE NIGHTMARE AS SLAVE LABORERS


The working holiday in Australia is promoted as a cultural exchange Travelers can experience the outback, while farmers gain agricultural labor... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 1576

ELON MUSK'S GIANT BATTERY SET FOR TESTING IN THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK


Billionaire Elon Musk's giant battery being built in the Australian outback will be energized in coming days and begin testing, indicating Tesla Inc... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 1556

CHINA IS FURIOUS AND AUSTRALIA SHOULD EXPECT MORE BACKLASH


Most significantly, the People's Daily, China's official newspaper of record, had a special signed editorial attacking Australia's government and media... READ MORE

14th December, 2017 1428

'WHAT A DAY FOR LOVE': AUSTRALIA'S FIRST SAME-SEX WEDDING COULD HAPPEN NEXT YEAR


The Australian Parliament voted 146 to 4 in support of same-sex marriage... READ MORE

7th December, 2017 1347

AUSTRALIANS VOTE TO NAME SYDNEY HARBOUR BOAT FERRY MCFERRYFACE


Australians vote to name Sydney Harbour boat as Ferry McFerryface... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 1246

WHAT THE COURT DOCUMENTS REVEAL ABOUT GEOFFREY RUSH'S DEFAMATION ACTION


The Daily Telegraph accurately reported the Sydney Theatre Company received a complaint alleging that Mr Geoffrey Rush had engaged in inappropriate behaviour, he said... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 1208

'HISTORY IN THE MAKING': WORLD'S BIGGEST BATTERY LAUNCHED IN AUSTRALIA AS ELON MUSK BEATS 100-DAY DEADLINE


The Australian Energy Market Operator AEMO said it delivered 70MW of stored wind energy into the state's market to meet peak demand on Thursday... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 1200

'WE WON'T BE PRESSURED': PM FIRM ON MANUS REFUGEES AS PNG POLICE ENTER CENTRE


They think this is some way they can pressure the Australian government to let them come to Australia... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 1147

'BRACING FOR ANOTHER BREXIT OR TRUMP SHOCK'


At 10 00am AEDT we'll finally find out for sure how Australia feels about same-sex marriage... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 1061

AUSTRALIA'S JILLAROOS BEAT NEW ZEALAND 23-16 IN FINAL TO CLAIM WORLD TITLE


The Women's Rugby League World Cup title is Australia's for the second time after winning a sensational final against New Zealand 23-16 in Brisbane... READ MORE

2nd December, 2017 1047

'THERE HAS BEEN FOREIGN INTERFERENCE': PM SCHOOLS CHINA BY SPEAKING MANDARIN


Then came reports of growing anger in some sections of Australia's Chinese population to the Federal Government's stance against Beijing's activities in the South China Sea... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 949

AUSTRALIAN BOXER'S LIFE OF SUCCESS AND STRUGGLE


Wally Carr Australian boxer's life of success and struggle... READ MORE

17th December, 2017 904

AUSTRALIAS CURIOUS PATH TO LEGALIZING GAY MARRIAGE


What made the same-sex marriage vote even more controversial was that it had nothing to do with the Australian Constitution, and could have been avoided... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 856

THE SOCCEROOS HAVE REACHED THE WORLD CUP, BUT WHERE TO FROM HERE?


Socceroos qualify for World Cup Where to from here for Australia after booking Russia 2018 spot?... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 818

TONY ABBOTT'S SISTER CHRISTINE FORSTER TARGETED BY MANUS ISLAND PROTESTERS


Violent scenes have erupted at a Sydney fundraising event for Tony Abbott, with protesters clashing with police and guests, including the former prime minister's sister... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 758

PAPUA NEW GUINEA POLICE EVICT REMAINING ASYLUM-SEEKERS FROM AUSTRALIAN-RUN DETENTION CAMP


Men occupy the closed Manus Island immigration detention centre in Papua New Guinea, November 23, 2017... READ MORE

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