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Australia hints it could recognise Palestinian state
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the global community is frustrated by a lack of progress on peace.BBC News - Top stories - Australia -
Australia's Labor Market Remains Strong
The Australian unemployment rate edged up in March, but a jump in the number of people in full-time work will continue to feed risk that the country’s central bank may sit this year out before cutting interest rates.The Wall Street Journal - World - Australia -
Australia’s Watch Fans Are Invited to a Fair
Seven local brands are registered to exhibit in Melbourne at what the organizer says will be the country’s first watch event.The New York Times - Lifestyle - Australia -
In Australia, ‘Cats Are Just Catastrophic’
Feral cats take a heavy toll on the world’s wildlife, especially Down Under. The solution? Smarter traps, sharpshooters, survival camp for prey species, and the “Felixer.”The New York Times - Science - Australia -
In Australia, ‘Cats Are Just Catastrophic’
Feral cats take a heavy toll on the world’s wildlife, especially Down Under. The solution? Smarter traps, sharpshooters, survival camp for prey species, and the “Felixer.”The New York Times - Science - Australia -
Australia's February Inflation Comes in Lower Than Expected
Australia’s monthly inflation indicator came in below expectations in February, signaling that price pressures would likely continue to retreat over coming months.The Wall Street Journal - World - Australia -
Parliament rape claim was true, judge rules in case that gripped Australia
Defamation trial judge satisfied, on balance of probabilities, that Bruce Lehrmann raped colleague Brittany Higgins in 2019. For years, the Australian public has been fascinated by a rape allegation in Parliament House that embroiled government ...The Guardian - World - Australia -
US, Britain, Australia eye security pact expansion
The U.S., Britain and Australia are considering a possible expansion of their alliance, known as AUKUS, which has been hailed as a landmark coalition designed to counter Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific region. AUKUS defense leaders said in a ...The Hill - Politics - Australia -
Taylor Swift's dad avoids assault charge in Australia
A paparazzo accused Scott Swift of attacking him in the hours after the megastar's final show in Sydney.BBC News - Top stories - Australia -
Australian freed after spending 30 hours in drain
The man said he had gotten stuck while looking for his phone, but police say he fled a crime scene.BBC News - Top stories - Australia -
Australia to Boost Defense Spending Amid U.S.-China Tensions
Australia is boosting its defense budget and rethinking its defense plans as strategic competition between the U.S. and China heats up in the Indo-Pacific region.The Wall Street Journal - World - Australia -
Australia and Papua New Guinea leaders trek toward WWII South Pacific battleground
Australia and Papua New Guinea’s prime ministers have begun trekking into the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous interior to commemorate a pivotal World War II campaign and to underscore their current security alliance, which faces ...ABC News - World - Australia -
Australia to Toughen Merger Rules
Australia plans to toughen its corporate merger rules amid regulators’ and public concerns that market concentration is restricting competition in key industries and adding to inflation.The Wall Street Journal - Business - Australia -
Australia's Canva Targets Professional Designers With U.K. Acquisition
Design-software developer Canva acquired U.K.-based design platform Affinity, targeting professional users, as the Australian company builds toward a U.S. stock-market listing.The Wall Street Journal - World - Australia -
Australia to Toughen Merger Rules
Australia plans to toughen its corporate merger rules amid regulators’ and public concerns that market concentration is restricting competition in key industries and adding to inflation.The Wall Street Journal - World - Australia -
An attack on women that has devastated Australia
The stabbing rampage at a busy Sydney shopping centre has left many - particularly women - fearful.BBC News - Top stories - Australia -
Australian Consumer Confidence Slips Last Week
Consumer confidence fell 0.3 point to 82.8, according to a survey by ANZ Bank and pollster Roy Morgan.The Wall Street Journal - World - Australia -
Australia's Canva Targets Professional Designers With U.K. Acquisition
Design-software developer Canva acquired U.K.-based design platform Affinity, targeting professional users, as the Australian company builds toward a U.S. stock-market listing.The Wall Street Journal - Business - Australia -
Australia Asks U.S. Justice Department to Reach Plea Deal With Assange
The request for a felony plea deal by the WikiLeaks founder’s home country comes after the case has dragged on for years.The Wall Street Journal - World - Australia -
Australian judge finds staffer raped colleague in Parliament office
A former government adviser raped a colleague in a Parliament House office, an Australian judge found, dismissing a defamation suit in a case that has gripped the nation.NBC News - Top stories - Australia -
Police in Australia identify the Sydney stabbing attacker who killed 6 people
Police have identified the assailant who stabbed and killed six people at a busy Sydney shopping center before a police officer fatally shot himABC News - World - Australia -
U.S. surfer accompanied by dolphins as she wins world championship event in Australia
Hawaiian surfer Gabriela Bryan shared a wave with a pod of dolphins as she won her first world championship tour event over Californian rookie Sawyer Lindblad in pumping surf at the Western Australia Margaret River Pro on Sunday.NBC News - Top stories - Australia -
Indigenous deaths in custody haunt Australia
Last year saw the most Indigenous people on record die in police custody - and families want answers.BBC News - Top stories - Australia -
U.S., Japan, Australia to create new joint air defense system
The U.S., along with Japan and Australia, will create a new joint air defense system in response to the growing aggression from China across the Indo-Pacific. The Japanese prime minister plans to address Congress Thursday.CBS News - World - Australia -
Australia tightens ‘hit and miss’ merger rules amid fears of reduced competition
Treasurer Jim Chalmers warns economy is not ‘competitive enough as it stands’Financial Times - World - Australia -
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Rare blind and hairy mole spotted in Australia
The palm-sized creatures have silky golden locks, no eyes, a stumpy tail and flipper-like hands.BBC News - Top stories - Australia -
Lauren Jackson comes of retirement again in a bid to play for Australia at the Olympics
Basketball star Lauren Jackson is coming out of retirement again in a bid to make the Australian team and compete at a fifth OlympicsABC News - Sports - Australia -
Australia debates seizure of Insta-famous magpie
The bird - known by millions online as "Molly" - was removed from its carers by wildlife officials.BBC News - Top stories - Australia -
Julian Assange’s temporary reprieve means Australia must now work aggressively to ensure his release | Greg Barns
There is only political upside for Albanese in picking up the phone to Biden, not waiting for an appeal to wend its way through the UK courts. The decision by the UK high court to allow the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leave to appeal against ...The Guardian - World - Australia -
Formula 1: 2025 season to begin in Australia for first time since 2019
The 2025 season will encompass 24 races and begin two weeks later than the 2024 season did.Yahoo Sports - Sports - Australia -
Tayla Vlaeminck returns as Australia thrash Bangladesh in opening T20
Australia’s quickest bowler has been out more than two yearsLegspinner Sophie Molineux also impressesTayla Vlaeminck celebrated her return to international cricket by taking with a wicket with her fourth ball, as Australia thrashed Bangladesh in ...The Guardian - World - Australia -
Century-old vessel found in "ship graveyard" off Australia coast
The area holds dozens of historically significant vessels that have been scuttled over the decades, including navy ships and secretive submarines.CBS News - World - Australia -
Bricks of cocaine wash up on Australian beaches
More than 250kg of the drug has been found along the New South Wales seaboard since December.BBC News - Top stories - Australia -
Australia races to save last few earless dragons in the wild
The critically endangered dragons will likely be extinct in the next 20 years without conservation efforts, experts say.CBS News - World - Australia -
Sextortion arrests follow Australian boy's suicide
Two people in Nigeria threatened to send explicit photos to the teenager's family, police say.BBC News - Top stories - Australia -
Hero who confronted stabber promised Australia visa
The prime minister has told "Bollard Man" Damien Guerot he can stay in the country as long as he likes.BBC News - Top stories - Australia -
Judge finds Australia parliament rape reports were true
Bruce Lehrmann sued a TV network for airing Brittany Higgins' claims she was raped inside Parliament House.BBC News - Top stories - Australia -
'She is a hero': Australia PM hails cop who shot attacker
Inspector Amy Scott singlehandedly pursued and killed a man in Sydney after he fatally stabbed six people.BBC News - Top stories - Australia -
Murder suspect loses re-election bid in Australia
Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden had been campaigning for a city council seat in highly unusual circumstances.BBC News - Top stories - Australia