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6 dead as huge waves hit Australian coast

SYDNEY—A fisherman died after being swept off rocks near Sydney on Sunday, stretching the Easter weekend death toll of drownings to six as huge...

3 dead as light aircraft collide in Australia

Two light aircraft collided near Australia’s largest city, Sydney, killing three Saturday, local police said. Emergency services received reports just before midday that two planes...

Charles makes first public appearance on Australia tour

King Charles III attended church Sunday as he began an Australian tour in earnest, giving antipodean admirers the first glimpse of their reigning monarch. The...

Hot air: ‘Explicit’ film airs to entire cabin on Tokyo flight

Sydney, Australia—Passengers aboard a flight to Tokyo last week got more inflight entertainment than they bargained for when an explicit film featuring sex talk and...

Australia gives millions of workers ‘right to disconnect’

Sydney, Australia—Australia gave millions of workers the legal right to "disconnect" on Monday, allowing them to ignore unreasonable out-of-hours calls, emails and texts from their...

Police probe killer’s targeting of women in Sydney mall attack

Sydney, Australia - Australian police said Monday they are investigating why a 40-year-old man with mental illness appeared to target women as he roamed a...

Six killed in Sydney shopping center attack

Six people were killed and several others injured—including a nine-month-old baby—when a knife-wielding attacker rampaged through a busy Sydney shopping center on Saturday. Australian police...

World bids farewell to hot 2023; Bots, Gaza, Ukraine leave marks

SYDNEY—Jubilant crowds will bid farewell to the hottest year on record Sunday, closing a turbulent 12 months marked by clever chatbots, climate crises, and...

Australia ports firm fights to restore operations after cyber incident

Ports operator DP World said Sunday it had made "significant strides" towards resuming normal freight trade at major gateways into Australia, which have been...

Aussies fight ‘Voice’ rights reform plan

SYDNEY—Hundreds of protesters rallied in Sydney on Saturday against a plan to adapt Australia’s constitution to enshrine Indigenous rights, ahead of a referendum next...

England women beat Aussies 3-1, reach Cup final

SYDNEY—Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo did the damage late on in Sydney as England shattered Australian dreams Wednesday with a clinical 3-1 win to...

One dead in ‘gang’ shooting in Sydney’s Bondi neighborhood

A man was killed in Sydney's famed Bondi neighbourhood Tuesday, in what police described as a hit on a "major player" in the city's...

Aussie mom thanks ‘science’ for kid murder pardon

Sydney—An Australian mother convicted of killing her children claimed a “victory for science” on Tuesday after an unexpected research breakthrough helped win her freedom...

Golf gets short-format makeover in Australia

Sydney—A new short-format golf event modelled on cricket’s Indian Premier League will debut in Australia next year with 10 city-based teams, including the Bangkok...
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