News live: Australian flotilla activists released by Israel arrive in Istanbul and claim they were denied food and water
Eleven Australians were among pro-Palestine activists detained by Israel from the Global Sumud flotilla. Follow today’s news liveAll of the activists ...
Australian Swimmer Who Crashed Beach Fashion Show Becomes the Star
David Handley was going for a swim in Sydney when he found himself walking on an Australian Fashion Week runway. “I’ve usurped the spot of the lead mo...
Interview With Australian Swimmer Who Crashed Beach Fashion Show
David Handley was going for a swim in Sydney when he found himself walking on an Australian Fashion Week runway. “I’ve usurped the spot of the lead mo...
Melbourne teenager Bianca Adler becomes youngest Australian to climb Mount Everest
The 18-year-old high school student reached the top of the world’s tallest mountain on her second attemptAn 18-year-old high school student from Melbo...
Australian medical college leader suspended from position over alleged health and safety breach
Dr Sharmila Chandran suspended until 20 September as Royal Australasian College of Physicians agrees to work with regulator to meet its obligationsFol...
Australian taxpayers to pay $11bn to extend lifespan of ageing Collins-class submarines amid Aukus delay
HMAS Farncomb had been due to be retired this year, but is now expected to operate until about 2036Follow our Australia news live blog for latest upda...
Government ‘urgently seeking’ status of 11 Australian Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel
Global Sumud Flotilla organisers say 38 ships holding 319 activists were about 250 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza when they were interceptedFol...
Big tobacco is exploiting fears of the illicit market to unwind health gains, Australian experts warn
Cigarettes kill 66 Australians every day, coalition says, criticising MPs who heard evidence from Philip Morris in secretGet our breaking news email, ...
Jovem que cresceu em comunidades do Rio se torna o primeiro bailarino do Australian Ballet
Jovem que cresceu em comunidades do Rio se torna o primeiro bailarino do Australian Ballet
O carioca Davi Ramos, de 25 anos, conquistou o posto de pri...
Secret documents reveal preferred Australian nuclear submarine base – and warn it could be a military target
Port Kembla residents will likely resist base due to risk of nuclear accident and potential as target for ‘military adversaries’, documents stateGet o...
Prominent Australian academic denies links to powerful Iranian politician
Prof Abbas Rajabifard of the University of Melbourne says he was listed as a co-author of research with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s chief negotia...
Australian military plane to join efforts to reopen strait of Hormuz, as Marles leaves door open to sending more assets
Defence minister says E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft deployed to Gulf in March will join UK and France-led defensive effort to calm Iran conflic...
‘Difficult’ mission to repatriate Australian hantavirus cruise passengers en route to long Perth quarantine
Health minister Mark Butler says six people from MC Hondius plus flight crew from charter plane to be isolated for weeksFollow our Australia news live...
Australian women accused of slavery in Islamic State territory in Syria face Melbourne court
Kawsar Ahmad, 53, also known as Abbas, and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, 31, did not apply during brief hearingFollow our Australia news live blog for la...
Julie Bishop resigns as Australian National University chancellor
Former foreign minister steps down early as finance minister Katy Gallagher says embattled institution must continue ‘rebuilding trust and confidence’...
Marcus North, a former Australia international and Durham's director of cricket, is set to become the first foreigner in charge of selecting the Engla...
Australian director Phillip Noyce shoots feature film for Saudi Arabia celebrating ‘heroism of security men in combating drugs’
Exclusive: Regime, which executed 243 people last year for drug offences, accused of investing in entertainment to whitewash its human rights recordTh...
Two Australian states prepare to resettle children from Syrian detention camp with most bound for Melbourne
Four women and nine children expected to return to Australia on Thursday with all apart from a mother and her child expected to go to VictoriaGet our ...
Police say Australian women with alleged IS ties face charges on return from Syria
The Australian government had been alerted Wednesday that four women and nine children had booked flights from Damascus to Australia, Home Affairs Min...
Search called off for Australian hiker missing in rugged Canadian national park
Police suspend ‘extensive’ six-day air and ground search in Nova Scotia, citing ‘no new information’Teams in eastern Canada have called off an “extens...
Australian author Craig Silvey pleads guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material
Prosecutors drop two other charges against Jasper Jones author, 43, including allegations he produced child exploitation materialAward‑winning author ...
