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 ...
‘Wake-up call’: methane emissions from Australian coalmines more than double official estimates, report finds
International Energy Agency findings show government must commit to rapid cuts in emissions of greenhouse gas, climate experts sayEmissions of the pot...
Australian hiker missing in Nova Scotia national park not heard from for two weeks
Denise Ann Williams, 62, was last heard from on 15 AprilA search is continuing for a 62-year-old Australian woman who was reported missing on Tuesday ...
At least six Australian activists detained by Israel navy after Gaza flotilla boats intercepted
Spokesperson says just two out of 14 Australians remain in communication, after CCTV footage showed Israeli navy boarding vessels in international wat...
Student’s alleged jailing in China over Australian pro-democracy protests sparks calls for inquiry
Human rights commissioner says alleged jailing highlights the ‘growing risks of transnational repression’ in AustraliaGet our breaking news email, fre...
Google, Meta and TikTok face new levy to pay for Australian news as Albanese reveals media plan
Government’s draft news bargaining incentive scheme includes 2.25% levy on local revenues of digital giantsAnthony Albanese has urged Google, Meta and...
Australian women and children leave Syrian detention camp for Damascus – and potentially home
Repatriation attempt comes after group was turned around when leaving camp in February. Albanese government says it’s not assisting cohortGet our brea...
David Malouf, Australian author of Remembering Babylon and Ransom, dies aged 92
Acclaimed Brisbane-born writer was known for his work exploring his own childhood, great myths and colonial AustraliaDavid Malouf, the acclaimed Austr...
Coles adds 20c to the price of milk as war in the Middle East pushes up Australian grocery costs
Farmers have been calling for higher prices for weeks, amid soaring diesel and fertiliser costs and limited supplyGet our breaking news email, free ap...
Takeaway coffee sales plunge as fuel and living costs dent Australian spending. Is the economy next?
The trend has been accelerated by the US-Israel war on Iran, leaving households – and cafe owners – glum, surveys suggestFollow our Australia news liv...
US Live Nation and Ticketmaster verdict triggers calls for Australian investigation into ticketing rules
One insider estimates Australians pay A$10 in fees per ticket, with fans bearing the burden of monopolised music tour schedules and inflated artist va...
