australia
Two mass shootings many time zones apart shatter communities and expose fraught politics
World
December 15, 2025
Two mass shootings many time zones apart shatter communities and expose fraught politics
At about 4:20 p.m. on a cold Rhode Island Saturday, a message from Brown University flashed up on cellphones all…
Australia has just relieved its anxiety over teens on social media – or has it?
World
December 10, 2025
Australia has just relieved its anxiety over teens on social media – or has it?
Sydney, Australia — For parents and campaigners who’ve long argued that incessant scrolling is damaging young minds, the start of…
What happens when you kick millions of teens off social media? Australia’s about to find out
Technology
December 3, 2025
What happens when you kick millions of teens off social media? Australia’s about to find out
Brisbane, Australia — It’s August, and a show of hands in an auditorium filled with 300 students at All Saints…
Egypt recovers 17 rare Pharaonic artifacts from Australia
Archaeology
November 27, 2025
Egypt recovers 17 rare Pharaonic artifacts from Australia
Egypt and Australia signed documents for the return of 17 rare Pharaonic artifacts to Cairo. These artifacts date back to…
Egyptian embassy in Australia hosts Nobel laureate at cultural event
Egypt
September 14, 2025
Egyptian embassy in Australia hosts Nobel laureate at cultural event
CAIRO, Sept 12 (MENA) – Egypt’s Ambassador to Australia Hany Nagi hosted Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Prof. Brian Schmidt at a…
Australia expels Iranian ambassador after spy agency finds Iran directed antisemitic attacks on its soil
Middle East
August 26, 2025
Australia expels Iranian ambassador after spy agency finds Iran directed antisemitic attacks on its soil
Brisbane, Australia — Australia is expelling the Iranian ambassador to Canberra after the country’s intelligence agency found that Iran was…
Australia will recognize Palestinian statehood
Middle East
August 11, 2025
Australia will recognize Palestinian statehood
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said today that his country will recognize a Palestinian state in September, joining a growing…
‘The tide is shifting’: Massive Australian protest over Gaza crisis seen as a sign of growing global alarm
Middle East
August 9, 2025
‘The tide is shifting’: Massive Australian protest over Gaza crisis seen as a sign of growing global alarm
Brisbane, Australia — When Australia wants to put on a show, it turns to the sweeping expanse of Sydney Harbour,…
YouTube to be included in Australia’s social media ban for children under 16
Technology
July 30, 2025
YouTube to be included in Australia’s social media ban for children under 16
Brisbane, Australia — Australia has picked a fight with the world’s largest video platform by backtracking on an earlier promise…
Synagogue door set alight and restaurant stormed in latest antisemitic attacks in Australia
World
July 8, 2025
Synagogue door set alight and restaurant stormed in latest antisemitic attacks in Australia
Sydney CNN — A man set the door of a synagogue alight and a group of protesters stormed an Israeli…