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Dutton makes case to become PM, rallying Liberal faithful at launch 2025-01-12
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Liberal leader Peter Dutton launches the party's campaign to win government at this year's federal election, saying the Coalition can do a better job to turn around the decline in living standards. ......

photo: Creative Commons / Australian Embassy Jakarta

Korean books' 'quirkiness and subtle darkness' captivate Australians 2025-01-11
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

While K-lit might seem a world apart from its glitzy juggernaut cousin K-pop, its growing number of Australian fans say it is a thoughtful way to engage with Korean culture . ......

photo: WN / RTayco

1 dead, 2 hospitalized after knife fight in southwest Melbourne 2025-01-11
China.dot.org

SYDNEY, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- One man has died and two more have been hospitalized after a knife fight at a park in Melbourne's...

photo: AP / Andrew Brownbill

Whale shark's 'cheeky bite' offers new evidence of pre-mating rituals 2025-01-11
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Researchers spotted the unique behaviour amongst the endangered species at Ningaloo Reef, and believe the "hassling" from males could be keeping female whale sharks away from the site. ......

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Australia violated rights of asylum seekers on Nauru, UN watchdog rules 2025-01-10
AOL

Australia violated the rights of asylum seekers arbitrarily detained on the island of Nauru, a UN watchdog has ruled, in a warning to other countries intent on outsourcing asylum processing. The UN human rights committee published decisions in two cases involving 25 refugees and asylum seekers who...

photo: Creative Commons / DIAC images

Djokovic: Branded a ‘Public Threat’ and Claims He Was Poisoned During Australian Detention 2025-01-10
The Epoch Times

Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic has claimed he experienced poisoning from the food he ate while...

photo: AP / Mark Baker

CCP ‘Currying Favour’ With NZ Police Officers: Former Spy Minister 2025-01-08
The Epoch Times

The group of 33 New Zealand police staff who visited China in October say the trip was intended to increase their...

photo: AP / Abbie Parr

How FIFA corruption actually works, according to a soccer whistleblower 2025-01-07
Business Insider

Bonita Mersiades is a FIFA whistleblower and a former head of corporate and public affairs at Football Australia. She played a key role in Australia's bid to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA...

photo: GFDL / albinfo

Opposition’s Nuclear Plan to Cost Queensland $872 Billion, Says Prime Minister 2025-01-07
The Epoch Times

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stepped up his political campaign with fresh criticism of the...

photo: AP / Mark Baker, File

Australia’s crackdown on scams could cost digital platforms and banks more than $100m 2025-01-05
The Observer

It could cost digital platforms and banks more than $100m to comply with new requirements to crack down on scams, according to modelling by the Treasury. The Treasury’s found that banks – especially small and foreign-owned banks – were likely to fork out $101m in the first year and $32m each year...

photo: AP / Rick Rycroft