Australia Heatwave

Australia Faces Extreme Heatwave in Melbourne to hit 42C, Eyre Peninsula, and Murraylands Spark Bushfire Alerts Across South-East Australia

Large parts of South Australia and Victoria are bracing for extreme fire conditions as a dangerous heatwave moves eastward, pushing daytime temperatures well into the 40s. Authorities have warned residents to remain vigilant and enact their bushfire plans, as this...
Australian dollar

Australian Inflation Falls More Than Expected to 3.4% in November, Raising Questions About Timing of Reserve Bank Rate Hikes

Inflation in Australia fell more than expected in November, offering a potential reprieve for households and financial markets, yet economists warn that price pressures remain elevated, leaving interest rate decisions uncertain. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on...
NSW Police, Australia

NSW Police Extend Sydney Protest Restrictions for Another 14 Days After Bondi Attack, Despite No New Intelligence Threat

New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon has extended restrictions on authorised protests across large parts of Sydney for a further 14 days, citing ongoing community safety concerns in the aftermath of the alleged Bondi terror attack. The move comes...
NSW police

NSW police investigate death of man who suffered medical episode after OC spray was deployed during arrest

A 52-year-old man has died in hospital after suffering a medical episode during an arrest at a home in Sydney’s west, prompting a critical incident investigation and renewed scrutiny of police use of pepper spray. New South Wales Police said...
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Albanese Softens Resistance to Royal Commission Into Bondi Attack as Pressure Mounts From Victims’ Families, Law Council of Australia, Business Leaders, Sporting Figures, and Former Labor MPs

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signaled a shift in his stance on a national inquiry into the Bondi terror attack, opening the door to a possible royal commission as pressure mounts from victims’ families, former Labor MPs, and other key...
Australia Bushfires

Australia Faces Potentially Record-Breaking Heatwave Across Multiple States, Threatening Extreme Fire Conditions and Straining Power Supplies

Australia is facing a potentially record-breaking heatwave, with more than half the country set to swelter under extreme temperatures that meteorologists say could rival the conditions experienced during the catastrophic Black Summer bushfires. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has issued...
Australian dollar

NSW Residents Urged to Check for Forgotten Cash as Nearly $300m Sits Unclaimed with Revenue NSW

New South Wales residents are being urged to check whether they are owed a share of nearly $300 million sitting unclaimed with Revenue NSW, as the state government steps up efforts to reunite people with money that has slipped through...
Protesters in Melbourne on Sunday were among those in many Australian cities to condemn Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela.

Three Arrested at Sydney Protest Defying Ban as Anger Mounts Over US Intervention in Venezuela

Three people were arrested in central Sydney on Sunday evening after hundreds of protesters defied a New South Wales police ban on public demonstrations to condemn the United States’ military intervention in Venezuela, an action that has triggered widespread protests...
Jim Chalmers, Labor party , Australia

Australia Awaits US Legal Justification After Trump-Ordered Operation Seizes Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

Australia’s federal government has adopted a cautious, wait-and-see approach following the United States’ extraordinary military operation to seize Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and transfer him to US custody, saying it will reserve judgment until Washington explains the legal and factual...
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