Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Australia to Hold National Reflection Day, Launch Sweeping Gun Buyback After Bondi Beach Mass Shooting

Australia will mark one week since the Bondi Beach mass shooting with a national day of “reflection”, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Friday, as his government outlined plans for the country’s largest gun buyback scheme in nearly three decades....
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Australia Moves to Toughen Hate Speech Laws After Deadly Bondi Beach Terror Attack

Australia will introduce sweeping reforms to crack down on hate speech and extremist violence, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Thursday (Dec 18), as the nation continues to grieve after its deadliest mass shooting in nearly three decades. The reforms...
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits Ahmed al Ahmed, the bystander who charged at one of the gunmen and seized his rifle during the deadly shooting at Bondi Beach, at St George Hospital

Australia Charges Survivor of Bondi Beach Hanukkah Attack With Terrorism and Murder as Funerals Begin

Australian police on Wednesday charged a 24-year-old man with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and committing a terrorist act, over a mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach that killed 15 people and wounded...
Australian Army Live-Fire Test of AS9 Huntsman Howitzer

Australia Conducts First Live-Fire Test of AS9 Huntsman Howitzer, Marking Major Step in Army Modernization

The Australian Army has successfully completed its first live-fire exercise of the AS9 Huntsman 155mm self-propelled howitzer — a milestone that marks the beginning of a new era in the country’s long-range firepower capabilities. The test, conducted at the Puckapunyal...
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Australians Struggling with Cost of Living as Resolve Poll Shows Deepening Financial Stress and Political Shifts

A new Resolve Political Monitor poll for Nine Newspapers has painted a grim picture of Australians’ financial vulnerability and economic pessimism heading into the final months of 2025. The survey, conducted between November 4 and 8 from a nationally representative...
Technically, Mistral 3 is an infrared-guided, fire-and-forget missile designed to intercept a broad set of low-altitude threats

Australia Moves Toward Local Missile Production: NIOA, MBDA Ink Pact on Mistral Air Defense System

Australian munitions company NIOA and European missile manufacturer MBDA have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore Australian production and assembly of the Mistral very-short-range air defense (VSHORAD) missile, a move that could make Australia the first country outside...
AUKUS Submarines

AUKUS: Australia Establishes New Nuclear Power Safety Regulator to Oversee Submarine Program

Australia has reached a key milestone in its ambitious plan to develop conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS partnership, with the official establishment of the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator (ANNPSR) — a new statutory agency tasked with...
Australia: Nationals Abandon Net Zero Commitment, Leaving Liberals in Awkward Spot

Australia: Nationals Abandon Net Zero Commitment, Leaving Liberals in Awkward Spot

The federal Nationals have officially scrapped their commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, a move that has thrown the Coalition’s climate policy into fresh uncertainty and intensified pressure on the Liberal Party to clarify its own stance. After...
Pacific Island

Australia Leads Pacific Aid Push as U.S. Falters and China Tightens Its Grip on Regional Influence

Australia has emerged as the leading donor of aid to Pacific island nations, cementing its role as the dominant Western power in the region. Yet, a new analysis reveals that China continues to outmanoeuvre the United States in the contest...
Australia Post

Australia Suspends Postal Deliveries to United States Amid Trade Turmoil

Australia has joined a growing list of nations halting most postal deliveries to the United States, citing mounting uncertainty sparked by President Donald Trump’s looming tariff regime and the U.S. administration’s decision to abolish long-standing exemptions on low-value imports. The...
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