People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia,

Australia to Hold National Day of Mourning for 15 Victims of Bondi Beach Mass Shooting with Theme ‘Light Will Win’

Australia will observe a national day of mourning on January 22 to honour the 15 people killed in the deadly mass shooting at Bondi Beach, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Tuesday. “This will have a theme of: ‘Light will...
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Australia PM Anthony Albanese Recalls Parliament Early to Pass Tough Hate Speech Laws Following Bondi Beach Shooting

Australia’s federal parliament will cut short its summer recess to fast-track legislation targeting hate speech, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Monday, following the deadly Bondi Beach shooting that left 15 people dead at a Hanukkah celebration. The Dec. 14 attack...
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Australia Faces Escalating Fire Danger Amid Extreme Heat, Cyclone Koji, and Climate Change Impacts

Extreme heat and fierce winds, more than 30 fires continued to burn across Victoria and New South Wales as of Sunday evening, raising concerns about the worsening fire season and the role of climate change in shaping Australia’s increasingly volatile...
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Victoria Bushfires Claim Life, Destroy Hundreds of Homes as Emergency Warnings Remain in Effect

Victoria is facing a catastrophic bushfire crisis, with at least one confirmed death, hundreds of homes destroyed, and emergency warnings still in place as out-of-control blazes continue to ravage the state. Authorities confirmed that a man in his 60s died...
Writer Randa Abdel-Fattah

Adelaide Festival’s Governance Under Fire as Board Members Resign Over Controversial Anti-Palestinian Decision

The Adelaide Festival is grappling with one of the most serious governance crises in its history after three board members resigned in rapid succession, deepening fallout from the controversial removal of Palestinian Australian author and academic Randa Abdel-Fattah from the...
Australia Bushfires

Victoria Battles Unprecedented Bushfires as Over 300,000 Hectares Burn and More Than 100 Structures Destroyed

Victoria is facing a severe bushfire crisis, with at least 119 structures destroyed and more than 300,000 hectares of bushland burned as fires continue to rage across the state. Authorities warn that many of the blazes could burn for “days,...
Australia’s Bunda Cliffs

Australia’s Bunda Cliffs Under Threat as Drone Footage Shows Unstable Edges and Tourists Defying Safety Rules

The extreme dangers lurking along one of Australia’s most iconic coastal landscapes, with crumbling cliff edges and deep cracks threatening sudden collapse at South Australia’s Bunda Cliffs. The dramatic limestone cliffs, stretching along the Great Australian Bight and popular with...
Australia Bushfires

Victoria Bushfires Rage as Extreme Heat and Cyclone Threat Grip Australia

Australian firefighters are battling two emergency-level bushfires across Victoria as volatile conditions fuel what authorities describe as a rapidly evolving and dangerous crisis. The most severe, the out-of-control Longwood fire in central Victoria, has already scorched more than 130,000 hectares,...
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Victoria under state of disaster as bushfires raze towns; police confirm missing trio are safe

Three people reported missing during Victoria’s escalating bushfire emergency have been found safe, offering a brief moment of relief as authorities continue battling dozens of major blazes across the state. Police confirmed on Saturday that the three people, initially believed...
Victoria Police

Victoria Police End Melbourne CBD Warrantless Search Zone Four Months Early Amid Legal Challenge and Civil Liberties Backlash

Victoria Police have abruptly ended the designation of Melbourne’s central business district and surrounding precincts as a special search zone, withdrawing controversial powers that allowed officers to conduct warrantless searches nearly four months earlier than scheduled. The declaration, which granted...
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