Australia , Victoria bushfire crisis

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...
Australia Bushfires

Victoria on Edge as Wind Shift and Extreme Heat Drive Catastrophic Bushfires, Homes Destroyed and Residents Unaccounted 

Victoria has entered what authorities describe as the most perilous phase of an unfolding bushfire emergency, with a volatile wind change, extreme heat and multiple active fires threatening communities across the state. Premier Jacinta Allan warned late Friday that the...
Australia

Australia’s Population Set to Keep Rising Despite Record Low Birth Rates and a Sharp Pullback in Overseas Migration

Australia’s population is set to keep growing over the coming decades, even as the country records its lowest-ever birth rate and the Federal Government insists it has significantly tightened migration settings after a post-pandemic surge. According to the 2025 Population...
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)

RBA Warns Borrowers Against Expecting Rate Cuts Soon as Inflation Eases Slightly

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has signalled that borrowers should not expect any quick relief on interest rates, despite November’s unexpectedly soft inflation figures. Data released on Wednesday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed the consumer price...
US has seized two oil tankers it says are part of Venezuela's 'shadow fleet'.

Australia Seeks Clarity After US Forces Seize Two Oil Tankers Accused of Being Part of Shadow Fleet Operations

The Albanese government is seeking more information from Washington following the seizure of two oil tankers in back-to-back operations by US forces overnight. Footage released by the US Department of Homeland Security showed troops boarding the Russian-flagged Marinera, which had...
New South Wales police and charged with 72 offences each related to NSW car park scam

Two Men Charged Over $50,000 Shopping Centre Scam Targeting Elderly Women in NSW

Two men have been charged after allegedly defrauding 18 elderly women of more than $50,000 in a series of shopping centre car park scams across New South Wales. NSW Police arrested the men, aged 37 and 57, on Wednesday following...
Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese Reverses Position, Announces Federal Royal Commission into Antisemitism Following Bondi Terror Attack

Just ten days ago, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rejected calls for a royal commission into antisemitism. On Thursday, speaking from the same lectern, he declared such an inquiry “vital” to healing a nation reeling from its worst-ever terror attack. The...
Bondi Beach Mass Shooting, Bondi Beach , Australia

Adelaide Festival Sparks National Outcry After Removing Palestinian Advocate Randa Abdel-Fattah, Citing “Cultural Sensitivity” Following Bondi Attack

The Adelaide Festival has sparked national debate after removing prominent Palestinian advocate and academic Randa Abdel-Fattah from its 2026 Writers’ Week lineup, citing concerns over “cultural sensitivity” following a review prompted by the recent Bondi attack. The festival, one of...
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Albanese Reverses Position, Announces Federal Royal Commission Into Bondi Attack and Rising Antisemitism After Public Pressure

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed his government will establish a federal royal commission into the Bondi terror attack and the broader issue of antisemitism, marking a sharp reversal from his earlier resistance to a wide-ranging commonwealth inquiry. Announcing the...
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