Burna Boy’s Australian shows cancelled due to visa denial
Nigerian-born International superstar, Burna Boy’s first ever Australian tour has been cancelled after the Australian Department of Home Affairs denied him a visiting visa. 9News Read more
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71-Year-old man Miraculously Survives Two-truck, Head-on Collision Along Motorway In Sydney, Australia (Video)
A 71-year-old man has miraculously survived a two-truck, head-on collision along a motorway in Sydney’s south-west. According to a live video recorded by another motorist Read more
Australia Election: Meet Australia’s New Prime Miniter Anthony Albanese
Anthony Albanese leads Labor to Australian election victory Anthony Albanese is set to become Australia’s next prime minister after leading the Labor Party to its Read more
Australia Decides: Millions of Australians head to polls to pick their next Prime Minister
After a marathon six weeks of election campaign, today Australians finally head to the polls to decide who will lead the country for the next Read more
Australian woman who wore wigs and sunglasses to trick banks into giving her money walks free from court
Melbourne woman sentenced to time served for ‘brazen’ identity theft bank scam. A Melbourne woman who used wigs and sunglasses to hoodwink some of Australia’s Read more
China responds to Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton’s ‘sensational’ remarks about Chinese spy ship off West Australia
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has responded to Defence Minister Peter Dutton stating a Chinese surveillance ship has been travelling along the WA coast on an Read more
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton says a Chinese spy ship has been seen near secretive naval facility off Western Australia
A high-tech Chinese surveillance ship has been tracked off the West Australian coast, close to a secretive naval communications base that supports American and other allied Read more
Australia Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg blames rising inflation on COVID-19, war in Ukraine
The Federal Treasurer is blaming international volatility for grim inflation figures released today that show the sharpest rise in cost of living pressures in more than Read more
Tina Rahimi to make history as first Muslim woman boxer to represent Australia at Commonwealth Games
Tina Rahimi will be the first Muslim woman to box for Australia at a Commonwealth Games, having been called up to the team on Tuesday just four Read more
Australian Labor Party Pledges $525 Million To Counter Chinese Influence In The Pacific Regions
Labor has promised to boost foreign aid to the Pacific by more than half a billion dollars as part of its broader election package to Read more
ANZAC DAY: Australia and New Zealand Remember Their Fallen Soldiers
Crowds around Australia and New Zealand have joined the Anzac Day services for Australian and New Zealand forces, 9News Nigeria reports. Crowds of Australians and Read more
Australia PM vows no cuts to universal healthcare if re-elected
Prime Minister Scott Morrison denied on Monday that his government would make cuts to Australia’s universal healthcare scheme if he is re-elected next month, after Read more
Australian travel agents cry foul after airlines slash multi-million-dollar commissions
Travel agents are crying foul over the loss of multi-million-dollar commissions, soon to be slashed by Qantas and other major commercial airlines. Qantas was the first Read more
Documentary “Our African Roots” reveals how early African migrants helped build Australia
A documentary by SBS Australia has shed more light on the roles played in the history and building of modern day Australia by ten convicts Read more
Australian States demand ‘immediate’ extra health funding as country prepares to reopen
Health ministers of Australian states have demanded “crisis funding” for hospitals ahead of the plan to eased COVID-19 restrictions and open the country for business Read more
Australia Deports British media personality Katie Hopkins for flouting Covid-19 Quarantine rules
Australian Immigration has deported controversial British TV celebrity and commentator Katie Hopkins for bragging about flouting hotel quarantine rules. The Australian Home Affairs Minister Karen Read more
Australia’s largest city, Sydney remains in lockdown to contain Covid-19 spread
Sydney residents will be in lockdown for another week as Australia’s largest city fights to contain a Covid outbreak. The New South Wales government said Read more
Fresh Covid-19 outbreaks emerge across Australia in ‘new phase’ of pandemic
A Covid outbreak in Sydney linked to the highly contagious Delta variant has grown to 128 cases. A small number of positive infections have also Read more
Major Australian banks hit by website outage
Several major Australian banks suffered website crashes on Thursday, according to the tracking site Downdetector. Issues were reported with the sites of ANZ, Westpac, St Read more
China firmly rejects any attempt by Australia to intervene in the case of Yang Jun who Beijing charged with espionage
The spokesperson of the China Foreign Ministry said that China will firmly reject any attempt by Australia to intervene in Yang Jun, who is charged Read more
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia will shut embassy in Afghanistan over violence fears
Australia has said it will shut its embassy in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Friday, as the withdrawal of international troops proceeds. In a statement in Read more
Australia’s Victoria State on alert after first COVID-19 case in two months
MELBOURNE: Australia’s Victoria state reported a locally acquired COVID-19 case for the first time in more than two months on Tuesday (May 11), sending authorities searching Read more
Australia’s Star makes $7 bln play for Crown, taking on private equity giants
Australian casino operator Star Entertainment Group (SGR.AX) on Monday proposed an all-stock buyout of larger rival Crown Resorts Ltd (CWN.AX) that it valued at A$9 billion ($7 billion), vying Read more
What’s the risk if Australia opens its international borders? An epidemiologist explains
Coinciding with the Trans-Tasman travel bubble starting today, over the past week there have been murmurings Australia could soon relax its borders further, through mechanisms such as home Read more
SHRINKING SALARIES: Devastating pay decision for millions of Aussies
Millions of working Australians have been dealt a crushing blow about what their pay packets will look like for the next year. Follow this live Read more
Homes destroyed as Cyclone Seroja hit Western Australia
Tropical cyclone Seroja has ripped across a 1,000km (621 miles) stretch of Western Australia, leaving a trail of damage. The category three storm made landfall Read more
Breaking: Australia and New Zealand to start quarantine-free travel
Australian and New Zealand residents will be able to travel between the two nations without having to quarantine from 19 April. New Zealand Prime Minister Read more
Australian MPs suggest ‘Outrageous’ plan that favour skilled migrants against stranded Aussies
‘Outrageous’ plan suggested by government MPs will send stranded Aussies to ‘the back of the queue’: ALP Stranded Aussies have been warned by Labor they Read more
Australian Coach charged with bestiality, child sex and other sexual perversions filmed and distributed online
Sydney soccer coach faces 196 charges over bestiality, child and other sexual abuse allegedly filmed and distributed online A man who faces nearly 200 charges Read more
Australian Former Finance Minister Named Unprecedented Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Chief
Australia’s former finance minister Mathias Cormann has been elected as the new head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Key points: Mr Read more