Australia

Australians flock to markets, shops and stores across the country in a last-minute rush to prepare for Christmas.

In a remote river in Victoria's east, a fisherman says he has encountered an ultra-rare pink platypus, one of only a handful ever sighted in the past 200 years.

Found this exchange here. Roy Morgan is a dog company trying to cause division in Australian society.

A leaked proposal for staff and service cuts has ignited outrage, exposing how Victoria’s premier cultural institution is drifting from its mission to preserve knowledge toward corporate vanity projects

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a national gun buyback scheme, days after a deadly terror attack on a Hanukkah celebration.

Philippines National Police say they are investigating whether the father-son Bondi gunmen travelled to a region known as a hotbed for violent Islamist militants.

Right-wingers wasted no time in using the Bondi massacre for their political ends. The long-term advocates of anti-Muslim, pro-genocide politics began grandstanding with no concern for empirical reality or political logic.

Major flaws in our security framework contributed to the Bondi Beach shooting. Fixing these issues isn't a distraction, it's urgent.

"Bondi deserves better ... Australia deserves better". David Tyler examines ASIO's security failure in Australia's deadliest terror attack.

Right-wingers wasted no time in using the Bondi massacre for their political ends. The long-term advocates of anti-Muslim, pro-genocide politics began grandstanding with no concern for empirical reality or political logic.

The debate around the failed Bendigo Writers Festival, which will not run next year, again embroils sponsor La Trobe University in controversy amid calls for more transparency and accountability.

We’ve talked about the Australian social media ban that went into effect last week, how dumb it is, and why it’s already a mess.

City of Melbourne has signed the Swimmable Cities Charter, committing to restore the health of the Yarra River for swimming.

The findings were delivered via part one of a new research piece, 'For The Record.'

The Australian Olympic Committee hopes to keep more athletes in sport by offering cash incentives for women who return after having children, and tens of thousands of dollars for retiring Olympians.

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Tom Silvagni, 23, has been revealed as the man from a high-profile family found guilty of raping a woman last year.

His identity can now be revealed following the lifting of a suppression order on his name.

What's next?

Tom Silvagni is due to face court again tomorrow for a pre-sentence hearing.

Residents of a former migrant hostel have won the right to keep living in their homes, years after they were first threatened with eviction because of a zoning issue.

774 Drive has been told some social media apps, including Instagram and Snapchat, have already begun kicking under-16s off their platforms, hours before the social media ban officially starts.

Marius Hawell, his brother and a friend have had their convictions thrown out on grounds of appeal, after being handed jail sentences of between nine and 14 years.

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A legal challenge has been launched against a "designated area" declaration for Melbourne's CBD.

The declaration gives police greater powers to search people without a warrant and to force them to remove face coverings.

The plaintiffs argue the powers could be abused.

A global multi-level-marketing business that sells expensive water ionisers is shifting its target audience to Aussie tradies, but critics say some of their predatory sales tactics are tantamount to a pyramid scheme.