Category: Australia

Murder Charges Laid After Teen Boy Killed Walking Home in Australia’s Melbourne

Three males have been charged with murder after a boy was attacked and killed in Melbourne’s western suburbs. The 14-year-old boy and two friends were walking home from a railway station in St Albans late on June 26 when an SUV approached the group. The car turned and struck the boy, before two men in…


Robodebt Report Evidence Now in Hands of Crime Fighters

Federal police and the anti-corruption watchdog are considering civil and criminal evidence following a damning report into the robodebt scheme. More than 100 ministers, advisers, public servants and contractors gave evidence in the royal commission, which tabled its report in federal parliament on July 7. A sealed chapter of the report recommended the referral of a…


The Battle to Save Australia’s Ultra Rare Grumpy Fish

On two tiny patches of reef in Tasmania a bizarre walking fish with over-sized jazz hands and a fluffy pom-pom on its head is barely hanging on. With just 100 or so left in the wild, the aptly named red handfish makes Australia’s other critically endangered species seem positively abundant. But a team of dedicated…


Albanese Heads to Europe for Talks on Ukraine, Economy

As Ukrainians mark 500 days of fending off the Russian invasion, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is preparing for security talks in Europe. The prime minister will start his visit in the German capital Berlin, where he will meet with Chancellor Olaf Scholz on July 10. The leaders are expected to discuss the Ukraine war…


Australian Slave Keeper Jail Time Increased for Contacting Victim

On the evening before she was due to meet with police to go over statements about her experience as a slave, a frightened Tamil woman received a call at her nursing home. “If you listen to the police you’ll never be able to leave this country, you’ll be here until you perish, until you die,”…


Australian Wildlife Hospital Staff Devastated as Funding Scrapped

A wildlife hospital set up after the Black Summer bushfires faces imminent closure after the New South Wales (NSW) government reneged on a $6 million (US$4 million) funding deal struck by the previous administration. Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital chief executive Stephen Van Mil said the loss of the government funding over four years was very…


Warning Defective Unit Balconies in Australia Are Risking Safety

Defective balconies might be commonplace in apartment blocks across the country, requiring costly repairs and putting the safety of residents at risk. More than 550 damaged balconies had been found by Cladding Safety Victoria during inspections for flammable cladding, as of October 2022. The authority is concerned the issue is widespread in unit blocks across…


[ATL:NOW] ‘China’s Economy Is in Big Trouble’—Miles Yu on Janet Yellen’s Trip to China

“China has been playing hard to get for the last several months and they would not talk. Now, they sort of relented. And so, they agreed to talk with American high-level cabinet members on matters that are vital to both nations’ economies. The reason why they relented is because China’s economy is in big trouble,…


[PREMIERING 8PM ET] ‘China’s Economy Is in Big Trouble’—Miles Yu on Janet Yellen’s Trip to China [ATL:NOW]

“China has been playing hard to get for the last several months and they would not talk. Now, they sort of relented. And so, they agreed to talk with American high-level cabinet members on matters that are vital to both nations’ economies. The reason why they relented is because China’s economy is in big trouble,…


New South Wales Health Workers Offered Payrise Ahead of Industrial Action Threat

Health workers in New South Wales (NSW) have called off plans for industrial action after the state government struck a deal with the Health Services Union (HSU), raising wages by four percent. The deal will see a pay increase of up to 8.5 percent, or $3,500 (US$2,323), for the state’s lowest-paid health workers and will…