World Sep 08 Australian woman sentenced to life in prison for poisoning husband’s family with mushrooms An Australian judge has sentenced Erin Patterson to life in prison for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms.
World Aug 25 Sole survivor of Australian deadly mushroom poisoning grieves loss of wife and friends Ian Wilkinson expressed grief and offered forgiveness to Erin Patterson, urging her to use her prison time wisely.
World Jul 10 Australian report on curbing antisemitism suggests slashing university funding A major priority of the report was to ensure public institutions, particularly universities, were held accountable for addressing antisemitism.
World May 03 Australian Prime Minister Albanese wins election for second 3-year term Anthony Albanese claimed victory as the first Australian prime minister to clinch a second consecutive term in 21 years on Saturday and suggested his government had increased its majority by not modeling itself on U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.
World Apr 30 Trial begins for Australian woman charged with killing ex-husband’s relatives with poisonous mushrooms The Australian host of a weekend family lunch is on trial charged with murdering her estranged husband’s parents and an aunt and attempting to murder an uncle with poisonous mushrooms.
World Apr 03 5 places Trump has targeted for tariffs even though they have few or no exports The Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs have touched rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic, tiny tropical islands and a former British penal colony whose leader is befuddled that it was targeted.
World Jan 29 Australian police link explosives and list of Jewish targets to antisemitic plot Australian police believe explosives found on Sydney’s outskirts were evidence of a deadly escalation in a campaign of antisemitic arson and graffiti crimes that has been waged in major cities for months.
World Nov 28 Australia passes social media ban for children under 16 The platforms will have one year to work out how they could implement the ban before penalties are enforced.
World Nov 27 Australia moves forward on law to ban children from social media The bill would make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to $33 million for systemic failures to prevent young children from holding accounts.
World Nov 20 Australia’s plan to ban children from social media popular but problematic The Australian government's plan to ban children from social media to protect them from harm has won almost universal political support.