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.
World Nov 08 Australian states back national plan to ban children under 16 from social media Leaders of the eight provinces held a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to discuss what he calls a world-first national approach that would make platforms including X, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook responsible for enforcing the age limit.
World Oct 22 King Charles concludes first Australian visit by reigning British monarch in 13 years King Charles III is ending the first visit to Australia by a reigning British monarch in 13 years with anti-monarchists hoping the debate surrounding his journey is a step toward an Australian citizen becoming head of state.
World Jul 17 10 years after tragedy that claimed 298 lives, relatives grieve those killed when MH17 was shot down Families of the victims blamed Russian-backed rebels for the missile that took down the plane, but Moscow has repeatedly denied responsibility. In 2022, a Dutch court convicted in absentia two Russians and a Ukrainian separatist for their role in the…
World Jun 26 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after U.S. legal saga ends WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga.
World May 29 Fears rise of a second landslide and disease outbreak at site of Papua New Guinea disaster Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea's mass-casualty disaster.
World May 27 Formally asking for help, Papua New Guinea says Friday’s landslide buried more than 2,000 people The official formally asked for international help. The government figure is roughly triple a U.N. estimate of 670 killed in the landslide in the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous interior.
World May 26 Death toll of massive Papua New Guinea landslide rises above 670 people, UN estimates The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670 as emergency responders and traumatized relatives gave up hope that any survivors will now be found.
World May 25 Emergency convoy delivers aid to survivors of deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea Survivors searched through tons of earth and rubble for missing relatives while a first emergency convoy delivered food, water and other provisions Saturday at the site of a landslide that devastated a remote village in the mountains of Papua New Guinea, officials…
World May 24 More than 100 people believed killed by landslide in Papua New Guinea, media reports Australian media are reporting that more than 100 people are believed to have died in a landslide that buried a village in remote Papua New Guinea.