World Mar 16 Iranian women's soccer team leaves Malaysia for Oman after asylum reversal By Eileen Ng, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press
World Mar 15 Fifth member of Iranian women's soccer team gives up asylum in Australia A fifth member of the Iranian women’s soccer team who accepted a refugee visa to stay in Australia has left the country, the Australian government said on Monday. By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press
World Mar 14 Another 3 members of Iran's women's soccer team decide against staying in Australia as refugees Another three members of the Iran's women’s soccer team who accepted refugee visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland, an Australian government minister said on Sunday. By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press
World Mar 10 Australia grants asylum to 2 more members of Iranian women's soccer team Two more members of the Iranian women’s soccer team were granted asylum in Australia before their teammates departed, the country’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Wednesday. By Charlotte Graham-McLay, Associated Press
World Mar 10 5 members of Iranian women's soccer team granted asylum in Australia Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were in the country for a tournament when the Iran war began. By Charlotte Graham-McLay, John Pye, R.J. Rico, Associated Press
Mar 05 Leaders of Canada and Australia urge Iran war de-escalation, affirm Iranians can't have nuclear weapons By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press The meeting came after news that a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean and Turkey said NATO defenses intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Iran before it entered Turkey’s airspace. Continue reading
Feb 16 Suspect in mass shooting at Bondi Beach Jewish festival appears in court By Associated Press A man accused of killing 15 people in a mass shooting at a Jewish festival on Sydney's Bondi Beach appeared in court Monday for the first time since his release from the hospital. Continue reading
Jan 20 Australia's Parliament passes anti-hate speech and gun laws proposed after Sydney attack By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press The gun laws introduce new restrictions and a government-funded buyback program. The anti-hate speech laws allow for groups not classified as terrorist organizations, like Hizb ut-Tahrir, to be banned. Continue reading
Jan 16 Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia banned them for children younger than 16 By Charlotte Graham-McLay, Associated Press The figures, reported to Australia's government by 10 social media platforms, were the first to show the scale of the landmark ban since it was enacted in December over fears about the effects of harmful online environments on young people. Continue reading
Dec 30 Police investigation of Bondi Beach antisemitic shooting finds no evidence of 'broader terrorist cell' By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Police alleged on Tuesday that Sajid Akram and his son Naveed Akram acted alone in their attack at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14 . They spent most of November in the Philippines but rarely left their hotel. Continue reading