World May 15 6 passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press
World Mar 25 Watch 8:09 How Australia's pioneering social media ban is impacting teens Blowback to social media and its effects on young people are reverberating across the globe. Many countries have announced plans to enact measures restricting social media access for children and teens. Australia was the first to implement a ban last… By Stephanie Sy, Maea Lenei Buhre
World Mar 16 Iranian women's soccer team leaves Malaysia for Oman after asylum reversal Iran’s women’s soccer team has left Malaysia for Oman after five of the seven squad members who sparked a diplomatic furor by seeking asylum in Australia reversed their decisions and rejoined the team in Kuala Lumpur. 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
Mar 10 Australia grants asylum to 2 more members of Iranian women's soccer team By Charlotte Graham-McLay, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 10 5 members of Iranian women's soccer team granted asylum in Australia By Charlotte Graham-McLay, John Pye, R.J. Rico, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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