Nov 08 Australian states back national plan to ban children under 16 from social media By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 22 King Charles concludes first Australian visit by reigning British monarch in 13 years By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 21 Indigenous Australian senator yells at King Charles, ‘You are not my king’ By Associated Press Sen. Lidia Thorpe was escorted out of a parliamentary reception for the royal couple after shouting that British colonizers have taken Indigenous land and bones. Continue reading
Jun 26 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after U.S. legal saga ends By Rick Rycroft, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 08 U.S. and Philippine forces sink mock enemy ship in disputed South China Sea By Jim Gomez, Aaron Favila, Associated Press Washington and Beijing have been on a collision course over China’s increasingly assertive actions to defend its vast territorial claims in the South China Sea. Continue reading
May 03 Defense chiefs from U.S., Australia, Japan and Philippines vow to deepen cooperation By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press Defense chiefs from Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States have vowed to deepen their cooperation as they gather in Hawaii for their second-ever joint meeting amid concerns about China's operations in the South China Sea. Continue reading
Apr 15 Bishop stabbed at altar in an attack during church service in Sydney By Mark Baker, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Three others were stabbed as people rushed to help. Police say there are no life-threatening wounds, and a man was arrested. Australians are still in shock after a lone assailant stabbed six people to death in a Sydney shopping mall… Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 1:55 News Wrap: Palestinians displaced by war move toward northern Gaza In our news wrap Sunday, hostage release and cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas have stalled, hundreds of displaced Palestinian families moved north along Gaza’s coast, House Republicans renewed an effort to pass military aid for Israel, Sydney police gave… Continue watching
Apr 14 Officer, bystanders lauded for confronting man who killed 6 at a Sydney shopping mall By Rick Rycroft, Keiran Smith, Associated Press A police officer and several bystanders are being hailed for running “towards danger” to confront the attacker who stabbed and killed six people at a suburban Sydney shopping center. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 3:34 News Wrap: Israel on high alert, closes airspace as Iran launches drone attack In our news wrap Saturday, Iran’s much-anticipated attack on Israel is unfolding slowly, violent unrest continued in the West Bank as the body of a missing Israeli teen was found, an attacker stabbed six people to death at a mall… Continue watching