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Sailors on board the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta observe the People's Liberation Army Navy Fuchi-class replenishment vessel and Weishanhu Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang in the Tasman Sea. Australia's foreign minister voiced concern on Friday over live-fire drills conducted by three Chinese warships sailing off the country's east coast.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2025
Chinese navy drill in Tasman Sea forced 49 flights to change paths
Authorities had been alerted to the rare live-fire exercise in international waters by an airline pilot, the head of Australia's air traffic control agency says.
The online safety regulator for Australia fined messaging app Telegram for its delay in answering questions regarding preventing the spread of child abuse and violent extremist material on its platform.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 24, 2025
Australia fines Telegram for delay to answers on child abuse and terrorism
The messaging platform has been under growing scrutiny around the world.
An uprooted tree as Cyclone Zelia made landfall in a suburb of Port Headland, Western Australia
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 14, 2025
Powerful tropical cyclone hits Australia's iron ore hub
The weather bureau warned the system could bring record-breaking rainfall to the region.
The tech giants behind Google and Facebook are asking the Australian government to postpone a ban on most forms of social media for children under the age of 16.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 26, 2024
Google and Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's center-left government wants to pass the bill into law by the end of the parliamentary year on Thursday.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over the weekend said Australia's migration numbers needed to be wound back to a "sustainable level," adding that "the system is broken."
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 11, 2023
Australia plans to halve migrant intake and tighten student visas
The decision follows a record expected peak in net immigration for 2022-23.
A Yes23 volunteer holds pamphlets while speaking with commuters about Australia's upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum, in Melbourne.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 4, 2023
Most Australians oppose constitutional Indigenous panel, poll shows
The proposed Indigenous committee would advise Parliament on matters affecting Indigenous people in the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 23, 2021
COVID testing rules spark Christmas travel chaos in Australia as cases surge
Testing facilities have been severely stretched amid a record surge in cases and as tens of thousands of residents scrambled to get test results necessary for travel.

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