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Australia’s far-right One Nation party wins closely watched vote in western state

One Nation, led by Senator Pauline Hanson, overtook Labor in a national opinion poll for the first time in June.

Australia to evacuate sub-Antarctic research base over bird flu fears

As of Aug 28, authorities have reported 341 confirmed or presumed positive cases of H5 bird flu in Australia.

Australia dispatches aid to Nepal as 39 citizens missing

Flash flooding triggered by a glacier collapse has killed at least 359 people and left nearly 1,000 missing in the region, half of them foreigners.

Australian police arrest two men accused of widespread open-source software hacking

The Australian men face a combined 14 charges for their alleged roles in TeamPCP, a hacking collective that inserted malicious code into popular tools to compromise businesses.

Australia says information on 34 missing citizens in Nepal is ‘very limited’

More than 1,000 people including at least 600 foreigners are missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet.

AI dominates ‘Five Eyes’ security talks in Australia

Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says the “Five Eyes” group discussed how to use AI “through all different threat areas”.

Two more close calls at Sydney Airport add to safety concerns

The latest events raise concerns about potential collisions and persistent shortages of air traffic controllers at Sydney airport.

Australian police hunt thieves in $319,000 oyster heist

The molluscs were lifted from an oyster farm near the town of Taree, north of Sydney.

Teens return to TikTok after world’s first usage ban, data shows

Some 26 per cent of children between the ages of 13 and 15 in Australia were on TikTok as of July, according to new data from Qustodio.

Chinese ambassador begins Australia posting, says took bus to work

Chinese diplomat Liu Jinsong arrived in Australia on Aug 25, and said he felt “both honoured and deeply conscious of the responsibility”.

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