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Bondi Beach attack hero charged with assaulting father: Reports

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns (left) visiting Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al-Ahmed at a hospital in Sydney on Dec 15, 2025.

Australian state cracks down on illegal tobacco shops as nicotine use surges

Australia charges a federal tax of about A$1.50 (S$1.37) on each individual cigarette to discourage smoking.

Tasmanian devil thwarts Australian search team

Tasmanian devils – agile, mostly nocturnal animals that can roam for 16km in a single night.

Australia’s Lower House passes Bill for biggest overhaul of taxes in decades

Some businesses had urged the government to exempt them from the capital gains overhaul and confine changes to real estate.

Fiji rejects Australian billionaire’s ‘Pacific ashtray’ plan to ship, burn waste

An environmental impact statement lodged showed the plan would also raise Fiji’s national emissions by 25 per cent.

Meta criticises Australia’s bid to make tech giants pay publishers for news content

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, called the Australian proposal “grossly unfair”.

New Zealand expresses concern after China bans its lawmakers who visited Taiwan

Under New Zealand’s constitution, members of parliament are independent of the government and make their own travel decisions when invited.

Australia’s nicotine use soars 40% on black market cigarettes

Australian authorities said estimate that as much as 80 per cent of all nicotine consumption in Australia in 2025 was illegal.

Frenchman crashes into Sydney fountain, found enjoying a McDonald’s meal in car when detained

A police officer talks to a 21-year-old Frenchman who allegedly crashed an SUV car into the Archibald Fountain in downtown Sydney's Hyde Park on June 3.

Solomons Islands to review security pact with China

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale said he had been “praying and fasting” about the Chinese security deal and it would be examined by his government.

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