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Australia politician admits texting ‘my job is boring’ during meeting

Mark Parton said he did send the text but denied that it was to a sex worker.

New Zealand PM Luxon open to referendum on electoral system

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s National Party has around 30 per cent support in latest popularity polls ahead of the Nov 7 election.

Brisbane nurse uses jiu-jitsu to take down abusive, violent patient

Security camera footage shows nurse Daniel Nelson taking down an intoxicated, aggressive man at the emergency department of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

Australia confirms first mass-mortality event from H5 bird flu in native seabirds

There is no evidence yet of the virus on Australia’s farms.

Two people hospitalised after building collapse in Sydney

A spokesperson for New South Wales Ambulance said it was called to an address in Ultimo, a suburb around 2km from the city’s central business district, just before 11am on Aug 3.

Is Australia’s property boom over?

Three rate rises and the government’s decision to scrap tax breaks for property investors have hurt housing prices.

Australia defends teen social media ban after study shows most still online

Eight in 10 Australian teenagers were still using social media three months after the restrictions took effect.

Most Aussie teens still on social media 3 months after under-16 ban began, study finds

Tech firms are failing to implement effective age checks, blunting Australia’s landmark ban for under-16.

Tiny Pacific island nation Nauru reclaims traditional name ‘Naoero’

European colonisers changed the country’s name to Nauru after finding it difficult to pronounce the island’s native name Naoero.

New Zealand top diplomat draws Chinese embassy complaint in racism row

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ comments sparked a rare intervention from Chinese ambassador to New Zealand.

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