Virgin Australia apologises to disability advocate removed from flight over wheelchair motor
Shane Hryhorec’s viral video showing the interaction with flight staff has already garnered 16 million viewsVirgin Australia has apologised to a disability advocate who said he was “humiliated” by his
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19.08.2026
Ban on neo-Nazi White Australia party is ‘authoritarian’ and breaches constitution, high court hears
Lawyers also argue commonwealth does not have the power to ban a political party, as the high court ruled in 1951 over attempt to ban the Communist party
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08.09.2026
Australia news live: Taylor proposes laws against flag burning and to lock in 26 January as Australia Day
Follow today’s news live reewayThe Victorian government has committed another $550m to the upgrade of the Western Freeway.We have list
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06.09.2026
Sydney airport incident involving Virgin and Qantas flights didn’t have to be reported, Airservices Australia says
Airservices boss says planes remained 1km apart so runway incursion ‘didn’t meet mandatory reporting requirements’ but safety bureau is ‘concerned’The organisation that manages Australian skies has de
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14.08.2026
Carlos Prates punishes Jack Della Maddalena at UFC Fight Night Australia
Brazil's Prates crushes hometown hero Maddalena in the Perth fight; challenges the winner of Makhachev vs Garry.
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03.05.2026
Meghan to appear as guest judge on MasterChef Australia
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on a four-day visit to Australia - their first since 2018.
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15.04.2026
Australia's migrant policy offers lessons for EU and US
Australia has used offshore processing centers to deter asylum seekers for more than two decades. As the EU and US pursue similar third-country arrangements, Australia's experience highlights the pote
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05.10.2026
Australia experiences second hottest September on record as El Niño and climate crisis combine
Alpine areas also experience record-breaking heat with snow depth recorded at zero in Kosciuszko national park test September on recor
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05.10.2026
Alleged flydubai attacker left Australia without finishing engineering course, university says
RMIT confirms co-pilot was a student as Australian authorities examine his time in country between 2015 and 2017An Australian university has confirmed a flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack
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05.10.2026
Police investigating Flydubai co-pilot’s Australia ties
Australian police and intelligence join the list of those probing the incident.
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04.10.2026
Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal
Global campaign group 350.org urges Cop31 hosts to announce a coal phase-out date and national roadmaps to get off fossil fuelsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air n
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04.10.2026
Would slashing migration tank the economy or reset Australia’s living standards? Canada may offer clues
Annual population growth for the North American nation has slowed to just 0.5% – and the economy is ‘adjusting’ migration “trash the e
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04.10.2026
Flydubai co-pilot: Australian links probed after 'axe attack' on captain
Australian authorities are investigating a flydubai co-pilot's "links to Australia" after he attacked the captain on a Tel Aviv-bound flight.
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04.10.2026
Australia investigating Flydubai co-pilot's links to country
State police and the country's security agency are looking into the co-pilot, who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel.
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04.10.2026
Rare tornado whips through small Australian town
The twister was caught on camera in Ulladulla, New South Wales, damaging property and downing trees.
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04.10.2026
Chalmers says global economic turmoil will drive budget cuts, but Australia should avoid recession
Treasurer says ‘very substantial and intensifying pressure’ on federal budget as he points finger at private sector for driving up inflation amid Middle East conflict
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04.10.2026
Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack
Police confirm investigation into period the man reportedly spent in Australia before alleged attempted terrorist attack have launche
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04.10.2026
OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day
Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation sponse t
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03.10.2026
10 injured after car crashes into rugby supporters in Australia
New South Wales police say the driver, an 18-year-old rugby league fan, has been arrested.
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03.10.2026
Australia: Car crashes into rugby fans, 10 injured
The driver has been identified as an 18-year-old man who is said to have been "revving" when he lost control of his car.
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03.10.2026