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Australia Fines Telegram $640,000 For Delayed Response On Child Safety, Extremism Inquiry

24 Feb 2025

Australia's online safety regulator has fined messaging app Telegram about A$1 million ($640,000) for not responding in a timely manner to questions regarding its attempts to limit child abuse material and violent extremist content. The eSafety Commission had sent requests for a response from mainstream social media providers such as...

Commercial Airlines Alerted as Chinese Navy Conducts Live-Fire Drills Near Australia

21 Feb 2025

Australia's air traffic control agency has notified airlines regarding reports of live-fire exercises happening off the country's east coast, where a Chinese naval task group has been operating. Australian officials validated the warning on Friday. A contingent from the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), consisting of a frigate, cruiser, and...

Australian Woman Scammed of Rs. 4.3 Crore While Searching for Love

19 Feb 2025

A 57-year-old Perth woman, Annette Ford, was scammed for more than Rs. 4.3 crore ($780,000) by online rogues in pursuit of love. Ford is homeless now and couch-surfing throughout Western Australia after losing all her life savings. She cannot afford a flat in a retirement village, while the scammers remain...

Australia Bans Foreign Buyers from Existing Homes for Two Years

16 Feb 2025

The Australian government will ban foreign buyers from purchasing existing homes for two years. This move aims to control rising property prices and is a key part of its election strategy. On Saturday, Housing Minister Clare O’Neil announced the decision. Starting April 1, the ban will remain in place until...

South China Sea: China Condemns Australian Military Aircraft for ‘Intruding’ Into Airspace

13 Feb 2025

China and Australia exchanged accusations on Thursday over military operations in the South China Sea, with Beijing claiming that an Australian military aircraft “deliberately” entered Chinese airspace and Canberra alleging that a Chinese fighter jet carried out “unsafe” maneuvers. China’s foreign ministry stated that the Australian plane was expelled after...

Australian Scientists Create First-Ever Kangaroo Embryo Using IVF

07 Feb 2025

This is the first time in human history that, using IVF and ICSI-a technique employed to treat infertile patients-a team of Australian researchers at the University of Queensland has established the first embryos of kangaroo. This makes it a gigantic leap toward developing the use of IVF to save endangered...

Why Are Orcas Hunting Great White Sharks? They Want Just One Part Of Them

07 Feb 2025

In October 2023, a 4.7-meter-long great white shark washed ashore near Portland, Victoria, Australia, with missing internal organs, including its liver, digestive system, and reproductive organs. The precise nature of the injuries left researchers puzzled about what could have caused such targeted damage. Recently, citizen scientists reported spotting a pod...

Australia Enforces Tougher Anti-Hate Crime Laws with Mandatory Jail Time

06 Feb 2025

Stricter Penalties to Combat Rising Antisemitism Australia has passed strict anti-hate crime laws, introducing mandatory minimum sentences for terrorism-related offences and hate symbols. The government aims to crack down on the recent surge in antisemitic attacks. Mandatory Jail Terms for Hate Crimes Under the new law, offenders face at least...

Queensland Floods Cause Massive Damage, Weather Conditions Improve

04 Feb 2025

Flooding in northern Queensland has caused severe destruction, but conditions are improving more quickly than expected, according to Premier David Crisafulli. Thousands of evacuated residents are preparing to return home on Tuesday. However, officials fear that hundreds of houses and businesses have been severely damaged. "It's a disaster that's going to...

Australia Imposes Sanctions on Right-Wing Online Network ‘Terrorgram’

03 Feb 2025

Australia imposed sanctions on the extreme right-wing online network "Terrorgram" on Monday, as part of efforts to curb rising antisemitism and online extremism. The move follows similar actions taken by Britain and the United States. Foreign Minister Penny Wong stated that the sanctions would make it a criminal offence to...

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