Sidney, Australia (EFE).- The authorities confirmed on Monday that the perpetrators of Sunday’s terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney are a 50-year-old man who died after confronting the police and his 24-year-old son, who remains hospitalized under police custody. Mal Lanyon, head of the New South Wales Police, confirmed at a press conference that … Read more
Sydney (EFE).- Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, began notifying users under 16 in Australia on Thursday that their accounts will soon be deactivated, ahead of a new law that restricts social media access for children and teenagers. “We will start sending notifications today, giving affected users 14 days’ notice before they lose … Read more
Beijing (EFE).- China on Wednesday accused Australia of provocation, distorting the facts and carrying out an illegal intrusion into its airspace over the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea at the weekend. The accusation comes after Canberra on Monday reported “unsafe” maneuvers by a Chinese fighter jet against an Australian military aircraft in the … Read more
Sydney, Australia (EFE).- A record number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have died in custody in the eastern Australian state of New South Wales so far in 2025, state coroner Teresa O’Sullivan reported Wednesday, calling the event a “profoundly distressing milestone.” In a letter released Wednesday, O’Sullivan said that 12 deaths have already … Read more
Bangkok (EFE).- An Australian court on Wednesday ordered public broadcaster ABC to pay a fine of AU$150,000 (about $100,000) to journalist Antoinette Lattouf, who was unlawfully fired in 2023 after sharing a post critical of Israel on social media. The dismissal occurred three days into a five-day casual radio stint after Lattouf shared a Human … Read more
Sydney, Australia (EFE).- Millions of Australians will be at risk from rising sea levels in the coming decades, while heat-related deaths could quintuple if global warming is not limited, warned the government’s first National Climate Risk Assessment published Monday. The report describes a future of severe impacts, from extreme heatwaves to floods and droughts, if … Read more
Manila (EFE).- The Philippines and Australia are willing to deepen their defense ties through a cooperation agreement, the two nations’ defense chiefs said Friday, amid their largest joint military exercises to date, and in response to China’s “worrying” expansionism in the region. “Today we have (…) signed a statement of intent to pursue a defense … Read more
Sydney, Australia, Aug 17 (EFE).- A Sydney court found Brian Houston, founder of the Hillsong Christian church, not guilty Thursday of accusations of covering up his father’s sexual abuse of a child, Australian state television channel ABC reported. Houston, who resigned from his position as senior pastor last year over these and two other allegations … Read more
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Sydney, Australia, Mar 22 (EFE).- Defense officials from China and Australia met in Canberra on Wednesday, in what was the first official meeting between the two parties since 2019. The development comes at the height of Australia’s security alliance with the United States and the United Kingdom (AUKUS). The Chinese defense ministry said in a … Read more
Washington/Beijing, Mar 14 (EFE).- China on Tuesday accused the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia of undermining global peace and stability, a day after the trio unveiled a plan to acquire and develop nuclear-powered submarines. The submarine deal is part of the AUKUS trilateral security pact, signed in September 2021 to counter Beijing’s growing … Read more
New Delhi, Mar 3 (EFE).- The Foreign Affairs chiefs of the Quad, the alliance made up of Japan, the United States, Australia and India, denounced Friday the attempts to “increase tension” in the East and South China seas, without directly naming Beijing, and “debated” their responses to the Ukraine war. “We firmly oppose any unilateral … Read more
Sydney, Australia, Feb 28 (EFE).- British company BAE Systems presented Tuesday its first unmanned vertical takeoff and landing vehicle manufactured in Australia, a device capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and air strikes against “targets hostiles” on land. The “SRINX,” as it has been called, can transport a payload of up to 160 kilograms, including … Read more
