The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Hardened Matildas primed for Olympic medal hunt

Defender Ellie Carpenter says the Matildas know what to expect now in the Olympics football tournament and they are ready to hunt an elusive medal.

AAP · Jul 9, 2024

Australia’s professional services sector is being used to launder money. It’s time for tougher laws

Australia’s stable political and legal systems – and relatively resilient economy – make it an attractive place to do business.

The Conversation · Jul 9, 2024

These 25 Pump-Up Tunes Are What Olympians Heading To Paris 2024 Are Listening To On Repeat

A bunch of Australian and international Olympic athletes have shared which songs they use to get pumped to before their events.

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 9, 2024

All-weather cricket stadium in Tasmania set to transform the sport

NEW DELHI: The construction of the world's first all-weather cricket stadium in Tasmania, Australia, has cricket enthusiasts around thrilled. The ground-breaking Macquarie Point stadium, which will be constructed on Hobart's waterfront, will transform the sport by ensuring that it can be played in any weather.

The Times of India · Jul 9, 2024

Afternoon Update: PM appoints antisemitism envoy; leading Democrat tells Biden to drop out; and China-backed hacker group unmasked

Albanese says it is ‘not acceptable’ for Jewish Australians to be made to feel unsafe, reveals plans to appoint similar envoy to combat Islamophobia

The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2024

Australia appoints special envoy to combat anti-Semitism

Jillian Segal will serve a three-year term and report directly to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Al Jazeera · Jul 9, 2024

Woman trafficked from Australia to Sudan describes ‘agonising struggle’ to reunite with her children

Court hears victim impact statement after Victorian man convicted of exit trafficking his former wife

The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2024

'Nightmare continued' after man exit-trafficked wife

A woman who was exit-trafficked to Sudan by her husband has told a court her "nightmare continued" when she tried to reunite with her young children.

AAP · Jul 9, 2024

Criticism of Israel is ‘not always’ antisemitic, Australia’s attorney general says

Mark Dreyfus tells National Press Club he is proud to be Jewish but he has observed ‘a shocking rise in antisemitism in Australia’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2024

Dating Apps In Australia Have Agreed To A World-First Code Of Conduct — Here’s What That Means For Us

Dating apps in Australia including Tinder, Hinge and Bumble have agreed to a world-first dating code of conduct

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 9, 2024