The Latest Breaking News from Australia

North Queensland state is 'gonna happen': Katter vows

Katter's Australian Party has moved a motion in parliament to split Queensland and form a new jurisdiction in the north, reigniting a long running debate.

AAP · May 22, 2024

First human H5N1 case reported in Australia as another highly pathogenic strain of bird flu detected on Victorian farm

Authorities say strain of avian influenza detected at Meredith farm is H7N3, which has been detected in Australia before

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2024

'Asset to Australia': Much-loved emergency doctor escapes Gaza war zone

'He volunteered his time and risked his life to go save lives.'

Newcastle Herald · May 22, 2024

Age verification for social media would impact all of us. We asked parents and kids if they actually want it

This month the Australian government announced a A$6.5 million commitment to trial an age-verification program that will restrict children’s exposure to inappropriate online content, including pornography and potentially social media. The announcement came out of a National Cabinet meeting geared towards addressing gender-based violence in Australia.

The Conversation · May 22, 2024

Medical cannabis: cross-party committee says Australia needs new roadside impairment test

Researchers have questioned whether existing drug-driving laws can be relied on as an accurate measure of driver impairment

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2024

Ex-tennis champion Ruffels emerges as golf sensation

Less than a decade after quitting tennis, former national junior champion Gabriela Ruffels is fast emerging as an LPGA Tour golf sensation for Australia.

AAP · May 22, 2024

Australia and New Zealand evacuate scores of their citizens from New Caledonia

Australia says its military has flown 115 people from the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia and would continue to work with France to repatriate all Australians who want to leave

The Independent UK · May 22, 2024

Australia returns to Olympic wrestling with two picks

Freestyle wrestlers Jayden Lawrence and Georgii Okorokov will represent Australia at the Paris Olympics, after no representatives in the sport at Tokyo.

AAP · May 22, 2024

Worried your address, birth date or health data is being sold? You should be – and the law isn’t protecting you

Australians don’t know and can’t control how data brokers are spreading their personal information. This is the core finding of a newly released report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

The Conversation · May 22, 2024

Dangerous replicas of weight-loss drug Ozempic banned

Medicine that mimics the effects of weight-loss drug Ozempic will be banned following revelations it was being illegally manufactured in Australia and exported.

AAP · May 22, 2024