Australia’s terrorism threat level raised to ’probable’

Australia’s federal government, Monday, raised Australia’s National Terrorism Threat Level from ’’possible’’ to ’’probable’’.

UK PM Starmer slams ‘far-right thuggery’ after more anti-immigrant violence

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer strongly condemned an attack Sunday on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham, England that saw at least 10 police officers injured, describing it as “far-right thuggery’’.

Sri Lankan woman murdered in Australia had fled family home

A Sri Lankan mother-of-three who was killed in Australia by her estranged husband, had fled the family home with her children almost a decade earlier after he hit her with a hammer and stomped on her, a jury has been told.

Warning issued over new Covid variant spreading in Australia

Experts have issued an urgent warning about a highly contagious new coronavirus variant spreading rapidly during Australia’s winter season.

Australia hit by massive Microsoft outage

A massive global Microsoft outage has hammered Australian businesses including Woolworths, Qantas, the ABC and Foxtel, 7-Eleven - with computers around the country repeatedly crashing and displaying the ’blue screen of death’.

Australia plays down concerns on Sri Lanka travel advice

Australia played down concerns on the travel advice on Sri Lanka after hoteliers noted it was having a negative impact on bookings.

Documents reveal why Australia voted yes in key UN motion on Palestinian membership

It’s an issue that has sparked domestic and international debate and helped fuel the defection of Fatima Payman from the Labor party.

Sri Lankan Savindri Perera cooks her way into MasterChef semi finals

Sri Lankan contestant Savindri Perera (Savi) has been selected among the 3 semi-finalists of MasterChef Australia.

Hacker group backed by Chinese government exposed by Australia

A Chinese government-backed cyber group has been responsible for hacks targeting private and public networks in Australia, according to the federal government.

Australia issues warning about deadly new drug hitting streets

Police at the highest level are cracking down on deadly drugs that have been cut with the synthetic opioid Nitazene, which have already claimed at least 20 lives in Australia.

PNG minister charged with assault in Australia

Papua New Guinea’s influential petroleum minister Jimmy Maladina has been charged with assault following an alleged ’’domestic dispute’’ in Australia, according to court documents.

Three children dead, man in custody after house fire in Sydney’s west

Three young children have died overnight after a house fire at Lalor Park in Sydney’s west in what is being treated as a domestic violence incident.

Police shoot dead man armed with knife in Townsville

A 46-year-old man has been shot dead by police in Townsville in North Queensland.

Three dead, four critical, dozens injured after horror bus crash in Queensland

Three people have died and dozens are injured following a major crash involving a bus and 4WD towing a caravan in regional Queensland.

Australia’s homelessness crisis laid bare as South Australian man dies in his car outside men’s shelter

Australia’s homelessness crisis has been laid bare after a man was found dead in his car outside a men’s shelter.

Woolworths introduces fresh product limit as bird flu spread worsens

Woolworths is limiting how many cartons of eggs customers can buy per shop as strains of avian flu continue to spread across Australia, now having been detected at a total of 11 properties along the east cost.

Wikileaks founder makes his way back to Australia

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was released from a British prison and was making his way back to his home country Australia after his 12-year battle against extradition to the United States ended in a plea deal.

Adelaide shopping centre locked down, two injured after incident

A major South Australian shopping centre has been placed into lockdown after widespread reports of an armed person inside.

Huge increase in visas for foreign doctors

More than 22,797 trained health professionals, including 4699 overseas doctors, have relocated to Australia in the first 10 months of this financial year, in a substantial bolstering of Australia’s healthcare system.

‘Candid’ Australia-China meeting sparks new military dialogue

Australia and China have vowed to improve military-to-military lines of communication, including a new maritime affairs dialogue to avoid dangerous confrontations at sea or in the air following “candid” talks between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

UN report urges concerted global action to tackle cross-border and transnational female genital mutilation

The global fight against female genital mutilation is being undermined by the practice of crossing national borders and beyond to have girls undergo the procedure, a new report from the UN Human Rights Office warns.

Aussie boost tipped in China visit

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is set to arrive in Australia for a four-day tour including diplomatic talks that are expected to bring good news for the country’s winemakers and panda lovers.

Australia announces an end to “visa hopping”

From July 1 it will no longer be possible to move from a visitor visa to a student visa while onshore in Australia, the minister for home affairs Clare O’Neil announced on June 12.

Victoria Police conclude day’s search for clues in case of missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy

Victoria Police have concluded another search for clues in the disappearance of missing mother Samantha Murphy.

Australian rugby star Jarryd Hayne set to walk free after rape conviction overturned

Former rugby league star Jarryd Hayne is set to walk free after a court overturned his rape conviction following a successful appeal.

Slaughter of the Gaza lamb: Israeli Pharaoh’s crimes against children

On Tuesday, June 4, the day the world was supposed to mark the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, the silence of the pro-Israeli world powers was deafening. In Gaza, the day had little meaning as there was no let-up in the slaughter of Palestinian children.

Lifestyles of politicians and the life of an artist

A politician’s ‘life’ is often hectic. It has to be; because he has to serve the people who elected him to office. But we also see the ‘lifestyles’ they live and often envy them. Talk about our lawmakers having hectic lives, there are some who are the opposite, are lazy and not worth the salaries they earn. The outside world sees Sri Lanka as an island. Tourists dream of coming here on vacation and experiencing the lifestyle of islanders. But th