Tag: News in Australia

Outspoken American performer denied entry to Australian refugee centre after detainees attempt self-mutilation and suicide.

Contracts signed weeks before an election causing a $339 million payout to consortiums that have done nothing? A parliamentary inquiry is needed into the stench of the East West Link.

Anzac advertising campaign by ‘fresh food people’ Woolworths hastily pulled and buried after social media slap down.

Melbourne’s parking officers want you to know that they “can't just make a ticket disappear”.

Prince Harry snapped pictures with residents of the small bush community of Wuggubun before continuing on his way with the Australian Army.

Australian police are on the hunt for former AFL star Ben Cousins after arrest warrant issued.

Australians illegally downloading movies, music and TV shows will be hit with excessive fines if new 'three strikes' warning scheme gets the go ahead following Dallas Buyers Club decision.

Australian sex workers come out on social media to show the world what real #FacesOfProstitution look like.

"I got to tick something else off my bucket list. I met Sam Newman and now I am on Google Maps."

Captain Harry Wales heads Down Under next week. But this time it’s for army work, not pleasure.

Here are the best of the best April Fools’ Day 2015 pranks doing the rounds on the internet in Australia today.

An intriguing few weeks are ahead in Queensland after Labor MP quits party over criminal record revelations.

Drug user claimed he was possessed by a demon when he raped, assaulted and tortured a Dutch woman he held hostage in his hotel room in Melbourne for six weeks.

Jeremy Clarkson set for Top Gear comeback with James May and Richard Hammond, down under.

“We will do what we say we are going to do,” premier tells Coalition faithful after comfortable election win.

National treasure Russell Crowe reveals he has twice had his application to become an Aussie rejected.

Ikea has banned people from participating in a mass game of hide-and-seek at a Sydney store. Police will be looking, though.

Have a go at the size of this shark a guy hauled in on a beach in Australia... on a handline.

Figures from across the spectrum of Australian public life honour the distinguished career of Malcolm Fraser, who died today aged 84.

We pay tribute to former Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser, through his own words about politics, humanitarianism and the Liberal Party.

WATCH: Australian Greens senator, Sarah Hanson-Young reviews the pleasantries of some of the nastier messages tweeted and posted her way.

Nimbin’s fat number to blow smoke in NSW election.

Ireland’s prime minister takes issue with Abbott’s ‘patronising’ St Patrick’s Day video greeting.

WATCH: Victorian bottle shop worker takes baseball bat to threatening customer.

Australia's "brave stance" on lions hailed as victory by anti-hunting advocates.

Life expectancy for Australian men is creeping higher and higher, but then again, so is the retirement age. Unfortunately, those who live the longest in the world will also have retire later than the rest of the world.

Irish business leader and killjoy reckons Tony Abbott’s St Patrick’s Day message is not such a craic up. Oh c’mon, Paddy.

The annual hot air balloon festival in Canberra sure makes for exhilarating photographs. Take a look at the incredible array of balloons dotted across the sky of Australia's capital over these past few days.

Tony Abbott has been well and truly lambasted for calling living in remote communities a "lifestyle choice". But nothing quite tops the grilling he's received on Twitter from angry Australian voters.

Germaine Greer managed to drag Q&A to a new low when she asked if Julie Bishop would bare her breasts.

A homeless Australian broke into a car in Redfern to steal a blanket. He later broke back into the same car to return the itchy blanket and leave a polite thank you note.

The author of the United Nations report which condemns Australia’s detention of asylum seekers, rejects Tony Abbott’s accusation.

On the weekend Melbourne cyclists stripped down and took a ride around town to spread awareness about environmental issues and dangers facing cyclists on the road.

WATCH: Buskers get up close with Christian anti-LGBT preacher on Mardis Gras weekend.

Australia needs to have uncomfortable conversations about the realities of Islamic State and their like.

Bali Nine duo will be transferred to Nusakambanganon on Wednesday where they will face death by firing squad. 10 felons will be executed by 120 members of a combined firing squad, 12 for each victim.

Plans approved to send 300 Australian military personnel to train Iraqi forces in the fight against Islamic State.

Voters flood Attorney-General George Brandis's iPhone with messages and data using a common iMessage feature.

WATCH: Aussie skydiver suffers epileptic fit, hurtling towards the ground until dramatic mid-dive rescue.

The Julie Bishop death glare that gets us all giggling has been unleashed once more; this time on our good Kiwi neighbours. We take a look at her most recent blood curdling stare and compare it to the best of her previous terrifying glares.

Support for Prime Minister Abbott is slipping away fast, both in and out of the party room. But this time it’s up to Cabinet ministers to make the move.

Preparations for the Bali Nine drug smugglers facing death by firing squad are almost ready and the commitment to carry the executions through is final, says Indonesia’s attorney-general.

The shadow attorney-general has requested a police investigation into whether the attorney-general’s office made a corrupt attempt to induce Gillian Higgs to quit the Human Rights Commission.

Don't be fooled by their fluffy exterior, koalas may just hijack your car! No, seriously, check out this fuzzy fella.

Millions of mobile phone SIM cards may have been compromised by joint NSA/GCHQ hack, Snowden documents reveal.

Sign language interpreter Mark Cave possibly gave the best warning for the approaching storm, to deaf and hearing viewers alike. You just have to watch his energetic performance.

Glenn McGrath has been heavily criticised for photos of him next to dead African wildlife. He has since apologised, but many are not convinced.

Cyclone Marcia downgraded to a category 1 system, but not before Rockhampton and Yeppoon suffer worst of her fury.

WATCH: Dramatic footage of Fitzroy River, swollen by Cyclone Marcia, pounding through Rockhampton.

The cyclone off Australia’s eastern coast is now predicted to be of the highest level intensity when it makes landfall.