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Emma Walters had been charged with plotting to kill her former partner John Setka, but police have now dropped those and other serious charges. She still faces other charges.
Army adopts Blackhawk helicopters to replace troubled Taipans, which were adopted to replace troubled Blackhawks.
Two new Black Hawks arrive in Australia, which will eventually form part of a 40-strong helicopter fleet to replace the army's troubled Taipans that remain grounded following last month's crash in Queensland.
Dude gets five years for minding his own business in West Papua.
The imprisonment of a Polish national in a remote jail in West Papua has been met with virtual silence from his country, the media and the Australian government.
Alternative headline: Glorious Anti-imperialist government of Indonesia catches another one.
In most wealthy nations all workers are entitled to annual leave. But that’s not the case in Australia – and the Albanese government’s reforms still won’t change that.
The federal Opposition have retained the Gold Coast seat of Fadden with a two-party swing of about 2%.
New research from The Smith Family tracks a group of young people, two years after finishing high school.
Blockade Australia shut down major coal ports for 3 days and counting
Activist legends Blockade Australia
have shut down Australian coal ports across the country for 3 consecutive days and counting.Australia is one of the largest exporters of coal, and is known for genociding and exploiting Aboriginal people to do so. Historically this has included massacres, incarceration, sterilization, poisoning, destruction of ancient cultural artefacts and land theft.
Check out some of their media releases and social media: https://www.blockadeaustralia.com/ https://linktr.ee/blockade.australia
The untold spy story of a mole in ASIO's ranks who sold the Soviets highly classified intelligence and got away with it.
AKA: Australia's most based individual
Also get a load of the cope on the actual title of the story
Get REkt!
Having spent two years trying to do better on sexual violence allegations, the damage will reverberate for some time
<p>"...the booklet will be widely disseminated to schools and communities throughout the country..."</p>
On 14th July this year, New Zealand intends to commemorate Maori New Year while simultaneously observing its most recent public holiday for the second occasion, following its statutory recognition last year.
On Thursday, at the Dark Sky Sanctuary situated in Lake Tekapo of New Zealand's South Island, festivities preceding Matariki began with the inauguration of a booklet containing karakia (Maori prayer) designated for each of the nine stars of Matariki.
Matariki represents a significant event in the New Zealand calendar, in which the commencement of the Maori New Year is recognized through the reemergence of the Matariki constellation of stars in the evening skies.
According to the Minister of Maori Crown Relations, Kelvin Davis, the booklet will be widely disseminated to schools and communities throughout the country, in order to assist individuals with their respective preparations for commemorating Matariki, thereby serving as a valuable resource.
Matariki was marked
Local officials in New South Wales, Australia, are asking residents to keep a respectful distance from a rare animal spotted in the area: an albino echidna.
May 3 (UPI) -- Local officials in New South Wales, Australia, are asking residents to keep a respectful distance from a rare animal spotted in the area: an albino echidna.
The Bathurst Regional Council said in a Facebook post that a council employee snapped photos of the ghostly white echidna while out walking Tuesday.
The echidna, named Raffie by locals, is albino, meaning its entire body lacks pigment.
"If you see Raffie out, please feel free to take a couple of snaps but do not approach, touch, or try and contain him. It is important to leave wildlife alone, as you could risk them losing their scent trail or leaving young unattended in the burrow," the council wrote.
Resident Geoff Hadley said he helped Raffie cross a road recently.
"I've seen hundreds of echidnas but I've never, ever seen a white one -- it was just crazy," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
A multi-rate student contribution system could make average student debt repayment times similar across different courses.
This is the first time in more than a century that a government has won a byelection from an Opposition
Senator Lidia Thorpe has quit the Greens Party to sit on the Senate crossbench and help build a strong grassroots Blak Sovereign Movement. Ben Radford reports.
The policy, called Revive and funded by $286 million over four years, establishes Creative Australia which will be the government’s principle arts investment and advisory body
(cw: toad death) Cane Toad Controversy: Is 'Toadzilla' a Record-Breaker?
Australian park rangers stumbled upon the ample amphibian and quickly removed it from the wild. But there's drama over its official weigh-in.
When Kylee Gray first laid eyes on the creature, she couldn’t help it: She gasped aloud. Then, the Australian park ranger picked up the cane toad and the surprises kept coming. Gray simply “couldn’t believe how big and heavy it was.” And she was right to be shocked.
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Fascist infighting in Queensland
Exclusive: Three men charged with damage offences, with the state government yet to outlaw display of hate symbols
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern announces resignation
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who became a global icon of the left and exemplified a new style of leadership, said Thursday that she would leave office.
later than early February, she said in a televised statement on Thursday.
A general election would be held on October 14, she added.
“While I won’t be contesting the election, I know the issues that impact New Zealanders most will remain the focus of the government through this year and into the election," she said.
Ardern said she still believed New Zealand Labor would win the upcoming election.
A crime scene has been declared after six people, including two police officers, were shot dead during a siege at a property in Queensland's Western Downs.
No info I can find yet on who did it and why, so I'll reserve a small amount of judgement just in case it was some chud shit...
but until then: lmao owned
