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ROD McGUIRK

ROD McGUIRK

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Australia|Environment|Science|World

The number of venomous snakes removed from this Australian yard will make you shudder

A man described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were removed from a pile of mulch in his Sydney backyard

The number of venomous snakes removed from this Australian yard will make you shudder
Australia|Crime|World

Australia wakes to more antisemitic graffiti after a discovery of explosives was revealed by police

As three more episodes of antisemitic graffiti were discovered across Sydney on Thursday morning, Australian political leaders warned of an escalation in hatred and decried as terrorism an incident of explosives found in a trailer on the city’s outskirts

Australia wakes to more antisemitic graffiti after a discovery of explosives was revealed by police
Australia|Election|Political

Australians celebrate and protest the anniversary of British colonization

Australians are celebrating and protesting across the country as Australia Day draws attention to political differences over Indigenous rights months out from a federal election

Australians celebrate and protest the anniversary of British colonization
Australia|Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Police investigate whether foreign actors are paying for antisemitic crimes in Australia

Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country

Police investigate whether foreign actors are paying for antisemitic crimes in Australia
Australia|Crime|World

Australian state commits more police to investigate antisemitic crime

An Australian state has committed more police to investigate a spate of antisemitic crimes after a childcare center was torched near a Sydney synagogue

Australia|Technology

Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence

Australia’s government is telling the online dating industry to improve safety standards or be forced to make changes through legislation

Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence
Australia|Environment|News|World

Wildfire destroys 3 homes in southeastern Australia and a man is injured by a falling tree

Three homes were destroyed by a forest fire and a man was injured by a falling tree in the Bega Valley region of southeastern Australia, prompting a government leader to warn that a “horror” wildfire season is approaching

Wildfire destroys 3 homes in southeastern Australia and a man is injured by a falling tree
Australia|Opinion

Retired Australian top judge and lawyers rebut opponents of Indigenous Voice

A former High Court chief justice and dozens of legal academics are rebutting key arguments used in the public campaign against Australians creating an advocacy body for the Indigenous population

Retired Australian top judge and lawyers rebut opponents of Indigenous Voice
Australia|News|Opinion

Opinion polls show Australians likely to reject Indigenous Voice to Parliament at referendum

Australians appear likely to reject a proposal that would create an advocate for the Indigenous population in a referendum outcome that some see as a victory for racism

Opinion polls show Australians likely to reject Indigenous Voice to Parliament at referendum
Asia|Australia|News|World

A Chinese Australian journalist detained for 3 years in China returns to Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a Chinese Australian journalist who was jailed for three years in China on a murky espionage conviction has returned to Australia

A Chinese Australian journalist detained for 3 years in China returns to Australia
Asia|Australia|News|World

Chinese-born journalist thanks Australia for her freedom after 3 years in detention for spying

A Chinese-born journalist has thanked the Australian government for her return to Australia “in one piece” after her three-year detention in China in an espionage case that strained bilateral ties

Chinese-born journalist thanks Australia for her freedom after 3 years in detention for spying
Australia|Election|News|World

Final arguments are being made before Australia's vote Saturday to create Indigenous Voice

Opposing campaigners have made their final pitches over changing the Australia’s constitution to acknowledge a place for Indigenous Australians on the eve of the nation’s first referendum in a generation

Final arguments are being made before Australia's vote Saturday to create Indigenous Voice
Australia|News

An Australian referendum to create an Indigenous advocacy committee to Parliament has failed

Australians have resoundingly rejected a referendum proposal to create an advocacy committee to offer advice to Parliament on policies that affect Indigenous people — the nation’s most disadvantaged ethnic minority

An Australian referendum to create an Indigenous advocacy committee to Parliament has failed
Australia|News

Australia looks for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after referendum loss

Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says his government will look for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after voters soundly rejected a proposal to create a new advocacy committee

Australia looks for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after referendum loss
Australia|Business|Finance|Technology

Australian safety watchdog fines social platform X $385,000 for not tackling child abuse content

Australia’s online safety watchdog has fined X — the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — 610,500 Australian dollars ($385,000) for failing to fully explain how it tackled child sexual exploitation content

Australian safety watchdog fines social platform X $385,000 for not tackling child abuse content
Asia|Australia|News

Australian journalist says she was detained for 3 years in China for breaking an embargo

Australian journalist Cheng Lei says she spent more than three years in detention in China for breaking an embargo with a television broadcast

Australian journalist says she was detained for 3 years in China for breaking an embargo
Australia|News|World

Failed referendum on Indigenous rights sets back Australian government plans to become a republic

Australia's failed referendum on the Indigenous Voice has set back the government’s plans to cut the nation's constitutional ties to Britain’s King Charles III

Failed referendum on Indigenous rights sets back Australian government plans to become a republic
Asia|Australia|Business

Australia decides against canceling Chinese company's lease of strategically important port

The Australian government has decided against canceling a Chinese company’s 99-year lease on strategically important Darwin Port despite U.S. concerns that foreign control could be used to spy on its military

Australia decides against canceling Chinese company's lease of strategically important port
Asia|Australia|News|World

Australian prime minister announces China visit hours before leaving for US to meet Biden

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will visit China in early November to meet President Xi Jinping

Australian prime minister announces China visit hours before leaving for US to meet Biden
Australia|Election

Australians' rejection of the Indigenous Voice in constitutional vote is shameful, supporters say

Indigenous campaigners who wanted Australia to create an advisory body representing its most disadvantaged ethnic minority say its rejection in a constitutional referendum was a “shameful act.”

Australians' rejection of the Indigenous Voice in constitutional vote is shameful, supporters say
Australia|Business|Crime|Health|Lifestyle|News|Travel

Carnival ruled negligent over cruise where 662 passengers got COVID-19 early in pandemic

A cruise operator that failed to cancel a voyage from Sydney that led to a COVID-19 outbreak has been ruled negligent in an Australian class-action case

Carnival ruled negligent over cruise where 662 passengers got COVID-19 early in pandemic
Asia|Australia|News|World

Australian prime minister to raise imprisoned democracy blogger during China visit

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will raise the plight of a detained Australian democracy blogger with Chinese leaders during his visit to China

Australian prime minister to raise imprisoned democracy blogger during China visit
Australia|Crime|News

Australia cannot strip citizenship from man over his terrorism convictions, top court says

Australia’s highest court has overturned a government decision to strip citizenship from a man convicted of terrorism

Australia cannot strip citizenship from man over his terrorism convictions, top court says
Australia|Crime|News

A lunch host is accused of killing her ex-husband's parents and aunt with poisonous mushrooms

The host of a weekend family lunch at her Australian country home has been charged with murdering her ex-husband's parents and aunt with poisonous mushrooms and attempting to murder a fourth guest

A lunch host is accused of killing her ex-husband's parents and aunt with poisonous mushrooms
Asia|Australia|News

Anthony Albanese will soon be the first Australian prime minister in 7 years to visit China

Anthony Albanese will soon become the first Australian prime minister in seven years to visit China in recognition of improving bilateral relations

Anthony Albanese will soon be the first Australian prime minister in 7 years to visit China

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