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Analysis-Australian mine fight reignites Aboriginal heritage tensions
MELBOURNE - Wiradjuri elder Nyree Reynolds calls her home west of Sydney the valley of the Bilabula, the Indigenous name for its river....
Oct 1, 20244 min read


Australian court lifts controversial ban on women's only art gallery
SYDNEY - An Australian court on Friday lifted a ban on a women's only art exhibit at a gallery in the southern state of Tasmania, saying...
Sep 28, 20242 min read


New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed from captivity in Indonesia's Papua
JAKARTA - New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia's...
Sep 22, 20242 min read


UN advisory body makes seven recommendations for governing AI
STOCKHOLM - An artificial-intelligence advisory body at the United Nations on Thursday released its final report proposing seven...
Sep 20, 20242 min read


Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformation
SYDNEY - Australia said it will fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of...
Sep 13, 20242 min read


Explainer-What is the UNGA and what will world leaders talk about?
UNITED NATIONS - Every September world leaders travel to New York to address the start of the annual United Nations General Assembly...
Sep 12, 20244 min read


East Timor turns out in force for Mass with Pope Francis
DILI - An estimated 600,000 people in East Timor, just under half its population, turned out in the baking heat on Tuesday for a Mass...
Sep 11, 20243 min read


Australia plans social media minimum age limit, angering youth digital advocates
SYDNEY - Australia plans to set a minimum age limit for children to use social media citing concerns about mental and physical health,...
Sep 11, 20242 min read


Pope Francis in East Timor for Mass that could draw half its population
DILI -Pope Francis arrived on Monday in East Timor, a predominantly Catholic nation in Southeast Asia, for a three-day visit that will...
Sep 11, 20243 min read


New Zealand nearly triples levy on international tourists
WELLINGTON - New Zealand will nearly triple entry fees for tourists, the government said on Tuesday, spurring criticism from the key...
Sep 5, 20242 min read


Australia to manufacture Kongsberg cruise missiles
SYDNEY - Australia said it will jointly manufacture long-range Naval Strike Missiles and Joint Strike Missiles with Norway's Kongsberg...
Aug 22, 20241 min read


Google to help build cyber protection for Australian infrastructure
SYDNEY - Google and Australia's national science agency said they will work together to develop software that automatically detects and...
Aug 22, 20242 min read
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