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Australia’s debate over capping foreign student numbers is “not over” despite a controversial bill unexpectedly losing support, a top industry body says. The bill, part of efforts to slash overall migration to Australia, had been opposed by most universities who […]

Veteran Australian broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones has been arrested after an investigation into a series of sexual abuse allegations. New South Wales Police said detectives from the Child Abuse Squad took an 83-year-old man into custody at

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has pulled his new children’s book from the shelves after complaints it stereotyped Indigenous Australians. The 400-page fantasy novel, Billy and the Epic Escape, features an Aboriginal girl with mystical powers living in foster care who

Australian scientists have solved a mystery which has gripped Sydney: what were the sticky dark blobs which washed up on some of the city’s famed beaches last month? Initially believed to be tar balls, they were in fact a “disgusting”

Getty Images Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has announced she will retire from competition, citing the viral response to her performance at the Paris Olympics. Gunn – who is known as B-girl Raygun – failed to get on the scoreboard in

Some Indigenous leaders have criticised an Australian senator’s heckling of King Charles, as she faces a backlash over a violent image of the monarch briefly posted to her social media account. Lidia Thorpe, an Aboriginal woman, made global headlines when

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under fire after buying a multi-million-dollar cliff-top home amid a national housing crisis. Albanese made the purchase months out from an election in which the cost of living and housing are key issues. The

An Australian woman is fighting for life in hospital after her arm was bitten off by her own dog in north Queensland. Emergency services were called to a house in the coastal city of Townsville around 07:00 local time (22:00

Facebook The F1 star grew up in a motorsport-loving family As always, the Australian Grand Prix in 2006 was an eclectic buffet of fame and power – with everyone from actress Amanda Bynes to the Dutch Prime Minister, a 70s

Sea Life Melbourne Pesto the penguin has taken the world by storm Among the sea of glossy black and white penguins which call a popular Australian aquarium home, one baby bird stands out like a sore thumb. Chocolatey brown, obscenely