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Latest news and updates on Australia - One of the largest countries in the world, the Commonwealth of Australia is a vast mainland surrounded by numerous islands in the Pacific, Southern, and Indian Oceans. With a population of over 25 million, Canberra is the federal capital.

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Radio star in tears recounting heinous misogynistic comments from taxi driver

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz March 8, 2025 By Emily Bashforth
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BBC fans urged to binge 'top notch' historical drama before season 2 this weekend

Channel: TV TV March 7, 2025 By Robert Oliver
Play Video Pilot and passengers wrestle teen armed with shotgun to floor of plane before takeoff

Pilot and passengers wrestle teen 'armed with shotgun' to floor of plane

Channel: World World March 7, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Cyclone Alfred tracker map shows where rare storm will strike Australia

Channel: World World March 7, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (L-R) Mike Dirnt, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Tr?? Cool of Green Day attend the 67th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/WireImage)

Green Day eviscerate JD Vance with offensive slur in changed lyrics to iconic song

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz March 6, 2025 By Stella Akinwumi

Australian tennis legend Fred Stolle dies aged 86: 'You will be missed, Fiery'

Channel: Tennis Tennis March 6, 2025 By Liam Grace
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 29: Isla Fisher attends the "Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy" World Premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on January 29, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

Isla Fisher among Australian celebs 'hunkering down' in country’s ‘deadliest storms'

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz March 5, 2025 By Stella Akinwumi

Australia is about to experience one of the deadliest storms it has ever faced

Channel: World World March 3, 2025 By Tom Sanders
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Man With The Golden Arm dies aged 88 after saving lives of 2,400,000 babies

Channel: Weird Weird March 4, 2025 By Tom Sanders

My paedophile teacher held me prisoner for five years - this is how I escaped

Channel: UK UK February 25, 2025 By Katie Boyden
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Couple forced to sit next to dead body on a plane after woman dies during flight

Channel: World World February 25, 2025 By Katie Boyden

Boy impaled on steak knife when he fell backwards onto open dishwasher

Channel: World World February 20, 2025 By Katie Boyden
Play Video A colourful art combination image showing a flight radar and plane wreckages to illustrate recent string of deadly plane crashes around the world.

How many plane crashes have there been in 2025? Full list of accidents

Channel: World World February 20, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen
In this photo provided by Jocelyn Flint, false killer whales are stranded, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, on a remote beach on near Arthur River inAustralia's island state of Tasmania. (Jocelyn Flint via AP)

Nearly 100 whales to be euthanised after mass stranding on a beach

Channel: World World February 19, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
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I rubbed shoulders with A-listers daily - I left it all behind for salt

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle February 19, 2025 By Andrei Harmsworth
Aerial view of Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge

I flew all the way to Australia and avoided jetlag — here's how

Channel: Travel Travel March 26, 2025 By Kristina Beanland
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 25: Empty trash and recycle bins are lefts on the street on January 25, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. On July 6, 2022 the Australian government lifted all COVID-19 requirements for locals and travelers ending a two-year long restriction period. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

British man left baffled by how bins are collected in Australia

Channel: World World February 17, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Perth Swan River and the Causeway in Western Australia.

The 'most isolated metropolis on Earth' where the next big city is 1,305 miles away

Channel: Travel Travel February 17, 2025 By Kristina Beanland
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Radio host reveals STD scare live on air after eating spicy chicken wings

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz February 12, 2025 By Laura Harman
Nath Wyld, wearing a grey vest, takes a mirror selfie

My farts make me £20,000 a year - I'm blown away by the demand

Channel: Sex Sex February 10, 2025 By Nath Wyld