February 25, 2019 Controversial Serena Williams cartoon deemed not racist by media watchdog The controversial cartoon depicting tennis star Serena Williams reacting angrily to her U.S. Open final loss to Naomi Osaka was not racist and did not breach media standards, a press watchdog said.
February 21, 2019 Australian who drove into crowd, killed 6, sentenced to life A man who drove a stolen car into lunchtime crowds in downtown Melbourne and killed six people was sentenced to life imprisonment in what the judge described as "one of the worst examples of mass murder in Australian history."
February 21, 2019 A global look at the Catholic Church's sex abuse problem Pope Francis' high-stakes sex abuse prevention summit is meant to call attention to the crisis as a global problem that requires a global response.
February 20, 2019 Female aide to secret police chief under Pinochet arrested in Australia, faces extradition to Chile A former aide to the infamous chief of Chile's secret police force was arrested in Australia on Tuesday over her alleged involvement in a kidnapping during the military rule of Gen Augusto Pinochet.
February 20, 2019 Australian pilot spells out ‘I’m Bored’ during test flight An Australian pilot, unenthused with the task of a 2-hour test flight, spelled out the words, “I’m Bored,” on his tracking device Tuesday morning.
February 19, 2019 Australia to roll out emojis on license plates Some areas of Australia will soon allow drivers to unleash their inner creativity on their license plates — with the use of emojis.
February 19, 2019 Kidnap suspect to face Sydney court for extradition to Chile A woman wanted in Chile on kidnapping charges dating back to Chile's 1973-1990 military dictatorship is expected to appear in a Sydney court on Wednesday for an extradition hearing.
February 19, 2019 Australian Anglican set to be defrocked over abuse inaction An assistant bishop is set to become the most senior Anglican in Australia to be defrocked after a church committee found he took no action when he was told a priest had sexually abused a child.
February 18, 2019 Australian champion bodybuilder ID’d as home intruder who died after altercation with resident, reports say A champion bodybuilder was killed Sunday morning after he broke into a stranger’s home in Australia and got into a physical altercation with a resident, police said.
February 18, 2019 Australia police say they didn't know Bahraini was refugee Australian Federal Police did not know a Bahraini soccer player was a refugee who feared persecution in his homeland when the agency alerted Bahrain and Thailand he was on a flight bound for Bangkok, a top police official said Monday.