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On Remembrance Day, 101-year-old Margot McCormick reflects on how she served Australia during WWII

At the age of 101, Margot McCormick is one of a rare few Australians who remember what it was like to watch a generation of young men leave home, never to retur

Former Labor senator to be Australia’s first anti-slavery commissioner

The former Labor minister Chris Evans will be Australia’s first anti-slavery commissioner, with the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, announcing that the longti

Airlines cancel flights between Australia and Bali after volcanic eruption

Three Australian airlines have cancelled flights to and from Bali after a volcanic eruption near the Indonesian holiday spot created a dangerous ash cloud. The

Push to include Great Australian Bight on World Heritage List

Whale song man and Mirning Elder Marbanu Bunna Lawrie wants the Great Australian Bight to be protected for everyone.Uncle Bunna has been working with the Wilder

As Australia puts more focus on climate change, New Zealand is accused of pulling back

Two major countries’ approach to climate change has turned upside down Down Under.Australia and New Zealand, whose governments both changed hands in their mos

Small Australian school crowned best building at World Architecture Festival

Darlington Public School bested more than 220 other architecture projects at the 2024 World Architecture Festival in Singapore. Photo: CNN / Brett B

Mysterious black balls on Sydney beaches revealed to be mini blobs of poop: ‘Absolutely disgusting’

Oh, crap! Thousands of mysterious black balls that washed ashore and closed a stretch of popular Australian beaches last month were discovered to

China and Qatar beat Australia for position on international policy body

A high-powered bid to get a senior Australian Federal Police (AFP) officer appointed to the governing body of global law enforcement organisation Interpol has f

Australian states back national plan to ban children under 16 from social media

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s states and territories on Friday unanimously backed a national plan to require most forms of so