Category: World

Australia’s Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith won the gold medal in the women’s 3m synchronised event at the Diving World Cup 2024 Super Final in Xi’an, the People’s Republic of China. The Xi’an meet was the Super Final which concluded the FINA Diving World Cup 2024 series. The top 18 athletes in individual events and...

Australia has won gold at the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest international art biennial, and “the Olympics of the art world”. First Nations artist Archie Moore was named the recipient of the coveted Golden Lion for best national pavilion, marking the first time in history that an Australian has received the accolade. The 54-year-old Kamilaroi...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made an important speech two weeks ago. He said “strategic competition” had become a fact of life. He warned major advanced economies were pouring trillions of dollars into their industrial bases and manufacturing capability, and many nations were drawing explicit links between their economic security and national security. “We need to be...

World record holder Mollie O’Callaghan upstaged Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus in the year’s fastest 200m freestyle Saturday, while Kaylee McKeown narrowly missed her own 200m backstroke world best. Kyle Chalmers was also in blistering form at the Australian championships, swimming a lightning 100m free to lay down a marker ahead of the Olympics. O’Callaghan hit...

Sydney: Elon Musk’s X said Saturday it will fight an Australian watchdog’s order to take down content related to the brutal stabbing of a priest during a live-streamed Sydney church service.Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was allegedly slashed in the head and chest by a 16-year-old suspect on Monday, sparking a riot by followers of the...

In the south of Venice, Italy, along one of its many famed canals, sits a large cube-like building designated “Australia”. Inside, thousands of rectangular white boxes map more than 2,400 generations in what must be the most expansive family tree ever drawn by hand. The vast chalk drawing is the centrepiece of Archie Moore’s installation,...

Australian Champs, Day Three Finals: Ariarne Titmus Rockets to Top of World in 400 Freestyle; Men’s Distance Duel a Highlight By Nicole Jeffery After the most testing year of her international career, Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus was back on top of the world today after clocking the fastest 400m freestyle of the year at the...

Police officers and their vehicles can be seen outside the Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Sydney’s western suburb of Wakeley on 16 April 16, 2024. Photo: DAVID GRAY / AFP The Federation of Islamic Associations has advised the community to be vigilant after an attack at a church in Australia earlier this week. A...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, thanks so much for joining us. In the aftermath of the church stabbing terrorism investigation, there were fears about whether multiculturalism and social cohesion in Australia was at risk. Why do you think the violence took hold so quickly? PRIME MINISTER: Well, violent extremism and any form of violence has no...

French construction worker Damien Guerot has been made an Australian permanent resident as a reward for his heroism during a knife attack in a Sydney shopping centre that left six victims dead and a dozen wounded. Mr Guerot was nicknamed Bollard Man on social media after security camera footage showed the 31-year-old standing at the...

“We know there is still a lot of work to do, particularly in our international arrivals area, and that’s why we are working with our airline partners on future infrastructure plans, including an expanded international terminal and our third runway,” he said. “There will be disruptions while we complete these works, but they are essential...

Coach Michael Bohl is delivering a stark message to Australia’s most decorated Olympian, Emma McKeon, as June’s Paris Olympic trials approach. Such is the unprecedented strength and depth of the women’s 100m freestyle in Australia that unless McKeon is at her absolute best, she may not qualify to defend her Olympic 100m freestyle title in...