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HomeNewsSportBusinessTechnologyHealthCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveWeatherNewslettersNewsNewsAustraliaSussan Ley, wearing glasses and a black jacket, speaks, while a man with a beard stand behind, not in focus.

Australia's opposition coalition reunites after row over hate-speech laws

The Nationals had split from the Liberal Party citing free speech concerns over laws brought in after the Bondi Beach attack.

11 hrs agoAustraliaJulie Inman Grant in a pale pink jacket and black blouse smiles as she looks at the camera.  She is sitting next to a window.

The woman tasked with kicking Australian kids off social media

After decades working in the private tech industry, Julia Inman Grant now finds herself on the other side.

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Australia police charge man with abuse of 459 children

The man allegedly used social media and gaming platforms to target children in more than a dozen countries.

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'I don't think I am a hero': Boy, 13, describes 'superhuman' swim to save family

Austin Appelbee recounts his 'superhuman' swim which saved the lives of his mother and siblings in Australia.

5 days agoAustraliaA protestor holds a sign with the red, black and yellow colours of the Aboriginal flag and the words Invasion Day.

Man charged with terrorism over attack targeting Aboriginal Australians at protest

Accused allegedly threw a homemade bomb at a crowd which had gathered to protest Australia Day.

3 days agoAustraliaA young boy with blond curly hair and brown eyes, looking directly at camera and smiling

Suspect identified in disappearance of four-year-old in Australian outback

Gus Lamont was last seen playing outside his home on a remote sheep station on 27 September.

3 days agoAustraliaJoel Cauchi pictured holding a knife inside the shopping centre

Doctor who treated Bondi Junction mass killer referred to health regulator

A coroner has found Joel Cauchi's doctor failed to heed warnings he was having a relapse of schizophrenia.

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Four people stand in a line in front of a green and yellow store with the sign Licola General Store above their heads.

This tiny Australian town is up for sale - but the locals don't want to leave

Residents say the sale of Licola - population, five - jeopardises its future.

A shark swimming over a sandy sea floor where another shark lays

Four attacks in 48 hours: How east Australia's beaches became a 'perfect storm' for sharks

Human-shark encounters in Australia are rising - but experts are keen to point out it isn't the animals' fault.

A woman lays flowers at the scene of the Bondi beach shootings

A national tragedy 30 years ago united Australia. Why hasn't the Bondi shooting?

Political spats brewing since the tragedy last month have overshadowed a national day of mourning.

A menorah pictured alongside a wilting bunch of flowers at the Bondi memorial

Why Sydney is preserving thousands of flowers after deadly Bondi attack

As Australia mourns the Bondi shooting victims, volunteers have been preserving tributes left in their honour.

A woman with long dark hair and hoop earrings, wearing a check blazer, smiles at the camera.

How Australian festival imploded after axeing Palestinian author

Some 180 writers, including former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, have withdrawn from the event.

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Splith screen showing close-up of snake on the left, and man trying to hold snake on the right

Watch: Snake at train station scares Sydney commuters

People were seen running away as soon as they came across the venomous snake.

Split screen of man and woman at a Sydney beach. They have serious expressions.

'Really scary': Sydney residents react to shark attacks

The BBC spoke to people in Sydney about the four shark attacks in 48 hours along Australia's New South Wales coast.

Man swims in puddle on Sydney golf course

Man swims in flooded Sydney golf course after heavy rain

Heavy rain did not dampen a man's spirits as he decided to take a dive into a flooded Sydney golf course.

Two cars submerged in sea

Aerial footage shows cars swept away by flash floods on Great Ocean Road

Australia's Great Ocean Road closed on Thursday after flash floods hit the state of Victoria.

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11 hrs agoSussan Ley, wearing glasses and a black jacket, speaks, while a man with a beard stand behind, not in focus.

Australia's opposition coalition reunites after row over hate-speech laws

The Nationals had split from the Liberal Party citing free speech concerns over laws brought in after the Bondi Beach attack.

11 hrs ago20 hrs agoJulie Inman Grant in a pale pink jacket and black blouse smiles as she looks at the camera.  She is sitting next to a window.

The woman tasked with kicking Australian kids off social media

After decades working in the private tech industry, Julia Inman Grant now finds herself on the other side.

20 hrs ago1 day agoSally Crowe kneels in a field with her hand around  her young son William. They are both wearing fleeces and there is a small sheep standing in front of them.

'My life was transformed when I got rare sheep disease on holiday'

Caithness famer Sally Crowe was left bedbound for almost two years and struggled with the after-effects of Q fever for more than a decade.

1 day ago2 days agoAn illustration of two silver coins featuring a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II

Coin portrait of late Queen draws criticism in Australia

The Royal Australian Mint has defended the design of the coins, which mark 100 years since Queen Elizabeth II's birth.

2 days ago2 days agoJosh Hazlewood with a forlorn expression while training for Australia

Australia's Hazlewood ruled out of T20 World Cup

Seamer Josh Hazlewood had been named in the 15-man squad but Cricket Australia say it's "too much of a risk" to try get him fit for the latter stages of the competition.

2 days ago3 days agoA young boy with blond curly hair and brown eyes, looking directly at camera and smiling

Suspect identified in disappearance of four-year-old in Australian outback

Gus Lamont was last seen playing outside his home on a remote sheep station on 27 September.

3 days ago3 days agoA protestor holds a sign with the red, black and yellow colours of the Aboriginal flag and the words Invasion Day.

Man charged with terrorism over attack targeting Aboriginal Australians at protest

Accused allegedly threw a homemade bomb at a crowd which had gathered to protest Australia Day.

3 days ago3 days agoThe shadow of a pair of hands against a white wall.

Australia police charge man with abuse of 459 children

The man allegedly used social media and gaming platforms to target children in more than a dozen countries.

3 days ago3 days agoJoel Cauchi pictured holding a knife inside the shopping centre

Doctor who treated Bondi Junction mass killer referred to health regulator

A coroner has found Joel Cauchi's doctor failed to heed warnings he was having a relapse of schizophrenia.

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