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Australian Prime Minister says 'IS ideology' drove Bondi Beach gunmen

SYDNEY: A father and son were driven by "IS ideology" when they fired on crowds at Bondi Beach in one of Australia's deadliest mass shootings, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday. Sajid Akram and his son...

Mourners embrace near tributes piled together in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney. — AFP

Australia to toughen gun laws as it mourns deadly Bondi attack

Mourners gather at a tribute in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney. — AFP

Mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach event kills 12

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach, Sydney. — Reuters

How Australia plans to ban under-16s from social media

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Australia arrests dozens in coal port protest

Protesters take part in the Rising Tide People's Blockade in Newcastle, Australia. — Reuters

Australia, Indonesia announce new security treaty

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto speaks as he stands next to Australian PM Anthony Albanese during a press conference, in Sydney. — Reuters

Australia to offer three hours free solar per day to millions

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Australia, PNG to sign 'historic' defence deal

Australian PM Anthony Albanese reacts during a press conference in Sydney. — AFP

Masked gang kills boys aged 12, 15 in Australia

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Australia offers reward for arrest of gunman after police killings

Police officers stand in front of police tape across a road in Sydney. — AFP

Australia searches bush after deadly shooting

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Australia to recognise Palestinian state as Israel kills journalists

A Palestinian man holds up a print-out of a photograph as people protest against the killing of journalists in Gaza, at Birzeit University near Ramallah, on Monday. - Reuters

Over 80% of Tuvalu citizens seek world-first Australian climate visa

Bob Lisale drinks coconut milk as he watches the king tides pound the coast of Funafuti Atoll, home to nearly half of Tuvalu’s entire population of 11,500. — AFP

Australia fires first HIMARS rocket

Australia's army fired a truck-mounted long range rocket system that has become a priority for U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific for the first time on Monday, alongside U.S. and Singapore forces firing the same system in joint war games. Armoured trucks with HIMARS - High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems that can reach 400 km — are in high demand in the Ukraine conflict and are also being acquired by US allies in the Indo-Pacific, including Australia, which is reshaping its forces. — Reuters

The making of Australia's mushroom murders

Erin Patterson is arriving in the back of a prison transport vehicle

Nearly one-third of Tuvalu seeks Australian climate visa

High tide floods a 'borrow pit' dug by US forces during World War II in order to build the airstrip on Funafuti Atoll, the 2.8 square kilometre home to nearly half of Tuvalu's entire population of 11,500. — AFP File
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