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Australia launches gun buyback after shooting

Australia will use a sweeping buyback scheme to "get guns off our streets", Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday as hundreds plunged into the ocean to honour Bondi Beach shooting victims.Sajid Akram and his son...

Flameless candles are lit to honour the victims of a mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney. — Reuters

World enters third year of Covid

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Sydney kicks off the New Year in vintage style

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Sydney's NYE fireworks show to go ahead as planned

People queue in their cars for PCR testing at a clinic in Sydney. -- Reuters

World set to ring in another pandemic Christmas

Residents of Western Sydney visiting a house decorated in festive lighting and ornaments ahead of Christmas. - AFP

Omicron forces new restrictions

People queue to pick up coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antigen test kits, as the latest Omicron variant emerges as a threat, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday. — Reuters

Five children die in Australia bouncy castle accident

Emergency crews work at the scene of fatal accident. -- AFP

After nearly two years, Australia opens borders to visa holders

Passenger arrives at Melbourne International Airport. -- Reuters

Australia and S Korea sign A$1 billion defence pact

South Korean President Moon Jae-in greets members of the public after laying a wreath at the Australian National Korean War Memorial in Canberra. — Reuters

Couple plan pvt jet flight for dog stranded by Covid rules

An Australian couple plans to shell out tens of thousands of dollars hiring a private jet to fly their stranded dog home from New Zealand in time for Christmas. - AFP

Omicron spreads in US, Australia

A woman walks past signage outside a pop-up vaccination centre for the Covid-19 vaccine or booster, in Hammersmith and Fulham in Greater London on Friday, as rollout accelerates in England. - AFP

Australian minister suspended on charges of abusing staffer

Alan Tudge

Australia halts border reopening

A Qantas flight crew arrive at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport as Australia records it's first cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. - AFP

Australian govt vows to unmask online trolls

Prime Minister Scott Morrison

Australia sends troops to riot-hit Solomon Islands

Smoke from burning buildings rise from Honiara on the Solomon Islands on Thursday. — AFP

Australia to re-open borders to students, workers

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