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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

Sydney knife attacker shot dead after killing 5

Families walk out of the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall after a stabbing incident in Sydney

New Zealanders are crazy for this fruit

The fresh fruit is used in muffins, cakes, jams and smoothies, and it begins appearing on high-end menus each March

UK, Australia sign new defence pact

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron participates in a signing ceremony with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong at Parliament House in Canberra. — AFP

‘Strong Movement’ on flight leaves dozens injured

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Israel sets Ramadhan deadline for Rafah assault

A child rides a swing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip

10 dead in Australia thunderstorms

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Antarctic ozone hole getting deeper in mid-spring

From the mid-1970s, CFCs were found to be reducing ozone levels.

Australia ports firm fights to restore operations after cyber incident

The Sydney Opera House

Australia offers Tuvalu residents climate refuge

A man riding a motorbike is seen reflected in a puddle of water in Funafuti, Tuvalu. - Reuters File

Telecoms outage cuts off millions of Australians

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Australian PM fights to save Indigenous referendum

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese casts his vote with his son Nathan in the referendum for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament at Marrickville Town Hall in Sydney. - Reuters

Australians warned of 'horror' bushfire season

New South Wales Rural Fire Service firetruck is seen at a hazard reduction burn site in Sydney, Australia. — Reuters

First solo around the world on a helicopter marks 40 years

Bell 206, similar to the one that Smith would have flown in.

Australian 'Cast Away': Sailor and dog rescued

Tim Shaddock

Famed Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case

Arthur Moses, barrister for former member of Australia's elite Special Air Service regiment Ben Roberts-Smith, leaves the Federal Court in Sydney. - AFP
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