While 5m Australian accounts had been deactivated, a substantial number of Australian children continued to retain accounts.

Tech firms aren't fully complying with child ban

Courts could order fines of up to $33 million for systemic failures to comply

Cyclone triggers outages at major Australian LNG plants

Middle East tensions amplify impact of Australian LNG disruptions

The eye of the Storm Narelle as tracked by Himawari-9 satellite over north-east Australia.

Australia announces first day of Eid Al Fitr

Moon sighting confirmed using global observatories and scholarly methods

Imams and councils urge respect for differing views on Eid moon sighting

Australia: ‘Non-essential’ officials to leave Lebanon

Foreign minister directs departure due to ‘deteriorating security situation’

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has ordered 'non-essential' officials in Lebanon to 'leave before it is too late.'

7 members of Iran women's team granted Australia asylum

Players labelled ‘traitors’ at home after refusing to sing national anthem

Iran players salute during their national anthem ahead of the Women's Asian Cup soccer match between Iran and the Philippines in Robina, Australia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAP Image via AP)

New Zealand ex-PM Ardern now based in Australia

Ardern won international acclaim for her handling of the pandemic and mosque attack

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (not pictured) in Sydney on June 10, 2022, after a bilateral meeting.

Trump Org unveils 91-storey luxury tower in Australia

Planned 335m Trump Tower will feature 285 hotel rooms, 272 apartments and dining space

This 91-story landmark will feature a 285-room luxury hotel, 272 premium residences, an exclusive Beach Club, and over 3,400 sqm of retail and dining space.

Australian kin of Daesh militants return to Syria camp

34 Australian relatives of suspected Daesh militants turned back to detention camp

Women and children queue during a joint security operation by Syria's Kurdish Internal Security Police Force, also known as Asayesh, and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) at Camp Roj where foreign relatives of people suspected of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group are held, in the countryside near al-Malikiyah (Derik) in the northeastern Syrian Hasakah province on April 5, 2025.

Australia announces first day of Ramadan 2026

Grand Mufti urges unity and prayers as Muslims prepare for the holy month

New moon sighting and astronomical calculations guide the start of Ramadan

Australia drug kingpin walks free after lawyer scandal

Tony Mokbel, 60, was jailed in 2012 after pleading guilty to masterminding 'The Company'

Tony Mokbel (L) -- one of the key figures in Melbourne's years-long gangland war -- walks from the Victoria Supreme Court of Appeal in Melbourne on November 6, 2025.

Boy, 13, swims 4 hours to save family lost at sea

Rescuers praised a teenage boy's "superhuman" survival instincts

The boy, 13, and his family were on holiday 250 km south of Perth at Quindalup on Friday evening when strong winds pushed their inflatable paddleboards and kayak out to sea, ABC reported.

US–Iran tensions: Key developments on Diego Garcia

Activity intensifies in strategic US forward military base in the Indian Ocean

This file handout image from the US Department of Defence shows a US Air Force B-1B bomber taking off from the Diego Garcia military base on a strike mission against Afghanistan in Diego Garcia on October 7, 2001.

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