Thousands of people have attended evening vigils in Australia for comedian Eurydice Dixon, whose killing last week prompted widespread anger. Ms Dixon, 22, died as she walked home after performing in Melbourne. A 19-year-old man has been charged with her rape and murder. The level of public grief has generated a wider debate about safety […]

A trainee pilot in Australia who was having his first lesson behind the controls of an aircraft had to make an emergency landing after his instructor fell unconscious. Max Sylvester called air traffic control in Perth, Western Australia, after his instructor collapsed during the short flight. Seven Network TV reported he was flying in a […]

The Great Barrier Reef’s outlook has been officially downgraded from poor to very poor due to climate change. Rising sea temperatures thanks to human-driven global warming remain the biggest threat to the reef, a five-year Australian government report says. Actions to save it “have never been more time critical”, the report reads. Stretching over 2,300km […]

Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been formally arrested on espionage charges in China, Australian officials have confirmed. The Australian citizen has been held in Beijing since January under “harsh conditions”, said the foreign ministry. Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Australia was “very concerned and disappointed” to learn of the arrest. “We have serious concerns for […]

SYDNEY, Australia — The bodies were spread out across the grass — a dozen of them, legs stiff as twigs. Not a survivor could be found, it seemed, until Shai Ager saw some rustling. It was a joey just big enough to hop, trying to climb back into her dead mother’s pouch. The next morning, […]

One of Australia’s most wanted fugitives has been caught after more than two years on the run over a murder at a major shopping centre, police say. Jonathan Dick, 41, is suspected of killing his brother, David Dick, with a sword in Melbourne in 2017. He was arrested in the city centre on Monday after […]

Stunning images of nature and wildlife across Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and some Pacific islands are recognised each year in the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition. Here are some of this year’s winners. All photographs subject to copyright as marked. Source: Read Full Article

Stunning images of nature and wildlife across Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and some Pacific islands are recognised each year in the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition. Here are some of this year’s winners. All photographs subject to copyright as marked. Source: Read Full Article

He perceived no other option, so 104-year-old scientist David Goodall left his home in Australia and flew across the world to end his life. The lauded ecologist and botanist did not suffer from a serious illness. But he wished to bring forward his death due to his diminishing independence. “My abilities have been in decline […]

The Australian state of Victoria has become the nation’s first to legalise assisted dying. The landmark legislation was approved after more than 100 hours of gruelling debate – including two all-night sittings. The law means terminally ill patients in Australia’s second-most populous state will have the right to request a lethal drug from mid-2019. They […]