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Hope For Skin Disease Patients As Scientists Grow World's 1st Human Skin In Lab

In a first, a team of Australian scientists has grown the world's first fully functioning lab-made human skin with its own blood supply. The advance may pave the way for better treatment of skin diseases, burns, and grafts.

Google Fined $36 Million Over Anti-Competitive Deals With Australia Telcos

Google has agreed to pay a Aus$55 million (US$36 million) penalty for striking "anti-competitive" deals to pre-install only its own search engine on Android mobile phones sold by two leading Australian telecoms firms.

Australia Chides Israel After Diplomats' Visas Revoked

Australia's foreign minister criticised Israel for revoking visas held by Canberra's diplomatic representatives to the Palestinian Authority.

Video: Small Plane Crash Lands On Golf Course In Australia, 2 Injured

A small aircraft crash-landed on a Sydney golf course in Australia on Sunday afternoon. The plane had two men, both in their 50s, onboard when it went down. They sustained minor injuries.

Accenture To Buy Australian Firm CyberCX In Its Largest-Ever Cyber Deal

Accenture said on Thursday it will buy Australian cybersecurity firm CyberCX in its largest-ever deal in the sector, with the Australian Financial Review valuing the transaction at more than A$1 billion ($650 million).

Khalistani Group Causes Ruckus As Indians Celebrate Independence Day In Australia

An event marking India's 79th Independence Day outside the Consul General in Australia's Melbourne was disrupted by pro-Khalistani individuals.

After UK And Canada, Australia To Recognise Palestinian State In September

Australia will formally recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations summit in September, breaking with its close ally the US as concern mounts over Israel's plans for a military campaign in parts of the Gaza Strip.

New Zealand Considering Recognition Of Palestinian State, Says Foreign Minister

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's cabinet would make a formal decision in September and present the government's approach at the UN Leaders' Week, he said.

Australia: Woman Chained To Bed By Boyfriend Over Cheating Suspicion, Escapes During ATM Visit

Broadie McGugan escaped from her alleged attacker Zane Woodward on Tuesday while she was at an ATM machine, hiding in a nearby chemist before making it to a nearby police station.

US In Race With China To Claim "Best" Part Of Moon: NASA Chief

The United States is in a new space race with China to claim the most resource-rich part of the moon, NASA's interim administrator Sean Duffy said while announcing plans to install a nuclear reactor on the lunar surface by 2030.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef Records Largest Annual Coral Loss In 4 Decades

The Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral across most of its expanse in four decades of record-keeping, Australian authorities say.

Australian Regulator Says YouTube, Others 'Turning Blind Eye' To Child Abuse Material

Australia's internet watchdog has said the world's biggest social media firms are still "turning a blind eye" to online child sex abuse material on their platforms, and said YouTube in particular had been unresponsive to its enquiries.

Julian Assange Joins Massive Pro-Palestine Protest On Sydney Harbour Bridge

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters, including WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday, closing the world-famous landmark.

Video: Pickup Truck Drives Over Giant Crocodile At River Crossing In Australia

A shocking video captured a pickup truck accidentally driving over a giant crocodile at Cahill's Crossing in Australia's Northern Territory.

Trump Announces New Tariffs: From India To Pak - Who Pays What Now

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday imposing reciprocal tariffs ranging from 10% to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of countries and foreign locations.

"Hand Was Hanging By Thread": Indian-Origin Man Attacked In Australia

An Indian-origin man was brutally attacked with a machete by a group of teenagers while he was on his way home from a pharmacy in Australia's Melbourne last week.

UK, Australia To Sign 50-Year Treaty To Build Nuclear Submarines

Britain and Australia announced they will sign a cooperation treaty to build Australian nuclear-powered submarines and welcomed a review by President Donald Trump's administration of the United States' role in the trilateral defense deal.

Auckland Feline Gets Named 'Leonardo Da Pinchy' Due To His Laundry Pilfering

Most cat owners dread their pets bringing home mice or birds. But for the owners of one felonious feline in Auckland, New Zealand, there's a worse shame being the unwitting accomplice to an unstoppable one-cat crimewave.

Hindu Temple In Australia's Melbourne Defaced With Racist Graffiti

A Hindu temple in Melbourne was defaced with hateful slurs demanding, "Go Home Brown C**t", in the latest incident of racism in Australia.

These Dolphins In Australia Use Sponges to Hunt. Here's How and Why

Some dolphins in Australia have a special technique to flush fish from the seafloor. They hunt with a sponge on their beak, like a clown nose.