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  World War 1 Soldiers' Letters Dated 1916 Found In Bottle On Australian Beach

  Messages in a bottle written by two Australian soldiers a few days into their voyage to the battlefields of France during World War I have been found more than a century later on Australia's coast.

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  Meta, TikTok Agree To Obey Australia's Under-16 Social Media Ban

  Tech giants Meta and TikTok said Tuesday they will obey Australia's under-16 social media ban but warned the landmark laws could prove difficult to enforce.

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  Microsoft Sued For "Misleading" 2.7 Million Australians About Subscriptions

  Microsoft is accused of making "false or misleading" statements to around 2.7 million Australians who subscribe by auto-renewal to Microsoft 365 plans, which include a suite of online Office services.

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  Australian PM Backs Envoy After Trump's "I Don't Like You" Comment

  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese endorsed Australia's ambassador in Washington as doing a "fantastic job", describing comments by US President Donald Trump that he does not like Kevin Rudd as "light-hearted".

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  "I Don't Like You Either": Trump Slams Australian Envoy In Front Of PM

  Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister from Anthony Albanese's Labor Party, was sharply critical of Donald Trump in social media posts while the Republican was out of office.

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  Ex-Australia PM Tony Abbott Counters Western Media's Views On PM Modi

  Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, speaking at the NDTV World Summit 2025, took aim at what he described as "Western liberal or leftist press" narratives that have sometimes portrayed Prime Minister Narendra Modi in unflattering terms.

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  "Trump Misplayed His Hand With India On Tariffs": Tony Abbott At NDTV World Summit

  US President Donald Trump misplaced his hand with India by imposing massive tariffs, said former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

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  Explained: How Australia's Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16 Will Work

  From December 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok - one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world.

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  Drugs Worth $170 Million, Guns Seized In Raid Linked To 'Kill Team'

  Australian police said Wednesday they had seized drugs worth $170 million and guns in a raid on a group likely linked to an attempted organised crime hit near a Sydney daycare facility last week.

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  YouTube Warns Australia Social Media Ban Won't Keep Children Safe

  Australia's push to ban children from social media is "well intentioned" but will not make them safer online, video streaming giant YouTube warned on Monday.

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  Who Is Philip Green, Australian High Commissioner Set To Attend NDTV World Summit 2025

  Philip Green, Australian High Commissioner to India, will be a part ofthe NDTV World Summit 2025on October 17 in New Delhi. The two-day event brings together global leaders from politics, science, technology, and business.

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  3 Dead In Australia After Telecom Company Glitch Disrupts Emergency Calls

  Three people in Australia have died after a technical failure at Optus, the country's second-largest telecommunications provider, disrupted emergency call services.

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  Australia Police Search 1.4 Million Files In Child Sex Abuse Investigation

  Australian police said Thursday they were combing through over a million files held by an alleged child sex offender, who local media identified as having worked with minors.

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  Australian Senator Refuses To Apologise For "Clumsy" Anti-India Remark

  Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, the Australian Senator, has refused to apologise for her comments, despite growing pressure from her party members and other leaders.

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  Australia Approves First Vaccine To Protect Koalas From Chlamydia

  A vaccine to protect Australia's koalas against chlamydia has been approved for the first time, a move that scientists believe could stop the spread of the deadly disease that has ravaged populations of the beloved endangered marsupial.

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  Australia's Mushroom Killer Jailed For Life. Can Get Parole After 33 Years

  An Australian judge sentenced convicted killer Erin Patterson on Monday to life in prison with parole after 33 years for killing three people with toxic mushrooms, capping a trial that sparked a global media frenzy.

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  Australian Bank Fires Employee After 25 Years, Replaces Her With AI She Helped Train

  Kathryn Sullivan, who worked at Australia's biggest bank for 25 years, was made redundant after unknowingly training the AI chatbot that replaced her, illustrating the rising influence of automation on employment.

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  This Australian State Bans Fish-Shaped Soy Sauce Bottles

  Plastic soy sauce bottles shaped like fish are tiny, cute and beloved by many sushi eaters. But in the state of South Australia, the decorative containers swam into a growing net of outlawed plastics.

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  "No Place In Our Country": Australia Slams Campaigns Against Increasing Migration Of Indians

  The Australian government has disapproved of the campaigns taking place across various cities against increasing migration of Indians, saying this "brand of far-right activism grounded in racism and ethnocentrism" has no place in the country.

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  Man, 39, Arrested After Car Crashes Into Russian Consulate In Australia

  Australian police arrested a man on Monday after a car was driven into the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney.