Australia

The new hate crimes team of the Queensland Police and the Federal Police arrested Chris Macomb on suspicion of threatening the Zionist Council of Queensland. The Council: "Anti-Zionism has increasingly become a tool for a modern form of anti-Jewish hatred."

Lea Stewart, who was critically injured by a great white shark at a beach in Sydney, recounts for the first time how she fought it off. She told the Australian "60 Minutes" that she thought of her baby daughter at the time: "In my head it was like - 'You ugly f***er, you're not taking me away from her!'". Her left arm, which she sacrificed in advance to save herself, was amputated, and she is now...

After launching a musical career and performing on stages in Israel, Daniella Gilboa will take her music to two performances in Australia as part of a Jewish music festival.

In the late 1980s, an ambitious experiment was launched in Australia to answer a seemingly simple question: what is the best way to log trees without destroying the forest in the long term? Researchers marked areas, logged trees using different methods, and began tracking what grew in their place. Over time, the project faded, but decades later, researchers from the University of Melbourne...

Five Sydney Swans players have been suspended until the end of the season following a wild night at a Melbourne hotel. Reports indicate that strippers were invited to the room and players paid to snort drugs off their bodies. Victoria Police is investigating allegations of sexual assault.

A surrogate mother became pregnant naturally in parallel with the surrogacy process. A son and daughter were born on the same day by cesarean section. The court was required to rule on the issue of parenthood. Both families intend to raise the children in contact with each other.

The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has ruled that tracks created entirely by artificial intelligence will be disqualified from official charts. The decision comes after a cover of Madonna's "Like a Prayer" by a Brisbane DJ, which used AI-generated vocals and instruments, topped the charts and accumulated over 48 million streams.

In the Australian state of Victoria, more than 1,000 penguins have been vaccinated out of a target of about 5,000. The complex operation is made possible by their tendency to return to the same burrows every night. Urgency increased following the discovery of bird flu cases in the area. Professionals emphasize that vaccination is only part of a set of measures to contain the virus.

Australia has determined that tech giants, including Google, Meta, and TikTok, will be required to pay a levy of 2.5% of local advertising revenue unless they sign commercial agreements with local media outlets.

McDonald's has suspended an employee after two Israeli customers claimed she called them "baby killers." The employee shouted "Free Palestine" at them after asking where they were originally from.

18-year-old Lily Hooper went for a hike in a national park in New South Wales and did not return. Her body was located in the forest after eight days of frantic searches. The Premier announced in parliament that she had been found alive, and her father arrived at the scene with a guitar and cookies. Half an hour later, the mistake was corrected: "It is devastating."

Israel's Ambassador to Australia, Dr. Hillel Newman, was summoned to the Australian Foreign Ministry following the Israeli Military Advocate General's decision not to open criminal proceedings regarding the deaths of World Central Kitchen staff in Gaza. Ambassador Newman defended the findings of the Israeli investigation.

An investigation by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has exposed an investment fraud network operating from Israel since 2021, which lured over 4,000 Australians, among other things, through fake news articles. The network, which the investigation claims is run by Israeli Shefi Goldberg, is estimated to have raked in hundreds of millions of dollars from its victims, which were...

A team from the University of the Sunshine Coast has documented Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in Hervey Bay, Queensland, using empty shells as hunting tools. This behavior, known as "shelling," was previously only observed in dolphins in Shark Bay, thousands of kilometers away from this new discovery.

41-year-old Katya Grossa entered a home sauna in Australia, unaware the space had filled with gas. When she attempted to relight the stove, a massive explosion occurred, leaving her engulfed in flames. Despite severe burns, she managed to crawl to safety.

Precisely in the days when headlines speak of a rise in antisemitism in Australia and tension between the governments, a delegation of senior trauma doctors landed in the country for an unusual visit.

Dolphins use various tools for hunting, including shells, and now a group of researchers in Australia has managed to document the rare sight: "I screamed with excitement."

The state of New South Wales has launched a reform aimed at significantly reducing the amount of private weapons in the hands of citizens. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated: "We must do everything in our power to ensure that the antisemitic attack at Bondi is not repeated; this includes significant gun reform at a national level."

A 25-year-old French national was arrested in Australia on suspicion of threatening an Israeli backpacker with a knife after discovering he had served in the IDF. The prosecution alleged an antisemitic motive, and the court remanded him in custody.

A French tourist who was staying with an Israeli tourist at a hostel in Australia is suspected of attacking him with a knife. According to the details, the Frenchman began to hug him defiantly and at a certain stage pulled out a 20-centimeter knife. In a WhatsApp message that preceded the incident, the attacker wrote to his friends: "The next time I see him at the hostel, maybe we will go to a...

Meta announced that since the Australian ban took effect in December, 462,000 Instagram accounts and 294,000 Facebook accounts suspected of belonging to users under 16 have been disabled.

The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has suspended the registration of Cryptolink as a virtual asset service provider and ordered the shutdown of the company's machines for three months.

Travelers who found a suitcase in a wooded area in Australia called the police, who opened a murder investigation. A forensic examination revealed that the "body" is actually an extremely realistic sex doll.

Travelers opened a suitcase abandoned on the side of the road and discovered what appeared to be a woman's body, and homicide detectives were scrambled from Sydney. Almost a day later, forensic tests determined that it was not a human but a doll. The district commander defended her officers' conduct: "There are no regrets here."

After documenting medical workers threatening to murder Israeli patients, Max Viper is heading to Sydney to testify in court and is requesting urgent assistance in funding close protection due to fears for his life.

Two soccer players from the Iranian women's national team, Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanizadeh, received Australian citizenship after a long journey that began with the decision to leave their team during the Asian Cup held in Australia. The two sought asylum for fear that they would have to face severe consequences if they returned to Iran.

The opposition leader in the Australian Capital Territory, Mark Parton, admitted to sending a message complaining about his job being "boring" during budget hearings, but denied it was sent to a sex worker. Parton refused to answer questions regarding the matter, claiming they are not of public interest, and stated he has no intention of resigning.

Bob Montgomery completed a ride across the Australian continent to raise funds for those suffering from Motor Neurone Disease. He passed away just one day after finishing the journey, having raised over 104,965 Australian dollars for the cause.

The Australian athletics world is mourning the death of Natasha Ward, an up-and-coming middle-distance runner. Ward passed away over the weekend at just 21 years old. Athletics New South Wales and the Sutherland District Athletics Club announced the sad news in a joint statement, but the cause of death has not been made public.

The New South Wales Court of Appeal has ruled that a video featuring two former Sydney hospital employees making violent threats against Israelis will be admissible as evidence. The trial is scheduled to begin later this month.

The Supreme Court of Australia has overturned a lower court ruling that had banned the use of a viral video as evidence in the case against Sarah Abu Lebdeh and Ahmad Rashad Nadir. The recording, which captures the medical workers threatening Israeli patients, will now be used in their upcoming trial.

Ross Simmons discovered the book "Antiquities of Athens" inside a tea chest hidden within a sealed fireplace during renovations at his home in Kiama, Australia. It is believed the book was originally borrowed by his great-great-grandfather, John, who owned the property at the time.

Australia's internet regulator announced on Thursday that it has initiated legal proceedings against Telegram, alleging failures in handling pro-terrorist publications. The eSafety Commissioner's office stated that it took action after the platform failed to remove videos of executions and mass shootings.