The residents of a Sydney suburb were shocked after they discovered anti-Semitic leaflets that accused Jews of “pumping anti-European values” and called for “white Australia” to wake up. The country’s authorities slammed the incident. Aussies were more outraged by the existence of the pamphlets and by some people expressing their freedoms, then by some facts stated in them. The flyers have... 

Arab countries in the Persian Gulf have urged the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to dismiss Australia whose presence in the body since 2006 has not gone in their favor. AFC chief Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa said Thursday that not only Arabs, but other football confederations in West Asia are no longer happy with Australia’s presence in the AFC because they can’t defeat it. Salman... 

Prominent criminal barrister Alex Lewenberg allegedly told a victim of a sex offender he should not have co-operated with police. Members of Australia’s Orthodox Jewish community who assist police investigating alleged child sexual abuse have been pressured to stay silent, secret tape recordings and emails obtained by Fairfax Media reveal. The details of the pressure being exerted on victims... 

This illustration shows the thick dust torus that astronomers believe surrounds supermassive black holes and their accretion discs. An unknown radio signal, which may have come from a black hole, colliding neutron stars (or for those who ‘believe’ alien life), has been picked up by astronomers live for the first time ever. Its origins remain mysterious. The fast radio bursts are quick, bright flashes... 

A four-year-old Australian boy has received the world’s first treatment for managing type 1 diabetes after doctors fitted him with an artificial pancreas. The new device, which looks like an mp3 player, was attached to Xavier Hames’s body using several tubes inserted under his skin, Australian health officials said on Wednesday. The four-year-old became the first patient to use the new device... 

Australian researchers have stored quantum data into a solid crystal of europium. Scientists have developed a prototype quantum “hard drive” with the capability of storing data for up to an unprecedented six hours. The record storage time was achieved by researchers at the Australian National University (ANU). “We believe it will soon be possible to distribute quantum information between any... 

Australian authorities are on high-alert as two bushfires rage across the country’s South Australia state and temperatures soar above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). On Friday, at least four homes have been destroyed and several volunteer firefighters injured as separate fires burnt out of control in northeast of the state capital, Adelaide, and in the Lower South East region. “You are in... 

New Year’s fireworks erupt over Sydney’s iconic Harbor Bridge and Opera House during the traditional fireworks at midnight on January 1, 2015. People in Australia have celebrated the end of 2014 with dazzling fireworks display to greet the New Year. More than 1.5 million revelers gathered along the shores of Sydney’s famed harbor to watch the Australian city’s renowned firework display over... 

Police comfort a distressed woman at the scene where eight children aged between 18 months and 15 years were found dead at a home in the northern Australian city of Cairns, police said on December 19, 2014, reportedly after a gruesome mass stabbing. An Australian mother has been arrested for murder in the mass killing of eight children who were found dead in the city of Cairns, seven of whom were hers.... 

Emerging from shoes, lying undetected in toilets, waiting patiently in cars and on walls, native wildlife has earned Australia the tag of a country brimming with deadly creatures. Emerging from shoes, lying undetected in toilets, waiting patiently in cars and on walls, native wildlife has earned Australia the tag of a country brimming with deadly creatures. In many cases, this reputation is well-earned,... 

Massive fire is seen raging in the Whiteman Park area of the Australian city of Perth on December 14, 2014. Towering flames near Western Australian city of Perth have prompted evacuation of many homes as water-bombing helicopters and firefighters battle the blaze. The wildfire began in the Whiteman Park area of the major city, which has a population of 1.5 million, at 1:11 pm local time, threatening... 

Australian hostage girls forced to display the ISIS terrorist flag. A police operation is underway at a café in the Australian city of Sydney, where hostages are being held by unknown Muslim ISIS attackers and a black Jihadist flag can be seen. It comes amid Australia’s backing of the US-led operation against the Islamic State. At least 40 hostages are believed to be held inside the café. There... 

Treasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann announced the first stage of budget cuts in May. Australia is to scrap around 175 government agencies in what many say would exacerbate the country’s unemployment problems. The decision is expected for Monday as part of Prime Minister Tony Abbot’s mid-year economic outlook. Abbot’s administration has already abolished more than 76 agencies... 

A handcuffed Christmas Island detainee being led to a plane bound for Sydney and the Silverwater detention center. Australia has tightened its controversial immigration laws by introducing temporary visas for refugees, which do not grant settlement in the country. Australia’s lower house of parliament narrowly approved amendments to the Migration Act on Friday following a debate on the issue in the... 

Sydney actress says she’s the victim of brutal police assault… A video showing three Sydney police officers brutally beating a young woman has gone viral, with over 750,000 views on Facebook. During the clip, the victim is repeatedly hit with a police baton and appears to be kicked in the head by a male officer. Police brutality has been hitting the headlines in the US, but now it seems...