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Australia Confirms Local and Travel Related Malaria Patients
(Vax-Before-Travel News)While about half of the world’s population is at risk of malaria, the African Region accounts for about 95% of all cases. However, this mosquito-transmitted disease has been detected in various unusual locations in 2025. In...

Grand Princess to Sail Year-Round in Australia
The Grand Princess is set to take over Princess Cruises’ year-round itineraries in Australia and the South Pacific. Replacing the Crown Princess, which is currently based in Sydney, the 1998-built vessel will offer summer cruises out of Australian...

Australia's apparel imports rise 7.3% to $7.28 bn in...

Respiratory infections soar in WA as Australian Medical Association urges people to get COVID & flu vaccines
Rates of respiratory infections such as influenza, whooping cough and COVID have increased in WA over the past few months prompting Australia’s peak medical body to urge people to get vaccinated. The Australian Medical Association wants everyone,...

Distilling seven Australian seasons in a bottle ... with ants
Ants in gin, Australia’s rule-breaking chefs, Adam Leonti’s date-night pasta, curbing L.A.’s cream-top enthusiasm, Chin Chin’s endangered Chinese chicken salad and more. I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with this week’s...

WTC final: Big milestones within reach for Australias Khawaja, Cummins ahead of title clash against SA
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): As Australia's ICC World Test Championship (WTC) title defence against South Africa draws closer, two of team's brightest stars in the ongoing cycle, skipper Pat Cummins and opener Usman Khawaja have big milestone...

Moody backs Australia to defend WTC mace, but issues SAs 'genuine threat' warning
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Former cricketer Tom Moody has backed Australia to pip South Africa in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, which is slated to kick off on Wednesday at Lord's, but cautioned his former side to be wary of Marco...

Australian woman accused of poisoning admits it’s ‘possible’ she searched online for death cap mushrooms
An Australian woman on trial for allegedly murdering three of her relatives with a mushroom-laced meal told a court it was possible she had searched online for death cap mushrooms, although she could not recall doing so.Erin Patterson (50) is...
Two Queensland tourists thought to be missing in Tasmania
Police are appealing for information after a Queensland couple did not board a flight home to Brisbane from Tasmania, where they had been on holiday. Leannedra Kang and Takahiro Toya, both in their 20s, were due to leave Tasmania on Wednesday, but...

Australia's apparel imports rise 7.3% to $7.28 bn in Jul-Apr FY25

Australia struggle to find Warner's replacement
SYDNEY: Filling the giant shoes of David Warner continues to be a headache for Australia 17 months after the bombastic Test opener retired, with Marnus Labuschagne shaping as the latest contender in the World Test Championship final against South...

Crown Princess Victoria debuts unexpected style overhaul with Miu Miu look
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, who has nailed sophisticated style, typically sticks to a specific look – however, every now and then, the wife of Prince Daniel surprises royal fashion watchers with something new. Though she mostly opts for...

Nathan Lyon warns Australia not to underestimate South Africa in WTC Final
Cricket News Nathan Lyon cautions Australia against underestimating South Africa's batting ahead of the ICC World Test Championship final, starting on June 11 at Lord's. Nathan Lyon urges Australia not to take South Africa challenge lightly....

Moody believes Australia hold advantage in WTC final, says ‘winning mentality is ingrained in them’
New Delhi: Former Australia cricket Tom Moody believes that over generations, Australia have thrived under the pressure of high stakes matches and have elevated the game to another level over the years ahead of their World test Championship (WTC)...

UK pop star Rita Ora reveals the surprising gift she took home from her time Down Under: 'It's your fault, Australia'
UK pop star has revealed a very surprising gift that she took home during her recent stint Down Under. The Lonely Together hitmaker, 34, was a coach on Channel Seven series The Voice from 2021 to 2023. Speaking to the Daily Telegraph about her...
Australian released from Iraqi prison after more than four years behind bars
The federal government is welcoming the release of an Australian engineer from a jail in Iraq. Robert Pether has been granted bail, emerging from a prison in Iraq after spending more than four years behind bars. Mr Pether was arrested in April...

WTC final: Big milestones within reach for Australia’s Khawaja, Cummins ahead of title clash against SA
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): As Australia's ICC World Test Championship (WTC) title defence against South Africa draws closer, two of team's brightest stars in the ongoing cycle, skipper Pat Cummins and opener Usman Khawaja have big milestone...
Moody backs Australia to defend WTC mace, but issues SA’s “genuine threat” warning
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Former cricketer Tom Moody has backed Australia to pip South Africa in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, which is slated to kick off on Wednesday at Lord's, but cautioned his former side to be wary of Marco...

The Young and the Restless June 6 Recap: Mariah's Silence Continues as Victoria Cancels ...
The Young and the Restless June 6 episode saw Tessa confide in Daniel that Mariah had been distant and crying at night. Meanwhile, Victoria reconsiders France for Cole, while Phyllis clashes with Sally over Dumas’s mysterious party. Mariah’s...

Australian primary students send Pope Leo XIV a homemade quilt
As he presented his credential letters to the Pope this week, Keith Pitt, the new Australian Ambassador to the Holy See, gave Pope Leo XIV biscuits, wine, and a homemade quilt from students at a Catholic school. By Kielce Gussie Macadamia nuts,...