South Australia sees 95 per cent increase in exports to Canada

Australian military chief calls for war readiness

Admiral David Johnston, the chief of the Australian Defence Force, this week issued a thinly-veiled demand for not just higher military spending but the faster development of a war economy. “Defence is fully expending its budget at the moment,”...

‘Life that they deserve’: why Australia’s elephants are moving out of city zoos

After Tricia died, Perth Zoo’s last remaining female elephant, Permai, became withdrawn. “She lost her matriarch … that was her whole world,” says Jack Lemon, the zoo’s acting director of life sciences, of the once cheeky and affectionate...

Australia: University of Melbourne expels pro-Palestinian students

The University of Melbourne, one of Australia’s most prestigious universities, has expelled two students and suspended two others for their involvement in pro-Palestinian protests on campus. The decision marks a further shift to outlaw political...

The rich get richer: Australia is at risk of becoming an inheritocracy

Alan Schwartz, whose personal wealth alongside his wife is just over $1 billion and has them ranked No.159 on this year’s list, looked into this trend more broadly. He found that though the average wealth of all Australians climbed from $160,000...

Abhinav Mukund picks WTC Final winner between South Africa and Australia

Former Indian cricketer Abhinav Mukund has shared his views on the South Africa National Cricket Team’s chances against the mighty Australia National Cricket Team in the much-awaited ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025 at Lord’s. The WTC...

Australia's worst mass killer is now so overweight he needs three mattresses to sleep on - as details emerge about his pen pal girlfriend

By NICHOLAS COMINO FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA and AAP Published: 23:54 EDT, 6 June 2025 | Updated: 04:19 EDT, 7 June 2025 Australia's worst mass murderer, Martin Bryant, is now so overweight he reportedly needs to sleep on three mattresses stacked...

Australian media blast Spurs' sacking of Postecoglou as 'big mistake'

Australian media on Saturday blasted Tottenham's decision to sack home hero Ange Postecoglou as a "big mistake", saying he had consistently shown himself to be a winner. The Australian, one of the nation's most successful managerial exports,...

Australian universities urge Albanese to join NZ in $170bn Europe fund amid Trump attacks on education

Australian universities are urging the Albanese government to join New Zealand in a $170bn Europe research fund amid US president Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown on higher education and international students. Universities Australia’s executive...

WTC final will be a new challenge for Australia: Lyon

London, June 7: Nathan Lyon says it will be a different challenge for Australia to take on South Africa in the World Test Championship final despite having the experience of winning ICC trophies across formats since the side will compete in...

Australia cannot change biosecurity laws to ‘suit’ Trump

Deputy Nationals Leader Kevin Hogan says Australia’s biosecurity should not be used as a bargaining tool for the removal of US tariffs as that would “decimate” the beef industry. “We can’t compromise our biosecurity rules … they’re tight for a...

Australian navy ship causes widespread radio and internet outages in New Zealand

An Australian Navy vessel, HMAS Canberra, inadvertently caused significant disruptions to radio and internet services across parts of New Zealand this week. The incident occurred as the ship was en route to Wellington, impacting both the North and...

55-Million-Year-Old Frog Fossil Rewrites Australian Evolutionary History

Artist’s reconstruction of the new species Litoria tylerantiqua (right) and previously described species Platyplectrum casca (left) from Murgon, south-eastern Queensland. Credit: Samantha Yabsley Litoria tylerantiqua, a 55-million-year-old fossil,...

Parents of Brit backpacker, 24, facing 20 years in prison over fatal e-scooter crash fly to Australia

THE parents of a British backpacker facing 20 years in prison over a fatal e-scooter crash have flown to Australia to be with their daughter. Alicia Kemp, 24, was denied bail in an Australian court after being charged over the horror smash that...

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...

Shubman Gill must be given a long rope to prove his credentials, says Australian great

Cricket News Legendary Australian player has said that Indian cricket management has done the right thing by handing over the reigns to young Shubman Gill. Shubman Gill will captain India in England Tests. (Photo: X) New Delhi: Legendary Australia...

The last 800m to one of Australia’s most historic spots is the toughest part of the trek

The final 30-odd kilometres of unsealed road to Cape York are perhaps its roughest. Starting from Bamaga, one of five Indigenous communities strung out across the Northern Peninsula Area, a single-lane track plagued with potholes and bulldust cuts...

Indian-origin Gurvinder Singh accused of running major drug, cigarette smuggling operation in Australia

Gurvinder Singh, a 42-year-old Indian-origin Australian man, was arrested following a two-year multi-agency investigation for allegedly masterminding an international drug operation that smuggled 20 million illicit cigarettes and over half a tonne...

Out with the young and in with the old: A mid-year All-Australian team with a difference

So, seven players aged 30-plus make this mid-year 22, as the AFL competition follows the trend of tennis – see Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams – and American team sports in which 35 is the new 30, and quarterbacks...

Australia's worst mass killer is now so overweight he needs three mattresses to sleep on - as details emerge about his pen pal girlfriend

By NICHOLAS COMINO FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA and AAP Published: 23:54 EDT, 6 June 2025 | Updated: 04:19 EDT, 7 June 2025 Australia's worst mass murderer, Martin Bryant, is now so overweight he reportedly needs to sleep on three mattresses stacked...