Australia

Australian man arrested for murder of 17-year-old as her stepmother calls for his execution

The 17-year-old Thai girl's body was found in a suitcase in Pattaya. The suspect faces charges of murder, concealment of a body, moving or destroying a body, and taking a minor for sexual purposes.

Police officers pose with Carman Simon Peter, an Australian man arrested in the suspected murder of a 17-year-old Thai girl in Pattaya, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, in Samut Prakan, Thailand June 27, 2026.
Actor Gabi Lev: Fresh take.

'Shards of Laughter': Giving people permission to laugh through painful topics

A man walks past a graffiti reading "Oct 7, do it again”' on a retail store in Melbourne, Australia, October 7, 2025.

Elderly disabled Jewish woman subjected to antisemitic abuse inside Melbourne Vodafone store

Two Australian nurses who were suspended for saying they would, and have already killed Israeli pateints, February 12, 2025.

Australian judge excludes video of nurses threatening Israeli patients from case


Anti-Iranian regime activists hold global protests denouncing months-long internet outage

Activists also held banners praising Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, including calling him "King of Iran," according to footage taken at the scenes.

Supporters of the son of Iran's last shah, exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, with Iranian pre-Islamic revolution of 1979 flags, during a protest rally in Vienna, with an Israel flag flying in the background, May 10, 2026.

Pauline Hanson cashes in on Trump-like populism as it surges in Australia

Australia’s political landscape shifts as Trump-like populism rises. Pauline Hanson’s One Nation attracts wealthy donors, signaling a major change in the country’s conservative movement.

A campaign cutout depicting One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is displayed outside a pre-polling centre ahead of the Farrer by-election in Corowa, Australia, May 6, 2026.

My Word: Nice words are not enough - opinion

"It’s a bit like the people who attack us for making the Holocaust – the genocide of the Jews – all about Jews. Apparently that’s ‘Jewish supremacist’ behaviour…"

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn reacts after the General Election results of the Islington North constituency were announced

Australian women linked to ISIS arrested, accused of slavery after Syrian return

The Australian government said on Wednesday that four women and nine children who had been detained in northeast Syria planned to return to Australia, but would receive no government assistance.

MEMBERS OF Australian families believed to be linked to the Islamic State militants wait to leave Roj camp near Derik, Syria April 24, 2026.

Antisemitic manosphere streamer Sneako kicked out of, banned from Australia

Sneako is known for producing antisemitic and racist content, as well as for being part of the "manosphere," a loose collection of online influencers who promote misogynistic ideas.

SNEAKO ATTENDS WrestleMania After Dark Las Vegas Hall Of Fame event featuring Metro Boomin at LIV Nightclub at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on April 19, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Australia says Islamic State-linked citizens in Syria camp plan to return home

Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said any returnee suspected of criminal activity would "face the full force of the law without exception," though he did not specify potential charges.

Members of Australian families believed to be linked to the Islamic State militants wait to leave Roj camp near Derik, Syria April 24, 2026.

Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach attack and rising antisemitism

"My family and I no longer want to live in Australia. We don't feel safe here. We don't feel welcome," one witness told the Royal Commission on antisemitism.

A mourner lights candles as people gather around floral tributes outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 17, 2025, to honour victims of the Bondi Beach shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration.

The digital shift changing poker culture in Australia

Poker players around live table.

Australia to hold first antisemitism commission hearing after Bondi Beach interim report

The Commission, which will first focus on tasks involving the definition of antisemitism, will hold the block of hearings until next Friday.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (C) speaks on the Royal Commission on last year's mass shooting incident in Sydney on April 30, 2026.

Australian choir denies that antisemitism influenced canceling Bondi victims benefit concert

The June 28 Concert for Hope and Unity collaborative event with the Hellenic Choir and the Sydney Jewish Choral Society was reported to have been canceled on Monday by The Australian.

GENERAL VIEW of the memorial at Bondi Pavilion on December 21, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.