A timeline of antisemitic incidents in Australia since Oct. 7, 2023 — including synagogue arsons and Hanukkah shooting in Bondi Beach.

Defence Minister Richard Marles said Australia was "very self-critical" as it looked to address challenges, including skilling its workforce, for the AUKUS nuclear submarine programme, ahead of AUKUS defence ministers meeting in Washington.

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SYDNEY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - A Beijing court on Monday handed Australian writer Yang Hengjun a suspended death sentence, threatening a recent rebound in bilateral ties that followed several years of strained relations between Beijing and Canberra. Prime ...

Australia's parliament passed a law legalising same-sex marriage Thursday. It followed a historic nationwide survey that saw Australians vote overwhelmingly in favour of marriage equality. Here is a timeline of key moments in marriage rights in Australia ...

Gunmen opened fire during an ​event marking the first night of Hanukkah at Sydney's Bondi Beach, ​killing at ⁠least 11 people in what Australian officials described as a targeted antisemitic attack. One of the suspected gunmen was also killed.