Australia

Three bodies have been discovered in a popular Mexican tourist area where an American and two Australians suddenly vanished last week having been on an apparent camping and surfing trip,...

A group of Australian lawmakers wrote to President Biden on World Press Freedom Day urging him to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as press freedom groups call...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at pro-Palestinian campus protests around the world, U.S. and Russian troops sharing a Nigerien air base, and emergency flooding measures in Kenya....

Authorities in Mexico have arrested several people in connection with the mysterious disappearance of a trio of foreign tourists—including an American—who vanished in Baja California last week. U.S. national Jack...

The Gaza solidarity encampment at Melbourne’s Monash University was intruded on last night by a group of people brandishing Australian and Israeli flags. Protest camps have been established at a...

A plane carrying German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock landed in the southern Australian city of Adelaide on Thursday for a trip that had to be abandoned last August. Baerbock made the...

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a $925 million initiative to help people flee abusive relationships after a recent uptick in violence against women in Australia. State, territory and...

Piss pants are in the news this week. A pair of jeans from UK-based Italian-made brand JordanLuca’s Fall/Winter 2023 collection have gone viral on Instagram, despite the fact they were...

Australia aims to double the size of its naval fleet with its largest shipbuilding investment since World War II, but questions remain about its financial commitment, manpower, schedule, and ability to avoid acquisition missteps....

Melbourne-based friends and collaborators Jet Dwyer and Clem McNabb believe documentation of the queer community should come from within the queer community and, for their new exhibition, have curated an...