Australia

SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s center-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in Parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to $32 million for social media platforms for...

MELBOURNE — Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban children younger than 16 from social media, saying online safety was one of parents’...

‘s government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to As per the proposed bill, flouting the ban would lead to a fine of up to AU$50 million...

The sight of the Sydney newspaper’s front page was enough to make one gasp aloud. Virat Kohli’s face, above folded arms, gazed back from The Daily Telegraph, the photograph taking...

The highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy gets under way at Perth Stadium on Friday with India, coming off the back of a shock 3-0 loss at home to New Zealand, aiming...

A video capturing a rare moment of whales frolicking just a few feet from the shore has captivated viewers on TikTok. The clip, shared by @kai.glover, has amassed over 199,000...

Police in Australia charged former radio show host Alan Jones with 24 assault and sexual touching offences on Monday, indictments that followed accusations in a newspaper that Jones had assaulted...

Australia’s Senate has voted to censure Indigenous lawmaker Lidia Thorpe after she heckled Britain’s King Charles III during his visit to parliament last month. The vote, led by Australia’s governing...

Defense Minister Richard Marles announced Sunday that troops will regularly deploy to northern Australia About 2,000 U.S. Marines are stationed in Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, for six months...

DARWIN, Australia—Japan, Australia, and the United States are strengthening their three-way defense cooperation—vowing, among other things, to consult with each other in military planning and regional crises, defense leaders from...