Top Vietnamese leader to pay state visits to Australia, New Zealand
Vietnam News 14:15 06/08/2026General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation will pay state visits to Australia and New Zealand from August 9-14.
Australia's Jetstar to charge for carry-on bags in overhead lockers
World 11:59 05/08/2026Jetstar, the budget arm of Australia's national carrier Qantas, will require passengers who want to store carry-on bags in overhead lockers to pay extra from February, as the airline overhauls its cabin baggage policy.
Most Australian teens still on social media three months after under-16 ban began, study finds
World 11:31 31/07/2026More than 8 in 10 Australian teenagers were still using social media three months after the government's landmark ban on the platforms for under-16s took effect because the tech firms failed to implement effective age checks, the country's internet regulator has found.
Australia begins legal action against Telegram over alleged pro-terror material
World 14:21 30/07/2026SYDNEY - Australia's internet regulator said on Thursday it had begun legal action against messaging platform Telegram over alleged failings to tackle pro-terror posts.
Australia considers tougher enforcement of social media ban for teens
World 12:16 26/06/2026Australia's prime minister said on Friday he was keen to make sure the country's social media ban for children was as strong as possible, as a new study found that the measure — the first of its kind and now six months old — had little impact on teen use.
Australia vows to rein in any H5N1 bird flu after confirming first case
World 10:34 20/06/2026SYDNEY - Australia will do all it can to curb any spread of H5N1 bird flu, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday, as the first mainland infection was confirmed in a seabird a day after being detected in a remote southwestern region.
Australia declares El Nino set to be strongest in decades
World 15:31 16/06/2026Australia's weather bureau warned on Tuesday that an El Nino weather pattern has formed in the tropical Pacific and could intensify in the second half of 2026 to become one of the strongest in seven decades.
Sydney reopens beach under heavy patrols after shark attack
World 12:22 15/06/2026SYDNEY - Sydney's Coogee Beach reopened on Monday under the watchful eyes of lifeguards and jet ski patrols, after a shark attack over the weekend left a woman critically injured and prompted a safety review at Australia's popular shorelines.
Australia win 2-0 to spoil Turkey's return to World Cup stage
World 14:22 14/06/2026VANCOUVER -- Australia spoiled Turkey's return to the World Cup stage after 24 years by securing a 2-0 victory in their Group D opener on Saturday, courtesy of goals from Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe and a rock-solid defence.
Australian researchers teach brain cells to play 'Doom'
World 15:17 31/05/2026Australian researchers have trained lab-grown brain cells on a silicon computer chip to play the nineties shooter game "Doom" and say they are just scratching the surface of what the neurons could be capable of doing.
Man dies after shark attack on Australia's Great Barrier Reef
World 16:43 24/05/2026CANBERRA -- A 39-year-old man has died after being attacked by a shark at the Great Barrier Reef on Sunday, police said, the second fatal shark attack in Australia this month.
Australia seeks Vietnam market access for kangaroo meat, lychee
Economy 16:47 22/05/2026Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Gillian Bird expressed hope that Vietnam would soon complete its evaluation report to allow imports of Australia’s wild kangaroo meat and lychees during her meeting with Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Environment Trinh Viet Hung in Hanoi on Thursday.
