Australia

Queen Elizabeth II has approved the posthumous awarding of a Victoria Cross to Australian World War II navy hero Edward “Teddy” Sheean. Mr Sheean was an 18-year-old Royal Australian Navy ordinary seaman aboard the HMAS Armidale when it was attacked by Japanese warplanes off the coast of what is now …

Bidding on more than 800 items that once sat in the Bjelke-Petersen’s possession ran until 2am on Wednesday, with some fetching prices of tens of thousands of dollars.Read More

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New Zealand health authorities have identified at least one more positive COVID-19 case in addition to the four announced last night, with up to 200 close contacts being tested. Director general of health Ashley Bloomfield said authorities are aware of “an additional four probable cases who are people with symptoms linked …

Victoria has recorded 21 deaths, a new high in the state’s daily death toll, and 410 new cases, while NSW health authorities focus on a religious retreat that may have sparked a Sydney school cluster.Read More

Newlywed Hala Jheir was driving home to her husband in the Beirut suburb of Gimmayzeh when 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate ignited causing a blast likened to that of an atomic bomb. The couple had returned to Lebanon after being married in Sydney only a month earlier. The August 4 …

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in Victoria’s west, with an emergency alert being issued to the Golden Plains Shire. The bird flu outbreak was found near Lethbridge, with all poultry owners urged to remain vigilant and keep their birds enclosed. The warning, issued at 12.30pm …

One of the three young women accused of lying on their border passes to re-enter Queensland from Melbourne has been released from hotel quarantine. Haja Timbo, 21, was ordered into mandatory quarantine despite testing negative to COVID-19 late last month. She is facing charges of lying about visiting Melbourne, a …

Victoria has recorded 21 deaths, a new high in the state’s daily death toll, and 410 new cases, while NSW health authorities focus on a religious retreat that may have sparked a Sydney school cluster.Read More

A pub steak in Brisbane is set to land as many as 10 Broncos in hot water with the NRL.Read More