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Australia wakes to more antisemitic graffiti after a discovery of explosives was revealed by police

Jan. 29, 2025 20:57 PM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Three more incidents of antisemitic graffiti were found across Sydney on Thursday morning, leading Australian political leaders to warn of an escalation in hatred and decry as terrorism explosives found earlier in a trailer on the city’s outskirts. ...

Police investigate whether foreign actors are paying for antisemitic crimes in Australia

Jan. 22, 2025 01:24 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country, police said on Wednesday. Australia Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw was meeting on Wednesday with state police...

Australian state commits more police to investigate antisemitic crime

Jan. 21, 2025 00:43 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state committed more police to investigate a spate of antisemitic crimes, officials said on Tuesday after a childcare center was torched near a Sydney synagogue. The childcare center a block from a synagogue in a suburb of Maroubra was also...

Australian woman who says she is the Philippine president's half-sister appears in a Sydney court

Jan. 10, 2025 02:58 AM EST

SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian woman who says she is the half-sister of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appeared in a Sydney court on Friday on charges of causing a drunken disturbance on an airliner and pledged not to drink alcohol at airports or on planes while she is on bail. ...

2 sailors die in the stormy first night of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organizers say

Dec. 27, 2024 16:58 PM EST

Two sailors on separate boats have died in boom accidents two hours apart on a storm-ravaged first night of the annual Sydney to Hobart race, adding to the event's long history of deaths at sea. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, which administers the yacht race, said...

Gisèle Pelicot's Australian supporters are moved that their French heroine wore an Aboriginal scarf

Dec. 20, 2024 17:44 PM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A group of Gisèle Pelicot’s Australian admirers said Friday they're moved that the victim in France’s notorious drugging-and-rape case has acknowledged her distant supporters Down Under by wearing a scarf adorned with Aboriginal art. The 72-year-old...

'Raygun: The Musical' won't use the name of the notorious Australian breaker

Dec. 20, 2024 00:17 AM EST

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism that poured in from around the globe after her controversial performance at the Paris Olympics. But maybe “Raygun: the Musical” was a bridge too...

Former radio broadcaster and Australian rugby coach Alan Jones denies indecent assault charges

Dec. 17, 2024 22:26 PM EST

SYDNEY (AP) — Retired Sydney radio broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones denied all allegations after he appeared in court on Wednesday charged with multiple sex crimes against 10 males over two decades. The 83-year-old made his first court appearance in...

Australian state proposes ban on protests at places of worship to fight rising antisemitism

Dec. 17, 2024 00:39 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state government on Tuesday proposed new restrictions on protesters in response to rising antisemitism, including a ban on demonstrations outside places of worship. Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan proposed the new laws after arsonists...

Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team starting in 2028

Dec. 11, 2024 21:44 PM EST

SYDNEY (AP) — A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League beginning in 2028 after officially being granted a license on Thursday. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinean counterpart James Marape met in Sydney...