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Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team starting in 2028
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...
Australian police launch a special operation to investigate increased antisemitic attacks
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian federal police launched a special operation to investigate an increase in antisemitic threats and violence since the war between Israel and Hamas began last year. Jewish leaders say prejudice against their community has reached unprecedented...
Vandals burn a car and spray graffiti in latest antisemitic attack in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Vandals torched a car and sprayed graffiti with anti-Israel slogans including an apparently misspelled “Kill Israiel" on Wednesday in a Sydney suburb that is home to Australia's largest Jewish community. Officials condemned the attack as antisemitic. ...
AP PHOTOS: Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande cut a 'Wicked' swath around the world
In “Wicked,” Elphaba and Glinda travel from Shiz University to the Emerald City on a glistening green train to meet the wizard. In real life, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have traveled much farther and wider and longer — and on airplanes — to promote their hotly anticipated film. ...
Former Sydney radio broadcaster and rugby coach Alan Jones charged with sex crimes
SYDNEY (AP) — Retired Sydney radio broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones was charged Monday with multiple sex crimes against males over two decades, police said. The 83-year-old will appear in a Sydney court on Dec. 18 on 24 charges relating to eight...
Controversial Australian Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn retires from competition
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ridiculed and spawned conspiracy theories about how she qualified for the Games. ...
Australian police recover 40,000 stolen 'Bluey' coins
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police said on Wednesday they had recovered more than 40,000 stolen limited-edition coins based on the hit children’s animated series “Bluey.” The Bluey coins, with a face value of one Australian dollar (65 U.S. cents) each, were found on Tuesday...
Australian prime minister defends himself from an accusation that he asked for free flight upgrades
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday said he had always “acted in a transparent and appropriate way” after a new book claimed that he had repeatedly requested free upgrades for personal flights on Qantas Airways. Albanese, who was...
3 dead after light planes collided in Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — Three men died after two light planes collided midair and crashed into a forested area southwest of Sydney on Saturday. Australian police, fire and ambulance crews reached the two wreckage sites, located in a semirural bushland area about 55 miles southwest of Sydney,...
Man pleads guilty to displaying a Nazi symbol at pro-Palestinian rally
SYDNEY (AP) — A restaurateur pleaded guilty Thursday to displaying a Nazi symbol during a pro-Palestinian rally in Sydney in early October. Alan Yazbek was photographed at the Oct. 6 rally in Sydney's central business district holding a sign that replaced the Star of David on the...
