Jenitar Na'amoana, 34, has given birth to rare, naturally-conceived identical quadruplet girls at 28 weeks and four days at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. The monozygotic quadruplets, sharing the same placenta, are an "unheard of" occurrence, estimated at one in 15 million pregnancies.
Telstra, powering 25m mobile services, experienced a major outage blamed on a time-keeping server issue. The Australian government dismissed foreign interference speculation and launched an investigation. Services have largely returned to normal.
An Australian woman linked to the Islamic State group, identified as former Sydney resident Hodan Abby, has been authorized to return to Australia. The government can no longer enforce a criminal exclusion order, but she will face extensive security monitoring.
Leah Stewart, attacked by a great white shark at Sydney's Coogee beach, is no longer in critical condition and remembers the incident in detail, her brother reported. The 34-year-old teacher is recovering from an arm amputation and other severe injuries, while Sydney beaches face closures due to increased great white shark sightings.
An Australian woman pleads for her father's deportation to Nauru to be halted. Overseas, Donald Trump confirms a call with Israel's PM, while Iran attacks Kuwait airport. Australia faces trade tariffs, and NDIS reforms face criticism.
An Australian woman is pleading for her father's deportation to Nauru to be halted. Meanwhile, Donald Trump confirmed a testy call with Israel's PM, Iran attacked Kuwait airport, and Australia faces trade tariffs.
Mary Mavis Crabtree, 59, was acquitted of her son's murder in Australia but is now charged with the murder of her daughter, Erin, who died in 2012. She is also accused of fraud.
