Cases of a deadly, vaccine-preventable strain of diphtheria have now risen to 18, after the Centre for Disease Control first declared an outbreak last month.
The US is proposing a tariff increase on Australian products to 12.5% as part of a new Section 301 investigation into forced labor. This move aims to circumvent previous court rulings and re-establish a tariff regime similar to the one previously dismantled by the Supreme Court.
Boxing Victoria has suspended Nick Tsioulos, owner of Melbourne's Club Titans gym, after learning neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell was training there. Sewell's organization was recently designated a hate group.
Four neo-Nazis have been found guilty of offensive behaviour for disrupting a Melbourne Anzac Day dawn service by booing an Indigenous elder. Magistrate James FitzGerald ruled the act was offensive given the event's solemn nature.
Notorious paedophile and former magistrate Peter Liddy has been released after serving a 25-year prison sentence for abusing four children. He is under strict supervision, with the government seeking his indefinite detention.
Australia's bee industry warns of crop failures and a food crisis as the varroa mite has wiped out at least 60% of hives. A new report predicts a shortfall of 300,000 commercial beehives for the upcoming pollination season, threatening key crops like almonds, cherries, and avocados.
Notorious paedophile and former magistrate Peter Liddy, 82, has been released from prison after serving a 25-year sentence for abusing four children. He is under strict home detention while the South Australian government seeks his indefinite detention.
