Thousands of Indian soldiers served alongside Anzac forces at Gallipoli, leaving their legacy in the "puggaree" — a traditional Indian headwrap that was adapted to adorn the slouch hats worn by the Australian army.
Disability support provider Yooralla has back-paid over 1,300 employees $2.05 million due to a clerical error in payroll systems from March 2018 to March 2024. The organization self-reported the issue to the Fair Work Ombudsman and entered an enforceable undertaking to upgrade protocols.
A 13-year-old boy in Queensland, Australia, has been charged with plotting a school massacre. He allegedly told police he "wanted to kill people for months" and asked AI to write a "mass-shooting story" inspired by the Bondi attack. Police found evidence of radical views and plans for an attack on Albert State School.
An elderly woman with dementia fell during a Telstra outage in Victoria, experiencing distress due to communication failures. Meanwhile, SA Police and the Acting Premier are investigating a senator's claim of a death linked to the outage, stating they have no record of such an event. The Ghan train also experienced delays.
Opposition leader Angus Taylor defended shadow minister Sarah Henderson's unnecessary calls to the triple-zero system during a nationwide Telstra outage, stating she was "doing her job." He also dismissed concerns about Senator Kerrynne Liddle's unconfirmed claim of an elderly death due to the outage.
Rescue crews recovered debris from a K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea off Pakistan's coast. Five crew members are missing. Radar data shows the plane rapidly descended before losing contact.
Swimming Australia introduces 'Flickbait,' a world-first website resource to debunk fake news and misinformation targeting its athletes, aiming to protect them from fabricated content and distress.
