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CORRECTS TO JACOB HERSANT, NOT TIM SMARTT - Jacob Hersant speaks outside the Melbourne Magistrates' Court in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, before his is sentenced after he was convicted for performing the Nazi salute. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)
Self-described Nazi becomes first person jailed in Australia for performing outlawed salute
A self-described Nazi has become the first person in Australia to be sentenced to prison for performing an outlawed salute when he was ordered by a magistrate to spend one month behind bars.
November 8, 2024
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese discusses legislation that would male 16 years as a minimum age for children to use social media at a press conference in Canberra, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
Australia plans a social media ban for children under 16
The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would set an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social media, and hold platforms responsible for ensuring compliance.
November 7, 2024
FILE - People walk outside the High Court building in Canberra, Australia, on Nov. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk, File)
Australian High Court overturns law that forced scores of migrants to wear tracking bracelets
Australia’s highest court has ruled that migrants can’t be forced by law to wear electronic tracking bracelets or to comply with curfews.
November 6, 2024
India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, left, and Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong meet at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
Australian foreign minister raises allegations of India targeting Sikhs in Canada
Australia’s foreign minister says she raised allegations with her Indian counterpart that India has targeted Sikh activists in Canada. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she discussed the Canadian allegations with Indian Foreign Minister S.
November 5, 2024
Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi talks to the media outside the Federal Court of Australia, in Sydney, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)
Australian judge rules senator broke race law by telling rival legislator to return to Pakistan
An Australian judge has ruled that anti-immigration party leader Sen. Pauline Hanson breached a racial anti-discrimination law by crudely telling Pakistan-born Sen. Mehreen Faruqi to return to her homeland.
November 1, 2024
A 16-foot- ( almost 5 meters ) tall hand sculpture named Quasi stands perched on its fingertips atop the roof of an art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)
A New Zealand city waves goodbye to its ‘disturbing’ giant hand sculpture that many came to love
Perched on two fingers on the roof of an art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, the giant sculpture of a hand has loomed over the city for five years.
October 31, 2024
Victoria Police establish a crime scene outside of Auburn South Primary School, Tooronga Rd, Hawthorn East, in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP)
Mother crashes car through Australian school fence, killing a child and injuring 4 others
Australian police say a mother collecting a child crashed a car through a Melbourne school fence on Tuesday, fatally injuring one child and leaving four others seriously hurt.
October 29, 2024
FILE - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, speaks to the media outside of the Quad leaders summit at Archmere Academy in Claymont, Del., on Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Australian prime minister defends himself from an accusation that he asked for free flight upgrades
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has always “acted in a transparent and appropriate way,” after a new book claimed that he repeatedly requested from Qantas Airways free upgrades on personal flights.
October 29, 2024
Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe, center, disrupts proceedings as Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend a Parliamentary reception hosted by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and partner Jodie Jaydon at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (Lukas Coch/Pool Photo via AP)
Woman charged with assaulting Australian senator who shouted at the king
A woman has appeared in an Australian court charged with assaulting the Indigenous senator who shouted at King Charles III during a royal reception last week. The assault allegedly occurred on May 25 when independent Sen.
October 28, 2024
Britain's King Charles III, right, waves to the crowd beside Queen Camilla during their visit to the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, Pool)
King Charles III ends first Australian visit by a reigning British monarch in 13 years
King Charles III is ending the first visit to Australia by a reigning British monarch in 13 years with anti-monarchists hoping the debate surrounding his journey is a step toward an Australian citizen becoming head of state.
October 23, 2024
The Sydney Opera House sails show photos of Britain's King Charles and Queen camilla soon after their arrival in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
King Charles III’s visit rekindles Australia’s debate on ending ties to the British monarchy
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have arrived in Sydney on the first Australian visit by a reigning monarch in more than a decade. The trip has already rekindled debate about the nation’s constitutional links to Britain.
October 18, 2024
In this photo released by Australian Department of Defence, an Australian Army trooper fires the .50 cal heavy machine gun from an Australian Army M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank during Exercise Gauntlet Strike at the Puckapunyal Military Area in Victoria, Australia, on June 26, 2024. (CPL Johnny Huang/Australian Department of Defence via AP)
Australia gives 49 aging Abrams tanks to Ukraine
Australia will give 49 of its aging M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said Thursday that his government is giving Ukraine most of its American-made M1A1 tanks, which are valued at $163 million.
October 17, 2024
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Logan City, near Brisbane, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (Darren England/AAP Image via AP)
Australia’s prime minister is criticized for buying a waterfront home during a housing crisis
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is being criticized for buying a multimillion dollar waterfront home during a national housing crisis with federal elections only months away.
October 16, 2024
FILE- Jacob Hersant, a self-described Nazi, talks to the media outside the Melbourne Magistrates Court after he became the first person convicted in Australia of performing an outlawed Nazi salute, Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk, File)
An Australian police sergeant likely to be charged over a Nazi salute
An Australian state police chief has apologized to the Jewish community after a sergeant allegedly performed an outlawed Nazi salute.
October 13, 2024
In this image made from Australia Pool video, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of summit talks of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (Australia Pool via AP)
China will lift 4-year ban on Australian lobster imports, Australia’s prime minister says
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says China will resume importing Australian live lobsters by the end of the year.
October 10, 2024
This image made from video and supplied by Australia's national transport safety investigator, shows helicopter debris in a hotel swimming pool after it crashed in August 2024. (Australia's national transport safety investigator via AP)
Pilot of helicopter that crashed on Australian hotel roof was affected by alcohol, probe finds
An investigation has found the pilot of the helicopter that crashed on top of an Australian hotel two months ago was affected by alcohol and was not qualified to fly at night.
October 10, 2024
Jacob Hersant, left, a self-described Nazi, walks from the Melbourne Magistrates Court in, Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)
Self-described Nazi will be sent to prison for salute at sentencing next month
A self-described Nazi will become the first person in Australia sentenced to prison for performing an outlawed Nazi salute when a magistrate sets his term next month.
October 9, 2024
Jacob Hersant, a self-described Nazi, talks to the media outside the Melbourne Magistrates Court after he became the first person convicted in Australia of performing an outlawed Nazi salute, Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)
Self-described Nazi becomes first in Australian state of Victoria to be convicted over Nazi salute
A self-described Nazi has become the first person convicted in the Australian state of Victoria of performing an outlawed Nazi salute.
October 8, 2024
FILE - The dating app Tinder is shown on a smartphone on June 26, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)
Australia’s online dating industry adopts code of conduct to keep users safer
Australia’s government says a code of conduct will be enforced on the online dating industry to better protect Australian users after research found that three-in-four people suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms.
October 1, 2024
In this photo released by Australian Treasury, Australia's Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers speaks during a press conference in Beijing Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (Australian Treasury via AP)
Australian treasurer, visiting Beijing, welcomes Chinese efforts to stimulate its economy
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has welcomed efforts by China to perk up its slowing economy. Chalmers was wrapping up a two-day visit to Beijing, the first by an Australian treasurer to China in seven years, as strained bilateral relations mend.
September 27, 2024
Australia's Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers speaks to the media during a news conference in Brisbane, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Darren England/AAP Image via AP)
Australia’s treasurer will visit China this week in the latest sign that bilateral ties are mending
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers will become the first government minister from Australia in that key economic role to visit China in seven years. It’s the latest sign that strained bilateral relations are mending.
September 26, 2024
In this photograph provided by SEA LIFE Melbourne, Pesto, a huge king penguin chick who weighs as much as both his parents combined, mingles in his enclosure at Australia's Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, Sept. 3, 2024, and has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at the aquarium. (SEA LIFE Melbourne via AP)
Huge Australian king penguin chick Pesto grows into social media star
A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium.
September 20, 2024
In this undated photo provided by the Australian Federal Police, illicit drugs are found in a concealed compartment in a vehicle after police have revealed on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, that they have penetrated an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals called Ghost, leading to dozens of arrests. (Australian Federal Police via AP)
Australian police infiltrate encrypted messaging app Ghost and arrest dozens
Australian police say they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests.
September 18, 2024
Days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea leave more than 35 people dead, police say
A police official says days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior have left more than 35 people dead.
September 17, 2024
Papua New Guinea violence leaves between 20 and 50 people dead, UN official says
A United Nations official says between 20 and 50 people have been killed in violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea.
September 16, 2024
Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles speaks at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
Australia strips medals from military commanders over Afghanistan war crime allegations
Australia’s Defense Minister Richard Marles says several serving and former military commanders have been stripped of medals over allegations of war crimes committed during the Afghanistan war.
September 12, 2024
Victoria Police clash with anti-war protesters outside a military arms convention in downtown Melbourne, Australia,Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Joel Carret/AAP Image via AP)
Anti-war protesters in Australia clash with police outside a weapons convention
Anti-war protesters have clashed with police outside a military arms convention in the Australian city of Melbourne. Police say protesters hurled bottles, rocks and horse manure on Wednesday.
September 11, 2024
Australia proposes legal minimum age for children accessing social media
The Australian government has promised to legislate this year to enforce a minimum age for children to access social media but has yet to announce how ages will be verified.
September 10, 2024
This undated photo provided by Fr Tomas Ravaioli shows local villagers posing for a photo with him in Goroka, Papua New Guinea. (Fr Tomas Ravaioli via AP)
Pope to meet Papua New Guinea Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs
Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millenia that remain deeply ingrained.
September 6, 2024
Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, left, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, second left, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles, right, pose for a photo in Queenscliff, Australia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP)
Japan and Australia agree to increase joint military training
Japan and Australia have agreed to increase joint military training exercises as their government ministers shared concerns over China’s recent incursions into Japanese airspace and territorial waters.
September 5, 2024
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