Anthony Albanese will commemorate Anzac Day by walking part of the Kokoda Track alongside his Papua New Guinea counterpart, James Marape. As Australia pushes for closer diplomatic ties with the Pacific nation, the two prime ministers will spend a few days walking before attending a Dawn Service at Isurava onContinue Reading
A man has died in hospital after he was pierced by a bull’s horn on a regional property in the NSW Southern Highlands. Emergency services were called to the Bunkers Hill Rd property in Barrengarry, about 5km north of Kangaroo Valley, about 1.45pm on Wednesday. Paramedics treated the man forContinue Reading
An Australian bomber and its four missing crewmen have been identified 81 years after the plane went down in World War 2 in Papua New Guinea. The Royal Australian Air Force confirmed on Wednesday it had identified Beaufort Aircraft A9-186 from Number 100 Squadron, four years after the plane’s crashContinue Reading
Tropical Cyclone Olga is expected to weaken as it passes the Pilbara coast in Western Australia before moving southwest, but two more systems could turn into possible cyclones in coming days. After the tropical low formed northwest of Broome on Saturday, the Bureau of Meteorology confirmed on Tuesday that TropicalContinue Reading
AUSTRALIANS from all corners of the country – and those living overseas – have joined the growing chorus of people coming out in support of jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Leaders from the world of politics, sport, business and journalism have penned letters to Mr Gershkovich, who onContinue Reading
Foreign Minister Penny Wong will direct $17m to fight the tuberculosis scourge that continues to cripple Southeast Asia and The Pacific, though one international aid agency says the money won’t be enough to wipe out the curable illness. Ms Wong announced the commitment on Sunday ahead of World Tuberculosis Day,Continue Reading
Virgin Australia has just dropped a huge sale on its entire network with the cheapest airfare starting from just $35. The 24-hour Leap Year sale is the airline’s lowest priced seats in years with more than 200,000 fares across its domestic and international routes discounted. It’s on now until midnightContinue Reading
An American citizen arrested after allegedly attempting to smuggle a 24-karat gold gun worth more than $2000 into Sydney airport is now homeless while waiting in Australia to fight the charges, a court has been told. Liliana Goodson was arrested at Sydney’s busy international airport in April 2023 after AustralianContinue Reading
An Australian pilot has been freed after he was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint in the Papua New Guinea highlands. PNG Police Commissioner David Manning said the pilot and two local technicians had been in Mt Sisa as part of a scheduled stop when they were taken captive at a remoteContinue Reading
An Australian helicopter pilot and two other workers have been kidnapped in Papua New Guinea’s highlands, the country’s chief of police said on Monday. “We are focused on resolving this as soon as possible,” Commissioner David Manning said, confirming the nationality of the pilot and adding that police were respondingContinue Reading