When the Adelaide Cultural Festival in Australia canceled a performance by Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah, 180 other participants withdrew, and the festival's Writers' Week has now been canceled.
EntertainmentAuthorities in the Australian state of Victoria have declared a state of disaster over extensive bushfires raging across the state, the ABC reports.
WorldAustralia is holding its breath ahead of what is predicted to be a crucial day in the fight against this summer's bushfires, which could, in the worst-case scenario, be worse than the catastrophic fires that hit the country in 2019-2020.
WorldThe state of New South Wales has voted through a comprehensive law that, among other things, tightens gun laws.
WorldJimmy Kimmel appears on the show to send a special Christmas message to the British audience - about standing up for free speech.
EntertainmentThe father and son planned for months before the massacre at Bondi Beach in Sydney and practiced in the countryside, police say. They are also accused of throwing homemade bombs at the scene.
WorldThousands of people gathered at the tourist beach of Bondi Beach in Sydney on Friday morning, local time, to honor the victims of Sunday's deadly shooting, reports the Australian ABC. Prime Minister Albanese also announces a nationwide gun buyback program.
WorldAustralia will be able to deny visas to people who “spread hatred and discord.” It is part of the legal changes that the country’s prime minister hopes to implement in the wake of the terrorist attack on Bondi Beach.
WorldSeveral of the people shot dead in Sydney had previously survived violent persecution of Jews. One was a footballer and a girl was only ten years old. Relatives and acquaintances of the 15 victims are acknowledging what fine fellow human beings they were.
WorldAI-generated images and fake news are spreading online following Sunday's terrorist attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach, using police and survivors to spread conspiracy theories.
WorldA man threw a paving stone at the perpetrator and a couple ran up and tackled him. More and more heroic stories of people throwing themselves in front of the Sydney shooters' guns to save others are emerging.
WorldHollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife were found dead in their home. Now their 32-year-old son is in custody, suspected of murder.
EntertainmentA father and son together shot and killed 15 people and injured over 40. This is what we know about the suspected shooters behind the terrorist attack in Sydney.
WorldHe pounced on the shooter at Bondi Beach and disarmed him. Now he's getting rich. An American billionaire has donated 99,999 Australian dollars, equivalent to over half a million kronor, to the "Bondi hero", reports ABC.
WorldReddit is taking legal action to oppose Australia's law that stops young people under 16 from being on social media.
WorldFire season has arrived in earnest in southeastern Australia. 20 homes were destroyed over the weekend, and this year's fires are expected to be numerous and large. This summer looks set to be difficult, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
WorldThe Afghan man who shot two National Guardsmen on an open street in Washington, D.C., is said to have collaborated with the CIA and American soldiers in his home country. He was granted asylum in the United States this spring.
WorldAustralia is withdrawing from the race to host next year's climate conference COP31, the country's climate change minister Chris Bowen confirmed, according to Australia's ABC. Turkey will therefore host the conference.
SwedenAt least 13 people were injured and taken to hospital when a car drove straight into spectators during a motor racing event in Australia.
SportsEthiopia is set to host the COP32 climate summit in two years. But it is unclear where next year's meeting will be held – Australia or Turkey? Or Bonn, Germany?
WorldThe Dutch world elite Steven van de Velde will not be allowed to participate in the upcoming World Championship in beach volleyball in Australia. A rape conviction prevents him from getting a visa.
SportsPresident Donald Trump is betting on favoring fossil fuels in general and coal in particular. But the market is not playing along. A large auction in Wyoming was canceled this week, after a similar sale in Montana only attracted one, unrealistically low, bid.
BusinessAn ambulance helicopter has crashed on a highway in northern California. Three people are reported to be critically injured.
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