Some background: The Australian parliament is poised to pass a landmark media law that would make Google and Facebook pay news publishers for displaying their content. The Australian law is separate to a deal Facebook made to pay MORE
Three youths sipping cold drinks on a Gold Coast rooftop received a late-night fright when they were ordered down by the police helicopter loudspeaker and told officers had surrounded the building. In return for their MORE
The Guardian A misleading figure suggesting 183 arsonists have been arrested “since the start of the bushfire season” spread across the globe on Wednesday, after initial reports in News Corp were picked up by Donald Trump MORE
Australia is being ravaged by the worst wildfires seen in decades, with large swathes of the country devastated since the fire season began in September. A total of 17 people have died nationwide, and in the state of MORE
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said allegations that China tried to place an agent in the country’s parliament were “deeply disturbing and troubling.” MORE
United campaign by media companies highlights government moves to penalise whistleblowing and criminalise journalism. The front page of every newspaper in Australia was blacked out on Monday as part of a campaign against moves by MORE
Heroic citizens and officers chased down a stabbing rampage suspect in Sydney, Australia in a dramatic video that shows one citizen approaching the man with a chair. At the end of the video, the suspect MORE