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Australia expels Iran ambassador over an...
SYDNEY, Aug 26: Australia's government said Tuesday it is expelling Iran's ambassador, accusing the country of being behind antisemitic attacks in Melbourne and Sydney. It is the first time Australia has expelled an ambassador since World War II....

Australia blames Iran for antisemitic attacks, vows to expel envoy
SYDNEY: Australia will expel Iran’s ambassador to Canberra following accusations that Tehran directed two antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated that Iran’s government had orchestrated these attacks...

Australia’s Nine expands soccer stable with WSL rights
Nine Network, Australia’s commercial broadcaster, has continued its soccer rights spree with a new multi-year deal for England's top-tier Women’s Super League (WSL). The deal will see Nine Network air all 132 matches of the upcoming 2025-26 WSL...

Australia has finally woken up to the Iranian threat
Geographically, eastern Australia is about as far from Israel and Gaza as anyone can get. But given the Australian government’s provocative decision to recognise a Palestinian state while Hamas still exists, you could be forgiven for thinking the...

Australia Expels Iranian Envoy After Accusing Tehran Of Antisemitic Arson Attacks
Home Australia Australia Expels Iranian Envoy After Accusing Tehran Of Antisemitic Arson Attacks "These were extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation on Australian soil," Albanese told a press briefing. "They...

Australian 'sex offender' shoots dead two cops 'execution-style' and then takes his wife and children hostage in the bush
A 'sovereign citizen' who allegedly shot dead two police officers in 'cold blood' and seriously wounded another at a property in Porepunkah, 300km northeast of Melbourne, has been identified. Local man Dezi Freeman is allegedly on the run with his...
Australia Expels Iranian Ambassador Over Anti-Semitic Attacks
The Australian government announced on Tuesday that it has expelled the Iranian ambassador, declared him persona non grata, and recalled its own ambassador from Tehran, temporarily suspending embassy operations there. The move comes after...
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Australia: Two police officers shot dead, one wounded; shooter on the run, say media reports
Two Australian police officers have been shot and killed, and a third wounded, during an “active incident” Tuesday in a rural area of Victoria state, police and local media said. Police gave no details of casualties. But multiple outlets including...

Australia Blames Iran for Synagogue Attack
Based on an Australian intelligence “assessment,” the Australian government on Tuesday expelled Iran’s ambassador and three other embassy officials for allegedly planning an attack on a Melbourne synagogue last December. By Joe Lauria Special to...

Australian champ commits 89 errors, exits in 1st round
NEW YORK — Pretty much from the get-go at the U.S. Open on Monday, Madison Keys could tell she wasn’t hitting the ball well or feeling very much at all like the self-confident player who claimed her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in...

Australia joins India, others in halting postal deliveries to US
Sydney: Postal services in Australia and Switzerland have become the latest to announce a suspension of deliveries to the United States, joining a growing list of countries halting shipments in response to the Trump administration's sudden tariff...
Australia somehow cracked the code to software riches
Big software companies have won the hearts of Australian investors. Now it is really hard for them to go offshore. You only have to look at the likely changes to Australia’s sharemarket indices to see just how far the local technology sector has...

Victoria Beckham sales and profits rise
By Sabina Weston 26 August 2025 Premium womenswear business Victoria Beckham saw total revenues climb 26% to £112.7m in the full-year to 31 December 2024, marking the fourth consecutive year of double-digit revenue growth for the former Spice...

Australia expels Iranian ambassador over two antisemitic attacks
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the Iranian government directed at least two attacks against the Jewish community in Australia, and has therefore expelled the Iranian Ambassador from the country. Australian National University’s...

Australian Open champ Madison Keys loses in US Open first round
Madison Keys, of the United States, returns a shot to Renata Zarazua, of Mexico, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) NEW YORK — Pretty much from the get-go at the US...

‘Social Apnea’ Could Explain Weekend Spike in OSA Severity
Symptom severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) worsens significantly on the weekends and is likely associated with increased alcohol use and smoking, irregular sleep schedules, and lack of OSA treatment adherence, a new study showed....
Australia Expels Iranian Ambassador, Accuses Tehran Of Orchestrating Antisemitic Attacks In Sydney, Melbourne
Australia has expelled Iran’s ambassador and three other Iranian officials over what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as “extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression” directed by Tehran against Jewish targets in Sydney and Melbourne....
Australia evacuates diplomats after ‘chilling’ Iranian antisemitic attacks
Executive Council of Australian Jewry Alex Ryvchin discusses Australia's evacuation of diplomats from Iran and the closing of its embassy following ASIO's revelation of Iran's involvement in antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. “There's...

Australia expels Iran’s ambassador over antisemitic attacks in Melbourne and Sydney
Australia has expelled Iran’s ambassador after intelligence services concluded that Tehran was behind two antisemitic arson attacks in Melbourne and Sydney, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Tuesday. The move marks the first time since...

Australia accuses Iran of organizing antisemitic attacks, expels ambassador
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran of organizing two antisemitic attacks in Australia and said the country was cutting off diplomatic relations with Tehran in response on Tuesday. The Australian...