Australia - Page 10

VIDEO December 13

Australia bans social media for kids

Tech companies and U.S. lawmakers are watching.

Australia December 11

Skydiver survives after reserve parachute accidentally deploys, leaving him dangling from flying airplane

A skydiver whose reserve parachute accidentally deployed and got stuck on the plane's tail managed to get clear of the plane and survive the harrowing incident.

Australia December 10

Australia begins enforcing social media law banning children under 16 from major platforms

Australia enforces one of the strictest social media age bans starting Dec. 10, prohibiting anyone under 16 from having accounts on major platforms.

VIDEO December 10

Australia implements first-ever youth social media ban

'Fox & Friends' hosts Lawrence Jones, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade discuss Australia's new youth social media ban.

Australia December 7

Police wait six days for suspected thief to naturally pass stolen $19K Fabergé pendant

Auckland police monitored a suspect for six days until he naturally passed a stolen Fabergé pendant inspired by the James Bond film 'Octopussy.'

Australia December 1

Teacher pleads guilty to sexually abusing 15-year-old student weeks after giving birth: report

Australian teacher Karly Rae, a new mom with an 8-week-old baby, pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 15-year-old student, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.

Australia November 24

Australian senator wears burqa after move to block her face-covering ban bill

Right-wing populist senator's stunt comes after her bill to ban face coverings was blocked from introduction by the Australian senate.

Australia November 17

Paralympic gold medalist Paige Greco dead at 28 after 'experiencing a sudden medical episode'

Australian Paralympic cycling star Paige Greco has died after a "sudden medical episode," officials in Australia said. The gold medalist was 28.

Fast Food November 7

World's oldest McDonald's Quarter Pounder turns 30 and is still 'eerily intact'

Two Australian friends kept a McDonald's burger for three decades, creating a social media phenomenon that even caught Joe Rogan's attention and went global.

Australia November 5

Nursery apologizes for alleged antisemitic remark to jobseeker in rejection text message: 'Repugnant'

Israeli woman faces shocking job discrimination in Melbourne, Australia, after allegedly receiving antisemitic rejection message from nursery co-owner.

Opinion November 3

Trump learns how to fend off the Chinese threat like he is reading Sun Tzu

I learned from CIA counterterrorism operations that allies are force multipliers, and Trump administration applies this strategy with rare earth mineral deals.