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December 11, 2025

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.

December 10, 2025

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.

December 10, 2025

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.

December 7, 2025

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.'

December 1, 2025

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.

November 24, 2025

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.

November 17, 2025

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.

November 7, 2025

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.

November 5, 2025

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.

November 3, 2025

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.