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June 5, 2023

Australian mother Kathleen Folbigg pardoned, freed after 20 years in prison over deaths of her 4 babies

Kathleen Folbigg was pardoned and freed after serving 20 years after new scientific evidence suggested that her babies died from natural causes.

May 28, 2023

13-year old girl dies from 'chroming,' latest alarming social media trend

The trend known as "chroming" is a new variant of the long-running trend of huffing or sniffing, this time involving aerosol cans, metallic paints and solvents.

May 24, 2023

Grandmother, 95, dies after police shock her with stun gun: 'Community is outraged'

Clare Nowland, 95, was wandering the Australia care facility where she lived while carrying a steak knife, which led to police shocking her with a stun gun and her death a few days later.

May 24, 2023

Deepfake AI tech could assist and empower online predators, safety expert warns

The Australian eSafety Commissioner reported that it received 7,000 accounts of image-based abuse – a problem that could worsen with deepfake technology.

May 18, 2023

Nick Kyrgios withdraws from French Open after suffering foot injury during armed car robbery: report

Nick Kyrgios' return to the court has been delayed again after he sustained a foot injury when his car was stolen from his home during an armed robbery, his agent said.

May 17, 2023

President Biden cancels Australia visit to continue US debt limit talks

President Biden is postponing his visits to Papua New Guinea and Australia as the U.S. is in jeopardy of defaulting on its debts. He will still visit Japan for a G-7 summit.

May 10, 2023

Australian lawmakers meet with US envoy to push for end to Julian Assange's prosecution

Australian lawmakers met with U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and urged her to help drop the U.S. prosecution against Julian Assange for publishing classified documents.

May 5, 2023

Four-year-old toddler climbs 52-foot-high walls, her mom says she just ‘goes for it’

A toddler from Sydney, Australia, has been climbing things since she was 11 months old — now little Isla Murr is able to climb a wall that's 52-feet high at just four years old.

May 1, 2023

Humpback whales use bay areas for spa day: See the video!

Humpback whales in Queensland, Australia, were seen using sandy, shallow areas to exfoliate. They were also observed by researchers at Griffith University performing full rolls — scratching their skin on the ocean floor.

April 26, 2023

Prosecutors now doubt imprisoned Australian mother deliberately murdered her 4 toddlers

New evidence has been submitted suggesting that an Australian mother did not kill her four children. The evidence suggests that the children could have died from natural causes.