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An Australian inquiry has heard allegations of rape and sexual harassment at remote mining camps.

The announcement came as New South Wales reported its biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections.

The python greeted the woman at the spice shelves - luckily, she happened to be a snake rescuer.

Toutai Kefu and three family members suffer "significant injuries" in a suspected botched burglary.

While case numbers are relatively low, the Australian state's premier has warned of a Covid surge.

The one-week lockdown comes after Canberra recorded its first case of Covid-19 for more than a year.

The 27-year-old worked for eight months this year at a Sydney hospital, Australian media reports.

The Rupert Murdoch-owned TV channel was recently banned for a week by YouTube.

Residents say they're being treated like second-class citizens to stem a Covid outbreak.

Chris Quealy is allowed to leave Australia to wed Penny Steven in England, after 18 months apart.

Australians who live overseas will require exemptions to leave Australia if they return home.

Peter Bol's Olympics has delighted Australians, becoming a "symbol of what we can aspire to be".

The airline says it expects Australia's largest city to be closed for at least two more months.

The digital giant bans the channel from uploading new content for a week over misinformation breaches.

Millions of Australians in parts of Queensland enter a snap lockdown from Saturday afternoon.

The National Gallery says their repatriation will "close a very difficult chapter of our history".

Authorities say the deployment is needed, but critics argue it will "pick on" marginalised groups.