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An Australian man has been charged with three weapons offenses after he allegedly used a handgun inside the Canberra Airport to fire multiple shots at airport windows

Unfortunately, the Great Barrier Reef is still vulnerable, as in the southern region it decreased from 38% to 34%.

Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and Australia have joined a live-fire drill, part of annual joint combat exercises on Sumatra island amid growing Chinese maritime activity in the Indo-Pacific region

Paul Green, who represented Australia during a decade-long playing career and then guided North Queensland Cowboys to its first National Rugby League premiership title during a successful run as a coach, has died. In a Twitter post Thursday, the NRL said: “The rugby league community has lost a legendary player and coach today.”

Recession fears may be looming in Asia-Pacific, but that has not stopped firms in India, Australia and Singapore from continuing to hire talent, says LinkedIn.

The singer and actress spent years raising money to fund cancer research.

Alison Taylor told ABC Radio Melbourne her father was in good health before a rare vitamin B6 toxicity left him in a wheelchair unable to walk.

Ex-England player Peter Shilton's wife, Steph, on living with a gambling addict and helping others.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered from widespread and severe bleaching because of rising ocean temperatures.

The Inflation Reduction Act’s wind and solar subsidies are only the shiny, happy part of fighting global warming. What about cutting carbon?

A new paper from inside the club says that central bankers became over-confident in their powers. But the public and politicians need to recognize who conferred them with godlike standing.

Novak Djokovic is holding out hope that he’ll be able to compete at the U.S. Open despite not being vaccinated against the coronavirus.

In the U.S., 69% of people are working either fully remote or hybrid, according to Future Forum’s latest Pulse report.

A boycott by seven rugby league players over a pride jersey has sparked a massive backlash.

A potential chunk of a charred SpaceX Crew Dragon was reported in the middle of a sheep paddock near Dalgety following a "bang" heard by witnesses July 9 local time.

High winds and 20-foot waves are battering the Coral Princess cruise ship where 2,000 guests are stranded at sea days after a COVID outbreak onboard.

The wait is almost over!

Air traffic control said the plane had to wait for longer than previously predicted before landing so the pilots called a mayday, per The Guardian.

Australia has long turned its back on the island nations beyond its shores. A permanent migration program on the scale of New Zealand’s could help turn that around.

"The path we are on is not sustainable," warned the country's environment minister, chiding the previous government for inaction.

Katje van Loon had the idea for International Non-Binary day - half way between International Women's Day and International Men's Day.

The magazine just came out with its list of “The World’s Greatest Places of 2022″ and Detroit is on that list. Time mentioned Detroit’s growing and diverse food scene as one big reason the city is among the world’s best. Cambria Hotel, a 158-room downtown hotel featuring Bluetooth mirrors, golf simulators, and the Detroit Taco Company Bodega, will open in late 2022. Detroit’s museum scene features the world-renewed Detroit Institute of Arts, which has one of the largest collections of art in the country. Here is the full list of Time Magazine’s World’s Greatest Places of 2022.

Djokovic has consistently refused Covid vaccination — a stance that cost him the opportunity to compete at the Australian Open earlier this year, Sky Sports reports.

It follows a long campaign to have the flag flown as a symbol of recognition for Aboriginal Australians.

On Thursday, semifinal action begins in the World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship, with the dominant American squad is among the four looking to make it to the championship game. Watch Women’s Lacrosse on FuboTV (Free Trial)UNITED STATES vs. AUSTRALIAWhen: Thursday, July 7Where: Unitas Stadium (Towson, Md.) ETChannel: ESPN2Stream: FuboTV, Sling, DirecTV StreamThe United States continues to waltz through the field, as they are just one win away from another championship game appearance. After going a perfect 4-0 in pool play, the Americans dominated against Hong Kong and Japan, winning both games by a combined score of 39-3. Canada got the better of England when the two met in pool play, with the Canadians coming away with a 13-8 win.

Floodwaters are receding in Sydney and its surrounding area as heavy rain threatens to inundate towns north of Australia’s largest city

Floodwaters are receding in Sydney and its surrounding area as heavy rain threatens to inundate towns north of Australia’s largest city.

“Ticket to Paradise,” an upcoming romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, drew criticism earlier this week after it was discovered that the film was shot in Australia despite the story taking place in Bali, Indonesia. Indonesia’s Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno defended the film in a press conference on Tuesday. Sandiaga said during the briefing that the production team for “Ticket to Paradise” was one of several that had approached his department about filming in Bali during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Before severe weather swept through the area, ominous green skies loomed over Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on July 5.

Heavy rain fell on Mumbai, India, on July 5, as monsoon season got underway across the region.

After an exceptional pool play, the United States comes into the first round of the Championship Bracket of the World Lacrosse Women’s World Championships on a high, and look to advance when they take on Hong Kong on Tuesday. The Americans have a deep offensive attack, led by Charlotte North, who was on fire during the team’s first four games of the tournament. After starting their tournament run strong with double-digit wins over Spain and Austria, they hit a little bit of a roadblock. Hong Kong lost a couple of heart-breaking contests to end pool play, losing to Ireland in overtime on Sunday, before losing 10-8 to New Zealand to following day. What: 2022 World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship (First Round)Who: United States vs. Hong Kong, ChinaWhen: Tuesday, July 5Time: 7 p.m.

White Sox pitcher says "something needs to change" after mass shooting at Fourth of July parade outside Chicago.

Days of torrential rain have submerged suburbs — sweeping cars off roads and engulfing bridges — as authorities warned the dangerous weather would continue.

Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia's largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people.

Emergency management boss warns there's a "very good chance that the flooding will be worse than any of the other three."

Australia's largest city of Sydney and the surrounding areas is braced for what could be its worst flooding in 18 months. (July 4)

Parts of Sydney's 5 million people are facing a fourth flooding emergency in a year and a half after torrential rain caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks.

Anthony Albanese visited the devastated towns of Bucha and Irpin, describing what he saw as a 'war crime'.

Thousands of residents in Sydney suburbs have been told to evacuate their homes after heavy rains caused floodwaters to rise and rivers to overflow in what authorities call life-threatening emergencies.

With just a few days left in pool play action in the World Lacrosse Women’s World Championships, the U.S. look to lock up the top spot in Pool A on Saturday, as they take on Australia. The United States is sitting in a good position following their first two games of the tournament. One country that has come in with expectations, but has certainly underperformed, have been the Australians. What: 2022 World Lacrosse Women’s World ChampionshipWho: United States vs. AustraliaWhen: Saturday, July 2Time: 7:30 p.m. Channel: ESPNUStream: FuboTV, Sling, DirecTV StreamCheck out the WLWWC schedule and results here

Nick Kyrgios capped his first-round victory at Wimbledon by spitting in the direction of a spectator he said was hassling him.

NASA successfully lofted the first of a trio of sounding rocket missions to study Alpha Centauri from Australia, in a historic agency first.

The Varroa Mite was detected at a port. The tiny red-brown mites attack and feed on honey bees, killing entire colonies.

"A lot of people have made headlines talking about GCS. Almost all of them have one thing in common: They’ve never actually been through it. I have."

Paper 20- and 50-pound bank notes will no longer be legal tender as of Sept. 30, the Bank of England said.

The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is doubling the size of its purse to $9 million.

A nation dealing with its worst economic crisis and high inflation for months had something to celebrate Tuesday when Sri Lanka sealed a limited-overs cricket series victory with a game to spare against Australia with a last-ball thriller in Game 4. Having been sent in and restricted to 258 in 49 overs, Dasun Shanaka's Sri Lanka lineup held its nerve to bowl out Australia for 254 to secure the five-match ODI series 3-1. The last game Friday will be more like preparation for the test series.

Ukraine's military said they have destroyed a heavily-armed Russian tug boat on the Black Sea using a Harpoon missile supplied by the US.

Authorities called one man a "hero" after he was able to stop the gunman who opened fire at a church in Vestavia Hills, a Birmingham suburb, on Thursday. They shared updates about their investigation during a press conference Friday morning.

When it comes to confronting China's aggressive expansion, Australia is a 'front line state'.

Chinese restaurant waiters were captured on video wrestling a diner who allegedly refused to pay his bill in Adelaide, Australia. Three men and a woman can be seen trying to detain the customer in a yellow hoodie outside the Chinatown restaurant on Gouger Street at about 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Electricity is essential infrastructure — but it’s being held to ransom by a dying coal industry.

Australia's energy minister has urged households to use less electricity in the face of a power crisis.

The new government may face pressure to set even more ambitious goals for a country that is one of the world's largest exporters of coal and liquified natural gas.

Australia qualified for a fifth straight World Cup after a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Peru in their intercontinental playoff on Monday. The teams failed to score in regulation and extra time at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, and goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne, sent on as a substitute for captain Mat Ryan in the dying seconds of extra time, proved to be the star for Australia by saving the last penalty from Alex Valera. “I’m not a hero,” Redmayne said.

Australia and Peru, which both qualified for the last World Cup via intercontinental playoffs, are ready to play off for a spot in Qatar when soccer’s marquee tournament kicks off in November. Back in 2017 Peru beat Oceania champion New Zealand and Australia beat Honduras to book their places in Russia. Unlike those home and away encounters, this is a one-off, winner-takes all match in Al Rayyan, Qatar late Monday.

An exhibition has opened in Ukraine's capital showcasing the paraphernalia of the war underway in the country, where civilians that haven't been witness to open warfare can view what has affected their lives so prominently. (June 13)

Josef Newgarden became the seventh different pole winner through seven IndyCar qualifying sessions this season when he put Team Penske at the front for Sunday’s final Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle.

Jin Young Ko never seems to stress.

Scientists have discovered the world's largest plant off the Australia coast — a seagrass meadow that extends underwater.

When China signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands in April it raised concerns from the U.S. and its allies that Beijing may be seeking a military outpost in the South Pacific, an area of traditional American naval dominance.

China’s foreign minister is visiting the remote Pacific nation of Kiribati, where the future of a vast fishing ground is at stake.

Buying a gun is fairly easy in the U.S. Here's how other countries regulate firearm sales.

The director of U-M’s Michigan Center for Infectious Disease Threats analyzes the current monkeypox outbreak.

Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has dropped his lawsuit against a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary that used an image of his character Borat on a billboard without his permission.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has criticized what he called negative moves by Washington and Tokyo against Beijing ahead of a meeting in Tokyo next week of the leaders of the U.S., Japan, Australia and India.

The United States will stage a Rugby World Cup for the first time after being voted as the host of the men’s tournament in 2031 and the women’s tournament two years later.

Jason Day expected a grind on a rainy day at the Wells Fargo Championship.

Actor Amber Heard tearfully told jurors that Johnny Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle in an alcohol-fueled rage.

Asian shares are trading mostly higher after new data showed inflation in the U.S. was not as bad as some analysts had expected.

Charles Leclerc has completed a dominant weekend in his Ferrari after converting pole position into a comprehensive triumph at the Australian Grand Prix.

Help Tree Town get closer to carbon neutrality with free saplings from the City of Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations.

A leaked document indicates China is looking to boost its military presence in the Solomon Islands — including with ship visits — in a development raising alarm in nearby Australia and beyond.

Ash Barty signaled the end of the photo opportunities at her retirement news conference in her typically low-fuss, matter-of-fact style: “Righto, that’ll do.”.

Sydney is preparing for dangerous flash flooding as population centers farther north begin a massive cleanup operation.

Parts of Australia’s third-most populous city Brisbane are under water after heavy rain brought record flooding to some east coast areas and killed eight people.

Australia's Jaclyn Narracott led Germany's Hannah Neise and Tina Hermann halfway through the women's skeleton competition.

A new Biden administration strategy for the Indo-Pacific emphasizes not going it alone in dealing with China's rising influence.

The two-time Olympian from Australia, who until last month never reached the top five at a World Cup, is first heading into the final day.

The Biden administration has approved a nearly $14 billion arms sale to Indonesia as the U.S. presses ahead with steps it believes will help counter China's increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.

Jakara Anthony wins Australia's first gold medal at the Winter Olympics since 2010. American Jaelin Kauf and the ROC's Anastasia Smirnova take silver and bronze respectively.

Jakara Anthony of Australia made it look almost easy as she breezed through the bumps as the last competitor of the night to capture the women’s moguls title at the Beijing Olympics.

The whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai remain a pressing question at the Beijing Olympics.

For the first time in Olympic history, a curling team from Australia won a game. The duo of Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt defeated Switzerland Sunday morning.

If there's one phrase promising to dominate the luge, bobsled, and skeleton coverage at the 2022 Winter Olympics, it's going to be "zero G"

Italy improved to 4-0 with a decisive win over the Czech Republic, and other scores from around the curling ice Friday.

On Olympics Day 2, Canada and Switzerland snag first curling mixed doubles wins. Sweden wins in an upset against China. The Czech Republic crushes Australia.

China picked up a second mixed doubles curling win of the 2022 Olympics, and Great Britain and Sweden were also victorious in the second session of play Wednesday night.

Rafael Nadal advanced to the Australian Open final by beating Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 and is now within one victory of a men’s-record 21st Grand Slam singles title.

Australia’s Woodside Petroleum says it is withdrawing from projects in strife-torn Myanmar, following a similar decision by Total and Chevron.

U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev rallied from two sets down and saved a match point before beating Felix Auger-Aliassime in a marathon five-setter to move into the Australian Open semifinals.

Restrictions which resulted in the removal of a spectator for wearing a T-shirt supporting Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai at the Australian Open have been overhauled after international backlash.

Alize Cornet has finally reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament in her 63rd attempt.

Australia has reported a record high of COVID-19 deaths, and its second-largest state declared an emergency in hospitals to cope with surging patient admissions and a staffing shortage due to the coronavirus.

Fifth-seeded Maria Sakkari has beaten Tatjana Maria in straight sets in one of three early results on the first day of the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Australia made its decision, but opinion remains divided worldwide on Novak Djokovic and whether he should have been allowed to compete in the Australian Open despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19.

Netflix is taking a swing at tennis next.

A conversation between a pair of Australian TV anchors criticizing Novak Djokovic and discussing his visa saga has gone viral.

Reaction from social media and elsewhere after Novak Djokovic won a legal battle to stay in Australia and play in the Australian Open after his exemption from strict coronavirus vaccine rules was questioned.

Felix Auger-Aliassime has clinched the ATP Cup title for Canada with a 7-6 (3), 6-3 singles victory over Roberto Bautista Agut to give his country an insurmountable 2-0 lead against Spain.