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Australia

Six drowning deaths as huge waves hit Australian coast

A fisherman died after being swept off rocks near Sydney yesterday, stretching the Easter weekend death toll of drownings to six as huge waves battered Australia’s east coast.

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Floods hit eastern Australia, 200,000 properties blacked out

Torrential rain from the remnants of Cyclone Alfred flooded swathes of Australia's east coast on Monday, as workers battled to restore power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses

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Australia’s cyclone name changed to avoid confusion with PM

The change was made to avoid confusion with Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's name

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'Erratic' cyclone creeps towards eastern Australia

Tropical Cyclone Alfred was 250 kilometres (155 miles) east of busy Brisbane city on Thursday afternoon

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NZ minister quits after putting hand on staffer’s arm

A New Zealand government minister said yesterday he has resigned from his post for putting his hand on a staff member’s upper arm during an “animated” discussion.

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South China sea / Australia, China trade blame over fighter jet incident

Australia has raised concerns with China over what it said yesterday were “unsafe and unprofessional” actions by a Chinese fighter jet towards an Australian maritime patrol in the South China Sea two days earlier, an account disputed by Beijing.

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Bangladeshi couple drowns in Australia after jumping into sea to save daughter

The incident occurred yesterday at a beach in Perth

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Australia to limit foreign student enrolments in migration crackdown

Australia said on Tuesday it would limit the enrolment number of international students at 270,000 for 2025, as the government looks to rein in record migration that has contributed to a spike in home rental prices

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Six drowning deaths as huge waves hit Australian coast

A fisherman died after being swept off rocks near Sydney yesterday, stretching the Easter weekend death toll of drownings to six as huge waves battered Australia’s east coast.

10h ago

Floods hit eastern Australia, 200,000 properties blacked out

Torrential rain from the remnants of Cyclone Alfred flooded swathes of Australia's east coast on Monday, as workers battled to restore power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses

1m ago

Australia’s cyclone name changed to avoid confusion with PM

The change was made to avoid confusion with Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's name

1m ago

'Erratic' cyclone creeps towards eastern Australia

Tropical Cyclone Alfred was 250 kilometres (155 miles) east of busy Brisbane city on Thursday afternoon

1m ago

NZ minister quits after putting hand on staffer’s arm

A New Zealand government minister said yesterday he has resigned from his post for putting his hand on a staff member’s upper arm during an “animated” discussion.

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Australia, China trade blame over fighter jet incident

Australia has raised concerns with China over what it said yesterday were “unsafe and unprofessional” actions by a Chinese fighter jet towards an Australian maritime patrol in the South China Sea two days earlier, an account disputed by Beijing.

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Bangladeshi couple drowns in Australia after jumping into sea to save daughter

The incident occurred yesterday at a beach in Perth

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Australia to limit foreign student enrolments in migration crackdown

Australia said on Tuesday it would limit the enrolment number of international students at 270,000 for 2025, as the government looks to rein in record migration that has contributed to a spike in home rental prices

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Australia gives millions of workers ‘right to disconnect’

Australia gave millions of workers the legal right to “disconnect” yesterday, allowing them to ignore unreasonable out-of-hours calls, emails and texts from their bosses.

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Hottest oceans in 400 years endanger Great Barrier Reef

Water temperatures in and around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have risen to their warmest in 400 years over the past decade, placing the world’s largest reef under threat, according to research published yesterday.

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