Australia

The search for a missing missing paraglider near Wollongong has been cut short, but police remain on the alert.

A major search off the coast of Wollongong to find a possible missing paraglider has been cut short this morning. Key points: Surf Life Saving says there were several reports from the public about a paraglider crashing into the water on Woonona Beach. A search that included a helicopter and a drone found nothing so …

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Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix live: Star breaks Michael Schumacher record

A veteran F1 star will break a Michael Schumacher record as the F1 season continues at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix tonight. Welcome to news.com.au coverage of tonight’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start from pole position after another good qualifying performance and will look to make it his third victory of …

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The Melbourne director “categorically denies” the alleged sex offenses

A lawyer for Loyola College principal Joseph Favrin says his client flatly denies allegations of sexual offenses involving an adult that led him to resign. A Victoria police spokeswoman said Saturday that detectives on Mernda’s sex offenses and child abuse team had charged a 67-year-old Mill Park man with two counts of sexual assault on …

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Rockingham crash: Jackson Donovan’s six-year-old mother shares devastating tribute to son

The family of the boy who died Friday in a shocking car accident in Rockingham has revealed the devastation they feel for losing the “hilarious” and “smart” six-year-old. Her grieving mother has shared the gruesome moment when she realized she had lost her “sweet” and “cheerful” little son. Jackson Donovan’s mother, Klara Donovan, was just …

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Priya sewed dresses for her detained girls. They are now on display at the Biloela Art Gallery

There is only one art gallery on the Central Queensland Banana Shire Council that spans more than 28,000 miles, and is conveniently located in the small town of Biloela. Biloela is also home to the most famous family of asylum seekers in the country. In advocating the return of the family before the federal election, …

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Tasmania: 54-year-old woman killed in fall of terror tree, eight rescued from Mount Wellington in a time of terror

A woman has died when a fallen tree hit her last night amid bad weather in an Aussie state, while eight hikers had to be rescued. A Tasmanian woman has died and a man has been seriously injured after being hit by a tree that falls on Saturday in the northwest of the state. Police …

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Hundreds arrested in India amid continuing tensions over Prophet Muhammad’s “insults”

A young man from Kashmir India has been arrested for posting a video threatening to behead a former Indian ruling party spokesman who had made derogatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad, according to officials. Key points: The video, released on YouTube, has been removed Outrage over the comments of the two BJP spokespersons has been …

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AFP detains suspected international drug lord extradited from Thailand

Australian Federal Police (AFP) have extradited a Thai man to Melbourne, who are said to be a senior figure in an international organized crime syndicate accused of conspiring to smuggle illegal drugs into Australia. Key points: AFP worked with Thai police to extradite the 66-year-old British Chinese man from Bangkok to Melbourne. They said he …

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