Australia News Brief – Tuesday, 5 May 2026
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Takaichi pushes 'free and open Indo-Pacific' with Australia to contain China, but effect will be limited Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi started her visit to Australia on Sunday, and during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach attack and rising antisemitism Australia began public hearings on Monday in an inquiry into the Bondi Beach mass shooting in December, with Jewish Australians giving evidence of. Post Malone to Headline Australia's Strummingbird Festival 2026 – Billboard Post Malone will headline Australia’s S.
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Australia's biggest ever sheep station sale looms as farming dynasty lists colossal property
The MacLachlan family, one of Australia’s most enduring farming dynasties, is making headlines as their Jumbuck Pastoral empire puts a staggering 1.29…
Major banks lift interest rates after Reserve Bank announces cash rate rise for third consecutive time
Australia’s big four banks have all lifted their interest rates for customers following the RBA’s decision to increase the national cash rate to ……
Rare quadruplets born in Australia | CNN
An Australian family has gone from three members to seven in a matter of minutes, with the arrival of quadruplets. Parents Belinda and Emmanuel ……
Is Australian democracy eroding? – The Conversation
Democratic backsliding is raising alarm around the world – and there is some evidence of it happening in Australia, too….
Australia electric car sales surge to record 16.46 pct share as BYD takes lead, followed by …
Sales of electric vehicles in Australia reached a record high of 16.46 per cent in the month of April, as buyers continued to turn to EVs in the ……
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