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Australia Considers Including YouTube in Social Media Ban for Under-16s
June 25, 2025
Australia Considers Including YouTube in Social Media Ban for Under-16s
Australia Considers Including YouTube in Social Media Ban for Under-16s ———————— Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, has recommended that YouTube be included in the government’s upcoming social media ban for users aged 16 and under, Anadolu Agency reported. The…
New Zealand lawmakers suspended over haka protest in parliament
June 5, 2025
New Zealand lawmakers suspended over haka protest in parliament
New Zealand lawmakers suspended over haka protest in parliament New Zealand’s Parliament on Thursday approved record suspensions for three Te Pati Maori lawmakers who performed a haka during a protest against a proposed bill affecting Indigenous rights, media outlets reported.…
200-Million-Year-Old Wollemi Pine Now Most Protected Tree on Earth
May 31, 2025
200-Million-Year-Old Wollemi Pine Now Most Protected Tree on Earth
200-Million-Year-Old Wollemi Pine Now Most Protected Tree on Earth ———————————– Discovered in 1994 in Wollemi National Park, Australia, the Wollemi pine is a living fossil dating back 200 million years to the Jurassic period, Earth.com reported. This rare evergreen, part…
Australia faces contrasting weather extremes as climate risks grow
May 26, 2025
Australia faces contrasting weather extremes as climate risks grow
As New South Wales continues to battle heavy rainfall and flooding, parts of Victoria are preparing for stage 2 water restrictions, highlighting Australia’s climate extremes, The Guardian reported. The Victorian towns of Euroa and Violet Town will introduce water restrictions…
Floods isolate thousands in southeast Australia as recovery operations begin
May 26, 2025
Floods isolate thousands in southeast Australia as recovery operations begin
Helicopters dropped emergency animal feed to stranded farmers on Sunday as flood recovery efforts began in southeast Australia, news reports said. Five people have died and over 30,000 remain isolated in New South Wales (NSW) after days of heavy rain…
Record Floods Devastate Eastern Australia: 4 Dead, 10,000 Properties Damaged
May 24, 2025
Record Floods Devastate Eastern Australia: 4 Dead, 10,000 Properties Damaged
Catastrophic floods have ravaged eastern Australia, killing four people and leaving one missing, Al Jazeera reported. Torrential rains—equivalent to months of rainfall in just 72 hours—isolated 50,000 residents in New South Wales (NSW), with entire towns cut off by submerged…
Eid al-Adha traditions in Australia: Muslims combine religious devotion with community solidarity
May 22, 2025
Eid al-Adha traditions in Australia: Muslims combine religious devotion with community solidarity
Despite geographical distance and cultural differences, Muslims in Australia are keen to observe the ritual of animal sacrifice during Eid al-Adha. The practice reflects their commitment to core Islamic values of sacrifice, generosity, and social solidarity, even while living in…
Flood victims stranded on roofs as eastern Australia endures heavy rain
May 21, 2025
Flood victims stranded on roofs as eastern Australia endures heavy rain
In eastern Australia, fast-rising floodwaters have submerged homes and left many residents stranded on rooftops overnight, Arab News reported. Since Monday, Taree, located about 300 kilometers north of Sydney, has received 415 millimeters of rain—over four times the usual May…
Canadian Mining Firm Fined for Damaging Aboriginal Sacred Site in Australia
May 17, 2025
Canadian Mining Firm Fined for Damaging Aboriginal Sacred Site in Australia
An Australian court has fined Canadian mining company Vista Gold Australia Pty Ltd A$160,000 (US$102,868) for illegally drilling in a protected Aboriginal sacred site in the Northern Territory, Anadolu Agency reported. The company admitted guilt last month after its own…
Death Toll from Tropical Disease Outbreak in Northern Australia Rises to 31
May 16, 2025
Death Toll from Tropical Disease Outbreak in Northern Australia Rises to 31
Northern Australia is grappling with an outbreak of melioidosis, a rare tropical disease linked to heavy rainfall and flooding, which has claimed at least 31 lives so far in 2025, Anadolu Agency reported. Queensland’s health department reported four new cases…