Australia

Jewish couple in their 60s confirmed dead in condo collapse

Zvi and Itty Ainsworth had recently moved to Miami to be close to their children and grandchildren after living in Australia for 20 years.

'92-96 mil-years-old:' Largest dinosaur unearthed in Australia

Scientists in Australia say this giant species was the length of a basketball court and length of a truck.

Australian PM announces mandatory vaccines for aged care workers

Scott Morrison says National Cabinet has agreed to mandate Covid-19 shot for residential aged care workers.

Watch: Australian cities deserted as new variant strikes country

Several cities have imposed total lockdowns as as new coronavirus cases emerge across Australia.

Inquiry urges Australian gov to list Hezbollah as terror group

Parliamentary intelligence and security committee asks government to list all of Hezbollah, not just parts of its terror apparatus.

British government confirms it will be boycotting Durban IV

Move to boycott "hatefest" is welcomed by Jewish and pro-Israel advocacy groups.

Australia: Woman's death 'related' to AstraZeneca vaccine

Australian Chief Medical Officer says AstraZeneca vaccine "absolutely key in relation to us becoming safe from Covid."

Victoria: Vaccines, quarantine facilities to set Covid response

Victoria Acting Premier James Merlino says gov't response to Covid-19 outbreaks will be determined by vax levels and quarantine facilities.

Australian state of Victoria enters 7-day lockdown

Latest outbreak traced to a single breach of quarantine, with current variant described as five times more contagious than previous ones.

Australian "Free Palestine" rallies: blood libels, terror flags

Rallies full of comparisons between Israel and Nazis, featured blood libels, anti-Semitic chants and flags of terrorist groups.

Australian PM: Jews have 'made a remarkable contribution'

At UIA dinner, PM Scott Morrison speaks of his lifelong relationship with the Jewish community and his support for Israel.

Mystery illness sickens children at Australian Chabad daycare

The cause is still unknown for a mass allergic reaction that only occurred in children inside one room of the daycare during afternoon tea.

Australia Post pulls globe that replaced Israel with Palestine

Globe also listed Israel as located in region above area labelled "Palestine" where Lebanon is situated.

Australian Jewish group denounces sale of Hitler items

After latest auction of Nazi leader's personal effects, Anti-Defamation Commission again calls for ban on sale of Nazi memorabilia.

Banned in Canada and the EU, neo-Nazi groups eying Australia

Groups making inroads, as terrorism experts sound the alarm as to the increasing danger posted by lone wolf far right extremists.

Australian PM wishes Jews a happy holiday

Australian PM Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg wish Jews around the world a happy holiday, the Australian Jewish News reports.

Man with swastika hat photographed in Melbourne train station

On Friday, a man wearing a baseball hat with a swastika patch on it was seen outside a Melbourne train station, following a worrying trend.

Watch: Australian PM receives COVID-19 vaccine

Australian PM Scott Morrison receives first dose of Pfizer vaccine as Australia starts inoculation program.

Facebook bans viewing and sharing all news articles in Australia

Agriculture Minister David Littleproud labels Facebook decision to ban all Australian news content 'reckless and irresponsible'.

Malka Leifer lands in Australia

Malka Leifer has been extradited to Australia, marking the end of proceedings that took more than a year since her deportation was ordered.

Google threatens to pull services from Australia

Google says it would have 'no real choice' but to remove search engine from Australia if new regulatory bill on news prices takes effect.

Australia calls out Big Tech 'hypocrisy': Trump treated unfairly

Australia's leadership rebuke Twitter as China's official gov't tweet of soldier sitting on the throat of an Afghan child remains untouched.

Watch: Chinese gov't rationing heating in sub-zero temperatures

Sky News Australia says China's ban on Australian coal has forced 10s of millions of its citizens to spend a cold winter in dire conditions.

Australian and Israeli hi-tech companies join forces

Australian-based Redflex has acquired Jerusalem-based RoadMetric, owned by Haredi philanthropist David Hofstedter

How did Australia beat COVID-19?

Australia has almost eliminated the coronavirus by putting faith in science.

China blasts Australian politician calling for economic boycott

Sky News says Chinese leadership not too thrilled about 'radical' Australian diplomat urging boycott Chinese goods.

The Chinese tweet that shocked Australia

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is demanding the Chinese Government delete a "repugnant" tweet attacking the Australian Defence Forces

Israel was involved in discussions for release of Moore-Gilbert

Sydney Morning Herald: Discussions to release Australian academic from Iran were also held with the Israeli government

Man killed in shark attack near Broome, Australia

Man dies after being attacked by shark while body boarding this morning near Broome in Western Australia.

Shock in Australia after soldiers murder Afghan civilians

Commission of inquiry finds elite soldiers committed war crimes against civilians outside of the context of battle.

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'Deadly decisions': Victoria's hotel quarantine catastrophe

Sky News Australia investigates Victoria’s decision to go it alone which they say had disastrous consequences for countless Australians.

Melbourne outbreak casts doubt on anticipated restriction easing

Premier casts doubt on much-anticipated easing of restrictions as health authorities scramble to contain outbreak in Melbourne suburbs.

Victoria considers GPS tracker bracelets for overseas travelers

Devices would be used to assure some overseas travelers obey home isolation orders after returning to Australia.

Melbourne residents confront haredi Jews during lockdown

Angry residents in Melbourne, Australia confront Satmar Hasidim, accusing them of violating lockdown orders.

Australia:

Andrews government's hotel quarantine story ‘gets murkier’

Sky News tells story of how Andrews government went it alone using not much more than private security guards to run hotel quarantine.

Victoria amid lockdowns is 'like a parallel universe'

Australian Television Presenter Catriona Rowntree told Sky News host Chris Smith her experience of rural Victoria’s lockdown.

Freudian slip?

What did he just say?

New South Wales Health Minister Australian MP Bradley Hazzard: 'We must treat this New World Order...this new world of COVID..with caution.'

Australia:

News host calls Victoria Premier 'out of control menace'

Sky News host Andrew Bolt says Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews is out of control and is a 'menace' to his state.

CCP-United Front targets largest Australian-Jewish community

Candidate calls CCP-United Front influence 'threat to democratic representation in heartland of biggest Jewish population in Australia'.

Chickens on a plane: Kapparot performed by air during lockdown

Kapparot ritual of swinging chickens performed by airplane for Jews locked down in Melbourne, Australia.

Leifer victims: 'We fought so long for this to happen'

2 of Malka Leifer's victims celebrate Jerusalem court's ruling paving way for extradition. 'It felt like a dream,' victims tell Arutz Sheva.

Reporter sues Australian police for false arrest, assault

Rebel Media's Avi Yemini: 'Suddenly, a police commander walked up to me, jabbed me in the chest, and ordered his troops to arrest me.'

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Protesters speak out before being attacked by Melbourne police

Avi Yemini covers Melbourne anti-lockdown protests.

Australia:

Father of three in coma after stomped on head by police

Father of three in coma after escaping from mental facility and being hit by police car, stomped on head by police.

COVID-19:

Watch: Australian police storm market to force compliance

Viral video shows Aussie police steamrolling shoppers; 'Australians are unarmed population. They pose zero threat to law enforcement.'

Australia:

Ex-cop ‘disgusted’ by police state in Victoria speaks out

Avi Yemini speaks to former police officer who is not happy about COVID-19 enforcement: 'We feel like French Resistance in World War II.'

Avi Yemini:

'This is why they want to hide these protesters from you'

Watch how differently ABC News cover BLM rally during COVID-19 anti-lockdown march.

Australia:

‘Extraordinary revelations’ over pandemic and lockdowns surface

Sky News host Chris Kenny says 'two extraordinary revelations' surfaced when it comes to coronavirus.

Avi Yemini violently arrested

Australian journalist arrested covering lockdown protest in Melbourne for Rebel News.

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Victoria Police arrest pregnant woman for Facebook post

Australia: Victoria Police execute warrant, arrest pregnant woman in front of her children for Facebook post. It's he

Australia: Uber passenger leaves after finding driver is Jewish

Watch: 'I don't like Jews, you Jewish scumbag,' says Australian Uber passenger as he orders Jewish driver to pull over and let him out.

Australia: Man shot dead after repeatedly stabbing woman

Eyewitness: Police shot dead man with Muslim appearance after he repeatedly stabbed woman in face; Locals: Footage removed from networks.

Australia: Melbourne kindergarten defaced with '4th Reich'

Anti-Defamation Commission condemns vandalism in kindergarten in Melbourne’s Albert Park.

'No one will use Israel to evade justice'

President Rivlin touts Jerusalem court's decision that Australian-Israeli teacher Malka Leifer may stand trial, paving way for extradition.

Australian golf course vandalized with swastikas

'Vile stampede of neo-Nazi defacement,' Anti-Defamation Commission chairman says.

‘I am devastated’: Australian mourns fallen Israeli soldier

In 1997, Baruch Ben Yigal saved an Australian man's life at the Maccabiah Games disaster. Now he's mourning the loss of Ben Yigal's son.

Will Likud MK be appointed ambassador to Australia?

MK Sharren Haskel lived in Australia for seven years before entering the Knesset.

GoDaddy removes website promoting 'Miss Hitler' beauty pageant

Web-hosting company suspends domain of a website running the global “Miss Hitler 2020” beauty pageant for violating terms of service.

From National Service in Australia to quarantine in Israel

Arutz Sheva speaks with 6 women who ended their service as Zionist emissaries to the Jewish community of Melbourne due to the coronavirus.

Australia: No one leaving here needs to worry about coronavirus

President Rivlin speaks with Foreign Minister Katz and Health Minister Litzman about the risk of Israelis contracting COVID-19 in Australia.