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An Australian billionaire has launched a criminal case against Facebook, alleging the company failed to prevent scam ads that used his image. Andrew Forrest argues Facebook breached Australian anti-money laundering laws over the spread of cryptocurrency cons. He said it was the first time Facebook was facing a criminal case globally. Facebook’s owner, Meta, did […]
Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto says 21 of its female employees reported an actual or attempted rape or sexual assault at work in the past five years. The mining giant which operates in 35 countries did not provide details on the incidents or where they took place. But the numbers were revealed in a wider workplace […]
An Australian man has pleaded guilty to abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith and holding her at his home for 18 days. Cleo vanished from her family’s tent last October while on a camping trip in Western Australia, sparking a huge search that gripped the country. Police later found her at a stranger’s house in her hometown […]
Australia equalled its hottest day on record after a remote coastal town reported temperatures of 50.7°C. The temperature in Onslow, Western Australia, on Thursday matched a record set in 1962 in South Australia. Onslow and the surrounding areas could see records broken again with temperatures set to rise slightly on Friday. It comes after Western […]
Scientists in Australia have discovered an elongated millipede with more legs than any other known animal. The pale-coloured millipede has more than 1,300 legs in an elongated body about 95mm long. The creature has been named Eumillipes Persephone, and was found almost 60 metres (200ft) underground in a mining region in Western Australia. The previous […]
An Australian veterinary doctor has made it to the headlines for giving her friends and herself an injection that’s meant for horses. The lady reportedly administered herself and her friends a horse tranquilliser. Western Australia’s Catherine McGuigan is a veterinarian. She used to work in Murray Veterinary Services but she was fired from her job. […]
Australian police are investigating whether another person may have been involved in the abduction of four-year-old Cleo Smith, who was rescued from a stranger’s home last week. Cleo was missing for 18 days after vanishing from her family’s camp trip in Western Australia on 16 October. Her disappearance sparked a massive search that ended in […]
Australian officials swung into action in northern waters, destroying illegal Indonesian boats and seizing hundreds of kilograms of fishing gear and seafood. The Australian Border Force (ABF) has released photographs showing the small colourful boats burning at sea in the wake of the three-day operation near the Rowley Shoals Marine Park off the northern Western […]
A man has been reported missing after a suspected shark attack at a beach in North Fremantle, Western Australia according to police and the state government. Police and surf rescue helicopters as well as water police and surf lifesaving personnel responded to reports of the “serious shark bite incident” at Port Beach around 10:00am local […]
A man wrongly identified as the abductor of Carnarvon toddler Cleo Smith says he was deeply distressed by the monumental mistake. Terry Flowers, also known by his mother’s name, Kelly, had his photo plastered all over social media yesterday in connection with the case of four-year-old Cleo Smith. He said he was very excited to […]
An Australian man has been charged with the abduction of four-year-old Cleo Smith, who was rescued after being missing for 18 days. Terence Darrell Kelly, 36, appeared in court in the town of Carnarvon charged with forcibly or fraudulently taking or enticing a child under 16. Cleo disappeared from her family’s tent at a campsite […]
A four-year-old girl missing for 18 days in a remote part of Western Australia has been found alive and well in a locked house, police said. Cleo Smith disappeared from her family’s tent at a campsite near the town of Carnarvon on 16 October, triggering a massive search effort. Police smashed their way into a […]