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Lured by the promise of a Pacific paradise, hundreds of visitors to France's island territory of New Caledonia have found themselves trapped in a land teeming with troops trying to put down riots.

Rio Olympic freestyle gold medalist Kyle Chalmers along with chief executive of Swimming Queensland Kevin Hasemann rallied several Australian athletes to urge that the photos be taken down.

The submission from the Australian Medical Association suggested a flexible and inclusive work environment and including a perimenopause/menopause policy to the existing health and safety risk assessments.

The University of Melbourne canceled all the classes since Wednesday noon after hundreds of protesters began a sit-in protest at the Arts West building.

Even if these projects damage protected areas, animals, and the environment, the minister was not required by Australia's present environmental legislation to take its impact on climate change into account.

Many Australians are being forced to wait weeks for their passports under the present system, with the only expedient choice being a more costly "priority" one for serious situations.

Earlier in May, the council in Merrylands had voted to "take immediate action to rid same-sex parents books/materials in council's library service."

Payman said the government representatives were making "performative gestures" that, in her opinion, put oppressors' rights ahead of the oppressed.

The incident came to light Wednesday morning when the statue was found lying face down next to its podium, which was spray-painted with graffiti such as "what goes around" and "decolonize."

World over, the chequered keffiyeh scarf is associated with the Palestinian struggle for a separate state.

The US Justice Department on Tuesday said Boeing can be prosecuted for two subsequent 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people approximately five years ago.

Ukraine has pulled back troops near several villages in the northeastern Kharkiv region, where Russian forces have been advancing and pounding settlements in a new offensive along the border, Kyiv said.

The ANU management asked the students to disband the camps and vacate by Friday, or they will be held accountable for breaching the university's code of conduct.

With new pet ownership regulations, South Australia wants to outlaw puppy mills and impose stiffer punishments for dog attacks.

The humanitarian situation worsens as the Red Cross operates a hospital in Rafah with Australian medical personnel amid Israeli bombing.

The proposed AU$300 energy rebate for every Australian household will cost the government about AU$3.5bn over three years.

The protesters have called the move "Orwellian," and refused to move out till all their demands are met.

Rescuers recovered more bodies on Tuesday after weekend flash floods and cold lava flow on Indonesia's Sumatra island killed at least 57 people and left another 22 missing, provincial officials said.

Qantas canceled Sydney-Shanghai flights because of the sluggish recovery in China travel, while a new route between Brisbane and Manila was launched.

McBride was charged with stealing and sharing classified military documents that exposed war crimes committed by Australia's army forces in Afghanistan with the journalists of Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Supermarket chain said the empty shelves were due to a system upgrade that caused delay in supply of stocks.

Education experts warn government's plan on limiting enrollment of foreign students could backfire.

Australia has a complicated web of regulations governing asylum seekers. Those attempting to arrive by air or sea must navigate a challenging route.

According to the allegations that emerged on Wednesday, two students performed a Nazi salute and impersonated Hitler during a Zoom meeting hosted by the university's Students' Association.

Sergei Shoigu, who is being replaced as Russia's defence minister, spearheaded Moscow's offensive in Ukraine and has been the country's longest-serving minister, as well as being one of Vladimir Putin's few close friends.

An all-out Israeli offensive on the Gaza city of Rafah would provoke "anarchy" without eliminating Hamas, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday, as Washington stepped up a pressure campaign against such an assault.

The number of people killed by flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in western Indonesia over the weekend has risen to 41 with 17 more missing, a local disaster agency official told AFP Monday.

Following the knife attack on the bishop by a 16-year-old boy, the independent cyber regulator eSafety Commissioner had ordered the social video platforms to remove the video from their sites.

Following record May rains that threatened to saturate regions and overrun Warragamba Dam, NSW prepared for further rain and floods.