Australia and Israel have taken diplomatic efforts against each other as tensions between the two nations over the war in Gaza grow.

Last Saturday at 9:49am local time, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred about 50km west of Gympie in Queensland. The earthquake was experienced as strong shaking locally, but did not produce any significant damage,

While Israel's prime minister has criticised Australia's decision on Palestinian statehood — even calling Anthony Albanese a "weak" leader — experts say this kind of treatment is far from unusual.

Australia is a hot travel destination, and soon it will be easier to get to than ever, as several new non-stop routes are being added during its summer season—including one to an all-new city.

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus made 10 changes to his starting XV for Saturday's second test against Australia as the Rugby World Cup champions bid to avenge a shocking 38-22 home loss to the Wallabies last weekend.

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Video footage captured the dramatic moment a small plane crashed onto a golf course in Australia. Around 2:20 p.m. local time on Sunday, Aug. 17, the plane, a Piper Cherokee, made an emergency landing at Mona Vale Golf Club in Sydney’s Northern Beaches region, the Australian Transportation Safety Bureau said in a news release .

A ustralia has hit back at Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu after he branded the country’s prime minister “weak”, with an Australian minister accusing the Israeli leader of conflating strength with killing people.