Victoria Beckham ready to show the world her fashion triumphs and tears in Netflix series

NEW YORK – For someone who has been famous since the late 1990s, Victoria Beckham is surprisingly busy in the 2020s. After many years in the red, the British pop star-turned-designer’s eponymous fashion company Victoria Beckham Holdings saw...

Proposed federal funding could improve Victoria’s aging airport terminal

Proposed federal funding could improve Victoria’s aging airport terminal Published 6:15 am Friday, August 1, 2025 On Wednesday, (TX-27) Congressman Michael Cloud’s office announced that he had secured $5.5 million to modernize Victoria’s aging...

Hong Kong cancels passports, bans financial support for 16 overseas activists

Hong Kong authorities today strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were previously targeted by bounties on suspicion of endangering national security, implementing measures that include banning financial support to them and...

Hong Kong imposes new measures on overseas-based activists

Hong Kong authorities strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were previously targeted by bounties on suspicion of endangering national security, implementing measures that include banning financial support to them and...

Logan Central: 10-year-old boy seriously injured after being hit by police car in Brisbane, Queensland

A 10-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries with severe injuries to his face after being struck by a police vehicle outside a school south of Brisbane on Friday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the corner of Jacaranda Avenue...

Kalu Rallies Support For Reserved Seats Bill, Urges National Unity At Australian Event

1 Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, CFR, has called on Nigerians, lawmakers, and the international community to support the Reserved Seats Bill aimed at increasing female representation in governance...

Australian fashion retailer General Pants Co says they’ve settled $69,000 bill amid court threat

Thousands of jobs at risk in industry collapse

Thousands of Australian manufacturing jobs, particularly in regional areas, face significant risk as China intensifies investments to bolster its own manufacturing industries, a new report warns. The research by the McKell Institute reveals...

Talisman Sabre ends in PNG with renewed calls for stronger defence ties

The 11th Talisman Sabre military exercise wrapped up this week with a clear message: Australia, the United States, and Papua New Guinea are standing firmer together in an increasingly tense region. This year marked the first time part of the...

Breaking: Chinese national charged under foreign interference laws

The Australian Federal Police have charged a person with foreign interference, for the third time since new laws were introduced in 2018. The woman, a Chinese national and Australian permanent resident, faced the ACT Magistrates Court today...

Thousands of Aussie jobs in danger from China spending splurge

Thousands of Australian manufacturing jobs are at risk as China spends billions of dollars subsidising its flagging economy, new research warns. A report released today from the McKell Institute think tank found China is now spending more on...

Gas prices rise in Canada as oil gets boost from Trump's threat to buyers of Russia's crude

woman dressed in jeans and black sweatshirt standing next to her car filling it up at the gas station, on a sunny day · aire images via Getty Images Gas prices in Canada climbed an average of 5.2 cents per litre over the past week, according to...

Marinus Link deal is a good one for Tasmania, says Saul Eslake

Saul Eslake My understanding is that Marinus is a good thing for Tasmania and for Australia. In fact, I think the reason why the federal government's been prepared to take a 50 per cent equity position and the Victorian government to take a 33 per...

Australian gas exports are a strategic asset—for us, and our friends

Australia’s gas sector is again under fire from ideologically driven critics. Commentators from groups such as the Australia Institute and Jubilee Australia argue that our export of liquefied natural gas primarily serves foreign interests rather...

Australia Bans YouTube for Children Under 16

The government of Australia has reversed its decision to grant YouTube an exemption from its sweeping ban on social media for children under 16. YouTube’s parent company, Google, is threatening legal action, but Australian officials vowed to push...

Australia's First Boeing AH-64E Apache Helicopters Enter Final Assembly

The first four of 29 new Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters ordered by the Australian Army are drawing closer to delivery as they enter the final assembly phase at Boeing’s production facility on Mesa, Arizona. The incoming attack helicopters...

World : Australia Congratulates Malaysia on Ambitious ASEAN Chairmanship Agenda

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- Australia has commended Malaysia on setting an ambitious agenda for its ASEAN chairmanship this year, in particular, its emphasis on inclusivity and sustainability. In a video message posted Friday on the...

The social skinny: Spotify streams Stephen King; ‘Rock and Roll’ with NASA; Australia bans YouTube

Spotify presses play on 14-hour ‘banger’ from Stephen King Spotify unveiled its Read Like You Listen campaign Monday to turn Spotify’s music aficionados into fervent readers. Created with Burson, the campaign’s goal is to “encourage fans to...

Body corp cops 312 ‘nuisance’ email barrage from owner

A unit owner at Royal Pines Archer Hill has beeen ordered to halt her excessive emails A unit owner accused of sending an “excessive” amount of threatening and insulting emails has been ordered to submit correspondence no longer than 1000 words....

Australian recognition of Palestinian statehood 'a matter of when, not if', treasurer says

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Australia's recognition of a Palestinian state is a matter of "when, not if", as more countries move to formally acknowledge its statehood. Chalmers' comments came after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney followed the...