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CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY

CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY

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Australia|Crime|Political|World

A cache of explosives in Sydney provoked antisemitic terrorism fears. Police now say it was faked

Police in Australia say an explosives-filled trailer that politicians earlier described as an antisemitic terrorism plot and a foiled mass casualty event was staged by criminals in a complicated hoax

A cache of explosives in Sydney provoked antisemitic terrorism fears. Police now say it was faked
Australia|Environment|Political|World

Floodwaters still threaten parts of Australia's east coast as tropical storm cleanup begins

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has cautioned that the fallout from a vicious tropical storm over the weekend was “far from over.”

Floodwaters still threaten parts of Australia's east coast as tropical storm cleanup begins
Europe|Political|US|World

New Zealand's top diplomat in London loses his job over remarks about Trump

New Zealand’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom has lost his job over remarks he made about President Donald Trump at an event held by the Chatham House think tank in London this week

New Zealand's top diplomat in London loses his job over remarks about Trump
Australia|Environment|Science|World

One moment, calm waters. The next, a 900-pound dolphin landed on their boat

A dolphin weighing more than 900 pounds appeared to fall out of the sky before landing in a small fishing boat off the coast of New Zealand, shocking the three men on board

One moment, calm waters. The next, a 900-pound dolphin landed on their boat
Australia|Political|World

New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country's Māori name in Parliament

The speaker of New Zealand’s Parliament has told lawmakers that he will not consider further complaints about the use of the country’s Māori name, Aotearoa, in Parliament, after one sought to have it banned

New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country's Māori name in Parliament
Business|Crime|Economy|Travel|World

Judge overthrows conviction of owners of New Zealand island where 22 died in volcanic eruption

The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand where 22 tourists and guides died in an eruption had their criminal conviction for failing to keep visitors safe overturned by a judge on Friday

Judge overthrows conviction of owners of New Zealand island where 22 died in volcanic eruption
Asia|Australia|Political|World

China issued 'disconcerting' warning of live-fire exercises to planes flying above, Australia says

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says airliners were over the Tasman Sea crossing between Australia and New Zealand when the Chinese navy warned they were flying over a secret live-fire exercise

China issued 'disconcerting' warning of live-fire exercises to planes flying above, Australia says
Australia|Celebrity|Entertainment|Health

Wellness blogger Belle Gibson lied about having cancer. Years later, Australia is still chasing her

The consumer watchdog in the Australian state of Victoria said this week it's still pursuing the disgraced wellness influencer Belle Gibson, who lied about having terminal brain cancer and curing it through healthy living, for the hefty fines she was ordered to pay in 2017

Wellness blogger Belle Gibson lied about having cancer. Years later, Australia is still chasing her
Australia|Crime|MidEast|Political|World

How a wave of antisemitic attacks roiled Australia and provoked claims of foreign influence

A wave of antisemitic attacks has roiled Australia, with a dozen arrests for vandalizing or setting homes, schools, and synagogues on fire since October

Health|Political|World

RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa's health chief says

Samoa’s top health official has denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F

RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa's health chief says
Australia|Environment|Political|World

A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being

A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
Australia|Crime|World

Australia wakes to more antisemitic graffiti after a discovery of explosives was revealed by police

As three more episodes of antisemitic graffiti were discovered across Sydney on Thursday morning, Australian political leaders warned of an escalation in hatred and decried as terrorism an incident of explosives found in a trailer on the city’s outskirts

Australia wakes to more antisemitic graffiti after a discovery of explosives was revealed by police
Africa|Economy|Health|Political|US|World

A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds more exemptions

U.S.-funded aid programs worldwide have begun firing staff and preparing to shut down their operations as an unprecedented Trump administration freeze on foreign assistance brings their work to a sudden halt

A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds more exemptions
Australia|Entertainment|Environment|Science

A blooming plant that reeks of gym socks and rotting garbage has thousands lining up for a whiff

An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a greenhouse in Sydney

A blooming plant that reeks of gym socks and rotting garbage has thousands lining up for a whiff
Australia|Travel|World

Mittens the cat is mistakenly left on a plane and becomes a frequent flyer

A Maine coon cat named Mittens accidentally flew three times between New Zealand and Australia this month after her cage was mistakenly left in the plane’s cargo hold

Mittens the cat is mistakenly left on a plane and becomes a frequent flyer
Political|Science|US|World

Trump vexes New Zealanders by claiming one of their proudest historical moments for America

U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration in an inauguration speech that Americans “split the atom” prompted vexed social media posts on Tuesday by New Zealanders, who said the achievement belonged to a pioneering scientist revered in his homeland

Trump vexes New Zealanders by claiming one of their proudest historical moments for America
Australia|Lifestyle

New South Wales becomes last Australian state to apologize for laws criminalizing homosexuality

New South Wales has become the last Australian state to apologize for laws criminalizing homosexual acts, 40 years after decriminalization

New South Wales becomes last Australian state to apologize for laws criminalizing homosexuality
Asia|Crime|News

Samoan author accused of killing Samoan writer who was aunt of former US politician Tulsi Gabbard

A Samoan author is charged with killing another prominent Samoan writer and academic, who also was the aunt of former U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard

Samoan author accused of killing Samoan writer who was aunt of former US politician Tulsi Gabbard
Australia|Crime|News|World

New Zealand renews search for father who vanished into forest with children 2 years ago

Police in New Zealand offered an 80,000 New Zealand dollar reward and immunity from prosecution on Tuesday to anyone who could help them secure the safe return of three children missing since December 2021

New Zealand renews search for father who vanished into forest with children 2 years ago
Asia|Economy|News|World

Chinese Premier Li and New Zealand’s Luxon hail close ties as they sign trade deals in Wellington

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Wellington, where the two leaders played up the ability of “good friends” to respectfully disagree — while publicly diverging on little

Chinese Premier Li and New Zealand’s Luxon hail close ties as they sign trade deals in Wellington
Asia|Australia|News

Chinese premier lands in Australia on first such visit in 7 years

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has arrived in Australia on a relations-mending mission

Chinese premier lands in Australia on first such visit in 7 years
Asia|News|World

Passenger plane lands safely in New Zealand after a fire shuts down an engine

New Zealand's fire service says a passenger plane landed safely after a fire shut down one engine shortly after takeoff from Queenstown on the South Island

Asia|Crime|News

An ex-gun lobbyist is revising New Zealand's gun laws, tightened after the 2019 mosque attack

A New Zealand lawmaker says the government will overhaul the gun laws tightened after the mass shooting by a white supremacist five years ago

An ex-gun lobbyist is revising New Zealand's gun laws, tightened after the 2019 mosque attack
Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Technology

Who is Julian Assange, the polarizing founder of the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks?

Before he emerged as an eccentric internet publisher of state secrets, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange experienced an itinerant childhood and attended dozens of schools, becoming a computer hacker as a teenager

Who is Julian Assange, the polarizing founder of the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks?
Travel

Saipan, placid island setting for Assange's last battle, is briefly mobbed — and bemused by the fuss

Saipan is a relaxed, rural island in the Northern Marianas

Saipan, placid island setting for Assange's last battle, is briefly mobbed — and bemused by the fuss

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