4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (689+ words) Hunter backyard chicken and captive bird owners have been urged to take biosecurity measures to protect their birds from the deadly H5 bird flu strain. People have also been warned to avoid contact with sick or dead birds and to report…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (414+ words) Australia is being cautious in its decision not to place blanket bans on products from occupied Palestinians areas, an expert says, despite calls for sanctions. The UK government confirmed it would ban Israeli goods from illegal settlements in occupied territories,…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (604+ words) Israel ‌says it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Britain will also no longer participate in a US-led coordination…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (307+ words) Google Maps has changed the name of "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" for US users to reflect President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the ‌lake, according to a Google statement. Trump announced on Thursday that he was changing the name…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (263+ words) Business owners could soon have access to simplified rules for leasing retail spaces, regardless of where they operate. The federal government will begin talks with traders and landlords about simplifying laws around commercial tenancies and retail leases in a bid…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (612+ words) Australia might be bringing the world's climate talks to the Pacific but it can expect few favours from those impatient for an emissions turnaround. The Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting begins on Sunday, with heads of government from across the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (613+ words) The consumer price index came in at 3.5 per cent on an annual basis after a one per cent increase in the month of July, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on Wednesday. Although that was below the 3.8 per cent annual…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (265+ words) President Donald Trump's administration plans to revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status ‌in the United States, marking its latest step in a sweeping immigration crackdown. A State Department spokesman on…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (532+ words) One Nation would slash migration to less than half the current government's levels, leader Pauline Hanson says. It comes after a One Nation MP said the party's policy would include an extra 100,000 people annually, and was not "too different" to…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (494+ words) A world-leading push to vaccinate penguins on Phillip Island against an outbreak of bird flu is under way after Australia recorded its first case of the disease in a mammal. A long-nosed fur seal at Beachport in South Australia tested…...