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Man killed colleague at Australia grain silo before shooting himself – police

A man killed a colleague at an Australian grain silo on Thursday before turning the gun on himself, police said. The 25-year-old allegedly shot a man in his 40s at the silo in the town of Kellerberrin at about 8.40am local time and then fled the ...

07 Sept 2023 at 12:17

Scotland

Drain on numbers fear as Australian force bids to recruit Scottish police

An Australian police force is targeting officers from the UK as part of an international recruitment drive, leading to fears some will leave Police Scotland. Western Australia Police Force has launched a campaign specifically seeking applicants ...

06 Dec 2022 at 01:01

William speaks to people helping with Australia’s flood recovery

The Prince of Wales has made an online call to some of the people dealing with devastating floods in Australia to say “make sure that you’re all looking out for yourselves as well as each other”. William offered his support in a video call ...

20 Jan 2023 at 18:33

World

Rescuers bid to save nearly 100 beached whales in Western Australia

Volunteers worked frantically for a second day on Wednesday to try to save dozens of pilot whales that have stranded themselves on a beach in Western Australia, but more than 50 have already died. Nearly 100 long-finned pilot whales were ...

26 Jul 2023 at 10:54

World

Australia fully open to vaccinated travellers after final state lifts measures

Australia was fully open to vaccinated travelers after Western Australia on Thursday became the last state to lift border restrictions. Western Australia, which covers one third of the nation’s land area, closed its borders to most ...

03 Mar 2022 at 07:25

Quirky

Scottish paramedic leaves NHS for Australia to earn thousands more and play bagpipes on the beach outside four-bed home

A Scottish paramedic who left the NHS to save lives in Australia can now play bagpipes on the beach next to his four-bedroom home while he earns thousands more per year in a “happier” work environment. Darren O’Hare, 38, ...

26 Sept 2024 at 11:35

World

World’s largest plant is a vast seagrass meadow in Australia

Scientists have discovered the world’s largest plant off the Australia coast — a seagrass meadow that has grown by repeatedly cloning itself. Genetic analysis has revealed that the underwater fields of waving green ...

01 Jun 2022 at 20:26

World

Australian man admits to abducting four-year-old girl from family tent

A man has pleaded guilty to abducting a four-year-old girl from her family’s camping tent on Australia’s west coast last year. Police found the girl, Cleo Smith, alone in a house in Carnavon, a town of 5,000 ...

24 Jan 2022 at 08:25

World

Australian opposition targets inflation in campaign launch

Australia’s opposition party officially launched its election campaign on Sunday with an emphasis on cutting the cost of living for voters as inflation surges to its highest rate in 21 years. The ...

01 May 2022 at 09:55

Cricket

Australia rest first-choice bowling attack against England before T20 World Cup

Australia will leave their first-choice bowling attack on the other side of the country for Sunday’s Twenty20 match against England in Perth as they prepare to host the format’s World Cup. ...

06 Oct 2022 at 09:21

World

German tourist found alive after 12 days missing in Outback

German tourist Carolina Wilga has been found alive in Australia’s Outback, 12 days after she went missing and a day after her abandoned van was discovered. The last-known sighting of the ...

11 Jul 2025 at 12:13

World

First World War soldiers’ messages in a bottle found on Australian beach

Messages in a bottle written by two Australian soldiers a few days into their voyage to the battlefields of France during the First World War have been found more than a century later ...

29 Oct 2025 at 08:58

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