Hundreds of pilot whales are stranded on a sandbar in Tasmania. What explains the mass whale stranding? Whales have tight family bonds - and they tend to stick together.

Gravitas: Hundreds of whales stranded on sandbar in Australia

Rescuers hope to save nearly 200 whales stuck in a remote Australian harbour, and to prevent the toll of 90 dead -- as of Tuesday -- from rising further. They have so far managed to free "a small number" of the stranded mammals.

Rescuers' race against time to save 180 stranded whales in Australia

Rescuers had set free at least 25 whales marooned on a sandbar off the remote west coast of the Australian island of Tasmania by late Tuesday (September 22), with hopes to refloat hundreds more within days and end one of the country's worst beaching events.

Australian rescuers save around 25 whales stranded on sandbar

Australia rescues 25 whales in one of its worst beaching events

A former Australian correspondent in China on Monday revealed how he and his 14-year-old daughter were given detention threats by Beijing. Matthew Carney said he kept quiet for two years for the incident in 2018 as he did not want any "negative consequences" for Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) work in China.

Australian journalist reveals how China threatened 14-year old daughter with detention

Devastated by recent bushfires, parts of Australia's east coast where tourists can see migrating humpback whales are seeing a surge in demand as people venture to lesser known destinations closer to home during the coronavirus pandemic.

Drone footage shows migration on Australia's 'whale super highway'

Australia has formally named China in a court document as the foreign state under investigation by police in the nation`s first foreign interference investigation.

Australian government lawyer names China in interference investigation

Protesters in Melbourne defied coronavirus lockdown for a second weekend on Sunday. The city has been under hard lockdown for last six weeks.

Video: Protests against coronavirus lockdown erupt in Melbourne

Protesters in Melbourne defied coronavirus lockdown for a second weekend on Sunday. The city has been under hard lockdown for last six weeks. The protests against the lockdown resulted in 74 arrests and at least 175 infringement notices for breaching public health orders.

Protests against coronavirus lockdown erupt in Melbourne, 74 arrested

Australia and China are fighting a diplomatic war for the past few weeks now. The diplomatic tension has resulted in various attacks on the journalists from both sides.

Raiding of Chinese journalists in Australia 'utterly appalling', says state Chinese media

CEO of mining company Rio Tinto resigned as destruction of a 46 thousand-year-old sacred indigenous site came back to haunt him. Jean-Sébastien Jacques, who was leading Rio Tinto since 2016 parted ways with the company along with his two deputies.

Rio Tinto CEO resigns after company destroys 46,000-year-old sacred site

Cheng Lei, an Australian citizen who has worked as a reporter in China and is a well-known TV anchor, was detained by Chinese authorities last month. There has previously been no public explanation.

Journalist Cheng Lei has been detained by China over 'National Security risks'

Two Australian journalists working in China's media outlets have been forced out of the country following an extraordinary diplomatic stand-off. Bill Birtles, the ABC correspondent in Beijing, and Michael Smith, the Australian Financial Review’s Shanghai-based China correspondent, flew back to Sydney on Monday.

Australian journalists flee China after diplomatic stand-off

No-mask, anti-lockdown protests gather pace across the globe

The biggest takeaway from this pandemic has been a singlemost thing -- China cannot be trusted. But punishing China hasn't been easy because it remains at the centre of global commerce.

How India, Japan and Australia have joined hands to punish China

Australian police entered the home of a 28-year-old pregnant woman and arrested her on Wednesday (September 2) after she encouraged others on Facebook to attend an anti-lockdown protest.

Australia: Pregnant woman arrested for promoting anti-lockdown protest

The Australian economy used to run tirelessly. It even set a record with 28 consecutive years of growth. That great run has now officially come to an end. The cause, a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic.

'Further difficult days ahead': Virus-hit Australia goes into recession

Australia has slipped into recession for the first time in 30 years. The great run of 28 successive years of growth has ended.

Gravitas: Australia Sinks Into Recession

A 100 million-year-old meteorite crater has been found in Western Australia. This crater was found while a mining company was drilling for gold. Also read: Astronomers detect most powerful black hole explosion ever The diameter of the crater is 5 km.

100 million-year-old meteorite crater found in Western Australia

The COVID-19 pandemic had disrupted a lot of houses. Many people were stuck away from home. Similarly, a dog was stranded 10,000 miles away from his owners. Pipsqueak, a wiener dog, belonging to an Australian family was sailing around the world with his family when the novel coronavirus hit the world.

Dog travels from South Carolina to Australia to re-unite with owners

China has detained an Australian news anchor working for its state-run English-language television network CGTN, Australia's foreign minister said on Monday. The detention of journalist Cheng Lei is a blow to deteriorating relations between the two countries that have seen China warn its citizens of travelling to Australia and vice-versa.

China detains Australian journalist, allows consular access

The high-profile anchor was the China correspondent for US pay TV network CNBC for nine years.

Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei detained in China

Facebook Inc said it will block news sharing on its platforms in Australia if the government goes ahead with a law to force it, and Alphabet Inc`s Google, to pay local media outlets for featuring their content on its platforms.

Facebook to Australians: Will block news sharing if government passes proposed law

Three months after the stand-off at the Galwan valley, a survey was conducted on India-China relationship by the Chinese mouthpiece, Global Times., and the results show that the Chinese citizens are not happy with the actions of their leaders.

More than 50% Chinese citizens like Modi government: Global Times

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