The swearing in ceremony for new senators in the Australian parliament became a topic of controversy when indigenous politician Lidia Thorpe called the Queen of England a coloniser during her oath of allegiance.

Australian indigenous senator calls British Queen a 'coloniser' while taking oath

An Aboriginal senator from Victoria, Australia has made the news headlines for blasting Queen Elizabeth II as a ‘colonising’ queen during her oath-taking ceremony.

WATCH: An Aboriginal senator calls Queen Elizabeth II a ‘colonising’ Queen

In collaboration with a colleague from the University of Adelaide, three James Cook University academics have discovered metamorphic diamonds in rocks close to Australia’s northeast coast.

Rare metamorphic diamonds discovered could reveal early history of Australia

By identifying a body discovered long ago on Australia's Somerton Beach that prompted decades of debate about who the person was and why he died, forensic specialists have contributed to solving a nearly 75-year-old mystery.

After more than 70 years, identity mystery of Australia's 'Somerton Man' solved 

On Tuesday, Australia's parliament sat for the first time since the may election with the new prime minister Anthony Albanese. Prime Minister Albanese is determined to have a greenhouse gas reduction target enshrined in law. Tackling the climate crisis has been high on the Australian prime minister's agenda.

WION Climate Tracker | Australian PM wants legislated carbon reduction target

From Australia PM Anthony Albanese attending the opening of the 47th Federal Parliament at Parliament House to the Taiwan navy holding the annual Han Kuang Drill, here are some impactful images from around the world on 26 July 2022.

World in Pictures: Australian PM Albanese attend parliament; Taiwan navy hold annual Han Kuang Drill

A breakthrough in the 17-year hunt for the woman's killer came on Tuesday with the arrest of a man in Western Australia in connection with the death of a German traveller, as reported by AFP.

17-year-old murder mystery solved: German backpacker's cold-case murder leads to man's arrest in Australia

There has been a steady surge of COVID-19 cases all around the world and the trend seems to be continuing in Australia. The country saw 5450 cases on Monday – a record since the pandemic started – and the official data stated that the majority of cases were from the Omicron sub-variants.

Australia registers record number of COVID-19 cases as Omicron surges

In Australia, residents in the northern Victorian town of Mildura were left stunned when they saw a bright pink glow in the skies. The bizarre pink light appeared to be some scene from a science-fiction movie or aurora or maybe some alien invasion.

Aliens? Celestial phenomenon? Weed facility? Bizarre pink glow over an Australian town

The New South Wales (NSW) government has unofficially suggested that children as young as 10 could be put on "extended payment plans" or into unpaid work programmes so that they could pay off heavy fines for breaking Covid restrictions.

Child labour? This Australian government wants 10-year-old do unpaid work. Here's why 

Job openings in the Australian labour market have doubled since the Covid epidemic, not just recovered. Currently, there are 480,100 open positions in the country as per the most recent Australia Bureaus of Statistics report, a growth of 111.

COVID-19: Australia job vacancies doubled since pandemic began

Australian government's report states the country's wildlife and vegetation is in danger, with rapid growth of cities blamed for the deteriorating flora and fauna.

WION Climate Tracker: Australian government's shocking report on environment raises alarm

Australia's unique wildlife is being devastated by bushfires, drought, habitat loss and global warming, a government report said Tuesday, warning that more species are headed for extinction.

'Shocking' report lists devastation to Australia wildlife

The Alpine forests of Australian state of Victoria are no stranger to bushfires that have claimed a huge number of ash trees. Conservationists here aim to regenerate the ash tree population with the help of tree climbers who have the tall task of scaling these massive trees.

WION Climate Tracker | Conservationists work to save Victoria's Alpine forests

American socialite and TV personality Kim Kardashian couldn't stay away from her beau for long. She decided to take a short trip to Australia where her handsome beau is filming for Orlando Bloom-starrer 'Wizards!

Kim Kardashian jets off to Australia to meet beau Pete Davidson as he films 'Wizards!'

Australia is well known for the various kinds of animals and insects found in different parts of the continent. While it is not common to suddenly discover rare species of organisms in some parts of Australia, people in New South Wales were caught off guard by an “alien-like” sea creature that was found washed up on a beach in Sydney.

‘Alien-like’ creatures wash up on Sydney beach, cause social media stir

The privacy watchdog in Australia has opened an investigation into the usage of facial recognition technology by two major retailers, department store Kmart and the hardware company Bunnings take “faceprints” of their patrons.

Australian watchdog investigates Kmart and Bunnings over ‘faceprints’ technology

Australia is witnessing surging cost of living and rising interest rates has darkened national mood. Pessimists have far outnumbered optimists in a survey.

Australia: Cost of living, interest rates surge | Global Inflation

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said a meeting with her Chinese counterpart was "a first step towards stabilising the relationship" but it would take time for Beijing to remove trade "blockages" on Australia.

Australia's Wong says China meeting a 'first step' in stabilising relationship

Australia on Thursday (July 7) announced that starting this week it would increase the roll out of the fourth Covid vaccine as it fights a persistent rise in hospital admissions fuelled by the highly contagious new Omicron subvariants BA.

COVID-19: Australia to offer fourth shot amid new Omicron variants threat

Australia is witnessing a spurt in Covid hospital admissions since February, putting a massive strain on the country’s healthcare system. This new wave of Covid cases is being primarily driven by the highly transmissible BA.

Omicron subvariants driving fresh Covid wave in Australia

In just four days, the equivalent of eight months’ worth of rain fell, paralysing certain areas of Australia’s largest city. As per the experts, the warmer waters and saturated soils are the contributing variables rather than a single factor that may fully explain this catastrophic weather.

Australia floods: False claims on cloud seeding for heavy rainfall

Floods sparked by four days of torrential rain got Sydney to a standstill. At least 85,000 people have been forced to leave their homes and the water levels remain high in rivers and dams.

WION Climate Tracker | Australia PM Albanese visits flood affected region on Windsor

Torrential rains continue to batter Australia's east coast intensifying the floods in Sydney. More evacuations have been ordered as the river rose past the danger levels.

WION Climate Tracker | Sydney braces for flooding | New South Wales smashed by Rains, Winds

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