The Australian teen dubbed “Egg Boy” for smashing an egg on the head of a far-right politician on camera says he will donate 100,000 Australian dollars ($69,000) to the victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks. Will Connolly gained international prominence after egging Australian Sen. Fraser Anning, who had blamed the massacre on immigration policies that “allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in ...

While many tourists are convinced, the popular suggestion that Australia is the home of the world’s deadliest snakes is largely a myth with the risk of bites and death far greater across Asia, Africa and South America, the CSIRO says. Herpetologist Ruchira Somaweera says the myth was born a few decades ago and came out of a study of the ...

Rooftop solar industry veterans say Australia has become a dumping ground for poor-quality solar products and some are questioning the regulatory oversight of household rooftop solar installers and products. An audit of the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) late last year found it is likely there are potentially tens of thousands of badly installed ...

Within hours of the re-election in Australia of the sitting coalition Government led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday, the first in what can be expected as a series of steps is underway to fight the falling property market. In a double helping, borrowers will be allowed to apply for mortgages tens of thousands of Australian Dollars higher and ...

At least four refugees in Australia’s offshore Pacific camps have attempted suicide since the conservative government’s shock re-election Saturday, according to refugees, advocates and police. Around 800 would-be refugees who tried reach Australia have been sent to live in severe conditions on the remote islands of Nauru and Papua New Guinea’s Manus under a hardline policy from Canberra. Many had ...

Businessman Clive Palmer says his federal election advertising spending of about $55 million was a better use of his fortune than donating to charity. Mr Palmer’s United Australia Party (UAP) secured 3.4 per cent of the nationwide vote, but failed to win a seat in Parliament. Mr Palmer, who estimated he had spent between $50 million and $55 million on ...

Australians flooded the website of New Zealand’s immigration department after the election, presumably looking to escape across the ditch. New Zealand has reported a huge spike in the number of Australians considering a move across the ditch since the federal election was called. Immigration New Zealand said the number of visits to the New Zealand Now site surged tenfold on ...

Australia is planning to import wheat for the first time in 12 years after drought across the eastern states saw grain production fall 20% last year. The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources confirmed this week it had issued a bulk import permit to allow wheat to be brought in from Canada to be processed for the domestic market. The import has ...

MELBOURNE — Australian gold miner St Barbara said on Wednesday it will buy smaller Canadian peer Atlantic Gold Corp for $722 million (US$536 million), marking a second overseas acquisition for cashed-up Australian producers. St Barbara’s $2.90 a share cash offer represents a 39 per cent premium to Atlanta Gold’s closing price on Tuesday in a deal that analysts said opened ...

A slew of allegations of sexist bullying and misogyny have emerged in recent years, while at the same time the country has steadily tumbled down the global rankings for female political representation. Australia has tended to favour “larrikin” and “aggressor” MPs who thrive in the “rough-and-tumble” atmosphere of Canberra. But women MPs are increasingly saying that’s a culture in dire ...