Australia

The country is experiencing its third hottest summer on record, with the Bureau of Meteorology stating that only summers 2018-19 and 2019-20 have been hotter; Australia's three hottest seasons have occurred in the past six years

Meta announced that it will also close Facebook news tabs in Australia, after noticing that enough people were not visiting the platform to read the news

The Australian Government, through PacificAus Sports, will partner with the Australian Olympic Committee to support more than 250 athletes from 13 Pacific nations in their preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

The State of Victoria is launching a female pain survey after research revealed that two out of every five women in the state suffer from chronic pain

In Melbourne, two monuments dedicated to figures considered linked to the country's colonial past were vandalised, a statue of Queen Victoria and one of Captain James Cook, who led several voyages of exploration in the Pacific Ocean in the 18th century

Plans for a referendum on monarchy, to proclaim the country a Republic, have been postponed, as it is 'not a priority at the moment', despite plans of Albanese and his executive; King Charles is expected to pay an official visit to Australia in late 2024

Nazi salutes and the display or sale of symbols associated with designated 'terrorist' groups have been criminalised with the enactment of legislation drafted last summer, government's response to the increase in hate incidents in recent months

A carpet of rubbish was left on Sydney's Bronte Beach after some 10.000 people crowded the shores of the Australian resort for Christmas Day celebrations

Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines will launch Australia flights in March next year, with Australian actress Margot Robbie as Brand Ambassador

The Western Australian Department of Health has reinforced the requirement to wear a face mask in all public hospitals in the state in response to an increase in cases of COVID-19

Australia's industrial policy needs to be "recast and modernised" to benefit from global energy transition, the Treasurer said, promising a new 'uniquely Australian' plan that would leverage more private capital against bolder public investment overseas