‘Arrogant billionaire’: Australia, Musk in war of words over censorship | Social Media

‘Arrogant billionaire’: Australia, Musk in war of words over censorship | Social Media

Elon Musk and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese clash over order to remove X posts on church stabbing. Australia and Elon Musk have escalated their war of words over censorship after an Australian court ordered social media platform X to remove footage of a church stabbing. An Australian judge on…

Australia’s PM criticises Musk’s X over stabbing footage | Social Media

Australia’s PM criticises Musk’s X over stabbing footage | Social Media

Anthony Albanese says decision to challenge takedown order for content related to church stabbing ‘extraordinary’. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticised social media platform X for its “extraordinary” decision to fight an order by the country’s internet watchdog to remove footage of a stabbing during a livestreamed church service….

In Australia, a women-only app is latest front in the war over trans rights | LGBTQ News

In Australia, a women-only app is latest front in the war over trans rights | LGBTQ News

Sydney, Australia – Sall Grover says she did not think twice when she blocked Roxanne Tickle, a transgender woman, from her Australian-based women-only app Giggle for Girls. “It did not register, as we get men trying to enter all the time. Mr Tickle passed our AI facial recognition test, which…

World’s coral reefs face global bleaching crisis | Climate Crisis

World’s coral reefs face global bleaching crisis | Climate Crisis

NewsFeed A mass bleaching event caused by high ocean temperatures is threatening the survival of coral reefs around the world. It is the fourth such event on record, prompting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its partners to declare this a global crisis. Published On 17 Apr 202417 Apr…

Coral reefs around the world experiencing mass bleaching, scientists say | Climate News

Coral reefs around the world experiencing mass bleaching, scientists say | Climate News

Along coastlines from Australia to Kenya to Mexico, many of the world’s colourful coral reefs have turned a ghostly white in what scientists say has amounted to the fourth global bleaching event in the last three decades. At least 54 countries and territories have experienced mass bleaching along their reefs…

Former Australian gov’t staffer raped colleague in Parliament, judge finds | Politics News

Former Australian gov’t staffer raped colleague in Parliament, judge finds | Politics News

Bruce Lehrmann loses defamation claim against broadcaster and journalist over 2021 interview with his accuser. A former government staffer in Australia raped a colleague in the country’s Parliament, a judge has found, rejecting his defamation claim against a broadcaster that aired his accuser’s allegations. Justice Michael Lee ruled that Bruce…

‘Obvious’ Sydney mall killer targeted women, Australian police say | Gender Equity News

‘Obvious’ Sydney mall killer targeted women, Australian police say | Gender Equity News

New South Wales Police commissioner says videos of the attack ‘speak for themselves’. Australian police have said they believe a man who fatally six stabbed people at a busy Sydney shopping centre specifically targeted women. Five women and one man were killed on Saturday when a 40-year-old man went on…

Attacker identified in Sydney mall stabbing that killed 6 | Crime News

Attacker identified in Sydney mall stabbing that killed 6 | Crime News

Australian police say ‘nothing’ to suggest any ‘motivation, ideology’ in Saturday’s fatal attack in Bondi Junction. Australian police have identified a 40-year-old man as the perpetrator of a Sydney shopping centre stabbing rampage, which killed six people and left several more in critical condition. New South Wales Police Assistant Commissioner…

Biden ‘considering’ Australian request to drop case against Assange | Espionage News

Biden ‘considering’ Australian request to drop case against Assange | Espionage News

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says US president’s comments encouraging. United States President Joe Biden has said he is “considering” a request by Australia to end the decade-long push to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over the release of troves of classified documents. Australia’s parliament in February passed a motion…

Philippines flags ‘harassment’ by Chinese vessels ahead of Japan, US drills | South China Sea News

Philippines flags ‘harassment’ by Chinese vessels ahead of Japan, US drills | South China Sea News

Recent clashes between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea have raised concerns of a maritime escalation. The Philippines has said that two Chinese coastguard ships “harassed” Filipino fishing vessels within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the disputed South China Sea, ahead of joint military drills with…