Portal:Australia/News

19 April 2024 – 2024 Iran–Israel conflict

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade tells its citizens to leave Israel, citing a high threat of military reprisals and terrorist attacks. (Times of Israel)

16 April 2024 – 2024 Wakeley church stabbing

Australian police say that the stabbing attack at an Assyrian church in Sydney was an Islamic terrorist act. (Reuters)

15 April 2024 – 2021 Australian Parliament House sexual misconduct allegations

Former Australian political staffer Bruce Lehrmann loses his defamation case against Network 10 and journalist Lisa Wilkinson for broadcasting an interview with Lehrmann's former coworker Brittany Higgins in which she claimed that Lehrmann raped her. (The Guardian)

15 April 2024 – 2024 Wakeley church stabbing

Four people are injured, including bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, in a mass stabbing at a church in Sydney, Australia. The perpetrator is arrested. A mob clashes with police outside the church while trying to attack the detained suspect. (Sky News Australia)

13 April 2024 – 2024 Bondi Junction stabbings

Six people are killed and seven others are injured in a mass stabbing at a shopping center in Sydney, Australia. The perpetrator is shot and killed by police. (The Guardian) (The Sydney Morning Herald)

13 April 2024 – 2024 Cook by-election

Simon Kennedy of the Liberal Party of Australia wins the by-election in the seat of Cook, succeeding former Prime Minister Scott Morrison. (ABC News Australia)