A SAS soldier has vowed to “fight” claims that he and colleagues killed innocent civilians in Afghanistan. “This is not what we do – we do not kill women and children,” the 33-year-old said last night, adding, “and we won’t be railroaded”.
The family of a 95-year-old grandma who was tasered by police at her nursing home in Australia say they do not expect her to recover. The moment mother-of-eight Clare Nowland was struck by the stun gun was caught on bodycam footage, police
Six children were seriously injured and some were trapped in wreckage on Tuesday when a truck hit a school bus on the outskirts of Melbourne in southeastern Australia, officials said. The bus, which was carrying as many as 45 children, tipped over
Remnants of what appeared to be a wetsuit and surfboard were found off the coast of South Australia Monday after 46-year Simon Baccanello was attacked while surfing over the weekend. Baccanello is still missing after he was attacked by a shark near his
Shark attacks free diver in Maldives A nurse shark nipped at a free diver in the Maldives, leaving the woman with a six-inch mark on her shoulder blade. Credit: @the_sharkguy on Instagram Rescuers were searching waters off South Australia Saturday for a
In March, Australia caught and vaccinated its first wild koala against chlamydia in a new trial aimed at protecting the marsupials from infertility, blindness, and death. About 80% of the Koala population in northern New South Wales are currently infected with chlamydia,
Rishi Sunak has hailed a major post-Brexit breakthrough, as the Prime Minister finalised the post-Brexit trade agreement with Australia today. Mr Sunak met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this morning, as the landmark deal between the two countries comes into force
Australia is increasing the tobacco tax by billions of dollars over the next four years as the government looks to phase out smoking and vaping. The country’s health minister says the government is also banning recreational vaping in order to keep the
An 11-year-old boy was savaged by a shark off the coast of Western Australia. Archie Blake was snorkelling near Exmouth when he was attacked on Saturday afternoon. The boy was dragged to safety and received emergency first aid, prior to the arrival
An appalling brawl was caught on camera onboard a flight to Australia in which three passengers were reported to have been dragged off the plane. The fight reportedly started two hours into Jetstar flight JQ58 from Denpasar, Bali, to Brisbane on Thursday April