The death toll has risen to four, who are believed to have consumed methanol, which is sometimes used in mixed drinks at disreputable bars and can cause severe poisoning.

TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram are among the platforms that would face significant fines for systemic failures to prevent young children from holding accounts.

Legislation to create a world-first law banning children under 16 from social media has been introduced in Australia's Parliament

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) Former British Open champion Cameron Smith and Jason Day, back Down Under for the first time in seven years, shot 4-under 67s and were two strokes off the lead midway through the first round of the Australian PGA at Royal Queensland. Smith is the 2022 British Open champion at St. Andrews and Day the 2015 U.S. PGA Championship winner. They and fellow Australian Marc ...

Ana Tiwary’s Sydney-based production company indiVisual films – international is bringing “Home Before Night,” a cross-cultural drama with sci-fi elements, to India’s Film Bazaar’s co-production Market. “It is such a hauntingly beautiful story that mixes drama with elements of science fiction and authentically represents the experiences of migrants in Aust...

Shocking CCTV footage has been shared on social media, showing an Australian delivery driver carelessly tossing several bags of groceries onto a customers doorstep, damaging items in the process.

A second season of the Australian period drama, "The Artful Dodger," is now in the works.

Matthew McConaughey recently told Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios on the latter’s “Good Trouble” podcast that he abandoned Hollywood and moved his family to Texas when the industry refused to let him branch out of romantic comedies. The Oscar winner was a titan of the genre at the time, with films like The Wedding Planner, […]

Neill Blomkamp had originally been tapped to direct the AGC Studios/Temple Hill sci-fi actioner, which is currently re-casting for a planned shoot in Australia in early 2025.

Julius Avery (The Pope’s Exorcist) has come aboard to direct They Found Us, the alien abduction thriller from AGC Studios and Smile producer Temple Hill. Avery takes the reins from Neill Blomkamp. Previously announced Joel Kinnaman is no longer attached to star in the project, which is relocating shoot from Saudi Arabia to Australia. Casting […]

Australia and India resume a rivalry ready to challenge the Ashes as Test cricket's number one.

Australian government introducing world-first legislation making X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram responsible for excluding children younger than 16

November began with Eva Longoria being honored at Carlos Eric Lopez’s fourth annual Da De Muertos Gala at Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood and the star-studded LACMA Art+Film Gala. That same weekend, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Granda and Jonathan Bailey jetted to Sydney, Australia for the first “Wicked” premiere. Make sure to keep checking back here […]

The Artful Dodger‘s stay in Australia will continue for another season. Disney+ and Hulu have given the hit Australian original a second season, with Thomas Brodie-Sangster returning as the cheeky thieving title character, aka Jack Dawkins, along with series regulars David Thewlis (Fagin) and Maia Mitchell (Lady Belle Fox). They’ll lead an ensemble cast of […]

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight was pretty uneventful in the moment, but that didn’t stop viewers around the world from flocking to the tussle in Texas. Data from TV insights company PlumResearch shows that Brazil, the UK, Germany and Australia were the biggest viewers watching the 27-year-old Paul soundly defeat former world heavyweight champion […]

Australia's communications minister said Wednesday the government won't force social media users to hand over their personal information to tech companies, as children younger than 16 are set to be banned from the platforms.

DUBLIN (AP) Australia center Samu Kerevi has played his last game on the Wallabies end-of-year European tour after being suspended for a dangerous tackle that earned him a red card against Wales at the weekend. Kerevi was sent off in the second half of the 52-20 win over the Welsh in Cardiff on Sunday. The Wallabies say he was handed a ban for three weeks/matches by a three-person indepe...

Australian communications minister says the government won’t force social media users to hand over personal information to tech companies, as children younger than 16 are set to be banned from the platforms