Australia jobless rate reached 4.3 percent in February with 35000 more unemployed even as employment rose by 49000 driven by part time job growth.

Lake Joondalup has opened a new bird viewing platform and boardwalk, giving visitors accessible wetland access at one of Perth’s key urban lakes.

NSW gun licence data and national survey figures have renewed focus on whether genuine reason rules are being applied as Australia tightens firearms laws.

Tasmania has confirmed compensation for greyhound racing participants while keeping its June 2029 deadline to phase out the sport under state legislation.

Australia’s ACMA says Lululemon paid A$702,900 after more than 370,000 commercial emails lacked an unsubscribe option, breaching spam laws.

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near Port-Olry on Vanuatu’s Espiritu Santo at about 10 km depth on Saturday; tsunami monitors reported no threat for Vanuatu.

Nagano police are investigating a fatal chairlift accident after Australian visitor Brooke Day, 22, was injured at Tsugaike Kogen Mountain Resort in Japan Friday.