6 charged with spreading New Zealand mosque shooting video online
They are the only people charged with any crimes linked to the massacre apart from the alleged shooter himself
Australia
New Zealand passes new gun laws 26 days after mosque attacks
Addressing lawmakers as they overwhelmingly approve law banning military style weapons, PM says she "could not fathom" how they were ever legal
Mosque shooting suspect ordered to undergo mental health checks
Australian white supremacist has been charged with 50 counts of murder livestreamed attack on 2 New Zealand mosques
Global warming threatens coral reef recovery
"We used to think that the Great Barrier Reef was too big to fail – until now"
Australia senator shamed for blaming victims of New Zealand shooting
Colleagues censure Sen. Fraser Anning for "seeking to attribute blame to victims of a horrific crime," but he dismisses it as "left-wing virtue signaling"
Lawmakers accused of trying to "sell Australia's gun laws" to NRA
Minor but influential party lambasted after senior officials secretly recorded appearing to seek $20 million donation from U.S. gun lobby
Teen breaks silence after egging Australian senator
"Egg Boy" Will Connolly said egging Anning was not the right thing to do – but he won't be apologizing
Teen who egged lawmaker is donating funds to massacre victims
The teen told the GoFundMe creator he can't profit off a crime and the money should instead go to Christchurch
New Zealand PM vows gun law reforms: "The time to act is now"
Prime Minister Jacinda Arden said it took the country's leaders just 72 hours to agree on gun law reforms after 50 people were gunned down in mosques
Milo Yiannopoulos banned from entering Australia after massacre comments
"Yiannopoulos' comments on social media regarding the Christchurch terror attack are appalling and foment hatred and division," an official said
Australian senator says immigration to blame for New Zealand attack
Australian man with apparent racist motives charged in mosque massacre, but Sen. Fraser Anning blames policy allowing "Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place"
Abuse victim: "Hard to take comfort" from Cardinal Pell sentencing
Australian Cardinal George Pell, sentenced to 6 years in prison, is the most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted of child sex crimes
Cardinal George Pell sentenced to 6 years in prison
Pell is the highest-ranking member of the Catholic Church to be found guilty of abuse
Scientists use mini-satellites in effort to save coral reefs
Until now, scientists have had to visit individual reefs to monitor their health
Airline boss responds to letter from 10-year-old aspiring CEO
An airline founded by a 10-year-old Australian boy and his school friend is already taking off, having grabbed the attention of a long-established competitor
Cardinal convicted of sex abuse to spend first night in prison
Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric ever charged with child sex abuse, faces up to 50 years in prison
Vatican puts restrictions on top cardinal convicted on sex abuse charges
George Pell, one of the most powerful men in the Catholic Church, was convicted of sexually abusing two teen boys in 1996
Former top adviser to Pope Francis convicted of child sex abuse
Cardinal George Pell, Pope Francis' former top financial adviser and the Vatican's economy minister, found guilty of molesting two choirboys
Climate change officially drives first mammal species to extinction
A rodent was added this week to a list of animals declared extinct by the Australian government
"Unprecedented" floods kills 300,000 cows in Australia
One in 40 of Australia's cattle thought to have drowned in flooding unleashed by downpour after 5 years of drought
Bahrain drops extradition request for "terrified" soccer player
Hakeem al-Araibi was sought by Arab emirate on charges he says were political, and feared torture if he was sent home
Record 1.7 tons of meth found hidden in loudspeakers bound for Australia
Six people, including two Americans, were arrested after what authorities said Friday was the largest-ever seizure of methamphetamine on U.S. soil
Djokovic routs Nadal for record 7th Australian Open
In a breathtakingly mistake-free performance that yielded a remarkably lopsided result, the No. 1-ranked Djokovic overwhelmed Nadal
Naomi Osaka beats Petra Kvitova to clinch Australian Open title
Osaka will now climb to No. 1 in the rankings
Australians suffer as heatwave knocks out power, fuels fires
Dizzying temps well over 110 degrees are setting records across the country as drought parched lands are scorched by wildfire
Investigation
Classified material missing from Epstein files, documents suggest
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Midterm campaigns make final push as early voters hit the polls
At least 64 reported dead in high-speed train crash in Spain
No clear winner in Israeli election as polls suggest stalemate
Investigation
In Trump's pardon economy, victims lost out on $119M in restitution
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Qatari mediators hand Iran new proposal to end the war
Grand jury won't indict Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony
Iran war has cost $47 billion, U.S. military says
