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Candace Owens Denied Entry to Australia After Court Upholds Visa Ban: Free Speech, National Interest, and Controversy Collide

Rogers BillOctober 15, 2025October 15, 2025

by Rogers BillOctober 15, 2025October 15, 20250

In a case that highlights the friction between free speech, national security, and the global nature of political commentary, Australia’s High Court upheld a government...

News World

‘You are not my king,’ Indigenous Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles

YoopyaOctober 21, 2024October 21, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 21, 2024October 21, 20240

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the British royal visited Australia’s parliament on Monday. Sen. Lidia...

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Cricket World Cup: South Africa in trouble before drizzle halts semi v Australia

YoopyaNovember 16, 2023November 16, 2023

by YoopyaNovember 16, 2023November 16, 20230

South Africa were reeling at 44-4 in the second semi-final of the 50-overs cricket World Cup against Australia when light rain stopped play at the...

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Facebook makes a power move in Australia – and may regret it

YoopyaFebruary 21, 2021June 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 21, 2021June 30, 20230

For years, Facebook has been in a defensive crouch amid a slew of privacy scandals, antitrust lawsuits and charges that it was letting hate speech...

Internet Technology

Facebook blocks Australians from accessing news on platform

YoopyaFebruary 17, 2021June 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 17, 2021June 30, 20230

Facebook announced Thursday it has blocked Australians from viewing and sharing news on the platform because of proposed laws in the country to make digital...

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Same-Sex Weddings Begin In Australia

YoopyaDecember 21, 2017June 7, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 21, 2017June 7, 20230

Congrats to all!Australians have started celebrating same-sex weddings even earlier than expected. Couples in Australia are supposed to notify the government at least a month...

World

Prime Minister Tony Abbott Keeps Hold of Job in Party Vote in Australia

YoopyaFebruary 9, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 9, 2015July 3, 20230

SYDNEY, Australia — Tony Abbott will remain Australia’s prime minister, fighting off a challenge to his position on Monday by lawmakers from his conservative Liberal...

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Australian prime minister Tony Abbott may be deposed after party revolt

YoopyaFebruary 6, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 6, 2015July 8, 20230

Liberal MP who wants change in leadership says knighthood for Prince Philip was ‘final proof’ of prime minister’s disconnection with the people. The Australian prime...

Food

The McDonald’s disguised as a hipster cafe

YoopyaJanuary 2, 2015July 6, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 2, 2015July 6, 20230

It looks like a just another Sydney cafe, but beneath the bread boards and beyond the quinoa is the latest McDonald’s incarnation – a testing...

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Gunman in Sydney Had Long History of Run-Ins With the Law

YoopyaDecember 16, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 16, 2014July 6, 20230

SYDNEY, Australia — The gunman who seized hostages in a downtown Sydney cafe and was killed in a police raid early Tuesday was known to...