Australia

Cian English (19), originally from Carlow town but living in Brisbane, was stabbed during robbery at apartment before falling to death from balcony while trying to flee

Large part of catamaran’s stern was torn away after sharks attacked in the Coral Sea

Assange has been detained in Britain’s Belmarsh Prison for the last four years amid US extradition efforts

Every winter since 2012 has been warmer than the 30-year average

Australians to vote on whether to recognise the country’s First Nations people in the constitution for the first time through a body called the Voice to Parliament

The woman had been admitted to the hospital after experiencing forgetfulness and worsening depression over three months

Palawa elder and the chair of Tasmania’s Aboriginal Heritage Council, Rodney Dillon, said the inaccuracy speaks of the longstanding mistreatment of Aboriginal people

Osprey aircraft with 23 Marines on board crashed in the Northern Territory’s remote Tiwi Islands

Space is marred by violent history, activists say, and some want museum project stopped

Sydney Letter: Prime minister Anthony Albanese and foreign minister Penny Wong are proving to be skilled pragmatists as Australia pursues a warmer relationship with China while cosying up to the US

Sunshine, surfing, better pay and opportunity make Western Australia a major draw for expats

It’s a simple concept but can often contribute to a shock victory

Several people injured after gunman storms construction site hours before city hosts opening ceremony

Ireland team fans descend on Sydney for ‘once-in-a-lifetime trip’ to support the girls in green, joining a huge Irish diaspora in the Australian city who will also show their support

Victoria premier Dan Andrews says cost of event could balloon to more than seven billion Australian dollars (€4.2 billion)

Sydney Letter: Nauru sits isolated in the Pacific Ocean and hosts a large off-shore detention centre that is more like a humid purgatory

Lesbian couples no longer recognised as legal parents on birth certificates

Drone footage captured the moment when a curious humpback whale followed a kayaker and swam alongside them in the waters at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.

The Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum is set to take place in September but support for it seems to be waning amid a lack of clarity about what it will achieve, writes Jonathan Drennan

Sydney Letter: Reserve Bank of Australia’s governor has made a difficult job even harder with selection of ill-timed gaffes

Countries must start phasing out oil, coal and gas rather than just emissions, António Guterres says

A 58-year-old man has been charged with dangerous and negligent driving after 10 people were killed in a bus crash in Australia. Video: Reuters

Man (58) was charged after 10 people died and 25 injured in an incident in the Hunter Valley wine region on Sunday

A 58-year-old bus driver has been arrested in New South Wales, Australia after at least 10 people were killed when a chartered coach crashed at a roundabout.

The driver (58) arrested as 25 people were injured in the incident with 21 still in hospital in New South Wales

Sydney Letter: Journalists Masters and McKenzie took a huge professional risk in writing their stories about Roberts-Smith

Judge releases scathing full judgment in Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed case against three newspapers

Kathleen Folbigg, who has always maintained her innocence, was convicted in 2003 of murdering three of her children, and the manslaughter of one child

Newspapers accused Ben Roberts-Smith of involvement in the murder of unarmed civilians

Australia Letter: an Aboriginal journalist stood down as host of a topical news show due to sustained racist abuse

Clare Nowland, who had dementia, was tasered after staff found her holding a knife outside her room in a care home in Cooma

The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand ruled on Monday that beekeepers’ attempt for a trademark did not meet necessary requirements, and the Māori term mānuka was descriptive

The government is pondering what to do with increased migration and the budget provided some answers about its strategy

Search under way off remote beach for missing 46-year-old man

Under new rules, nicotine levels in vapes will be limited and only sold in pharmacies

Sydney Letter: Australians will be asked to vote on establishment of Voice to Parliament for indigenous people

As Australia commemorates the loss of life at Gallipoli, and the fallen from wars and invasions since, its ambassador to Ireland shares a selection of music

Celestial event happens about once every decade

Problem of low supply and high demand is not limited to Ireland

Gambling industry wields huge power over the vulnerable and premier Chris Minns will struggle to achieve change