Responsibility for enforcing the ban lies not with users or parents but the platforms themselves, which face tens of millions of dollars in fines if they fall short.

Lockheed's rocket is the poster child for Australia’s Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise, which seeks make strike weapons locally.

The measures in Victoria and Tasmania are temporary, but show how far and how intensely the oil shock from the war in Iran has spread.

As Australia’s biggest gas customer, Japan is alarmed by growing calls for a new tax on gas exports. Elsewhere in Asia, leaders recognize renewables can help break reliance on volatile fossil fuel supply chains.

The Duchess of Sussex will make an appearance as a guest judge on a new season of hit Australian television show MasterChef Australia. Meghan filmed in the episode in Melbourne on

Virgin Australia on Wednesday forecast higher fuel costs and said it has adjusted airfares and capacity for the second half, citing recent price volatility linked to the conflict

Australia will significantly boost its defense spending to three percent of its gross domestic product by 2033. This move responds to the most challenging global security environment since World War Two.

Australia is rapidly advancing its autonomous warfare capabilities with the Ghost Shark underwater drone and Ghost Bat aerial drone. These homegrown programs, moving from prototype to production, aim to bolster regional strategic balance and reduce risks to human personnel in high-threat environments.