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It was the first time on record the reef had suffered bleaching during a La Nina weather cycle.
World

Summer heatwave bleaches 91% of Great Barrier Reef: Report

Scott Phillip White pleaded guilty to murdering US mathematician Scott Johnson (pictured) in December 1988.
World

Australian jailed over cold case murder of gay American

Mr Andrew Powell (left) and his father died trying to rescue Mr Sanjay Bhaskar.
World

Father & son drowned trying to save SG tourist in Australia

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary last week.
Movies

Hugh Jackman's wife dismisses rumours about his sexuality

Don't flip! Restaurant in Melbourne offering $5,500 a month to prata chef
World

Melbourne eatery offering $5,500 a month to flip prata

The family of five was caught by the landslide on Monday as they hiked along a popular trail in the Blue Mountains.
World

Australia landslide kills 2 British tourists

The landslide on the Wenthworth Falls hiking track follows weeks of wet weather in Sydney.
World

Two hikers killed in landslide in Australia's Blue Mountains

Byron's normally buzzing high street transformed into a river by the mudbrown floodwaters.
World

Australian beach town of Byron Bay inundated by floodwaters

Multiple evacuation orders were issued for the town of Lismore.
World

Australia's flood-ravaged east braces for more storms

    An internal investigation by Hillsong Church found that its global senior pastor, Brian Houston, had breached worshippers' trust.
    World

    Australian church head quits over inappropriate behaviour

    Nick Kyrgios (above) argues with the chair umpire during his three set defeat against Rafael Nadal on March 17, 2022.
    Tennis

    Kyrgios apologises for outburst after loss to Nadal

    Aged lovers in outback escapade almost together in death
    World

    Aged lovers in outback escapade almost together in death

    Residents looking at a car stranded in flood waters due to heavy downpours in Camden, Sydney, on March 8, 2022.
    World

    Australian PM to declare east coast floods a national emergency

    State Emergency Service volunteers using an inflatable boat for rescue operations in Camden, in south-western Sydney, on March 8, 2022.
    World

    Flood warnings stretch across Australia's east coast

    Australia's most populous city has been drenched in rain for days, as the death toll from the floods rose to 17.
    World

    Australia's east gets a year's rain in a week

    Australian cricketer Shane Warne's management said he passed away in Thailand of a suspected heart attack.
    Cricket

    Aussie cricket legend Shane Warne dies

    An aerial view of a flooded church and other buildings in the northern New South Wales city of Lismore from an Australian Army helicopter taking part in Operation Flood Assist 2022.
    Singapore

    Flooded Australian towns brace for more rains, people still missing

    New South Wales emergency crews carried out 300 flood rescues after getting 2,200 requests for help overnight.
    World

    Tens of thousands evacuated as heavy rains close in on Sydney

    Floodwaters at the Parramatta Ferry jetty in Sydney on Feb 22, 2022.
    World

    Sydney told to brace for heavy rains, floods