1954: The Flags Act 1953 becomes law, defining the official Australian flag. What’s now the Australian national flag was created soon after Federation in a competition run by the newly formed federal ...

Australian police on Wednesday charged a 19-year-old woman after an investigation into terror group Hezbollah flags flown at a Sydney demonstration. She was arrested ...

Protesters have marched through Australian capital cities waving Hezbollah flags and carrying photos of the organisation's recently killed leader. Thousands took to the streets in Sydney and ...

The American Pharaoh gelding has won two of his five starts, both graded stakes, since moving to the Northern Hemisphere ...

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The first is high-fructose corn syrup, a liquid sweetener uniquely common to the US but not used in Australia ... People aged 45-49 can also request a free screening kit to be mailed to them.

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have started investigations into a viral video of the Malaysian flag being taken down and ... the incident happened in Melbourne, Australia on Sept 16. "Police have received ...

Petrol stations have been cautioned not to take Australian motorists 'for mugs' and ensure retail prices accurately ...

Demonstrators in Sydney, which numbered 10,000 according to police, were warned that displaying Hezbollah flags could amount ... the past year written on them. Australian Palestine Advocacy ...