Australia
🇦🇺 Immigration Minister blocks US Neo-Nazi “influencer” Candace Owens' entry to Australia, citing her capacity to incite discord - she fires back calling it “petty vandalism” while organizers vow legal challenge for sold-out tour.
🇦🇺 Brisbane dad ejected from LGBTQIA+ pub for wearing Trump 2024 hat during Halloween rave with family. Staff cited safety concerns, telling him “you’re not welcome here.”
🇦🇺 Major Covid inquiry reveals Australians won’t accept harsh pandemic measures again: Report slams “heavy-handed” restrictions and vaccine mandates for eroding public trust. Government pledges $251.7m for new Disease Control Centre to better handle future outbreaks.
🇺🇦 Australian mercenary in Ukraine warns of dire escalation as Russia makes critical gains, North Korean troops join the fight, and Ukraine’s key city Pokrovsk faces encirclement. With Western aid uncertain, fighter says “Ukraine won’t exist… not as we know it.”
🇦🇺 King Charles embraced by Indigenous elder at Sydney ceremony amid mixed reactions to activist senator’s Parliament protest, as royal visit spotlights Australia’s violent colonial history and ongoing reconciliation battle.
🇦🇺 Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe fiercely confronted King Charles during his Canberra visit, accusing him of “genocide” and demanding a return of stolen land and a national treaty. Thorpe’s protest disrupted his speech, challenging the monarchy’s legitimacy in Australia.