LA Post: Australia

Trump admin files ‘long shot’ lawsuit after California wouldn’t open a thumb drive of alleged non-citizens

October 16, 2026

FBI agents and analysts fired for roles in Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back

FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Florida estate are suing to get their jobs back, calling their terminations unlawful acts of “political retribution.”

October 15, 2026

US plan to ease shadow fleet sanctions unlikely to free up many tankers, analysts say

A potential Trump administration plan to ease sanctions on vessels that have transported sanctioned oil and fuel would likely have limited impact on

October 16, 2026

Flavio Bolsonaro slightly leads Lula in Brazil runoff, Quaest poll shows

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro was seen slightly ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heading into the October 25 presidential runoff, a Quaest poll showed on

October 15, 2026

Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House

A federal judge has extended an order blocking the Trump administration from banning reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House

October 14, 2026

China buys 8-10 US soybean cargoes in first deals since Trump-Xi summit, sources say

Chinese state buyers purchased 8-10 Panamax cargoes of US soybeans this week, the first such deals since the September summit between Presidents Donald

October 14, 2026

Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US vote, officials say

Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil

October 14, 2026

MI5 chief says Iran is targeting military sites and suspected plot at RAF Fairford is 'not unique’

The head of MI5 says Iran is trying to hit military sites in the U.K. and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is not unique

October 13, 2026

CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions

CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids

October 13, 2026

Dollar retreats from 18-month high as oil prices fall, inflation data in focus

The dollar slipped from an 18-month high on Tuesday as oil prices retreated and investors reassessed the AI-fueled rally that has supported demand for US

October 13, 2026

Iran and Russia are stepping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, UK spy chief says

Iran is stepping up attempts to hit harder targets such as military sites in Britain and Russia is increasing its hybrid warfare against Ukraine's allies,

October 13, 2026

Trump says he does not believe China and Russia help Iran, contradicting US intelligence

President Donald Trump said on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran "at all," even as US

October 13, 2026

IMF cuts Latin America, Caribbean growth forecasts on energy shock, little AI boost

The International Monetary Fund trimmed its growth forecasts for Latin America and the Caribbean for this year and next and said most of the region was getting little lift

October 13, 2026

UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the RAF Fairford air base in Britain was "highly likely" to have been

October 12, 2026

Indian opposition marches to Supreme Court, seeks suspension of voter list changes

Thousands of opposition demonstrators marched to India's Supreme Court on Monday and petitioned it against a

October 12, 2026

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons tests

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, adding to a recent streak in weapons demonstrations

October 12, 2026

Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coast

Hurricane Simon pounds Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm

October 11, 2026

Man injured after being struck by ICE vehicle while fleeing on foot during enforcement operation, officials say

October 11, 2026

Trump takes suit against Hillary Clinton over 2016 election to Supreme Court

President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to revive his dismissed lawsuit against his 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton accusing her of

October 10, 2026

Australia|Crime

Judge convicts 3 Mexicans in the killings of 2 Australian brothers and American friend on surf trip

A local judge has found three Mexicans guilty of murdering two Australian brothers and their American friend in Baja California

October 10, 2026

Justice Department won't enforce registration rules on silencers and certain guns after court ruling

The Justice Department has moved to allow more people to purchase firearm suppressors — known as silencers — short-barreled rifles and other certain guns without registering them with the federal government following a court ruling that struck down provisions of a key law

October 10, 2026

Republicans once raced to embrace Trump. Their debate answers tell a different story now

Republican nominees for Senate, the U.S. House and governor’s offices across the country are sidestepping President Trump or openly distancing themselves as they debate Democratic opponents before Election Day

October 09, 2026

How Texas landowners are fighting back against Trump's border wall

The Trump administration is pushing forward with a $46 billion border wall from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico

October 09, 2026

Firmus $5 billion float failure deals blow to Australia's shrinking share market

The collapse of Nvidia-backed data centre operator Firmus' $5 billion IPO is a blow to Australia's capital markets which are already facing a shrinking pool

October 09, 2026

Australia|Health|Interview|Sports

Australian shark attack survivor says predator was 'winking back' at him as he fought it off

Shark attack survivor Mel Ismail jabbed at the eye of the predator that severed his leg in an effort to fight it off before struggling back to shore, the surfer and professional firefighter said in an interview that revealed new details of his near-death encounter

October 09, 2026

Glencore sees electrification trend driving strong uptake for Australia listing

Glencore expects strong demand from investors seeking exposure to trend toward electrification when it lists in Australia next week, CEO Gary Nagle said

October 09, 2026

Explosions heard in Saudi capital and Riyadh airport, and other Mideast developments

Explosions have been heard in Saudi Arabia's capital and at the Riyadh airport where flights were halted

October 08, 2026

Federal budget deficit climbs to $2 trillion as fiscal jitters multiply

October 09, 2026

Houthis claim new attack against airport in Saudi capital as witness reports evacuation

A witness says explosions have rocked Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, including a blast at the international airport

October 08, 2026

Venezuela's Maduro charged in US with ordering torture of opponents, Americans

US prosecutors on Thursday charged ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiring to torture political opponents and

October 08, 2026

Nicolás Maduro and his wife face new charges over alleged torture of Americans

October 08, 2026

Trump stumps for embattled Texas Senate candidate at raucous rally

October 08, 2026

Disaster relief funding is creeping into Trump's midterm rhetoric. Critics say it has no place there

President Donald Trump has turned emergency relief into a campaign talking point as a major hurricane approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast

October 08, 2026

Christa Pike is angry and confused after surviving execution attempt, attorney says

Christa Pike is “angry and confused” after surviving an attempt to execute her in Tennessee

October 07, 2026

The world has nearly burned through its oil stockpile buffer, executives say

The amount of oil in storage that is accessible to the global market is running low, industry executives said at a forum

October 06, 2026

Bulgaria's leader says drone attack hits 2 commercial vessels, and Ukraine's president blames Russia

Bulgaria’s prime minister says that two commercial vessels have been struck by drones in the first attack on shipping in the NATO member’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea

October 06, 2026

Australia

Australian opposition party vows 'biggest cut to immigration' in country's history

Australia's conservative opposition coalition has proposed to slash temporary and humanitarian visas while prioritising skilled workers in what it called the "biggest cut to

October 06, 2026

Yemeni government forces drive Houthis from Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces staged a lightning advance on Monday to retake the coast around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait up to the city of

October 05, 2026

Mexico demands evidence of alleged cross-border shots after US ambassador comments

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that her government has requested evidence from US authorities regarding

October 05, 2026

Germany at risk of violent conflict with Russia, intelligence chief says

Germany is at risk of entering a violent conflict as Moscow steps up an increasingly aggressive "shadow war" against European democracies, its head of

October 05, 2026

Middle East oil exports top pre-war levels for part of September but tanker attacks increase

Gulf oil exporters topped pre-war levels for about half of September, shipping data showed on Monday, though attacks on tankers and logistical constraints

October 05, 2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes police to court over Epstein files arrest

Britain's judicial office said on Monday a court hearing would take place on Thursday after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, brother of King Charles,

October 05, 2026

Australia|Sports|World

Brisbane 2032 launches a cockatoo emblem for Olympics and Paralympics after an accidental leak

The cockatoo has been official unveiled as the emblem for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics in Brisbane

October 05, 2026

US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack

The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base

October 05, 2026

Body camera footage shows moment officer shoots woman in Baltimore County

October 04, 2026

Oil settles lower after Europe agrees to tap diesel reserves

Crude futures finished down after European leaders agreed to US President Donald Trump's request to release diesel reserves to lower prices and reduce fuel

October 02, 2026

FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

The Justice Department says a Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen

October 02, 2026

YPF investors ask US Supreme Court to revive $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina

Investment firms Petersen Energia and Eton Park petitioned the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to reinstate a $16.1 billion judgment against

October 02, 2026

Canada fast-tracks Pacific oil pipeline to reduce US dependence as Alberta separation vote nears

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has fast-tracked a proposed oil pipeline to the Pacific coast

October 01, 2026

Supreme Court to weigh Trump's mandatory immigration detention policy

The US Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to hear a dispute over a policy by President Donald Trump's administration that subjects millions of immigrants who

October 01, 2026

Man accused of neglecting, starving dog, sheriff's office says

October 01, 2026

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 10 civilians, Kabul and UN say

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan have killed 10 civilians, mostly children, Afghanistan and the United Nations say

October 01, 2026

Both parents of toddler found with loaded handgun at Canton daycare to be arraigned

October 01, 2026

Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Proxy adviser calls for Australia's ASX shareholders to reject pay report

Influential proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services has urged Australian Securities Exchange investors to vote against its pay plans, saying

October 01, 2026

Second judge blocks Trump's $100,000 fee for new H-1B worker visas

A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked an unprecedented $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump has imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign

October 01, 2026

Senate punts bill to permanently ban Chinese cars until after midterm elections

A bill aiming to permanently ban the sale of Chinese vehicles in the United States stalled in the Senate as lawmakers headed for the exits until after the November midterm elections

October 01, 2026

What is red-dyed diesel and can it help lower prices, as Trump wants?

The White House is considering regulatory relief that would expand sales of red-dyed diesel, a tax-exempt fuel typically used for farming, as prices surge

October 01, 2026

Human rights groups ask UN panel to help end ICE's effort to hide locations of detainees

Human rights advocates have asked a United Nations panel to intervene in a new U.S. government practice that they say amounts to the “enforced disappearance” of noncitizens

October 01, 2026

Trump hails the US military's exit from Iraq after 12-year mission against Islamic State

The U.S. military has completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission against the Islamic State group

September 30, 2026

Senate Democrats block bill to restrict lawmaker stock trading and impose new voter ID requirements

September 30, 2026

Heartbreaking video shows deputies honor K9 Dundee who died in the line of duty

September 30, 2026

Spain orders probe after rights group alleges troops abused migrants in Ceuta

Spain's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it had alerted prosecutors to an Amnesty International report alleging the military tortured or mistreated migrants in Ceuta, and

September 30, 2026

Global stocks weather third-quarter AI, bond and crude maelstrom

Stock market investors might have been expected to run for the hills in the face of an extraordinary surge in global borrowing costs, currency interventions,

September 30, 2026

Caterpillar to invest $1 billion in North Carolina manufacturing capacity

Caterpillar said on Wednesday it plans to invest about $1 billion in North Carolina to expand manufacturing capacity for its compact equipment business amid rising customer demand.

September 30, 2026

Near misses at Sydney airport 20% above national average, accident investigator finds

Sydney Airport has the highest rate of near misses in Australia, with incidents about 20% above the national average, the country's air accident investigator has found.

September 30, 2026

Australia's Metrics freezes some fund redemptions in sign of private credit market stress

Metrics Credit Partners, one of Australia's biggest private credit firms, has frozen investor redemptions from some funds and delayed

September 30, 2026

Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|World

Australia inflation stubbornly high in August, defying run of rate hikes

Australian inflation accelerated in August as fuel costs surged anew and price pressures remained broadly based, showing no signs of easing

September 30, 2026

US appeals court mulls contempt probe over Trump deportation flights

A US Justice Department lawyer asked an appeals court on Tuesday to terminate a judge's inquiry into whether Trump administration officials willfully

September 30, 2026

Appeals court weighs fate of judge's contempt probe over Trump administration deportation flights

An appeals court is weighing whether a judge can continue investigating whether the Trump administration illegally flouted an order blocking the deportation of planeloads of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador

September 30, 2026

Iranians stagger under soaring costs of seven months of war

Iran's leaders may radiate bullishness in their war with the United States, but life is becoming ever tougher for ordinary citizens unable

September 29, 2026

Iran's Revolutionary Guards woo US voters with open letter

Iran's Revolutionary Guards, whose power and influence have expanded since the US and Israel pursued war against Iran, have appealed to US

September 29, 2026

US forces exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran

US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies who now have deep

September 29, 2026

Second prosecutor resigns from Justice Department 'grand conspiracy' probe targeting Trump foes

A lawyer who backed President Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims has resigned from a Justice Department investigation into whether former government officials conspired against the Republican president, according to a person familiar with the matter

September 29, 2026

China, US agree to tariff cuts on $60 billion of goods including agriculture, household items

China and the United States have agreed to cut tariffs imposed on $60 billion worth of goods imported from each other, on an array of products ranging from US

September 28, 2026

Australia|Business|Environment|Technology

Australian developer axes Sydney suburban data centre plan after local opposition

Australia's biggest property company on Monday abandoned plans to build a data centre metres from people's homes in the Sydney suburbs after the proposal sparked fierce

September 28, 2026

Asia|Australia|Election|Political

Thai court dismisses petition challenging legality of 2026 election

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the legality of February's general election, ruling

September 28, 2026

Bangkok floodwaters recede after torrential rain as residents count losses

Floodwaters receded in many parts of the Thai capital Bangkok on Sunday after torrential rain eased, even as residents in

September 27, 2026

Deputy chair of Turkey's AK Party resigns after trading allegation amid funds crisis

A deputy chair of President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party stepped down after an opposition politician accused her of making a large profit on shares just before a funds

September 27, 2026

South Africa open to more talks with US after visa dispute, minister says

South Africa remains open to talks with the US on areas of dispute, including rules for foreign investors on Black employment and ownership, although

September 26, 2026

TV networks resume covering White House as press access fight continues

US television networks resumed coverage of President Donald Trump’s White House events on Friday, providing the first live pool access for Chinese

September 25, 2026

Trump said he would campaign in midterm battlegrounds. He's starting in deep red states instead

President Donald Trump has vowed to campaign in 35 of the most competitive battleground races in the final sprint to November’s midterm elections

September 26, 2026

Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now

The Supreme Court is allowing states to resume using a controversial federal tool to check voter eligibility before the November elections

September 25, 2026

13 Afghan Taliban personnel killed in overnight border clash, Pakistan says. Kabul denies the claim

Pakistan says its forces have killed at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel in overnight fighting along the countries’ southwestern border, a claim Afghanistan denies

September 25, 2026

Driver accused of hitting, killing MaineDOT workers on I95 arrested, charged

September 25, 2026

Residents of largest city in northern Ethiopia express fear after eruption of fighting

Residents of northern Ethiopia's largest city are living in fear as renewed fighting has erupted between federal troops and rebels

September 25, 2026

Pact with Saudi and Pakistan could expand to Muslim world, Iran, Turkish speaker says

A defence pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan could turn into a broader pact "for the Muslim world" that includes Iran, Turkey's parliament speaker said on

September 25, 2026

Swedish, Finnish fighter jets intercept group of Russian military aircraft

Finland and Sweden said on Friday they had scrambled fighter jets to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland,

September 25, 2026

Talk of US export ban on diesel deepens US crude futures' discount to global benchmark

Washington's talk of a possible ban on diesel exports is widening the gap between US crude oil futures and the global Brent benchmark, a signal that markets expect US

September 25, 2026

Philippines accuses China of obstructing resupply mission in South China Sea

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) accused China on Friday of obstructing a resupply mission to troops on board a grounded World War Two-era warship in the South China Sea,

September 25, 2026

Australia steps up response to AI after OpenAI bot breaches health system database

Even before a rogue OpenAI bot breached the database of Australia's health system, the government was escalating its rhetoric about the

September 25, 2026

40 days to midterms, election officials say new US cyber plan comes too late

The nation’s cybersecurity agency has released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November’s midterms

September 24, 2026

New US sanctions shut down Iranian flights

Iranian airlines were barred from neighbouring countries including the UAE and Oman on Thursday in response

September 24, 2026

Scissor lift collapses, traps two Walmart workers in Lancaster County, dispatchers say

September 24, 2026

White House pushes for speedy review of voter rolls in hunt for noncitizen voters

The White House has pushed federal agencies to accelerate their review of at least 47 state voter rolls obtained by the Department of Homeland

September 24, 2026

Australia|Business|Economy

Australia housing runs out of rescuers as RBA is set to hike rates

For decades, whenever house prices in Australia fell, the central bank rode to the rescue with rate cuts to shore up economic demand and keep households

September 24, 2026

Taiwan upgrades maritime patrol capacity for vulnerable South China Sea outpost

Taiwan has upgraded its maritime patrol capacity around the Pratas Islands in the disputed South China Sea, including regularly sending larger ships there, the government

September 24, 2026