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Australian women linked to ISIS arrested, accused of slavery after Syrian return
The Australian government said on Wednesday that four women and nine children who had been detained in northeast Syria planned to return to Australia, but would receive no government assistance.
From the entire Middle East, this city was chosen among the 50 best in the world
Australian mosques hold memorial services for 'pious and pure' Khamenei following his assassination
Herzog’s visit brought warmth to Australia's Jews - opinion
In Australia, President Isaac Herzog tells anti-Israel demonstrators to protest Iran instead
Herzog said it was “obscure and odd” that heavy police protection was needed to ensure Jews could gather peacefully with the president of Israel.
Herzog meets lone soldiers and families in closed-door Melbourne gathering
The meeting, held on the sidelines of the last day of Herzog’s visit to Australia, underscored both the pride and the unease felt by Diaspora families whose children chose to join the IDF.
‘Death to Herzog’ scrawled at Melbourne University as protests expected on visit's final day
Pro-Palestine protesters will rally in Melbourne on Thursday amid ongoing demonstrations and violent clashes during President Herzog's visit to Australia.
Iraq arrests suspect wanted by Australia over Melbourne synagogue firebombing
"This arrest is a significant disruption to an alleged serious criminal and his alleged criminal enterprise in Australia," said the Australian Federal Police Commissioner.
Victoria's bushfire crisis deepens: Human remains discovered as fires consume 860,000 acres
Authorities have said the fires are the worst to hit the southeast since the 2019-2020 Black Summer blazes that destroyed an area the size of Turkey and killed 33 people.
Three people missing as bushfires destroy homes in Australia's southeast
Three people are unaccounted for as bushfires continue to devastate Victoria, Australia, with 30 active blazes and catastrophic fire conditions. Firefighters battle intense heat and winds.
Suspect arrested in Melbourne arson of vehicle with Hanukkah billboard
Suspect John Argento was arrested on a Richmond street without incident following the identification of the 47-year-old as a person of interest a day after the December 25 fire.
The cricket match we missed and the Shabbat we found - opinion
What we witnessed that Shabbat was something far rarer and more precious than a Test match victory: a glimpse of genuine Jewish unity.
Grapevine, December 26, 2025: In his father’s footsteps
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Australian police name John Argento as suspect in Melbourne Hanukkah vehicle arson
Argento is known to police, with an outstanding warrant for deception-related offenses, and is known by law enforcement to frequent the inner southern and northern suburbs of Melbourne.
