![Australians jubilant as sports-mad country bags record gold at Olympics Australians jubilant as sports-mad country bags record gold at Olympics](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-08/61723107638_TBParis.jpg)
Australians jubilant as sports-mad country bags record gold at Olympics
Australians bagged national record 18 gold medals at the Paris Olympics moving up third place in the medals tally behind China and America.
Thu Aug 08 2024
![Thousands of Australians without power in tropical cyclone aftermath Thousands of Australians without power in tropical cyclone aftermath](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-01/81706257635_TBStrongwinds.jpg)
Thousands of Australians without power in tropical cyclone aftermath
Queensland Premier Steven Miles told the Australian Broadcasting Corp that 64,000 people were without power on Friday due to the storm.
Fri Jan 26 2024
![Thousands protest Australia Day holiday with 'Invasion Day' rallies Thousands protest Australia Day holiday with 'Invasion Day' rallies](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-01/51706249494_TBAustraliansjp.jpg)
Thousands protest Australia Day holiday with 'Invasion Day' rallies
Australia Day commemorates the day Britain established the state of New South Wales a penal colony.
Fri Jan 26 2024
!['The world is watching,' say architects of Australia's Indigenous referendum 'The world is watching,' say architects of Australia's Indigenous referendum](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-06/61687514807_TBUNCLEMOOGY.jpg)
'The world is watching,' say architects of Australia's Indigenous referendum
Australia has a chance to fix its image as a global outlier by voting in favour of constitutionally recognising its Indigenous people.
Fri Jun 23 2023
![Australians mark New Year 2023 with spectacular fireworks displays in Sydney Australians mark New Year 2023 with spectacular fireworks displays in Sydney](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-01/41672504523_NewYearsEvecele.jpg)
Australians mark New Year 2023 with spectacular fireworks displays in Sydney
Sydney, one of the world's first major cities to welcome in the New Year, did so with a typically dazzling fireworks display.
Sat Dec 31 2022
![Release of Bali bomb maker 'difficult day' for Australians, says deputy PM Release of Bali bomb maker 'difficult day' for Australians, says deputy PM](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-12/81670463361_BALI.jpg)
Release of Bali bomb maker 'difficult day' for Australians, says deputy PM
Patek, a member of the al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah, became eligible for parole in August because of good behaviour in prison.
Thu Dec 08 2022
![Australians rescued from rooftops as torrential rain ravages rural towns Australians rescued from rooftops as torrential rain ravages rural towns](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-10/41665546917_TBAUSSIEFLOOD.jpg)
Australians rescued from rooftops as torrential rain ravages rural towns
Hundreds of residents in flood-ravaged Australia's southeast were rescued by helicopter and boat after rivers rose rapidly.
Tue Nov 15 2022
![Australians take stock of flood damage amid warnings of more rain Australians take stock of flood damage amid warnings of more rain](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-10/41665546917_TBAUSSIEFLOOD.jpg)
Australians take stock of flood damage amid warnings of more rain
Evacuation warnings remains in inland regions of the southeast and authorities warn of more rain ahead which could trigger renewed flooding.
Mon Oct 17 2022
![Bali bombings survivor looks ahead as Australia marks 20th anniversary Bali bombings survivor looks ahead as Australia marks 20th anniversary](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-10/81665482451_BaliBombing.jpg)
Bali bombings survivor looks ahead as Australia marks 20th anniversary
A total of 202 people, including 88 Australians, were killed when a car bomb exploded on Oct 12, 2002 outside the Sari Club.
Tue Oct 11 2022
![Record number of COVID-hit Australians in hospital as Omicron surges Record number of COVID-hit Australians in hospital as Omicron surges](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-10/71633924215_TBSYDNEYjpg.jpg)
Record number of COVID-hit Australians in hospital as Omicron surges
The number of Australians admitted to hospitals with COVID-19 hit a record of about 5,450 on Monday, official data shows.
Mon Jul 25 2022
![Australians urged to work from home as winter Omicron wave swamps hospitals Australians urged to work from home as winter Omicron wave swamps hospitals](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-10/71633924215_TBSYDNEYjpg.jpg)
Australians urged to work from home as winter Omicron wave swamps hospitals
Australia is facing a third Omicron wave driven by the new subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5 as cases surge above 300,000 in the last seven days.
Wed Jul 20 2022
!['Balik kampung' to Kota Kinabalu an act of hope, respect and affection - Australia's FM Penny Wong 'Balik kampung' to Kota Kinabalu an act of hope, respect and affection - Australia's FM Penny Wong](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-06/71656544640_PennyWong.jpg)
'Balik kampung' to Kota Kinabalu an act of hope, respect and affection - Australia's FM Penny Wong
Wong said her story is a Malaysian story as well as an Australian story, the experience of migration so many Australians shared.
Thu Jun 30 2022
![Thousands of Australians flee homes as floods inundate towns Thousands of Australians flee homes as floods inundate towns](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-02/61645971939_FloodedscenesatRo.jpg)
Thousands of Australians flee homes as floods inundate towns
Fast-moving flood waters burst river banks and broke over levees as heavy rains deluged Australia's east coast.
Wed Mar 30 2022
![Australians told to get boosters amid COVID threat from new Omicron strain Australians told to get boosters amid COVID threat from new Omicron strain](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-06/81622724705_Vaksin.jpg)
Australians told to get boosters amid COVID threat from new Omicron strain
More than 3.1 million cases and 5,590 deaths have been recorded since the pandemic began.
Mon Mar 14 2022
![Australians told to get COVID boosters to be considered fully vaccinated Australians told to get COVID boosters to be considered fully vaccinated](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-12/71640305570_Australia.jpg)
Australians told to get COVID boosters to be considered fully vaccinated
A person's vaccination status will be considered "overdue" if they have not received a booster within six months of their second dose.
Fri Feb 11 2022