Families hope envoy finds Laos poisoning clarity A seasoned diplomat has been sent to help find answers after a plea from devastated families almost two years following the overseas deaths of two teenagers. AAP · Feb 11
Donald Trump trashed global economic orthodoxy. A year on, did he leave Australia a winner or loser? While tariffs have been ‘all show and no substance’, economists fear an AI investment bubble and tensions in the South China Sea, along with Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve’s independence The Guardian - AU · Jan 20
Australian injured in fatal fire at Swiss ski resort An Australian was caught up in a fire that engulfed a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve party at an upscale Swiss ski resort. AAP · Jan 1
Families of Australians in Gaza flotilla plead for help Family members of Australians detained while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza are calling for action as their relatives face deportation from Israel. AAP · Oct 2, 2025
‘I thought I was never going to get out’: Australian woman travelling to U.S. detained, stripped, and denied basic rights despite doing nothing wrong This is the kind of thing you think only happens in North Korea. We Got This Covered · May 23, 2025
Dfat making ‘urgent inquiries’ after reports Australian man captured while fighting for Ukraine has been killed Australian government holds ‘grave concerns’ for welfare of Oscar Jenkins, a 32-year-old teacher from Melbourne The Guardian - AU · Jan 14, 2025
32 Y.O. Australian Man Dies In LA Wildfires After Water Was ‘Switched Off’, Mother Claims “I couldn’t put out the cinders on his roof with a hose because the water was switched off by@LVMWD Las Virgenes Municipal Water. Even the 50 brave firefighters had no water all day!” Pedestrian.tv · Jan 11, 2025
A Third Australian Is In Hospital Following Suspected Mass Methanol Poisoning In Laos Eight people have been arrested in connection to the poisoning. Pedestrian.tv · Nov 26, 2024
Dutton ‘diminishes’ Australia on world stage by vowing to abolish First Nations ambassador, Wong says It comes as the opposition leader says Gooreng Gooreng man Justin Mohamed is being flown around the world ‘doing I don’t know what’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2024
Australian girl confirmed as London stabbing victim The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed an 11-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a stabbing attack in central London is an Australian. AAP · Aug 14, 2024
Aussies fear being left behind in New Caledonia An Australian couple fears being left behind by the government after being stranded for weeks in riot-hit New Caledonia. AAP · May 23, 2024
Dutton says reports of WA boat arrival ‘disturbing’; Barnaby Joyce denies drinking problem – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 15, 2024
Qantas to help repatriate Australians from Israel starting Friday Anthony Albanese has announced at least two new Qantas flights to begin evacuations as the death toll in the region mounts The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2023
'Bring us home': Newcastle residents stranded in Israel 'By the hour, things become more desperate here.' Newcastle Herald · Oct 9, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Jul 8, 2023 Kathryn Campbell retaining Aukus role would be ‘insult’ to robodebt victims, crossbenchers say Former head of the Department of Human Services faces calls to resign after royal commission findings
The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2023 ‘Much more ambitious’: Australia to deepen partnership with Nato as it opens Japan office Rise of China and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompt more coordination between Europe, North America and the Indo-Pacific, expert says
ABC News · Apr 18, 2023 Australian woman killed in car accident in central Sri Lanka The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says consular assistance is being provided to the family of an Australian woman killed in a car accident in Sri Lanka.
The Conversation · Apr 14, 2023 Travelling overseas? Here's what the embassy will – and won't – do to help if you get in trouble Australians are jetting back out into the world again. The numbers are still below pre-pandemic levels, but almost 1.1 million Australians left the country in December last year – compared to 1.3 million in December 2019. According to information provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, passport applications…