One sugar-packed soda a day doubles risk of stomach cancer compared to drinking one a month, study reveals Artificial sweeteners, often used in diet sodas, did not show the same risk as fructose The Independent UK · Aug 20
Tsunami, drug arrests marked new era for Indonesia ties Australia's response to the Boxing Day tsunami helped boost relations with Indonesia, but high-profile arrests would soon test the relationship. AAP · Dec 31, 2025
Ultra-processed foods could be driving up colorectal cancers among young people, scientists warn Women who ate the most ultra-processed foods had a higher risk of developing polyps that can lead to cancer compared with women who ate the least. Euronews · Nov 14, 2025
Ultra-processed foods may help explain rising bowel cancer in under-50s, study suggests Research among women finds those who eat more UPFs have greater risk of early onset of polyp that can lead to cancer The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2025
Bali Nine return reshines light on ending death penalty The execution of two Australians for drug smuggling in Indonesia has refocused a spotlight on how the nation co-operates with countries using the death penalty. AAP · Dec 20, 2024
Remaining Bali Nine Members Say They’re ‘Relieved And Happy’ To Be Back Home In Australia “These Australians served more than 19 years in prison in Indonesia. It was time for them to come home.” Pedestrian.tv · Dec 15, 2024
Decorated photographer reveals rare Bali Nine frames As Australia moves to bring home the surviving members of the Bali Nine, award-winning AAP photographer Mick Tsikas reflects on his years covering their fate. AAP · Dec 7, 2024
Indonesia hands Australia draft Bali Nine repatriation deal in ‘significant step forward’ Australia’s home affairs minister Tony Burke says some issues are yet to be resolved but hails Indonesian goodwill The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2024
‘Time for compassion to prevail’: could the remaining Bali Nine members finally be coming home? The new Indonesian president – who came to office with a questionable human rights record – has emerged as an unlikely champion for a prisoner swap deal The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2024
Bali Nine: who were they? The Australians were arrested in 2005 for attempting to smuggle heroin out of the Indonesian resort island The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2024
Bali Nine members could continue sentences in Australia The remaining members of the Bali Nine drug smuggling ring are expected to continuing serving their sentences in Australia, a federal minister has confirmed. AAP · Nov 23, 2024
Hong Kong democracy activist defiant during landmark trial: ‘No one wants to be ruled by totalitarian regime’ Ng Kin-wai tells court that he ‘will not apologise for the beliefs and values he shares with his voters’ The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024
A Hong Kong language group shuts down after an essay alleged to have breached security law A group that promotes the Cantonese language has shut down after Hong Kong authorities said an essay submitted to a literary competition three years ago violated the national security law The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023
‘We have incredibly strong chemistry’: Couple’s ‘uncomfortable’ age gap relationship divides opinion Alexandra Cornish met Andrew Chan when she was 24 and he was travelling in Sydney The Independent UK · May 14, 2023
The Independent UK · May 13, 2023 Couple go viral after sharing ‘uncomfortable’ age gap romance: ‘That’s some Leo DiCaprio stuff’ Alexandra Cornish met Andrew Chan when she was 24 and he was travelling in Sydney
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 Couple go viral after sharing ‘uncomfortable’ age gap romance: ‘That’s some Leo DiCaprio stuff’ Alexandra Cornish met Andrew Chan when she was 24 and he was travelling in Sydney
The Independent UK · May 10, 2023 Couple go viral after sharing ‘uncomfortable’ age gap romance: ‘That’s some Leo DiCaprio stuff’ Alexandra Cornish met Andrew Chan when she was 24 and he was travelling in Sydney
The Independent UK · May 9, 2023 ‘That’s some Leo DiCaprio stuff’: Couple go viral after sharing ‘uncomfortable’ age gap romance Alexandra Cornish met Andrew Chan when she was 24 and he was travelling in Sydney
Daily Mirror · May 8, 2023 'I fell in love with a man I was tattooing - I don't care that he's almost twice my age' Alexandra Cornish, 24, fell for Andrew Chan, 46, when he was travelling in Sydney in February 2022 and she wasn't going to let their ages stand in the way
ABC News · Feb 6, 2023 Trial of Hong Kong democracy activists opens two years after arrests under national security law The trial of 16 Hong Kong democracy activists charged in January 2021 under a controversial national security law imposed by Beijing begins under tight security.
Zenger · Oct 12, 2022 Study Says Mothers Who Eat Too Much Junk Food Put Their Kids At Risk Of This Kids born to mums who ate too much junk food are a quarter more likely to be overweight, according to new research.
The Conversation · Oct 11, 2022 How the Bali bombings transformed our relations with Indonesia An hour before midnight, 20 years ago, a young Indonesian man walked into Paddy’s Pub, a nightclub in the heart of Bali’s party district of Kuta, and detonated a backpack laden with explosives. Seconds later, a massive car bomb exploded outside the Sari Club across the road.
Reuters · Sep 29, 2022 Self-exiled Hong Kong democrat sentenced to 3 1/2 years in jail in absentia A court in Hong Kong on Thursday sentenced a pro-democracy activist and former lawmaker, Ted Hui, to 3 1/2 years in jail for "criminal contempt" after he failed to show up for trial in several criminal cases.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 29, 2022 Hong Kong pro-democracy figure Ted Hui sentenced to jail over 2019 protests Former legislator, who fled to Australia last year, said earlier that any sentence would not harm his reputation or lobbying work