Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.

An afterthought for two Tests, spinner surpassed McGrath in first over, then settled into key holding role on sweltering day

Australia on Friday revised its expected resources earnings up 4% to A$383 billion ($252.5 billion) for the current financial year thanks to record gold prices, resilient iron ore prices and the failure of its currency to rise against the U.

SYDNEY - Australia at midnight became the first country in the world to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook.

More than 1 million social media accounts held by users under 16 are set to be deactivated in Australia in a divisive world-first ban that is being closely watched elsewhere.

Macquarie Group said on Friday its unit Macquarie Securities (Australia) (MSAL) has agreed to pay a penalty of A$35 million ($23.1 million) for systemic failures that led to years of misreporting millions of short sales.

Police said around 1,000 people had attended the Jewish celebration, which was held in a small park off the beach.

Australian media say the men in the vehicle were believed to have been on their way to Bondi Beach. SYDNEY: Armed Australian police arrested seven men in Sydney's southwest on Thursday (Dec 18) after a tip they may be plotting a "violent act" in the city still reeling from the Bondi Beach shooting.