Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday that his government would temporarily halt tax hikes on draught beer, amid sagging popularity for the governing Labor Party ahead of a general election due by May.

Pilots first heard about a Chinese live-fire naval exercise near Australia last week when already in the air, receiving messages that forced some to change paths through a busy air corridor, satellite text messages to and from pilots seen by Reuters show.

Three Chinese warships have been spotted in international waters off the coast of Australia’s largest city, Sydney, in a rare show of military might that will likely test diplomatic ties between Canberra and Beijing.

She’s also had a total self-love glow-up. On Valentine’s Day, Polly wrote a lovely caption about how she was so “proud” of herself and felt super “giddy” now she’d sorted her life out in Australia. So happy for her!

Most major Australian cities are reporting mortgage stress among first-time home buyers due to still-elevated interest rates and ultra-high prices, according to property consultancy Domain Holdings Australia Ltd.

Airlines have been contacted by Australia’s air traffic control agency warning them ... particularly the live fire exercises.” The Sydney Morning Herald reported China had notified Australian authorities on Friday they would hold an exercise off ...

Dates for Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland were postponed for a “scheduling conflict,” representatives for the rapper said. The tour coincided with the release of his latest album.

Australian officials said the ships were “off the east coast of Australia” and their presence there was unusual.

Drake has postponed the remaining dates of his long Australia-New Zealand tour amid his ongoing battle with Kendrick Lamar.