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Floral tributes are placed outside the offices of Australian lawmaker Helen Haines who was critically wounded in a “targeted” attack, in Wangaratta on October 21, 2026. (Martin KEEP/AFP)
October 21, 2026, 1:02 pm
Australian politician has both legs amputated after being hit in car ramming attack
Federal lawmaker Helen Haines ‘alive and stable,’ husband says; suspect makes first appearance in court; police yet to announce motive, believe it was a targeted attack
By AP and ToI Staff
People lay flowers outside the office of Australian politician Helen Haines in the northern regional city of Wangaratta, some 250 kilometers north-east of Melbourne on October 20, 2026. (William West/AFP)
October 20, 2026, 1:34 pm
Australian politician loses leg in ramming; family friend charged in counterterror probe
Father of suspect Brendan Nugent, 43, gives statement of support to Helen Haines; motive yet to be formally declared; lawmakers suggest gender-based violence to blame; suspect’s anti-Israel posts surface online
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Samir 'Abu Hamza' Mohtadi appears on 'The Aydin Show' on YouTube, in an interview published April 14, 2020. (Screenshot)
October 12, 2026, 10:05 am
Melbourne Islamic preacher linked to flydubai terrorist condemns ‘false accusations’
Omani copilot Hamam al-Hammami, inspired by 9/11 in his quest to crash plane of Israelis, attended Samir ‘Abu Hamza’ Mohtadi’s community center, UAE prosecutor says
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A room imitating an Australian police station is seen at an abandoned scam centre in O’Smach town on the Thai-Cambodian border, on September 7, 2026. (ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP)
October 4, 2026, 4:17 pm
Australia probing flydubai copilot, who studied at a Melbourne university
Hamam al-Hammami reportedly visited radical mosques and browsed extremist websites while in country, with intel services said to hold file on him
By Reuters and ToI Staff
The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the ChatGPT home Screen, March 17, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
September 24, 2026, 8:32 am
Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government medical website
Prime Minister Albanese reveals agent gained unauthorized access to Medicare national health system; officials say no evidence patient records accessed, checking for more breaches
By Renju Jose and Chris Thomas
Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, left, and Fatemeh Pasandideh, right, former members of the Iranian women’s soccer team, appear on 60 Minutes Australia, in a video uploaded to YouTube on September 6, 2026. (Screenshot)
September 7, 2026, 1:07 pm
Iranian soccer players who sought asylum in Australia say anthem silence was anti-regime protest
Team provided no explanation, and some took silence as mourning amid war; two players who stayed in Australia say it was solidarity with slain demonstrators after Iran’s crackdown
By Rod McGuirk
Rabbi Ralph Genende, left, at an solidarity event following the Bondi Beach terror attack, in Melbourne, December 2025. (Courtesy)
September 4, 2026, 8:07 am
Australian Jews and Muslims still hang hopes on fragile dialogue after Bondi attack
Leaders say relations between communities at all-time low as antisemitism spike since Oct. 7 raises concern hatred is being normalized. A tenacious few refuse to let interfaith talks die
By Nomi Kaltmann
A sign seized by Israeli police after the protester was arrested, June 6, 2026 (Israel Police Spokesperson)
August 20, 2026, 10:41 am
Western allies rebuke Israel over West Bank plan, Gaza probes, ‘inhumane’ rhetoric
Britain summons envoy to protest E1 settlement project, as does Australia for IDF decision to end investigation of aid workers’ killing, while Europeans condemn Ben Gvir’s Gaza remarks
By ToI Staff
This handout photo taken and received from the NSW Premier's Department on December 15, 2025, shows Ahmed Al Ahmed, the man who tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach terrorists, at St George Hospital in Sydney. (Handout/ NSW Premier's Department/AFP)
August 12, 2026, 3:20 pm
Australian police drop charges against Bondi Beach attack hero Ahmed al Ahmed
Man filmed disarming gunman during Hannukah massacre was accused of stalking, assaulting father; prosecutors: over 800 witness statements examined in case against Bondi terrorist
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses the Australia-India Economic Roadmap Business Reception in Melbourne, Australia, July 9, 2026. (Hamish Blair/AP)
July 21, 2026, 2:25 am
Israel pans draft of Australia’s ruling Labor party’s platform ahead of debate
In unusual move, Canberra embassy issues lengthy statement about document before party’s national conference, says it risks blaming just one side of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Jayson Gillham, in an undated image. (Jayson Gillham website)
July 10, 2026, 4:27 pm
Pianist who said IDF targets reporters loses suit against Melbourne show cancelation
Judge rejects Jayson Gillham’s claim Melbourne Symphony Orchestra took ‘adverse actions’ by nixing 2024 performance, saying he contravened policy against all political statements
By Michael Horovitz
Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels as they raid trucks carrying humanitarian aid in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on August 9, 2025. (AFP)
July 4, 2026, 2:39 am
Report alleges NGOs exploited Gaza suffering to raise funds, dismissed antisemitism claims
Survey of current and former staffers at humanitarian organizations by new advocacy group raises accusations of bias and efforts to shape an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian narrative around Gaza war
By Luke Tress
Arsen Ostrovsky, who was with his family at Bondi Beach in Sydney during the deadly December 14, 2025, terror shooting, describes the attack in an Australian TV interview. (Sky News Australia screenshot)
June 29, 2026, 11:08 am
Bondi survivor tells Australian commission he was accused of being AI ‘crisis actor’
Jewish community leader Arsen Ostrovsky, who was wounded in Hanukkah terror attack, says he is subject to ‘relentless tsunami of Jew hatred’ as internet tries to ‘erase’ his trauma
By AFP
People gather outside the Adass Israel Synagogue, December 9, 2024, after a firebombing in Melbourne, Australia. (Con Chronis/AAP Image via AP)
June 19, 2026, 8:36 pm
Police charge 3rd suspect in 2024 Melbourne synagogue arson allegedly directed by Iran
Australian police say they’re working with international partners in ongoing investigation, including to determine if three arsonists knew who ordered attack on house of worship
By Rod McGuirk
Britain's Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, center, walks with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong right, and Canadian Foreign Minister, Anita Anand, in Sevenoaks, England, ,June 11, 2026. (Carl Court, Pool Photo via AP)
June 11, 2026, 5:03 pm
UK, Australia, Canada announce ‘International Peace Fund’ for Israelis and Palestinians
Three countries will each contribute £1 million annually for next three years, hope others will join initiative to ‘strengthen civil society, and support dialogue and cooperation’
By Lazar Berman
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