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FILE - Flores sit on a fence outside the Christ the Good Shepherd church in suburban Wakely in western Sydney, Australia, on April 16, 2024. Detectives and secret service agents investigating the stabbing of a bishop in the Sydney church last week executed search warrants in the city on Wednesday, April 24, as part of a major operation, officials said. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

Bishop stabbed during Sydney church service backs X’s legal case to share video of the attack

A Sydney bishop who was stabbed repeatedly in an alleged extremist attack blamed on a teenager has backed X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s legal bid to overturn an Australian ban on sharing graphic video of the attack on social media.

Veterans march during a Anzac Day parade at Hobsonville near Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Dean Purcell/NZ Herald via AP)

Australia and New Zealand honor their war dead with dawn services on Anzac Day

Undated handout photo issued by Cambridge University of four Aboriginal spears that were brought to England by Captain James Cook more than 250 years ago and have now been repatriated to Australia in a ceremony at Trinity College in Cambridge, Tuesday April 23, 2024. (Cambridge University via AP)

Aboriginal spears taken by Captain Cook in 1770 are returned to Australia’s Indigenous people

Former Australian rugby league player Wally Lewis, addresses the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Lewis, a legendary rugby player of the 1980s has cited the fear and anxiety that has come into his life among the reason for urging the Australian government to fund support services and education about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Legendary rugby league star Wally Lewis appeals for concussion and CTE awareness support

In this image supplied by the Australian Prime Ministers office, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, centre right, walks with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape as they start their trek along the Kokoda Track at Kokoda Village, Papua New Guinea, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The prime ministers on Tuesday began trekking into the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous interior to commemorate a pivotal World War II campaign and to underscore their current security alliance that is challenged by China's growing regional influence. (Prime Ministers office via AP)

Australia and Papua New Guinea leaders trek toward WWII South Pacific battleground

Dawn services held in Australia, NZ and Papua New Guinea to mark Anzac Day

Dawn services held in Australia, NZ and Papua New Guinea to mark Anzac Day

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The cosmetics industry is urged to do more for blind and visually impaired consumers

The cosmetics industry is urged to do more for blind and visually impaired consumers

Australian graduates as astronaut at ESA ceremony in Cologne

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FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition, March 9, 2020, in Washington. Tech billionaire Elon Musk accused Australia of censorship after an Australian judge ruled that his social media platform X must block users worldwide from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Elon Musk accuses Australia of censorship after court bans violent video

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has accused Australia of censorship after an Australian judge ruled that his social media platform X must block users worldwide from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese carries a candle during a candlelight vigil at Sydney's Bondi Beach to remember victims of a knife attack at a nearby shopping mall, Australia, Sunday, April 21, 2024. An assailant was shot and killed by a police officer on April 13, after he stabbed six people to death and wounded more than a dozen others in an attack that police believe targeted women. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Australian judge bans X from sharing video of bishop being stabbed in Sydney church

An Australian judge has ruled that social media platform X must block every user in the world from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church, extending the prohibition beyond users in Australia.

In this image made from video, French construction worker, Damien Guerot is interviewed on television following the Bondi Junction stabbing attacks Sunday, April 14, 2024. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday, April 16, that Guerot, who confronted a man who stabbed six people to death in a Sydney shopping mall on April 13, is welcome to stay in the country as long as he likes. (Channel 7 via AP)

French hero gains Australian residency for confronting killer in deadly Sydney shopping mall attack

French construction worker Damien Guerot has spoken of his mixed emotions at being made an Australian permanent resident as reward for his heroism during a knife attack in a Sydney shopping mall that left six victims dead and a dozen wounded.

In this undated photo provided by the family of Jade Young and distributed by the New South Wales Police Jade Young holds a dog at an unknown location. Young, 47, was killed in a deadly attack at a Sydney shopping center on Saturday, April 13, 2024. (Courtesy of Young Family/NSW Police via AP)

Sydney attack victims include a mother who saved her baby, a Chinese grad student and an architect

The people killed and wounded by an assailant at a Sydney shopping mall were mostly women. Ashlee Good died saving her wounded baby.

FILE - Emma Raducanu, of Britain, holds up the US Open championship trophy after defeating Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, during the women's singles final of the US Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in New York. Raducanu beat Diane Parry 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1) on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Le Portel, France, to clinch Britain's berth in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Emma Raducanu leads Britain into the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. US, Poland, Japan also advance

Emma Raducanu has clinched Britain’s berth in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals by taking the last six points of a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1) victory against Diane Parry of France for an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five-match qualifying round.

President Joe Biden speaks during a State Arrival Ceremony with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden says he’s considering Australia’s request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Assange

President Joe Biden says he’s considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing American classified documents.

FILE - A tourist takes a selfie with the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nov. 25, 2017. Brazil’s government has postponed until April 2025 tourist visa exemptions for citizens of the U.S., Australia, and Canada that had been scheduled to end on Wednesday, according to a decree published in the nation's official gazette. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)

Brazil again extends visa exemptions for US, Canada and Australia, this time until 2025

Brazil’s government has extended exemptions to tourist visa requirements for citizens of the U.S., Australia and Canada until April 2025, extending a program aimed at boosting tourism that had been scheduled to end Wednesday.

FILE - Premier of Australia's Victoria state Daniel Andrews addresses the media during his daily televised press conference in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 28, 2020. An inquiry into the Australian state of Victoria's decision to cancel its planned hosting of the 2026 Commonwealth Games said it cost the state 589 million Australian dollars ($385 million) and the price estimate that resulted in it being shelved was "overstated and not transparent." (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, File)

Commonwealth Games Federation plans to announce the new 2026 host next month

The Commonwealth Games Federation plans to announce a new host for its 2026 event next month and says it has “multiple proposals” to replace Australia’s Victoria state.

FILE - A Filipino port worker looks as the Japanese Ship Akebono (DD-108), a Murasame-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, prepares to dock for a goodwill visit at Manila's south harbor, Philippines on Sept. 27, 2018. The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine warfare training, in a show of force Sunday, April 7, 2024 in the South China Sea where Beijing’s aggressive actions to assert its territorial claims have caused alarm. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

China says it patrolled the South China Sea in an apparent response to US naval drills with allies

China’s military says it has conducted air and sea patrols and that all activities that “disrupt the South China Sea” are under control.

NZ KOs Fiji in Hong Kong Sevens quarters. NZ vs Australia in men’s and women’s semis

Defending champion New Zealand has knocked out Fiji 19-12 with a last-minute try to reach the Hong Kong Sevens semifinals.

FILE - A Filipino port worker looks as the Japanese Ship Akebono (DD-108), a Murasame-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, prepares to dock for a goodwill visit at Manila's south harbor, Philippines on Sept. 27, 2018. The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine warfare training, in a show of force Sunday, April 7, 2024 in the South China Sea where Beijing’s aggressive actions to assert its territorial claims have caused alarm. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines to stage military drills in disputed South China Sea

The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine warfare training, in a show of force Sunday in the South China Sea where Beijing’s aggressive actions to assert its territorial claims have caused alarm.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands steers his car during the qualifying session at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan, Saturday, April 6, 2024, ahead of Sunday's Japanese Formula One Grand Prix. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Verstappen is back after troubles in Australia and claims pole in Japan

Max Verstappen has claimed pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix 0.066 ahead of Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez.

FILE - Visitors wearing face masks walk past a display of Australian wines and other agricultural products at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China, Nov. 5, 2020. China on Thursday, March 28, 2024, said it would lift tariffs placed on Australian wine over three years ago, in a sign of improving ties between Australia and China.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine as ties improve

China says it will lift tariffs placed on Australian wine over three years ago, in a sign of improving ties between the two countries.

FILE - A coal train travels through the Hunter Valley near Muswellbrook, Australia, Nov. 2, 2021. China has won its near three-year World Trade Organisation dispute with Australia on Tuesday, March 27, 2024, over tariffs on steel products that began during the nadir of the bilateral relationship between the countries. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

China wins WTO dispute with Australia over steel products

China has won a nearly three-year-long dispute with Australia at the World Trade Organization over tariffs on steel products that began during a low point of bilateral relations between the countries.

Kusini Yengi of Australia, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the Soccer World Cup qualifying match between Lebanon and Australia in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Lukas Coch)

Australia, Iran, Iraq and Uzbekistan advance in Asian qualifying tournament for World Cup

Australia has thrashed Lebanon 5-0 and become the first team to advance to the third round of Asia qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

FILE - India's Rishabh Pant falls as he hits the ball for four runs during play on the final day of the fourth cricket test between India and Australia at the Gabba, Brisbane, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)

Perth to host Australia’s season-opening test in a 5-match series against India

Perth will host the first cricket test between Australia and India in November, replacing Brisbane’s Gabba ground as the traditional opening venue for international series Down Under.

BritainÅfs Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps, center right, and BritainÅfs Foreign Secretary David Cameron, left, walk with the Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas, right, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Richard Marles, second right, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong, second left, and United StatesÅf Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy, during a visit to the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide, Australia, Friday, March 22, 2024. Australia is set to provide 4.6 billion Australian dollars ($3 billion) to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time. (Matt Turner/AAP Image via AP)

$3 billion deal with the UK gets Australia closer to having a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines

Australia is set to provide $3 billion to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time.

Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom Grant Shapps, left, and Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles exchange a new defence and security cooperation agreement at Parliament House at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Australia and UK sign defense and security treaty to meet ‘contemporary challenges’

Australia and the United Kingdom signed a new defense and security cooperation agreement Thursday with the defense ministers of both countries saying it was required to meet “contemporary challenges” to maintain a global rules-based order.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, meets with Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Wang met his counterpart as part of a high-ranking diplomatic tour of Australia and New Zealand this week. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Australia gets its most senior Chinese leadership visit since 2017 as relations thaw further

Australia has received its most senior Chinese leadership visit in nearly seven years with stability a key theme of the discussions between the countries’ foreign ministers.

FILE - People talk near a Meta sign outside of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., March 7, 2023. Australia's eSafety regulator announced Tuesday, March 19, 2024, that it had issued legal notices to Google, Meta, X, WhatsApp, Telegram and Reddit requiring each company to report on steps they are taking to protect Australian users of their platforms from extremist material online. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Google, Meta and others face tough questions in Australia over cyber extremism threats

Australia’s online safety regulator has put social media giants on notice, requiring them to explain what they are doing to to protect people from violent extremists and terrorists.

Cyclone weakens to a tropical low while bringing rain and wind to Australia’s northern coast

A cyclone has weakened to a tropical low while bring heavy rain and winds to Australia’s Northern Territory.

FILE - A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Monday, March 18, 2024, in Tokyo. Shares are mixed in Asia after the Bank of Japan hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding negative rate policy.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Bank of Japan ups key rate for 1st time in 17 years

Shares are mixed in Asia after the Bank of Japan hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding negative rate policy.

China's Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, left, meets his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters, in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, March 18, 2024. (Hagen Hopkins/Pool Photo via AP)

China’s foreign minister meets New Zealand counterpart, beginning trip that also includes Australia

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has begun a diplomatic tour of New Zealand and Australia, meeting with his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters in Wellington.

FILE - Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. Wong said Friday, March 15, 2024, that Australia will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, weeks after the agency, known as UNRWA, lost hundreds of millions of dollars in support following Israeli allegations that some of its Gaza-based staff participated in the Oct. 7 attack. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

Australia resumes funding for UNRWA and pledges more Gaza aid

Australia says it will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians. Several weeks ago, the agency lost hundreds of millions of dollars in support because of Israeli allegations that some of its Gaza-based staff participated in the Oct. 7 attack.

FILE -Ambulances leave Auckland International in Auckland, New Zealand, Monday, March 11, 2024. More than 20 people were injured after what officials described as a "technical event" on a Chilean plane traveling from Sydney, Australia, to Auckland. Boeing, on Friday, March 15, 2024 is telling airlines to inspect switches on pilots' seats in its 787 Dreamliner jets after a published report said an accidental cockpit seat movement likely caused the sudden plunge of a LATAM Airlines plane flying to New Zealand. (Dean Purcell/New Zealand Herald via AP, File)

Passenger describes people ‘bounced off the roof’ on plane that dropped during flight to New Zealand

Officials are investigating what caused a “strong shake” before a sudden plunge on a plane traveling between Australia and New Zealand.

Australia's Alex Carey, right, and Pat Cummins walk from the field after defeating New Zealand by three wickets on day four of the second cricket test between New Zealand and Australia in Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, March 11, 2024. (John Davidson/Photosport via AP)

Carey stars as Australia beats New Zealand by 3 wickets at Christchurch in the 2nd cricket test

Alex Carey made an unbeaten 98 and shared a 140-run partnership with Mitch Marsh which guided Australia through various hazards to a three-wicket win over New Zealand in the second test at Christchurch, New Zealand and to a 2-0 sweep of the series.

New Zealand's Ben Sears, left, is congratulated by teammates after taking the wicket of Australia's Cam Green, right, on day three of the second cricket test between New Zealand and Australia in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, March 10, 2024. (John Davidson/Photosport via AP)

Australia needs 202 runs and New Zealand 6 wickets in expected thrilling finish to 2nd test

Australia needs 202 runs and New Zealand needs six wickets to win the second cricket test in what should be a thrilling finish after both teams had highs and lows on the third day.

New Zealand's Matt Henry celebrates after taking the wicket of Australia's Cam Green on day one for the second cricket test between New Zealand and Australia in Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday March 8, 2024. (John Davidson/Photosport via AP)

Hazlewood takes 5-31, Australia is in control of 2nd cricket test against New Zealand

Josh Hazlewood took 5-31 as Australia bowled out New Zealand for 162 on the first day of the second test, over-shadowing the 100th test appearances of Kane Williamson and Tim Southee.

This photo provided by Cole Brauer Ocean Racing shows Brauer as she became the first American woman to race nonstop around the world by herself when she arrived Thursday, March 7, 2024, in A Coruña, Spain. (James Tomlinson/Cole Brauer Ocean Racing via AP)

Cole Brauer becomes first American woman to race sailboat alone and nonstop around world

Cole Brauer became the first American woman to race nonstop around the world by herself when she arrived Thursday in A Coruna, Spain.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right, and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh embrace at the end of a joint statement at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, March 7, 2024. The Australian and Vietnamese prime ministers have discussed ways of improving an already booming economic relationship. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Australian and Vietnamese prime ministers elevate their nations’ booming economic relationship

Australian and Vietnamese prime ministers have discussed ways of improving an already booming economic relationship, as part of Australia’s strategy to diversify trade away from China.