Protesters clash with Australian police after suspected killer of Indigenous girl arrested

May 1, 2026 9:19 AM

Protesters clash with Australian police after suspected killer of Indigenous girl arrested

Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian emergency services workers in a remote town following the arrest of a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old Indigenous girl, police said on Friday. Jefferson Lewis, a 47-year-old man who police say they believe abducted and killed the girl, was found by locals and beaten unconscious on Thursday night before police apprehended him, Northern Territory Police Commissioner Martin Dole said at a news conference. "He presented himself to one of the...

Iranian women’s soccer squad member changes mind on Australia asylum offer, to return home

March 11, 2026 10:01 AM

Iranian women’s soccer squad member changes mind on Australia asylum offer, to return home

Australian police helped two more members of the Iranian women's soccer delegation slip their minders to claim asylum, but one has changed her mind and decided to go back to Iran, the country's interior minister said on Wednesday. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced in parliament the squad member's decision to return home, after five players from the team were granted asylum a day earlier. A player and a support staff member accepted the government's open offer of aid on Tuesday evening...