Australians abroad
Could NRL star’s father be deported home to Australia? Indonesia says ‘no’
The father of NRL star Payne Haas is accused of being at the “centre” of a failed drug smuggling attempt in Indonesia.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
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Adelaide woman injured during horror flight has no feeling below the waist
Almost half the 211 passengers on Singapore Airlines flight 321 were injured in what has become one of the most serious turbulence events in modern aviation history.
- by Zach Hope
‘We were fish in a barrel’: West Australian man recalls being shot by ISIS
A WA adventure tourist targeted in a deadly shooting in central Afghanistan thought he would die after coming face to face with an ISIS gunman.
- by Aaron Bunch
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Aviation
Australian injured in Singapore Airlines flight speaks from hospital
Keith Davis spoke a day after staff surrounded him in a hospital cafe when it became apparent he was about to talk to the media.
- by Zach Hope and Jessica McSweeney
In Bangkok, the wounded of Singapore Airlines 321 recall flight’s horror
Some are evidently traumatised. Many are seriously injured. One man limps by in a gown, neck brace and sling.
- by Zach Hope
Macron heads to riot-hit New Caledonia as Australia, NZ evacuate tourists
Some 108 Australians and other tourists landed in Brisbane, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. More flights are expected.
- by Kirsty Needham and Dominique Vidalon
Updated
Assange saga
Assange can appeal against US extradition on espionage charges, UK court rules
London’s High Court ruled that assurances it sought from the US were insufficient and that it would allow the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appeal against his extradition on espionage charges.
- by Rob Harris
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Crime
After high-drama capture, Haas’ life all but rests in the hands of Australian diplomats
In a possible high-stakes test for the Albanese government, the case of Gregor Haas, father of NRL star Payne, has the making of a three-way diplomatic tangle.
- by Zach Hope and Edward Stephan Bungabung
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Indonesia
Investigators allege NRL star’s father has cartel links, sent drugs from Mexico
More details have emerged about the alleged crimes of Australian man Gregor Johann Haas, who was arrested in the Philippines on Wednesday.
- by Zach Hope
Australians stranded in New Caledonia ‘running out of food’ amid civil unrest
Penny Wong said the government was working with authorities in France and New Caledonia, to find a way for Australians to safely leave the island.
Analysis
Abducted in Japan
Japan’s laws have changed. Now its society must too
Dozens of Australian parents and children have been caught in this outdated, cruel system. Now the Japanese government has finally relented.
- by Eryk Bagshaw