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Oscar Jenkins as pictured in a video released by his captors.

Surviving Russian captivity: Shaun Pinner’s haunting warning for Australian Oscar Jenkins

“The Russians aren’t stupid,” the former British soldier says, outlining the treatment likely facing an Australian schoolteacher in Russian captivity.

  • Rob Harris

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“You guys are so upfront and brash and honest”: Sophia Siegel and her friend Amelia O’Keefe said they loved hanging out with Australians.

‘They didn’t know what a schooner was. We had to explain a meat raffle’

Famously fickle New Yorkers have embraced a new Australian-themed pub backed by comedians Andy Lee and Hamish Blake. But the venue’s popularity has created problems.

  • Michael Koziol
Here’s the tip: failing to do so or leaving a miserly tip is considered rude and disrespectful.

The reason Australians are considered ‘the world’s worst travellers’

I asked a taxi driver in Cairo who were the worst travellers. He didn’t hesitate with his answer.

  • Michael Gebicki
Former High Court of Australia judge Robert French has quit his role as an overseas judge on Hong Kong’s top court.

‘Arguably cosmetic’: Top Australian judge Robert French quits Hong Kong court

The former High Court of Australia chief justice is the latest overseas judge to resign from the bench after Beijing’s crackdown on the city.

  • Lisa Visentin
The Empire State Building, left, and Madison Square Garden lit up in Australian green and gold on April 4.

On a night like this: The week Australia took New York City by storm

The Empire State Building was lit up in green and gold and the Big Apple was brimming with Australian talent, from Kylie Minogue to Sarah Snook and renowned opera director Barrie Kosky.

  • Michael Koziol
This tour guide and an Australian man, along with his Tanzanian wife, were rescued by tourists from the surf of Kelingking beach after a jetski accident.

Australian and tour guide injured in same waters as Bali boat tragedy

An Australian man, his wife and their tour guide went through a terrifying ordeal in Bali when waves knocked them from the jet skis they were riding.

  • Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
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Tour boats anchored at Nusa Penida, a top snorkelling destination in Bali.

‘I was panicking’: How a bucket-list trip to paradise turned into tragedy

Holly and Josie were excited to have scored the final two seats on a snorkelling boat as they left their Bali hostel and headed to the port that morning. But what happened once onboard would leave them traumatised.

  • Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
A passenger on the snorkelling boat that capsized off Bali, killing Australian tourist Anna Blight, has recounted horrifying details of the tragedy, including how her seven-year-old daughter became trapped underneath the overturned vessel.

Heartbreaking wish of little girl trapped under capsized Bali boat with Australian victim

A passenger on the snorkelling boat that flipped in rough seas has recounted horrifying details of the tragedy, including how her badly injured daughter has been left traumatised by the death of Australian tourist Anna Blight.

  • Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
Anna Blight was killed when a snorkelling boat capsized off Bali.

Bali boat tragedy victim remembered for her ‘passion and kindness’

Anna Blight, who is believed to have become trapped under a capsized tour vessel, has been remembered for her “generosity and integrity” and as a true friend.

  • Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
Klungkung District Police released this image of the capsized boat in the waters off Nusa Penida.

Australian tourist killed and injured in Bali snorkelling boat capsize

Despite attempts by the captain to control the boat, it was hit by multiple waves before capsizing.

  • Ben Cubby, Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa

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