They're stars because they like to stand out from the crowd - and these A-listers want to make sure their kids do too. These are 20 of the weirdest and wackiest celebrity baby names!
The foreign ministry spokesperson for China has caused a stir on Twitter for lashing out at G7 leaders over a controversial new project. Find out what he did.
Australian band 5 Seconds Of Summer were forced to cut their Texas show short after drummer Ashton Irwin suffered loss of vision and "symptoms of stroke" while on stage.The 27-year-old was performing with his 5SOS bandmates - Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford and Calum Hood - in Houston as part of their current US tour.
Mitchell Swepson has retained his spot as Australia's second spinner as officials continue to wait on Travis Head's hamstring before the first Test against Sri Lanka.Head has not played since he injured his hamstring in the one-day series last week, but trained with Australia on both Sunday and Monday in Galle.
Victorians will be able to access a free influenza vaccination throughout the school holidays after the program was extended by the state government.Initially only available throughout June to Victorians aged six months and over, the rollout has been extended to July 10.
The operator of South Australia's Tesla big battery has been fined $900,000 after a software glitch left it unable to help stabilise the grid.Hornsdale Power Reserve (HPR) was ordered on Tuesday to pay the penalty after being taken to the Federal Court by the Australian Energy Regulator.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong's visit to her country of birth has included talks to ease Malaysia's concerns about Australia's AUKUS security pact.Senator Wong, who was born in the Malaysian city of Kota Kinabalu, said it was an honour to represent Australia at bilateral talks with Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato' Sri Saifuddin bin Abdullah.
A dilapidated residential building has collapsed in India's financial and entertainment capital, Mumbai, killing at least three people and injuring 11 others, officials say.The four-storey building collapsed late on Monday night in the Kurla area of Mumbai.
Star West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui has ruled himself out of being AFL trade bait, and he would love to see Melbourne big man Luke Jackson join him at the Eagles.The Eagles have been urged to put up some of their ageing stars for trade in a bid to fast-track what is expected to be a painful rebuild.
Australia's latest census generated millions of data sets but there's at least one group that's been left feeling invisible.The 2021 survey was the first time respondents had an option to select non-binary as their gender, and LGBTQI advocates hope future census questions delve further into that space, along with sexual orientation.
Hundreds of bee hives around the NSW city of Newcastle will be destroyed in coming days, according to the honey bee industry, in a bid to contain a deadly mite.An emergency order remains in place prohibiting the movement of bees in the state after the deadly varroa mite was found at hives near the Port of Newcastle last week.
Automotive servicing firm Ultra Tune has been accused of breaching court orders after it was hit with a $2 million penalty for misleading a potential franchisee and trying to cover it up.Ultra Tune allegedly failed to implement a compliance program and breached the Franchising Code despite the Full Federal Court imposing the penalty in September 2019.
After watching Queensland flounder in Origin II, England will attempt to overcome their own "vulnerability" in a bid to keep Eddie Jones' perfect record alive in the upcoming three-Test series against the Wallabies.Jones holds an astonishing 8-0 record against the Wallabies as coach of England, but his position is under threat following a poor Six Nations campaign and other mixed results.
China has slashed the quarantine time for inbound travellers by half in a major easing of one of the world's strictest COVID-19 curbs, which have deterred travel in and out of the country since 2020.Quarantine at centralised facilities has been cut to seven days from 14, and subsequent at-home health monitoring has been reduced to three days from seven, the National Health Commission said in a statement.
Angered by his partner's footwear choice, a 25-year-old man repeatedly hit, kicked and choked her in their Brisbane hotel room before delivering a "terrifying" threat."At this point the defendant has walked over .
Reduced staffing levels for crossbench and independent federal MPs has been defended as a "sensible arrangement" by a member of federal cabinet.The new Labor government has come under fire after crossbench MPs were told they would only be allocated one parliamentary advisor during the next term, as opposed to four under arrangements by the previous government.
First Nations leaders have "a huge sense of optimism" that Australia can break from the past, backed by a new blueprint for economic development."The current approach is insufficient," Professor Peter Yu, a Yawuru man from Broome in the Kimberley region, told AAP.
A convicted serial killer who accused Jason Roberts of murdering two Melbourne police officers should not be trusted because he is a "psychopathic liar", a jury has been told.Bandali Debs gave evidence that Roberts joined him when Sergeant Gary Silk and Senior Constable Rodney Miller were gunned down in Moorabbin on August 16, 1998.
Clearing the "massive" backlog of skilled migrants waiting to enter Australia will be key to solving the crisis in regional health staffing, Victoria's premier says.Daniel Andrews raised Australia's sluggish skilled migration as one of the factors ailing Victoria's health system after more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Melbourne student caught playing tic-tac-toe using swastikas was not punished by the school because it didn't happen in front of Jewish students, a court has been told.Brighton Secondary College principal Richard Minack has been giving evidence before a trial brought by five former students, who allege they suffered years of discrimination and bullying at the school.
Jordan De Goey has ended his personal leave from Collingwood and could play in the Magpies' round-16 AFL clash with Gold Coast.The controversy-plagued star returned to the club's AIA Cente headquarters on Tuesday, setting him up to potentially be included in the Magpies' squad to face the Suns at Metricon Stadium on Saturday night.
