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Akufo-Addo Swears In 4 New Envoys
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday presented credentials to 3 Ambassadors and a High Commissioner to...
Britain Makes Pitch For Massive Australia Warship Contract
Britain's defence secretary Wednesday made a strong push to build Australia's next fleet of warships, saying the...
UN Accuses Australia of Breaching Refugee Deal
The UN accused Australia Monday of backtracking on a deal to relax its strong stance on asylum-seekers and resettle...
Boat Refugees To Leave PNG Despite US Uncertainty
Hundreds of refugees being held at a remote Papua New Guinea detention camp will be moved by October despite...
Barrett Back As Hurricanes Weigh Up Brumbies In Super Rugby
All Blacks star fly-half Beauden Barrett's return boosts defending champions Wellington Hurricanes against the ACT...
MH370 Search Reveals Hidden Undersea World
The painstaking search for missing flight MH370 has uncovered a previously unknown undersea world of volcanoes, deep...
Australia Helps Sri Lanka As Dengue Toll Hits 250
Australia will join Sri Lanka in its war on dengue fever, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Wednesday, as the virus...
Australia Creates Counter-Terror Super Ministry
Australia has created a super ministry combining its security agencies including the domestic spy service, border force...
Australian Malls Turn To Village Life As Retailers Feel Pinch
As Australia's local merchants struggle with an influx of global names, leading malls are considering returning to...
Refugee Fears Over Australia-US Resettlement Plan
The abrupt departure of American officials from an Australian Pacific island refugee camp has fanned fears among...
Afghan Charged Over Smuggling Asylum-Seekers To Australia
An Afghan man who reportedly made millions of dollars smuggling asylum-seekers to Australia by boat has been extradited...
Crusaders, Lions Battle For Top Super Rugby Spot
Canterbury Crusaders and the Golden Lions are embroiled in a final-round battle this weekend to claim the top rankings...
Australia Scales Back Controversial China-Run Mine Site
Australia has bought back most of a contentious mining licence issued for a huge Chinese-run coal mine near prime...
UNESCO Keeps Great Barrier Reef Off ‘in Danger’ List
UNESCO said Thursday its World Heritage Committee (WHC) had decided not to place the Great Barrier Reef on its list of...
Cubelli Back For Brumbies, Lealiifano Has To Wait
Pumas scrum-half Tomas Cubelli makes his return from a lengthy injury for the ACT Brumbies but cancer survivor...
Australia Accused of Spying On China
A Chinese state-run newspaper accused Australia of spying on China and stealing its technology on Thursday, weeks after...
Australia Sends Spy Planes To South Philippines
Australian military spy planes will start flying missions over the southern Philippines to help in the fight against...
Australia’s Military Resumes Air Operations Over Syria
Australia Thursday lifted a suspension on military air missions over Syria imposed after the shooting down of a Syrian...
Asylum-Seekers In Australia Win Multimillion Dollar Payout
Detainees at a controversial Australian asylum-seeker camp in Papua New Guinea won Aus$70 million ($53 million) in...