Oceania

Australia

European Union and Australia launch trade negotiations

The EU's trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström has arrived in Canberra to launch official trade negotiations with Australia. The aim is to negotiate a trade deal that could boost trade in goods between them by a third, at a time when much of the world seems intent on a trade war.

18/06/2018

Australia

Australian soldiers fly Nazi swastika flag in Afghanistan

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14/06/2018

Australia

Broccocino, anyone? Aussies create broccoli coffee to improve health

Australia has developed broccoli powder made of 100% broccoli in a bid to eliminate food waste and encourage good nutrition.

07/06/2018

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Curious cockatoo plays peek-a-boo with road camera

This yellow-crested cockatoo is absolutely delighted by the discovery of his new toy.

01/06/2018

Australia

Do-it-yourself multi-storey parking

A hotel's valet parking service comes a cropper as an inexplicable power surge leaves a sports car wedged underneath an SUV.

31/05/2018

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Sydney disappears in smoke

Australia's biggest city has all but vanished as brush fire clearances on the outskirts create thick smoke.

29/05/2018

World News

Privately funded search for MH370 completed

The four-year quest to find Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 has ended. Malaysia's government said it had no further plans to launch another search for the aircraft which vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in 2014.

29/05/2018

Australia

Russia still denies any responsibility for MH17 downing

Russian president Vladimir Putin said, since Russia was not involved with the investgiation, it cannot trust its findings.

26/05/2018

Australia

Archbishop of Adelaide found gulity of child abuse cover-up

Philip Wilson, 67, could go to jail for two years for sitting on statements from victim of paedophile priest for nearly 30 years.

22/05/2018

New Zealand

Fighting the spread of microplastics

Sailors competing in the Volvo round-the-world yacht race have been collecting water samples as part of a program to measure the spread of microplastics.

21/05/2018

World News

Hawaii volcano continues to erupt

Kilauea sends ash clouds over 9,000 metres in to the sky

19/05/2018

Australia

Blood donor who saved millions of babies' lives gives last donation

At 81, James Harrison will no longer donate his blood after 1173 donations over six decades, during which his blood's special antibodies, used to make a vital medicine, have saved countless infant lives.

16/05/2018

Australia

Children among seven dead after shooting in Australia

Police say four children and three adults have been found dead in Western Australia.

11/05/2018

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Australian state launches Koala protection initiative

Australia's New South Wales state government announced that thousands of hectares of land would be set aside as part of measures to protect koalas from being wiped out.

08/05/2018

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Spectacular lightning flashes illuminate the sky in Australia

Impressive flashes of lightning could be seen above Moonta, Australia, today before a storm hit the town.

07/05/2018

New Zealand

New Zealand PM kicks off cheeky campaign to get country on the map

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern features in a viral video campaigning against New Zealand being left off world maps by thoughtless coffee chains, retailers and even sports teams.

04/05/2018

New Zealand

Giant sinkhole opens up in New Zealand

Sinkholes are caused by water dissolving limestone below the surface of the earth

04/05/2018

Australia

Vatican Treasurer Cardinal Pell to stand trial on sex assault charges

Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s top Catholic and a senior Vatican official, denies charges of historical sexual assault as a court rules he must face trial.

01/05/2018

Australia

'World's oldest spider' dies at home after 43 years

For spiders, the secret to long life is not moving much.

30/04/2018

Australia

Australian scientist, 104, to fly to Switzerland for assisted death

David Goodall has reignited a national euthanasia debate by seeking to put an end to his life even though he has no terminal illness.

30/04/2018

Australia

Australia pledges millions to save the Great Barrier Reef

The Australian government has promised more than 300 million euros to help save the Great Barrier Reef - in the largest single investment for reef conservation and management in the country’s history.

29/04/2018

Australia

Great Barrier Reef may never recover from 2016 heat wave new study shows

One of the world's natural wonders will never be the same again according to a new report published on Thursday.

19/04/2018

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Five penguins go back into the wild in Australia

Penguins recover after zoo treatment to return home.

17/04/2018

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Prince Charles visits indigenous art centre in Australia's Northern Territory

Britain's Prince Charles visited an indigenous art centre in Australia's Northern Territory Monday, on the final leg of his visit to the country.

09/04/2018

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Hydroflight World Tour: Australia plays host to the first official games

Poseidon Games Australia 2018 announces the first official winners of the 4-country open hydroflight World Tour

08/04/2018

Australia

Russell Crowe's 'divorce' auction sells millions worth of movie props

The auction at Sotheby's, 'The Art of Divorce' attracted dozens of buyers and spectators and reaped in more than $208 million dollars in Sydney.

08/04/2018