Oceania

Jacinda Ardern brought her 3-month-old baby, Neve, to the UN general assembly, a showcase of her balancing act.

South Australian Museum staff remove most of the flesh by hand, before allowing the skeleton to undergo maceration in tanks to remove remaining meat which may take several months.

Scientists believe that the meteor may have hit the ground.

Shades of blue and green were captured on camera shimmering across the sky on Sunday.

Matteo Salvini wants Italy to adopt Australia's harsh immigration policy against "boat people."

Around 150 teams from 38 countries are taking part, where landings and takeoffs of the balloons require skill and leave spectators engrossed.

What was supposed to be a diving lesson ended in the saving of a shark, who had plastic netting stuck in its mouth.

Olympic sprint champion and aspiring footballer Usain Bolt touched down in Sydney on Saturday, declaring himself ready to prove to the world that his Australian soccer adventure is "real".

Agricultural output in Australia is predicted to fall as farmers in New South Wales struggle to cope with the worst drought in living memory

Deaths caused by severe heatwaves will increase dramatically in tropical and subtropical regions, followed closely by Australia, Europe and the United States. From 2031 onwards there could be a 471% increase in fatalities in three Australian cities - Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

The whale was rescued off the coast of Queensland after it became entangled in shark nets.

Up to 400 people stripped naked then draped themselves in see-through red fabric in a Melbourne city car park on Monday to pose for U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick.

Philip Wilson is the most senior Catholic in the world to be convicted of the offense. The 67-year-old was convicted in May of not disclosing the information of abuse to police of another priest in 1970's.

The kangaroo could not get enough of football.

Jacinda Ardern in only the second elected leader in recent times to give birth while in office

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.