Oceania

Australia

Meet Australia's aboriginal singer who's ready to conquer Eurovision

This is the second time Jessica Mauboy performs at Eurovision, except this time she's representing Australia.

06/04/2018

Australia

Indigenous protests at Commonwealth Games

At least three people were arrested as scuffles broke out between police and indigenous rights protesters outside the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

05/04/2018

World News

China's old space lab crashes into South Pacific

China's defunct Tiangong-1 space lab break up on re-entry into Earth's atmosphere and crashes into South Pacific

02/04/2018

Sport

Winning start to Mick Fanning's finale

Retiring three-time World Surfing League champion Mick Fanning made it through the opening round of the final event of his Championship Tour career at Bells Beach in Australia on Saturday.

31/03/2018

Australia

Australia cricket captain says he's to blame for cheating scandal

Steve Smith delivers emotional conference on return to Australia to start a one year ban.

29/03/2018

Australia

Vatican Treasurer's lawyer says case prejudiced by book

Pell is the most senior Catholic worldwide to be accused of sexual offences

27/03/2018

Australia

Surprise win for Vettel Down Under

Sebastian Vettel took advantage of a virtual safety-car delay to force Lewis Hamilton into second place.

25/03/2018

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More than 150 whales have become stranded in Hamelin Bay inAustralia

Only `15 whales remained alive on Friday afternoon.

23/03/2018

Australia

Turnbull to talk human rights with Aung San Suu Kyi

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has vowed to talk human rights with embattled Myanmar leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who has faced widespread condemnation for the treatment of Rohingya Muslims.

19/03/2018

Australia

Australian wildfires cause extensive damage

No deaths or serious injuries were reported, but the bushfires have caused extensive damage in rural areas of Victoria and New South Wales

19/03/2018

Australia

Hundreds flee Australian bush fires

Bush and grass fires sweeping across Australia's southeast destroyed homes, killed cattle and forced hundreds to flee on Sunday as dry, hot winds fanned the flames.

18/03/2018

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Cyclone Marcus bears down on northern Australia

High winds and heavy rain hit city of Darwin.

17/03/2018

Sport

Sensational World Surf League debut for Colapinto

19-year-old rookie defeats World Number 1

11/03/2018

New Zealand

Robots and racism: We discriminate against 'darker-coloured' humanoids

Humans have similar automatic biases towards 'darker-coloured' robots as they do toward 'people with a darker skin colour', according to new research from the University of Canterbury.

11/03/2018

Australia

Australia floods declared a catastrophe

Torrential rain, floods and storms in north Queensland have been declared a catastrophe by the Insurance Council of Australia. On Friday, the Government declared a disaster situation after towns were cut off, residents evacuated from their homes and more than 200 dwellings were flooded.

10/03/2018

Australia

Lost US warship discovered in deep waters off Australia

Nicknamed 'Lady Lex', the battleship, one of the first aircraft carriers, was sunk in the Coral Sea battle in 1942

07/03/2018

Australia

World's oldest known message in a bottle discovered in Australia

A couple found the bottle with a rolled up note inside 132 years after it was thrown overboard a German ship.

06/03/2018

Australia

Vatican treasurer in Australian court on sex offence charges

Cardinal Pell's lawyers have previously said he would plead not guilty to all charges, the details of which have not been made public.

05/03/2018

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Sydney Mardi Gras

Hundreds of partygoers take part in Sydney's famous Mardi Gras.

03/03/2018

Australia

Melon listeria kills three, 12 hospitalised in Australia

New South Wales' food authority said on its website that the listeria outbreak came from a rockmelon grower in the eastern state.

03/03/2018

Australia

Australia: Michael McCormack appointed new Deputy PM

As new leader of the National Party, McCormack automatically replaces scandal-hit Barnaby Joyce as deputy prime minister

26/02/2018

Australia

Small Australian town claims mullet as its own with first hairstyle co

The iconic 1970s and 80s hairstyle is alive and kicking in the Australian outback, as one enterprising hotel owner has discovered.

26/02/2018

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Former Cyclone Gita hits New Zealand, bringing floods and high winds

A state of emergency has been declared in seven districts as winds gust at up to 150 kilometres per hour.

20/02/2018

Australia

Australia public morals row as PM bans sex between ministers and staff

Malcolm Turnbull outlaws relationships between ministers and employees after revelations of his deputy Barnaby Joyce’s affair with his press secretary, who is pregnant.

15/02/2018

World News

Cyclone Gita devastates Tonga

Cyclone Gita devastates Tonga

14/02/2018

Tonga

Tonga survives Cyclone Gita without fatalities

Australian and New Zealand dispatch aid supplies after power and water supplies hit.

13/02/2018