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Australia rejects Vietnamese refugee claims in 40 minutes
Australia secretly held a group of 46 Vietnamese asylum seekers on a warship at sea for almost a month and rejected their refugee claims during interviews...
Bodies of Australians executed by firing squad in Indonesia ‘flown home’
The bodies of two Australians who were executed by firing squad in Indonesia have been flown back to Sydney, according to reports.
Australia crush New Zealand to win fifth Cricket World Cup title
Australia beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday to win the World Cup for the fifth time and send their...
Smith century guides Australia into World Cup Final against New Zealand
Australia will play fellow co-hosts New Zealand in Sunday’s World Cup final in Melbourne after they beat defending champions India by 95 runs at...
Australia to toughen citizenship laws to combat terrorism
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott warned Monday of a long-term era of heightened threats from “home-grown” extremists as he announced fresh...
Australia terror duo video pledge: We will stab blonds in the neck and kidneys
Two men charged with planning a terror attack in Australia planned to stab their victims in the kidneys and neck, according to Prime Minister Tony Abbott. The...
'Imminent' Islamic State-linked terror plot foiled in Australia
Two Sydney men have been charged on Wednesday with planning to launch an imminent terrorist attack, after police seized a homemade flag associated with...
Australian police foil ‘imminent’ terror attack
Two men were in police custody after counterterrorism raids in Sydney, a police official said Wednesday. The arrests were made in the Sydney suburb of...
Australia simplifies overseas child adoption
Australia said on Sunday it was simplifying the process of adopting children from overseas, setting up a single body to manage applications while working...
Bushfires follow Australia’s third-hottest year
Australia experienced its third-hottest year on record in 2014, paving the way for an early start to the bushfire season, scientists said Tuesday as hundreds...
Dozens of homes at risk as bushfire burns out of control in Australia
Dozens of homes are feared lost to an intense bushfire raging out of control in South Australia Saturday, with firefighters struggling to contain the worst...
Great white hunt: Australia searches for killer shark with spear in throat
A teenager who escaped a shark attack that killed his friend in western Australia has described how he fired his spear gun into the suspected great white...
Two arrested in Australia in counterterror operation
Two men were arrested as part of an ongoing counterterrorism investigation into a group that officials have accused of plotting to kill a random member...
Six charged in hefty $1.28 billion drug bust in Australia
Six men have been charged over what Australian police said on Saturday was one of the largest drug busts in the country’s history, worth up to $1.28...
Australian mother charged after baby survives five days in drain
An Australian mother was Monday charged with attempted murder after her newborn baby was found crying at the bottom of a roadside drain, where investigators...
'Take the sugar off the table': Australia leaves refugees in Indonesia
Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison Wednesday said he is “taking the sugar off the table” in announcing that Canberra is slamming...
India, Australia vow closer security and trade ties
India and Australia have vowed closer defence and security ties Tuesday while stressing the importance of economic cooperation, a day after Canberra sealed...
Australia and China ink multi-billion dollar free trade deal
Australia and China sealed a multi-billion dollar Free Trade Agreement (FTA) later Monday during a visit by President Xi Jinping, officials said.
Australia rejects FIFA’s graft claims over 2022 World Cup
Football Federation Australia (FFA) hit back on Friday at a FIFA report that alleged taxpayer money went to buy votes during its bid for the 2022 World...
Australia and China ink billion dollar cattle export deal
One million Australian cattle worth AU$1 billion (US$860 million) will be shipped to China annually in a deal that will double the size of the live export...
Australia’s spy agency warns of G20 cyberattacks
An Australian intelligence agency is warning that cyber-criminals will target the upcoming G20 summit in Brisbane, saying they could include state-sanctioned...
Australia’s Parliament House lifts face veil ban after PM intervenes
Australia’s Parliament House on Monday lifted a short-lived ban on facial coverings including burqas and niqabs after the prime minister intervened.
Australian counter-terror raids - Islamic State had planned public beheadings
A man believed to be Australia’s most senior Islamic State (IS) member apparently instructed contacts in Australia to carry out a campaign of random...
Australia deploying 600 troops to the Middle East for coalition against IS
Australia has become the first country to detail troop numbers and aircraft for a U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq, as Washington...
Australia raises terror threat to ‘high’ over fears of domestic IS support
The Australian government has raised the country’s terror threat level from “medium” to “high” for the first time since the...
Australia to free some detained asylum-seeking children
A number of asylum-seeking children held in Australian mainland immigration detention centres are to be released, officials said Tuesday, although hundreds...
Australian PM Tony Abbott urges Scotland to stay part of the UK
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott urged Scotland to stay in the United Kingdom, saying independence would be cheered by enemies of justice and freedom.
MH17 search suspended over security concerns as Australia mourns victims
International experts suspended their search for body parts at the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash site on Wednesday because of deteriorating security...
Australian PM says he won’t bow to ‘moral blackmail’ over asylum seekers
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says asylum seeker policy will not be held “over a moral barrel” by the attempted suicide of people being...
Trainer survives crocodile attack after being dragged into water at Australian zoo
A three-and-half metre crocodile attacked its keeper, dragging him into the water at a zoo in Australia.
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