Dog training helps troubled Aussie teens get lives back on track
ARMIDALE – In a paddock in rural eastern Australia, Bernie Shakeshaft is working with man’s best friend to help troubled teens get their lives back on track and teach them…
Drug importation arrest after foot chase at Perth Airport
PERTH – A 36-year-old United States national has been charged with importing cocaine after he ran from an examination area and was pursued by Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian…
Refugees on Nauru plead for resettlement as regional leaders meet
PHNOM PENH – Children detained by Australia on the Pacific island of Nauru are suffering mentally and some attempting suicide, according to human rights groups and refugees who appealed to…
Catholic church in Australia rejects mandatory reporting of child abuse discussed in confessional
SYDNEY – The Catholic church in Australia has rejected laws forcing priests to report child abuse when they learn about it in the confessional, setting the stage for a showdown between the…
Police charge Sri Lankan with terror plotting
SYDNEY – Police in Australia have arrested and charged a Sri Lankan man with planning a terror attack after finding “symbolic locations within Sydney” listed as possible targets in his…
Australia flags denying US whistleblower Chelsea Manning entry visa
SYDNEY – Australia has signalled it is preparing to ban US whistleblower Chelsea Manning from entering the country ahead of a scheduled speaking tour, the organiser of the engagements said.…
Australia’s new PM due in Indonesia this week amid hopes on trade
JAKARTA – Australia‘s new prime minister is to visit Indonesia this week on his first overseas trip since being sworn in, Indonesia’s foreign ministry said, amid expectation the neighbours are close…
New Australian PM gets to work; govt support plummets
SYDNEY – Australia’s new prime minister has toured drought-hit farms to show voters after a week of turmoil the government was back to work, but a leading opinion poll showed…
New Australian prime minister faces party popularity slump
MELBOURNE – Australians’ support for the Coalition government has dropped to its lowest in a decade after it dumped Malcolm Turnbull as prime minister and installed Scott Morrison last Friday following…
Julie Bishop resigns amid Cabinet revamp
SYDNEY – Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has resigned from new Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Cabinet, two days after a bruising leadership battle that toppled former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and…
