Besieged Australian prime minister hangs on but challenges grow
SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has survived a leadership challenge by Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, government officials said, but the narrow margin of his win did little…
Australia weakens commitment to climate accord after government fractures
SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has stripped requirements for reducing greenhouse emissions from his centrepiece energy policy in the face of political opposition, although the country remains a signatory…
Thirsty emus flock to Australian outback mining town as drought deepens
MELBOURNE – Australia‘s worst drought in a generation is driving flocks of emus into an outback mining town in a desperate hunt for food and water, an animal rescue unit…
Australian court quashes indigenous challenge to Adani mine
SYDNEY – An Australian court has quashed an indigenous group’s bid to block Indian resource conglomerate Adani Enterprises Ltd from developing its controversial Carmichael coalmine, clearing one of the final…
Waterbomber pilot killed fighting Australian wildfires
SYDNEY – A helicopter pilot has died after his aircraft crashed while waterbombing rare winter bushfires in Australia that have swept across its drought-stricken southeast, police said. About 75 fires…
Australia expects free trade deals this year with Indonesia, Hong Kong
SYDNEY – The Australian government expects to seal free trade agreements with Indonesia and Hong Kong by year’s end, its trade minister said. Concluding the two agreements would wrap years…
Apple reassures customers after Australian media reports hack by teen
SYDNEY/SAN FRANCISCO – Apple Inc says no customer data has been compromised after Australian media reported a teenager had pleaded guilty to hacking into its main computer network, downloading internal…
No relief in sight as Australian drought fuels bushfires
SYDNEY – The drought sweeping through large tracts of Australia is set to intensify over the next three months and is fuelling unseasonal winter bushfires, the leading meteorological agency and a fire…
Australian politicians condemn call for a “final solution” to ban Muslim migration
SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and all major political parties have condemned a speech by a minor senator who used the term “final solution” in calling for a…
Australia plans law for tech firms to hand over encrypted private data
SYDNEY – Australia has proposed a new law requiring technology firms such as Alphabet Inc’s Google , Facebook and Apple to give police access to private encrypted data linked to…
