Passengers jump from plane at Australian airport in bomb hoax – media
SYDNEY – Passengers have jumped from a plane at a rural Australian airport when a threatening note, which turned out to be a hoax, was found in the bathroom, police…
Australian police shoot hostage taker dead; scour for militant links
Australian police have shot dead a gunman in the city of Melbourne who had taken a woman hostage before shooting three officers following a standoff of over an hour, and were…
Three Australians and one New Zealander caught up in London attacks
SYDNEY – Two Australians and a New Zealander were wounded in a deadly attack by militants in London on Saturday, and a third Australian was also affected, authorities and media…
Two Australian citizens caught up in London attacks: PM
SYDNEY – Two Australians have been directly affected in an attack in London on Saturday night, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said. One of the victims was confirmed to be in…
Australia must do more to protect reef, UNESCO says
SYDNEY – The United Nations cultural heritage body UNESCO has urged Australia to accelerate efforts to save the Great Barrier Reef, saying long term targets to improve its health were…
Australia’s old media moguls unite to fight online giants
SYDNEY – Bosses of Australia’s media companies, including an arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, have formed an unprecedented front to lobby for changes they say will allow more consolidation…
Malaysia Airlines flight returns to Melbourne after passenger tries to enter cockpit
A Malaysia Airlines flight from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur has returned to the Australian airport shortly after take off late on Wednesday after a passenger attempted to enter the cockpit,…
Royal sister-in-law Pippa Middleton honeymoons in Australia
SYDNEY – Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of Kate, Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge, and new husband James Matthews are in Australia on the latest leg of their honeymoon. The newly…
Australia investigates bank levy leak after share falls
Australia‘s corporate regulator says it is investigating how details of a $6.2 billion banking levy were leaked, a disclosure that triggered a sell-down in the stocks of the country’s five…
China is behaving like a “bully” in South China Sea: McCain
SYDNEY – China is behaving like a “bully” with its militarisation of islands in the South China Sea, Republican US Senator John McCain says, activity Washington must confront with its…
