Australian police file hundreds of sex abuse charges against seven people
Australian police have charged seven people with more than 100 child sex abuse offences, including the rape of three boys under eight, they said in a statement. Police, announcing kidnap,…
Australian hot-air balloon crash injures at least seven
A hot-air balloon, hit by a surprise weather change, has crash-landed in a field near the city of Melbourne, injuring at least seven tourists on board, officials said. Police said…
Australia considers changes to proposed foreign interference law: minister
Australia is considering changes to proposed new laws designed to prevent improper foreign interference in its domestic politics after a backlash from journalists and local business, the country’s most senior…
Support for Australian PM hits 10-month high, raises prospect of an early election
Support for Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is at a near 10-month high, a widely watched poll shows, a boost for the centre-right government that could use an early election…
Australian court dismisses case against Crown over slot machine design
An Australian court has dismissed a suit accusing Crown Resorts Ltd, the biggest listed casino operator outside China, and slot machine maker Aristocrat Leisure Ltd of giving gamblers misleading information…
Trump will host PM Turnbull at White House on Feb. 23
US President Donald Trump will meet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the White House on February 23, the White House said in a statement. “The president and prime…
Potential blood test for Alzheimer’s shows early promise
Researchers in Japan and Australia say they have made important progress in developing a blood test that could in future help doctors detect who might go on to get Alzheimer’s…
Australia spy agency takes possession of secret files left at 2nd-hand shop
Australia’s domestic spy agency has taken possession of thousands of classified documents that were left at a second-hand furniture shop as the government struggles to contain an embarrassing security lapse.…
Australian filmmaker denied bail in Cambodia over espionage
Cambodia’s top court has denied bail to an Australian filmmaker who has spent seven months behind bars accused of espionage and who faces 10 years in jail if he is…
Tennis: Tomic unlikely to play for Australia again – Hewitt
Controversial tennis player Bernard Tomic is unlikely to play for Australia again in the Davis Cup, captain Lleyton Hewitt has said. Australia host Germany in the World Group first round…
