Australia’s Victoria state closer to legalizing assisted death
Australia‘s second-largest state has taken another step towards adopting a law allowing voluntary assisted dying for terminally ill patients. Any resident of Victoria over 18, with a terminal illness and…
Soccer: Postecoglou quits as Australia coach, will not go to World Cup
Australia has been left without a coach seven months before the World Cup finals after Ange Postecoglou walked away from the job after weeks of speculation over his future. Postecoglou, who…
Australia defends alternative accommodation for asylum seekers against U.N. criticism
Australia‘s foreign minister says that asylum seekers occupying an abandoned Australian-run detention camp in Papua New Guinea (PNG) can relocate to alternative accommodation, challenging United Nations claims that the substitute…
Australia, NZ officials discuss screening for Manus refugees: NZ PM
New Zealand and Australia have begun talks about screening procedures for asylum seekers holding out in a Papua New Guinea detention centre, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, amid…
Australian medical group wants access to Manus Island asylum seekers
Australia‘s main medical association has called the government to allow independent doctors and other health experts to help more than 400 asylum seekers languishing inside a recently closed detention centre…
Same-sex marriage may be law in Australia by early December
Australian lawmakers have vowed to push through laws legalising same-sex marriage by early December, after a national survey found the majority of Australians favoured the move. Both Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s…
Australian diplomat dies after falling from New York balcony
An Australian diplomat has accidentally fallen five floors to his death from the deck of his New York City home during a social gathering with his wife and friends, police and…
Soccer: Jedinak hat-trick sends Australia to World Cup
Captain Mile Jedinak led the way with a second-half hat-trick as Australia brushed aside Honduras 3-1 in the second leg of their intercontinental playoff to secure a place at next…
Rainbow celebrations as Australians vote for same-sex marriage
Australians have voted overwhelmingly for same-sex marriage, paving the way for legislation by the end of 2017 and sparking rainbow celebrations on Wednesday, with people wearing wedding dresses and sequined…
Australians support same-sex marriage in survey, paving way for legislation
The majority of Australians support the country becoming the 26th nation to legalise same-sex marriage, the results of a survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows. More than three…
