SYDNEY – Papua New Guinea will close some parts of an Australian-run detention centre within weeks, refugees said, stepping up pressure on asylum seekers hoping to start a new life.…
MELBOURNE – A TV ad for a gambling company that features disgraced sprinter Ben Johnson making light of doping has sparked outrage in Australia, with politicians and sports officials demanding…
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has failed to win a boost in support despite delivering a conservative and well-received budget last week, which included a popular tax on Australia‘s biggest banks,…
Prison officers in Papua New Guinea have shot and killed 17 inmates involved in a mass prison break. The incident, which took place on Friday in Buimo jail in the…
SYDNEY – Australia and New Zealand have appeared to escaped largely unscathed as they woke up for their first business day since a massive ransomware worm hit thousands of computer…
SYDNEY – China is conducting extensive espionage against Australia, Australia’s most senior defence department official said today, in a rare public accusation against its largest trading partner. Chinese spying on…
Turkey has agreed to a request from the Australian government to extradite a citizen it believes to be a top recruiter for the Islamic State militant group, Prime Minister Malcolm…
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says he is considering a NATO request for more troops in Afghanistan, as US President Donald Trump considers whether to expand the NATO-led mission there by several…
CANBERRA – The federal government has announced a six basis-point levy on the deposits of the country’s five biggest banks in its annual budget on Tuesday, a measure that will deliver…
SYDNEY – Qantas Airways Ltd Chief Executive Alan Joyce has proved he is no cream puff, keeping his cool after a man smeared a cream pie in his face during a…