Australia's debate over capping foreign student numbers is "not over" despite a controversial bill unexpectedly losing support, a top industry body says.
The bill, part of efforts to slash overall migration to Australia, had been opposed by most (...)
Australian lawmakers have voted to censure an Aboriginal senator who heckled King Charles during his visit to Canberra last month, to express their "profound disapproval" of her protest.
Lidia Thorpe shouted "you are not my King" and "this is not (...)
Veteran Australian broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones has been arrested after an investigation into a series of sexual abuse allegations.
New South Wales (NSW) Police said detectives from the Child Abuse Squad took an 83-year-old man (...)
An Australian soldier has been posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross — the Commonwealth's highest military honour — for bravery during the Vietnam War.
The then 19-year-old Private Richard Norden ran into enemy fire to reach a wounded comrade and (...)
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has pulled his new children's book from the shelves after complaints that it stereotyped Indigenous Australians.
The 400-page fantasy novel Billy and the Epic Escape, which was published earlier this year, features an (...)
Australia's government says it will introduce "world-leading" legislation to ban children under 16 from social media.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the proposed laws, to be tabled in parliament next week, were aimed at mitigating the "harm" (...)
Police in Australia say they have recovered around 40,000 limited-edition coins based on the hit children's television show Bluey.
It was reported in July that 63,000 of the coins – produced by the Australian Mint – had been stolen from a warehouse (...)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been accused of asking for free personal flight upgrades directly from the former CEO of national carrier Qantas.
A new book by Australian journalist Joe Aston claims Albanese made several calls to (...)
A woman who went missing in Australia's Snowy Mountains region six days ago has been found by emergency services after a massive search and rescue operation.
Police said photographer Lovisa Sjoberg suffered from a snake bite while lost in the remote (...)
King Charles has arrived in Samoa for a four-day state visit where he will preside for the first time over a gathering of Commonwealth presidents and prime ministers.
Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa greeted the King and Queen Camilla at Faleolo (...)
A young woman spent hours trapped upside down after slipping between two boulders as she tried to retrieve her mobile phone during a hike in Australia.
The woman — named in reports as Matilda Campbell — was walking in New South Wales' Hunter Valley (...)
An Aboriginal protester has been arrested at the Sydney Opera House as crowds await a glimpse of King Charles and the Queen on the final day of their tour in Australia.
Throngs of people have packed the harbourside forecourt, where the royal couple (...)
Some Indigenous leaders have criticized an Australian senator's heckling of King Charles, as she faces a backlash over a violent image of the monarch briefly posted to her social media account.
Lidia Thorpe, an Aboriginal woman, made global (...)
Children as young as 10 can soon be jailed once again in Australia's Northern Territory (NT), after the government there lowered the age of criminal responsibility.
Australian states and territories have been under pressure to raise it, from 10 to (...)
King Charles and Queen Camilla have received an official welcome at Sydney Airport, at the start of their six-day visit to Australia.
They stepped on to the runway carrying umbrellas as thundery showers faced the royal visitors on their evening (...)
With a night of bottomless drinks, a three-course dinner and an auction packed with royal memorabilia, the University of Queensland Monarchist League's annual ball is a sell-out.
Billed as a celebration of the Crown, a rendition of God Save The King (...)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under fire after buying a multi-million-dollar cliff-top home amid a national housing crisis.
Albanese made the purchase months out from an election in which the cost of living and housing are key (...)
Australia's prime minister has apologized for making a "hurtful" comment in parliament, after he mocked opposition lawmakers by asking them if they had Tourette's syndrome.
The remark - which was quickly withdrawn - has angered disability advocates (...)
Last week, authorities in the Indian city of Kolkata announced plans to eliminate trams entirely, retaining only a small heritage loop. In response, a group of activists is fighting to ensure that trams remain a vital mode of transport rather than (...)
Australian police said Wednesday they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests, the Associated Press news agency reported.
The app's alleged administrator, Jay Je Yoon Jung, (...)
A series of shootouts between rival tribes over a disputed gold mine has left at least 30 people dead in Papua New Guinea, police said on Monday.
Security forces have been given emergency powers to stop the fighting — including the use of "lethal (...)
Australia has stripped senior defense commanders of military honors over alleged war crimes committed under their watch in Afghanistan.
In parliament on Thursday, Defence Minister Richard Marles said they would lose their distinguished service (...)
The driver responsible for one of Australia's deadliest road incidents - a wedding bus crash which killed 10 people - has been jailed for 32 years.
Twenty-five people were also injured when the coach overturned on 11 June 2023, while coming back (...)
The Pacific Islands are scattered across a vast area of ocean, with some of the clearest waters in the world, and pristine beaches and rainforests.
They are a magnet for tourism, which is vital for many of the countries' economies.
But the region's (...)
RIYADH— The Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced its participation in the 17th Summer Paralympics in the French capital Paris, from August 28 to September 8. Nine male and female Saudis will compete in items such as athletics, (...)
