Australian unearths ‘beast’ of a truffle
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An Australian has uncovered what is thought to be the largest black truffle ever discovered in the…
8 years ago
Australia and Oceania
7.2-magnitude quake hits off New Caledonia, no tsunami threat
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of New Caledonia Friday in the tectonically active Pacific…
8 years ago
Abuse rife in Australian immigration centre: leaked reports
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - More than 2,000 leaked reports detailing allegations of sexual assault, child abuse and self-harm in Australian…
8 years ago
Australia probes youth detention abuse likened to Guantanamo
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) by Martin PARRY The Australian government ordered an inquiry Tuesday after graphic evidence emerged of prison guards assaulting…
8 years ago
Pokemon Go players held at gunpoint in Australia park
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A couple playing Pokemon Go were threatened at gunpoint in a town park south of Sydney,…
8 years ago
Australia urges China and the Philippines to follow South China Sea ruling
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Wednesday (July 13) urged China…
8 years ago
Pokemon Go craze crashes Aussie servers, draws police warnings
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- High demand for the mobile augmented-reality game Pokemon Go crashed the app's servers in Australia Tuesday,…
8 years ago
6.0-magnitude quake hits off Tonga: USGS
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific nation of Tonga late Sunday, US seismologists said, but…
8 years ago
Australian PM brushes off calls to quit
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian leader Malcolm Turnbull Tuesday rejected calls for him to resign after the weekend's disastrous election,…
8 years ago
Cocaine seized from inside diamante-encrusted horse head in New Zealand
New Zealand Customs and Police say they have seized 35 kilogrammes of cocaine brought into the country inside a diamante-encrusted…
8 years ago
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