Australia and Oceania

Australia in political limbo after voters punish government

  by Martin Parry SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia was in political limbo Sunday after voters failed to hand Prime Minister…

Australian conservatives edge ahead in Brexit shadow

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's ruling party Monday used the Brexit vote to warn against voting for Labor in upcoming…

Man arrested after climbing into arch of Sydney Harbour Bridge

SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- A man has been arrested after climbing up an arch of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on…

Australian rodent species first victim of climate change?

SYDNEY, Australia  (AFP) -- Climate change appears to have driven to extinction an Australian Great Barrier Reef rodent, according to…

Israel wins UN committee chair

United Nations, United States---Israel on Monday was elected to chair a United Nations committee for the first time in the…

Australia pledges $1 billion to help save the Great Barrier Reef

LIZARD ISLAND, Australia (Reuters) -- Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday (June 13) pledged $1 billion in assistance for…

New debris images examined by MH370 search team

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Images of three new pieces of debris are being examined by Australian search teams looking for…

PNG leader O’Neill tackles corruption, unrest

by Martin PARRY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, whose police opened fire on demonstrating…

Bullets hit bystanders as Australia police shoot knifeman

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Three elderly bystanders were wounded Thursday when Australian police opened fire on a man wielding a…

Three die, others missing in fierce Australia storms

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Wild weather which smashed into Australia's east coast and whipped up giant waves on Sydney beaches…

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