Australia and Oceania

Malcolm Turnbull is sworn in as Australia’s 29th Prime Minister

  (Reuters) -- Malcolm Turnbull, an urban former investment banker who supports marriage equality and action on climate change, was…

Mixed opinions in Australia after Malcom Turnbull topples Prime Minister Tony Abbott

(Reuters) -- Australia woke on Tuesday (September 15) to the news that the ruling Liberal Party voted to oust Tony…

Turnbull topples Abbott, to become Australia’s fifth PM in eight years

(Reuters) -- Australia will have its fifth prime minister in eight years after the ruling Liberal Party on Monday (September…

Australia’s Abbott ousted as Prime Minister by cabinet member Turnbull

      (Eagle News) -- Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was ousted as leader of the Liberal Party late…

Australia, wary of regional instability, eyes closer U.S. security ties

AUGUST 27 (Reuters) -- Australia will seek to broaden and deepen its security alliance with the United States in the…

Australia unveils new emissions reduction target ahead of Paris talks

(Reuters) -- Conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday (August 11) announced cuts to Australia's greenhouse gas emissions that were…

Bushfire continues to burn in Australia’s Blue Mountains

  (Reuters) -- A bushfire fuelled by strong winds continued to burn in Australia's Blue Mountains for a second day…

Graffiti Catcher

(Reuters) Sydney is deploying a high-tech system that literally sniffs out vandals on its rail network. The CEO of Sydney…

Australia’s Abbott confident officials acted within the law on asylum seekers’ issue

JUNE 16 (Reuters) -- Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott said on Tuesday (June 16) he was confident Australian agencies acted…

Man arrested after he flattens house with stolen bulldozer

  JUNE 8 (Reuters) — An Australian man has been arrested after allegedly using a stolen bulldozer to destroy a house…

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