Australia and Oceania

China, Australia can become ‘trusting’ partners, Xi says

By Oliver HOTHAM with Jing Xuan TENG in Shanghai BEIJING, Nov 6, 2023 (AFP) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping told…

Australian PM Albanese visits China as relations emerge from deep freeze

SYDNEY, Nov 3, 2023 (AFP) - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flies to China on Saturday for a landmark visit,…

Australian police arrest woman suspected of poisoning family with mushrooms

By Sharon MARRIS SYDNEY, Nov 2, 2023 (AFP) - Australian police on Thursday arrested the woman at the centre of…

Australian towns endure night of ‘shocking’ bushfires

SYDNEY, Nov 1, 2023 (AFP) - Helicopters buzzed over bushfire-scarred swathes of eastern Australia on Wednesday, assessing the damage left…

Australia abandons 2034 World Cup bid in boost for Saudi

Australia on Tuesday decided against bidding for the 2034 football World Cup, strengthening Saudi Arabia's position as favourite to host…

Australians fete Sydney Opera House’s 50th anniversary

SYDNEY, Oct 20, 2023 (AFP) - Australians on Friday celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House, lighting up…

Australian arrested in Singapore after bomb threat, returned flight: police

SINGAPORE, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) - An Australian passenger on a Perth-bound flight was arrested in Singapore on Thursday for…

Double quake scare in PNG: 6.7M earthquake followed by equal-magnitude aftershock

PORT MORESBY, Oct 7, 2023 (AFP) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rattled northeastern Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the United…

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

SYDNEY, Oct 7, 2023 (AFP) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck northeastern Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the United States…

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