Small tsunami waves after New Caledonia quake
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of New Caledonia on Wednesday and generated…
6 years ago
Australia and Oceania
Search after ‘illegal’ boat runs aground in croc-infested waters
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Dozens of foreigners were believed to be on the run Monday in an Australian mangrove rainforest…
6 years ago
Scott ‘Stop the boats’ Morrison: Australia’s latest PM
by Glenda KWEK Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Evangelical Christian Scott Morrison, who emerged as prime minister after…
6 years ago
Australia braces for new prime minister after bitter coup
by Martin Parry Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia was bracing for yet another change of prime minister Friday…
6 years ago
Australia PM Turnbull in crisis with second leadership challenge
by Martin Parry Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's tenuous grip on power…
6 years ago
Ministers offer to quit as Australia political crisis deepens
by Martin PARRY Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- At least 10 ministers have offered their resignations as a…
6 years ago
6.7-magnitude earthquake hits Vanuatu: USGS
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday morning, the US Geological Survey said, but…
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Ex-Australian archbishop avoids jail for concealing child abuse
by Martin PARRY Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A former Australian archbishop convicted of concealing abuse by a…
6 years ago
Magnitude 4.3 quake hits Esperance region in Australia
(Eagle News) -- A magnitude 4.3 quake struck Norseman in Western Australia's Goldfields Esperance region, 726 kilometers east of…
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Australia offers cash assistance to farmers as worst drought in 400 years cripples land
(Eagle News) -- The Australian Government is implementing strategies to assist farmers, as a crippling drought -- said to…
6 years ago
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