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
Australia and Oceania
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…
6 years ago
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
Regional push as Australia’s population hits 25 million
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's population was due to hit 25 million on Tuesday, renewing debate about overcrowding and infrastructure…
6 years ago
Vanuatu orders volcano-hit island to evacuate again
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Vanuatu renewed a state of emergency on the volcano-hit island of Ambae Friday and ordered…
6 years ago
Japanese tourist dies climbing Australia’s Uluru
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)--A Japanese tourist has died attempting to climb Australian tourist attraction Uluru, police said Wednesday, adding to the…
6 years ago
Air New Zealand fined in Australia air cargo cartel case
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)--Air New Zealand was Wednesday fined Aus$15 million (US$11 million) by an Australian court for its part in…
6 years ago
Powerful 6.1-magnitude quake strikes Vanuatu: USGS
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu Friday, US seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports…
7 years ago
Australia concern as Qantas to list Taiwan as part of China
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Qantas is poised to list Taiwan as part of China on its websites, sparking concern Tuesday…
7 years ago
Australia’s Commonwealth Bank agrees to US$530 mln fine over money-laundering breaches
by Martin Parry © Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The Commonwealth Bank Monday agreed to the largest civil penalty…
7 years ago
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