New Zealand opposition plans to slash immigration
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's main opposition party Monday announced plans to almost halve immigration numbers if it…
7 years ago
Australia and Oceania
China Eastern plane makes emergency landing in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A China Eastern passenger plane suffered a serious fault that tore a huge hole in one…
7 years ago
Islamic State jihadists claim Melbourne hostage incident
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for taking a woman hostage in a Melbourne apartment…
7 years ago
Great white shark jumps into Australian fisherman’s boat
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An elderly Australian fisherman has lived to tell the tale after a great white shark leapt…
7 years ago
US fears nuclear arms race in Asia-Pacific: Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Senior Trump administration officials fear a nuclear arms race in Asia-Pacific if an increasingly belligerent North…
7 years ago
Australia’s Omar in the running to be crowned the world’s longest cat
MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters) -- Omar, the Maine Coon cat from Melbourne, is in the running to be named the world's…
7 years ago
17 shot dead in Papua New Guinea prison breakout
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Seventeen prisoners have been shot dead after a mass breakout at a jail in Papua New…
8 years ago
Australia toughens foreign worker visas; says Australian jobs for Australians
CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) -- Australia will abolish a temporary work visa popular with foreigners and replace it with a visa…
8 years ago
Australian PM surveys cyclone damage as floods threaten southeast Queensland
NORTH QUEENSLAND (Reuters) --Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull praised the resilience of residents in Queensland state as he surveyed the…
8 years ago
Widespread damage in coastal towns as Debbie rips through Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Australia's army and emergency workers headed to areas hardest-hit by Cyclone Debbie on Wednesday (March 29),…
8 years ago
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