May 19, 2019 Conservatives look set to form gov't after Australia vote Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks set to form a majority government as counting of votes from Australia's election allays fears his conservative coalition may have to rule in the minority.
May 19, 2019 Morrison thanks Australians for surprise election victory Prime Minister Scott Morrison has thanked "all Australians" for returning his conservative coalition to power in a shock general election result, and has vowed to get straight back to work.
May 18, 2019 Australia's conservative coalition scores stunning political victory in general election, defies polls forecasting loss Australia’s ruling conservative coalition defied polls and scored a stunning political victory in the country’s general election on Saturday, with the main opposition party officially conceding the defeat.
May 18, 2019 The Latest: Vote counting starts in Australian election The Latest on Australia's general election (all times local): 6:20 p.m. Votes are being counted after Saturday's Australian election, with senior opposition lawmakers gaining confidence they will form a center-left government with a focus on slashing greenhouse gas emissions.
May 17, 2019 Facts and figures in Australian elections on Saturday More than 16 million Australians are eligible to vote at elections on Saturday that are likely to deliver Australia's eighth prime minister in 12 years.
May 17, 2019 Polls open in Australian election; opposition tipped to win Polling stations have opened in eastern Australia in elections that are likely to deliver the nation's sixth prime minister in as many years.
May 17, 2019 Australian dinosaur had natural 'high-heel,' researchers suggest An Australian dinosaur appears to have walked on a natural kind of “high heel,” researchers suggest.
May 17, 2019 Folau fired by Rugby Australia for contentious online posts Israel Folau's status as the unrivaled star of Australian rugby wasn't enough to save his job in the wake of a social media post that condemned gay people and other so-called sinners to eternal damnation.
May 16, 2019 Australian leader denies 2 Rwandans are massacre suspects Australia's prime minister has denied media reports that that two Rwandan refugees resettled in Australia are suspects in the massacre of eight tourists in Uganda 20 years ago.
May 16, 2019 Facts and figures in Australian elections on Saturday More than 16 million Australians are eligible to vote at elections on Saturday that are likely to deliver Australia's eighth prime minister in 12 years.