March 30, 2019 Christchurch hosts 1st big sports event since mosque attacks More than 10,000 people attended a National Rugby League match between Manly and the New Zealand Warriors on Saturday in the first major sports event which Christchurch has hosted since the March 15 shootings at two mosques left 50 dead.
March 30, 2019 2 Japanese teenagers found drowned in Australian lake Two Japanese teenagers have been found dead in Australia's Lake McKenzie after being reported missing from a school tour.
March 29, 2019 Flatulence in the workplace is not a form of bullying, Australian appeals court rules An Australian appeals court on Friday ruled that repeated flatulence targeted at another individual wasn’t a form of bullying or assault.
March 29, 2019 Enormous shark found with head bitten off by even bigger beast off Australia coast An Australian fisherman has found a huge severed shark's head in the ocean, sparking fears there could be massive super shark roaming the waters.
March 29, 2019 Australia says Sri Lankan allegations should be investigated Australia says its armed forces have no qualms about working with Sri Lankan security forces accused of grave human rights violations during the country's civil war, but those allegations must be taken seriously and investigated.
March 28, 2019 Australian man wins $33 million in lottery after accidentally buying two tickets The anonymous winner had been playing the same lottery numbers in The Lotto for over 30 years. This week he accidentally bought two of the same ticket for Tuesday’s drawing, winning $33million
March 28, 2019 ISIS sympathizer who plowed into pedestrians in Australia, killing one, sentenced to life in prison An Afghan-born Australian who supported the Islamic State was sentenced to life in prison for killing one person and injuring 16 others when he rammed a car into pedestrians on a busy Australian sidewalk.
March 28, 2019 Australian train station locked down after didgeridoo mistaken for rifle Rush hour commuters were sent into a panic Thursday morning when police in Australia locked down a Melbourne train station after a street performer’s instrument was mistaken for a rifle.
March 28, 2019 Australian PM rules out minor party deal to protect gun laws Australia's prime minister has ruled out any vote-sharing deal with an influential minor party in a bid to protect the nation's strict gun controls.
March 27, 2019 British fugitive 'armed with crossbow' tries to flee Australia on a jet ski A British man wanted on a police warrant for drug-related charges was arrested Wednesday off a remote island in Australia after trying to flee the country on a jet ski, police said.