December 31, 2017 Seaplane crash in Sydney on New Year's Eve kills all 6 on board A seaplane has crashed into a river in Sydney, killing all six people on board.
December 21, 2017 SUV plows into pedestrians in Australia in 'deliberate act'; two in custody A driver of Afghan descent accused of plowing his white SUV into a crowd of pedestrians Thursday in Melbourne, Australia, injuring at least 14 people in a “deliberate act” has a history of drug use and mental illness and was known to police “on historical assault matters,” police said.
December 21, 2017 Australian mystery solved: WWI-era submarine discovered after 103-year search The HMAS AE1, Australia’s first submarine, was discovered after a 103-year search.
December 18, 2017 Australian accused of being 'loyal agent' to North Korea identified, called a 'good man' The Australian man who was arrested Saturday after being accused of working as an agent for North Korea as part of a case “like nothing … ever seen on Australian soil” has been identified.
December 16, 2017 Australian man accused of brokering North Korea missile sales Australian police have arrested a Sydney man accused of acting as an agent for North Korea by allegedly attempting to broker sales for Pyongyang including components used in ballistic missiles.
December 15, 2017 Roman Catholic Church should end priest celibacy, report sex abuse: Aussie panel An Australian inquiry into child abuse said on Friday that the Catholic Church should repeal celibacy requirement for clergy and that priests should face prosecution if they fail to report evidence of pedophilia heard in the confessional.
December 7, 2017 Worker trapped in massive 'hot' ink tank dies An Australian maintenance worker on Thursday fell into a hot ink tank, became trapped inside the 18-foot tall vat when a blade moved unexpectedly and died after rescuers struggled for several hours to free him -- an incident responders called a "terrible tragedy."
November 30, 2017 American man's fatal fall off Sydney cliff in 1988 ruled gay hate crime Almost three decades after an American's body was found at the bottom of a Sydney cliff in what was initially ruled a suicide, a judge in Australia has unlocked the mystery of what happened to him.
November 19, 2017 British sailor dies in round-the-world yacht race after swept overboard in rough seas A British sailor on one of the world's toughest yacht races died Saturday after he was swept overboard in rough seas, officials said.
November 18, 2017 AC/DC co-founder Malcolm Young dead at 64 Malcolm Young, the rhythm guitar player and founding member of heavy metal legends AC/DC, has died, according to reports. He was 64.