March 22, 2017 Australia close to resettling 12,000 Syrian refugees Australia is close to resettling the 12,000 refugees from the war in Syria and Iraq it promised to urgently take over a year ago.
March 21, 2017 Australia says Facebook and Google are paying more local tax Australia's treasurer says Facebook, Google and other multinational companies are paying tax in Australia on their Australian profits instead of shifting income to low-tax countries since the government cracked down on tax avoidance.
March 21, 2017 China: Australia should look beyond the nations' differences A senior Chinese official says China hopes Australia will continue to look beyond the countries' ideological differences and focus on bilateral business ties and other forms of cooperation.
March 20, 2017 Sydney train roof explodes; 1 hurt Sydney commuters were left stunned when the roof of a train “exploded” as it approached a platform in the city’s inner west.
March 20, 2017 Sydney airline grounds 5 planes after propeller drops off Five Regional Express Airlines passenger planes had been grounded as a precaution after a near disaster in which a propeller fell off an airliner as it approached Sydney Airport, the Australian airline said on Monday.
March 20, 2017 Crocodile attacks Australian teen who jumped into river on dare An Australian teen who was attacked by a crocodile after jumping into a crocodile-infested river on a dare was recovering from serious wounds to his arm, officials said Monday, as authorities recovered the body of another man who also may have been attacked by a crocodile in nearby waters.
March 17, 2017 Plane lands safely in Australia after propeller falls off A passenger plane has landed safely after one of its two propellers fell off in an extraordinary emergency as it approached Sydney's main airport.
March 17, 2017 Study: Stopping global warming only way to save coral reefs Reducing pollution and curbing overfishing won't prevent the severe bleaching that is killing coral at catastrophic rates, according to a study of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
March 17, 2017 Australia calls for binding conduct code in South China Sea Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is urging Southeast Asia's regional bloc and China to conclude a legally binding code of conduct in the South China Sea, voicing Australia's opposition to the scale of reclamation and construction by China in the disputed territory.
March 17, 2017 Australian court fines gambling company Tabcorp $35 million An Australian court has fined gambling company Tabcorp a record 45 million Australian dollars ($35 million) for failing to comply with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations.