February 7, 2017 Australian sentenced to death in Thailand for drug killing A Thai court has sentenced an Australian man to death for the murder of a countryman who was an alleged confederate in a drug smuggling gang.
February 7, 2017 Australia, China vow to deepen ties on trade Australia and China have pledged to deepen their ties on everything from trade to tourism.
February 7, 2017 Australian senator says will start new conservative party An Australian senator and outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump says he will start a new political party to appeal to disenfranchised conservatives.
February 7, 2017 New Zealand leader has 'sensible, polite' talk with Trump New Zealand's Prime Minister Bill English says he told President Donald Trump during a phone call that he disagreed with his travel and refugee ban but that the conversation remained amicable.
February 7, 2017 7 percent of Australian Catholic priests accused of abuse Seven percent of priests in Australia's Catholic Church were accused of sexually abusing children over the past several decades, a lawyer said Monday as officials investigating institutional abuse across Australia revealed for the first time the extent of the crisis.
February 3, 2017 Give Trump three cheers for standing up to an anti-American deal with Australia Three months ago, with the entire world watching, Donald Trump pulled off a political miracle.
February 3, 2017 AP Explains: Why is Australia-US refugee deal contentious Amid the drama over a refugee resettlement deal between Australia and the United States, the White House has issued a series of conflicting statements on whether the agreement is still on, how many refugees it involves, and who, exactly, are the refugees.
February 3, 2017 Fiji forces Iranian refugee back to Papua New Guinea Fiji has outraged rights groups by forcing an Iranian refugee back to Papua New Guinea where he had spent more than three years under Australia's tough asylum seeker policies and where he said he fears persecution.
February 1, 2017 Australia PM would not say how many refugees US will accept Australia's prime minister on Wednesday would not say how many refugees from Pacific Island camps would be resettled in the United States after President Donald Trump's administration said "extreme vetting" would be used to check their cases.
January 31, 2017 Premier: Trump ban doesn't affect Australia passport holders The White House had assured Australia that its passport holders won't be affected by President Donald Trump's executive order suspending immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, the Australian prime minister said Tuesday as he resisted pressure to join other Western leaders in publicly denouncing the travel ban.