January 14, 2017 Australia, Japan boost defense ties amid instability in Asia The leaders of Australia and Japan agreed on Saturday to boost cooperation between their militaries, as Japan tries to shore up security ties throughout the Asia-Pacific region amid concern over China's growing military might.
January 13, 2017 Australian health minister resigns over expense scandal Australia's heath minister has resigned over a scandal surrounding her travel expenses.
January 12, 2017 US names Indonesian group as terrorist organization The United States has designated an Indonesian radical network behind an attack in Jakarta as a terrorist group and announced sanctions on four militants in an effort to disrupt Islamic State group operations and recruitment in Australia and Southeast Asia.
January 11, 2017 New video purports to show Australian man kidnapped in Yemen A new video has surfaced online purporting to show an Australian citizen abducted in Yemen.
January 11, 2017 US designates Indonesian group as terrorist organization The United States designated an Indonesian radical group behind an attack in Jakarta as a terrorist organization on Tuesday.
January 10, 2017 Guantanamo Bay convict charged with assault in Australia David Hicks, the first prisoner held at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be convicted by a military court, appeared in an Australian court on Tuesday charged with assaulting his partner.
January 10, 2017 Michael Chamberlain, father of baby killed by dingo, dies Michael Chamberlain, who waged a long battle to prove his baby daughter was killed by a dingo in Australia's most notorious case of injustice, has died.
January 9, 2017 Australian health minister stands down over expense claims Australia's heath minister has stood aside while her travel expense claims are investigated.
January 5, 2017 Australia scrambles to heal military rift with Indonesia Australia scrambled to calm tensions with Indonesia on Thursday, promising that an investigation was nearly complete into an alleged insult of Indonesian state ideology that prompted Indonesia to suspend military cooperation with its neighbor.
January 5, 2017 Match-fixing charge surfaces ahead of Australian Open Match-fixing in tennis is back on the radar, less than two weeks before the Australian Open.