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December 6, 2016

Australian leader rules out generators paying for pollution

Australia's prime minister has ruled out making power companies pay for greenhouse gas pollution they create — a policy option that angered conservative government lawmakers when proposed by a minister this week.

December 5, 2016

Zookeeper's punch scares off kangaroo that held dog in headlock

It’s been dubbed the most Aussie video you’ll ever see — a man dressed in flannel squaring off with a big kangaroo in the rugged Australian bush.

December 5, 2016

Australia considers charging power generators for pollution

A Cabinet minister says the Australian government will consider making electrical power companies pay for greenhouse gas pollution they create, three years after it scrapped a national carbon tax.

December 5, 2016

UN racism expert urges Australia to maintain hate speech law

A United Nations expert on racism has urged Australia not to water down its hate-speech prohibitions, as bigots and extremists become more vocal.

December 5, 2016

Hong Kong tycoon Li offers $5.4B for Australia energy firm

Australian energy company Duet Group says it's considering a multibillion dollar takeover offer from the infrastructure arm of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing's business empire.

December 2, 2016

Australia to keep convicted terrorists in prison longer

Australia's prime minister says the government has enacted a law that will allow officials to keep convicted terrorists in prison after they have served their sentences.

December 1, 2016

Shark bites 65-year-old surfer off Australian east coast

Police say a 65-year-old surfer has been bitten by a shark on his foot and arm off Australia's east coast.

November 30, 2016

Protesters against Aussie refugee treatment delay Parliament

Rowdy protesters demonstrating against Australia's treatment of asylum seekers have caused a disruption in Parliament, with security officers finally wresting them out.

November 30, 2016

Australian theme park to reopen 6 weeks after 4 deaths

An Australian theme park plans to reopen six weeks after four people died in a ride malfunction.

November 29, 2016

Australian government breaks legislative stalemate with bill

The Australian government has won a crucial victory in Parliament by breaking a political stalemate that had sent the country to an early election five months ago.