September 13, 2016 Australia strikes deal with opposition to save $4.8 billion The Australian government, keen on reining in debt and maintaining its endangered AAA credit rating, has struck deals with the opposition to pass 6.3 billion Australian dollars ($4.8 billion) in savings through the Senate.
September 12, 2016 Relatives of MH370 victims want more possible debris studied Relatives of some of the 239 passengers and crew on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 want more of its possible debris to be examined to define a new search area for the missing plane.
September 12, 2016 Man charged with terrorism after stabbing in Sydney A man charged with committing a terrorist act and attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a man in Sydney was inspired by the Islamic State group, police said Sunday.
September 12, 2016 China's demand for pricey international schools 'insatiable' The school year at Haileybury College's campus outside Beijing began with three People's Liberation Army soldiers marching on a running track as the Chinese national anthem played over loudspeakers.
September 11, 2016 Australian knife attack was 'inspired by ISIS,' authorities say An Australian man accused of attempted murder after stabbing another man outside Sydney was "inspired by ISIS", authorities said Sunday.
September 9, 2016 Man charged at Sydney Opera House with threatening property Police say an 18-year-old man arrested outside the Sydney Opera House has been charged by counterterrorism investigators with threatening to destroy property.
September 7, 2016 China vetoed from becoming 2nd biggest Australia farm owner China would have become the second largest foreign owner of Australian farmland after the United Kingdom if the government had not vetoed the sale to Chinese interests of a major cattle empire, a report showed on Wednesday.
September 7, 2016 Australian man dies after shark attack in New Caledonia Marine authorities say an Australian man has died after a large shark attacked him while he was kitesurfing in New Caledonia, a French island territory in the Pacific Ocean.
September 6, 2016 Australia seeks $90 million from ship owner for reef damage The Australian government says it is seeking at least 120 million Australian dollars ($90 million) from the owners of a Chinese coal ship that damaged part of the Great Barrier Reef.
September 5, 2016 Thai police seize marijuana said destined for Australia Thai police say they have arrested two men from Thailand and Taiwan suspected of smuggling more than 3 tons of marijuana from Laos for shipment to Australia.