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May 9, 2016

Royal Botanical Gardens: Mixed report on the world's plants

A report billed as the first comprehensive look at world's plants finds a planet slowly being ravaged by changing land use, mostly conversion of forests to agriculture to feed a growing population, and climate change.

May 9, 2016

Photos from terrorist's 'wish list' revealed in court

Photos of items on an Islamic State fighter’s sprawling shopping list – which included solar-powered watches, insect repellent and a men’s shaver – were released Friday for the first time in the trial of his wife, accused of supporting the terrorist.

May 8, 2016

Australian prime minister makes July 2 election official

Australia's prime minister on Sunday officially called a July 2 election and put economic management at the forefront of his campaign to win a second three-year term for his conservative coalition during era of extraordinary volatility in the country's politics.

May 8, 2016

Australia expected to kick off 2-month election campaign

A two-month Australian election campaign is expected to officially start on Sunday, with climate change, climbing house prices, company tax rates and union corruption in the national building industry shaping into the key issues.

May 8, 2016

Australian opposition's PM pick helped oust 2 predecessors

Political powerbroker Bill Shorten played a key role in ousting two Australian prime ministers — both members of his own party and politicians he had once supported.

May 8, 2016

Australian leader Turnbull seeks to gain mandate in vote

Malcolm Turnbull is Australia's fifth prime minister in as many years, and after eight months in the top job, declining approval ratings suggest he has proved a disappointment to many voters.

May 6, 2016

Student accused of owing $2.4M after bank error in Australia

A Malaysian student has been charged in a Sydney court with dishonesty offenses after a bank accidentally gave her a 4.6 million Australian dollar ($3.4 million) overdraft four years ago.

May 6, 2016

Australia welcomes investment in Singapore military training

Singapore will spend up to 2.25 billion Australian dollars ($1.67 billion) to double the capacity of its military training facilities in northern Australia under a new bilateral deal, Australia's prime minister said Friday.

May 5, 2016

US airstrike in Iraq kills 'most dangerous' Australian Islamic State operative

Australia's most dangerous known Islamic State movement operative had been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq, the government said Thursday.

May 5, 2016

Australia says most dangerous Australian IS operative killed

Australia's most dangerous known Islamic State movement operative had been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq, the government said Thursday.