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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.

May 4, 2016

Australia rules out sale of cattle empire to foreigners

Australia's treasurer says his government will never sell Australia's largest cattle empire to foreigners.

May 4, 2016

New Zealand's potential new flag looks decided, but what about the color?

New Zealanders know what their new potential national flag will look like, except that they're not quite set on the color.

May 4, 2016

Autistic Australian boy found after 4 nights lost in forest

An 11-year-old autistic boy was rescued Tuesday after four nights alone and lost in a dense Australian forest.

May 4, 2016

230 suspected jihadis stopped from leaving Australia

Counterterrorism squads have prevented 230 suspected jihadis from departing Australian airports for the Middle East this month, including at least three teenage boys, officials said Wednesday.