February 18, 2016 Cardinal says can meet Australian sex abuse victims in Rome Pope Francis' finance minister said Thursday that he is prepared to meet in Rome with Australian victims of clergy sex abuse who are angry the cardinal won't travel to Australia to testify at a government inquiry.
February 17, 2016 Virgin Australia flight to LA diverted over bomb threat hoax A Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Los Angeles has been diverted after the airline received a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax.
February 17, 2016 Virgin Australia flight to Los Angeles makes emergency landing after bomb threat A Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Los Angeles was diverted after the airline received a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax, the airline said on Wednesday.
February 17, 2016 Australia warns against sending refugees to New Zealand Australia's prime minister warned Wednesday that resettling asylum seekers in New Zealand instead of deporting them to the Pacific atoll of Nauru could encourage more asylum seekers to try to reach Australian shores by boat.
February 17, 2016 Australia firm says finds huge 404-carat diamond in Angola An Australian mining company says it has unearthed a massive 404-carat diamond measuring more than 7 centimeters (2.7 inches) in length in the southern African nation of Angola.
February 16, 2016 Chinese ship to leave Australia to search for Flight 370 A search agency says the first Chinese ship to search for the Malaysian airliner that vanished almost two years ago is due to depart Australia soon for the southern Indian Ocean equipped with state-of-the-art sonar.
February 15, 2016 Australia police seize $900M worth of meth hidden in bra inserts, glue The largest drug seizure in Australia's history was almost literally a bust, as the country's law enforcement agencies discovered $900 million of worth of methylamphetamine hidden in imported boxes of silicon bra inserts and art supplies, it was announced Monday.
February 15, 2016 Australian police seize $900 million in methylamphetamine Australian law enforcement agencies have seized methylamphetamine worth 1.26 billion Australian dollars ($900 million) in the country's largest-ever haul of the illicit drug in its liquid form, officials said Monday.
February 12, 2016 Australian minister resigns for breaching code of conduct An embattled Australian government minister has resigned for breaching ministerial standards through a business trip to China, clearing the way for the prime minister to announce a final Cabinet reshuffle ahead of elections due this year.
February 11, 2016 Australian charged with sex attack on 2 backpackers at beach Police say two female backpackers from Europe have been savagely attacked on a remote Australian beach by a traveling companion they had met hours earlier.