February 11, 2016 Australian deputy prime minister announces retirement Australia's deputy prime minister has announced he plans to retire, with the prime minister likely to announce a cabinet reshuffle before elections due this year.
February 11, 2016 US WWII vet reunites with wartime girlfriend in Australia A 93-year-old World War II veteran from the United States embraced his wartime girlfriend in Australia in their reunion Wednesday after more than 70 years apart.
February 10, 2016 American World War II veteran reunites with wartime girlfriend in Australia A 93-year-old World War II veteran from the United States embraced his wartime girlfriend in Australia in their reunion Wednesday after more than 70 years apart.
February 10, 2016 Australia drops charge against suspected Kurdish militant The government has dropped a charge against an Australian man accused of preparing to fight with Kurdish militants against the Islamic State movement.
February 8, 2016 World War II vet begins journey to reunite with wartime girlfriend A World War II veteran has embarked on a 10,500-mile journey to visit his wartime girlfriend after more than 70 years apart.
February 8, 2016 Controversial minister to become Australia's rights envoy Australia's government says the former immigration minister who began the policy of sending asylum seekers to Pacific island detention camps will become the country's first special envoy for human rights.
February 4, 2016 Parents often won't take surrogate kids with defects, expert says CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- A newborn Down syndrome baby left by his Australian biological father with his poor surrogate mother in Thailand was one of several cases of surrogate children abandoned because of defects, an expert told a parliamentary inquiry on Thursday.
February 4, 2016 Australia resists pressure to allow asylum seekers to stay Australia is resisting mounting international pressure not to deport child asylum seekers, with a minister warning Thursday that allowing them to stay could attract more refugees to come by boat.
February 3, 2016 Police: Australian school bomb threats coming from overseas Dozens of schools around Australia have received telephoned threats over the past week in what police believe is a hoax being orchestrated overseas.
February 3, 2016 Court rules Australia can send asylum seekers to Nauru More than 260 asylum seekers face the prospect of being deported from Australia to Nauru after Australia's highest court on Wednesday rejected a challenge to the legality of the government's refugee policy.