May 19, 2019 Conservatives look set to form gov't after Australia vote Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks set to form a majority government as counting of votes from Australia's election allays fears his conservative coalition may have to rule in the minority.
May 19, 2019 Morrison thanks Australians for surprise election victory Prime Minister Scott Morrison has thanked "all Australians" for returning his conservative coalition to power in a shock general election result, and has vowed to get straight back to work.
May 18, 2019 The Latest: Vote counting starts in Australian election The Latest on Australia's general election (all times local): 6:20 p.m. Votes are being counted after Saturday's Australian election, with senior opposition lawmakers gaining confidence they will form a center-left government with a focus on slashing greenhouse gas emissions.
May 17, 2019 Facts and figures in Australian elections on Saturday More than 16 million Australians are eligible to vote at elections on Saturday that are likely to deliver Australia's eighth prime minister in 12 years.
May 17, 2019 Polls open in Australian election; opposition tipped to win Polling stations have opened in eastern Australia in elections that are likely to deliver the nation's sixth prime minister in as many years.
May 16, 2019 Australian leader denies 2 Rwandans are massacre suspects Australia's prime minister has denied media reports that that two Rwandan refugees resettled in Australia are suspects in the massacre of eight tourists in Uganda 20 years ago.
May 16, 2019 Facts and figures in Australian elections on Saturday More than 16 million Australians are eligible to vote at elections on Saturday that are likely to deliver Australia's eighth prime minister in 12 years.
May 16, 2019 Political hero's death overshadows Australian campaign Australia's opposition leader says he wants to win elections on Saturday for his Australian political hero whose death overshadows the final days of campaigning.
May 16, 2019 Bob Hawke, beloved ex-Australian prime minister, world record-holding drinker, dies age 89 Australia’s longest-serving Labor Party prime minister, Bob Hawke, died on Thursday, aged 89, according to his wife.
May 16, 2019 Ex-Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke dies at age 89 Bob Hawke, one of Australia's longest-serving prime ministers, has died at age 89.