March 21, 2017 US surgeon pleads guilty after New Zealand crash kills 2 A 63-year-old Wisconsin heart surgeon who was on vacation in New Zealand with his wife has pleaded guilty to careless driving charges after police say he caused an accident while attempting a U-turn on a coastal highway last month, killing two people and injuring four others.
March 20, 2017 Sydney airline grounds 5 planes after propeller drops off Five Regional Express Airlines passenger planes had been grounded as a precaution after a near disaster in which a propeller fell off an airliner as it approached Sydney Airport, the Australian airline said on Monday.
March 20, 2017 New Zealand reportedly expels US diplomat over unspecified incident New Zealand reportedly expelled a U.S. diplomat after the embassy refused to waive diplomatic immunity during a police investigation.
March 17, 2017 Plane lands safely in Australia after propeller falls off A passenger plane has landed safely after one of its two propellers fell off in an extraordinary emergency as it approached Sydney's main airport.
March 17, 2017 New Zealand police fatally shoot airport security dog New Zealand police shot and killed a young security dog at the Auckland Airport after it escaped its handler and ran loose for more than three hours on the tarmac, disrupting at least 16 flights.
March 17, 2017 Airport security dog shot, killed after running loose on tarmac A young security dog at the Auckland Airport in New Zealand was shot and killed after it escaped its handler and ran loose for more than three hours on the tarmac, disrupting at least 16 flights.
March 17, 2017 Study: Stopping global warming only way to save coral reefs Reducing pollution and curbing overfishing won't prevent the severe bleaching that is killing coral at catastrophic rates, according to a study of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
March 17, 2017 Australia calls for binding conduct code in South China Sea Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is urging Southeast Asia's regional bloc and China to conclude a legally binding code of conduct in the South China Sea, voicing Australia's opposition to the scale of reclamation and construction by China in the disputed territory.
March 17, 2017 Australian court fines gambling company Tabcorp $35 million An Australian court has fined gambling company Tabcorp a record 45 million Australian dollars ($35 million) for failing to comply with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations.
March 17, 2017 Australia to expand hydropower project to address shortages The Australian government has announced a 2 billion Australian dollar ($1.5 billion) expansion of a hydroelectric project in its latest measure to avoid looming gas and electricity shortages across the nation's densely populated southeast.