An Australian nurse and fertility specialist has been arrested for allegedly running an illegal surrogacy service in Cambodia, the country's anti-human trafficking police said on Sunday.
A man suspected of starting a fire in an Australian bank on Friday that injured 27 people has been identified as an asylum seeker, angering far-right groups and adding to an increasingly heated debate over immigration.
Twenty-six people were hurt on Friday, some critically, after a man set fire to a busy bank in Australia with one witness saying he heard a "big blast" and children screaming.
Qatar and Australia on Thursday signed an open skies agreement to operate a number of passenger and cargo flights with full traffic rights, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
The formal opening of the Australian embassy in Qatar is a major milestone in strengthening bilateral relations with Qatar, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Thursday.
Refugees held on remote Pacific camps after trying to reach Australia by boat will be resettled in the US in a ‘one-off’ deal, the premier says, a breakthrough that could see the controversial facilities closed.
An Australian working for a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Afghanistan was reported kidnapped in the capital Kabul on Saturday, officials said.
One of Australia's dirtiest power plants will be shuttered as it is no longer economically viable, its owner said Thursday, in a move hailed by environmentalists.
The discovery of a human settlement in Australia dating back 49,000 years has challenged theories about when the world's oldest continued civilisation came to the country, the archaeologist who made the find said on Thursday.
Two men were charged in Australia on Thursday over breaches of the country's foreign fighter laws, with one accused of joining the Al-Nusra Front in Syria.
Flight MH370 was likely out of control when it plunged into the ocean with its wing flaps not prepared for landing, a new report said Wednesday, casting doubt on theories a pilot was still in charge.
An Australian bookshop owner was sentenced to 4.5 years in jail on Wednesday for sending money overseas to his brother who is fighting against the Syrian government.
