Papua New Guinea on Wednesday said a controversial asylum-seeker camp on Manus island will close, throwing Australia's border protection policy into disarray.
An Australian politician has set fire to a river to draw attention to methane gas he says is seeping into the water due to fracking, with the dramatic video attracting more than two millions views.
Trash-talking Philippine presidential favourite Rodrigo Duterte has warned he is prepared to cut diplomatic ties with the United States and Australia after their ambassadors criticised his joke ...
An Australian television crew accused of aiding a mother in the botched kidnapping of her two children in Lebanon flew home Thursday ...
A refugee has been convicted of attempted suicide after being moved from an Australian-funded detention camp on the Pacific island of Nauru in a decision described as "sickening".
The father of a Down's syndrome baby at the centre of a surrogacy scandal did not abandon him in Thailand and can keep his twin sister despite being a convicted paedophile, a court ruled.
A passenger has died aboard a Qantas jet bound for Dubai, the airline said Saturday, with the man reportedly suffering from a heart attack mid-air.
They are the international travellers who come to Australia each year to rest and feast, but migratory birds face a perilous journey, officials said as they launched a plan to help protect them.
An Australian television crew has been detained in Lebanon for questioning over an alleged child abduction case, Lebanese officials said.
Archaeologists have uncovered ancient human remains and various burial practices at the mysterious Plain of Jars in Laos, Australian researchers said Monday ...
A surfer was recovering Thursday after reportedly having most of his thigh bitten off by a shark in Australia with the quick actions of beachgoers helping save his life.
China joined Asian heavyweights Australia and Japan in the next round of World Cup qualifying after stunning Qatar 2-0 in their last Group C match in Xi’an yesterday.
