Australia and Oceania

Australian ports reopen after cyberattack

SYDNEY, Nov 13, 2023 (AFP) - Major ports handling 40 percent of Australia's freight trade have reopened, operator DP World…

Malaysian killer freed from Australian immigration detention: lawyer

SYDNEY, Nov 13, 2023 (AFP) - A Malaysian former bodyguard convicted in the 2006 murder of a Mongolian translator has…

Australia offers refuge to Tuvaluans facing climate displacement

By Steven TRASK SYDNEY, Nov 10, 2023 (AFP) - Citizens of climate-threatened Tuvalu will have the right to live in…

Major outage hits Australian telecoms giant

SYDNEY, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) - Nationwide outages hit a major Australian communications company Wednesday, disrupting phone lines, crashing payment…

China, Australia can become ‘trusting’ partners, Xi says

By Oliver HOTHAM with Jing Xuan TENG in Shanghai BEIJING, Nov 6, 2023 (AFP) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping told…

Australian PM Albanese visits China as relations emerge from deep freeze

SYDNEY, Nov 3, 2023 (AFP) - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flies to China on Saturday for a landmark visit,…

Australian police arrest woman suspected of poisoning family with mushrooms

By Sharon MARRIS SYDNEY, Nov 2, 2023 (AFP) - Australian police on Thursday arrested the woman at the centre of…

Australian towns endure night of ‘shocking’ bushfires

SYDNEY, Nov 1, 2023 (AFP) - Helicopters buzzed over bushfire-scarred swathes of eastern Australia on Wednesday, assessing the damage left…

Australia abandons 2034 World Cup bid in boost for Saudi

Australia on Tuesday decided against bidding for the 2034 football World Cup, strengthening Saudi Arabia's position as favourite to host…

Australians fete Sydney Opera House’s 50th anniversary

SYDNEY, Oct 20, 2023 (AFP) - Australians on Friday celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House, lighting up…

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