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Australian economist pleads not guilty at Myanmar junta trial: source

Yangon, Myanmar | AFP | An Australian economist detained by Myanmar's junta has pleaded not guilty to breaching the colonial-era…

Australia backs law to speed carbon emission cuts

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia enshrined deeper cuts to carbon emissions in new legislation Thursday, aiming to shed its decade-long…

‘Shocking’ report lists devastation to Australia wildlife

by David Williams Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's unique wildlife is being devastated by bushfires, drought, habitat loss…

Australia seeks end to trade rows in China meeting

BALI, Indonesia (AFP) -- Australia will press China to end trade "blockages" Friday as the two nations seek to defrost…

Covid outbreak hits Sri Lanka on eve of Australia Test

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's team were hit by a Covid-19 outbreak on the eve of Friday's second…

Sydney floods force thousands more to flee

by Andrew Leeson Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Rain-swollen rivers spilled mud-brown waters across swathes of Sydney on Tuesday,…

Bankrupt Sri Lanka opens IMF talks, begins shutdown

Sri Lanka closed schools and halted all non-essential government services on Monday, beginning a two-week shutdown to conserve fast-depleting fuel reserves…

Australia hikes minimum wage as inflation soars

SYDNEY , Australia (AFP) -- Australia raised the minimum wage by over five percent on Thursday, a slower-than-inflation increase as…

Dancing goalkeeper Redmayne sees Australia to World Cup win in shootout

DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Australia on Tuesday celebrated the antics of dancing goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne whose penalty shootout save against…

Australia, China defense ministers meet for first time in 3 years

Australia and China's defence ministers met for the first time in three years on Sunday, with the talks described as…

Australian PM says cabinet to address KFC ‘cabbage-gate’

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's prime minister joked he would huddle with top officials Thursday to discuss the soaring cost…

China intercepted jet in international airspace: Australia PM

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia insisted Wednesday that its patrol plane was in international airspace when a Chinese warplane…

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