Australia

Papua New Guinea inks new police deal with Australia

PORT MORESBY, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - Australia will plough millions more dollars into Papua New Guinea's police force under…

Cyclone hits northeast Australia leaving thousands without power

SYDNEY, Jan 26, 2024 (AFP)  A powerful category three cyclone crashed into northeastern Australia late on Thursday, leaving tens of…

Djokovic confronts heckler as he battles through at Australian Open

By John WEAVER MELBOURNE, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - Novak Djokovic said an angry altercation with a fan may have…

Medvedev, Gauff power through at Australian Open ahead of Osaka comeback

By Martin PARRY MELBOURNE, Jan 15, 2024 (AFP) - Two-time finalist Daniil Medvedev and US Open champion Coco Gauff swept…

Chinese appetite for Australian barley is back

By Grégory PLESSE SYDNEY, Dec 30, 2023 (AFP) - Three years after steep Chinese tariffs halted imports of Australian barley…

UPDATE: Nine dead after storms pound eastern Australia

SYDNEY, Dec 27, 2023 (AFP) - Nine people have died after Christmas storms pounded Australia's eastern seaboard, authorities said Wednesday,…

Catastrophic storm rages in eastern Australia, leaving thousands without power, one dead

SYDNEY, Dec 26, 2023 (AFP) - Thunderstorms and strong winds cut power to 110,000 homes in eastern Australia and toppled…

Hundreds evacuated as flood disaster unfolds in northeastern Australia

CAIRNS, Australia, Dec 18, 2023 (AFP) - Stranded residents sheltered on a hospital roof as flash floods swamped northeastern Australia…

Northeastern Australia hit by ‘life-threatening’ flooding

SYDNEY, Dec 17, 2023 (AFP) - Near-record rain levels in north Queensland have caused "life-threatening" flooding, Australian authorities said Sunday,…

From diary entries to DNA: Scientific breakthroughs free Australian mother wrongly imprisoned for decades

SYDNEY, Dec 14, 2023 (AFP) - An Australian mother jailed for 20 years over the killing of her four children…

Tropical cyclone Jasper threatens northeast Australia with life-threatening floods

SYDNEY, Dec 13, 2023 (AFP) - A tropical cyclone was building strength as it rolled towards northeastern Australia Wednesday, with…

Sydney swelters in hottest day in three years

SYDNEY, Dec 9, 2023 (AFP) - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warned people to stay safe Saturday as a heatwave…

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