Australia

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…

Microsoft announces $3.2 billion investment in Australia

Microsoft announced Tuesday a Aus$5 billion (US$3.2 billion) investment in Australia focused on cloud computing and artificial intelligence, saying it…

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…

Floods threaten 130 homes in eastern Australia, just 48 hours after bushfires

SYDNEY, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) - Emergency services warned people to flee floods threatening more than 130 homes in eastern…

Early start to Australia’s bushfire season sparks ‘horror’ warning

SYDNEY, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) - Warm winds fanned multiple blazes on Wednesday in an unusually early start to Australia's…

Australian pilots call on Qantas chairman to resign

SYDNEY, Sept 25, 2023 (AFP) - Qantas pilots called Tuesday on the Australian carrier's chairman Richard Goyder to resign for…

Australia’s firefighters face worst season in years

SYDNEY, Sept 22, 2023 (AFP) - Volunteer firefighters are scorching Australia's forest undergrowth, reducing fuel for what is expected to…

Rupert Murdoch hands leadership of media empire to son Lachlan

NEW YORK, Sept 21, 2023 (AFP) - Rupert Murdoch will step down as chairman of his media empire, a conservative…

Australia warns of worse fires, heat as El Nino kicks in

Australia's weather bureau confirmed on Tuesday that an El Nino weather pattern is under way, bringing hot and dry conditions…

Australia sending delegation to China to ‘stabilise’ ties

SYDNEY, Sept 2, 2023 (AFP) - Australia will send a delegation of industry, government, academic, media and arts representatives to…

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