Australia has announced it will introduce a national ban on Nazi symbols, in an effort to crack down on far-right groups.
Public displays of the swastika or SS symbols will be punishable by up to a year in prison. However, the new laws will not (...)
An Australian man has escaped with his life after being attacked by a saltwater crocodile while snorkeling at an exclusive Queensland resort.
Marcus McGowan, 51, has detailed how he managed to prise the predator's jaws off his head, suffering (...)
Melbourne was shaken Sunday by a rare and shallow earthquake – the largest earthquake to hit the Australian city in over a century – swaying buildings but ultimately causing very little damage.
Preliminary information indicated the 3.8-magnitude (...)
Two 13-year-old boys have handed themselves in to police after a fire destroyed a seven-story heritage building in central Sydney.
The building went up in flames on Thursday afternoon, requiring about 100 firefighters to extinguish the (...)
The son of a local Japanese government official is in police custody after allegedly going on a shooting and stabbing rampage in the central city of Nakano on Thursday, a rare crime in a country with tough gun laws and a low murder rate.
Masanori (...)
After a prestigious career of more than three decades, trailblazing Aboriginal journalist Stan Grant hosted his final show on Monday and walked away from Australian TV screens indefinitely.
"Racism is a crime. Racism is violence. And I have had (...)
India and Australia have announced a migration deal as they aim to strengthen their economic cooperation.
The announcement came after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his counterpart Anthony Albanese in Sydney on Wednesday.
The deal aims to (...)
A 95-year-old woman who was tasered by police at an Australian care home, sparking a public outcry, has died.
Clare Nowland was critically injured after police responded to reports she was wandering around the home with a steak knife at about 04:00 (...)
The police officer who Tasered a 95-year-old woman at an Australian care home has been suspended from duty.
Clare Nowland was critically injured when police responded to reports she was wandering her care home with a knife around 4 am on (...)
An elderly Australian woman with dementia is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being Tasered by police at a care home.
Officers were called to Yallambee Lodge in Cooma, New South Wales (NSW), after reports that 95-year-old Clare (...)
One of Australia's highest-profile TV hosts, Stan Grant, has stood down from presenting a prime-time show after receiving "relentless" racist abuse.
Grant said he had always endured racism in his career but it had escalated after he covered the (...)
A planned summit of Quad leaders from the United States, India, Australia, and Japan in Sydney next week has been canceled after US President Joe Biden pulled out of his visit, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday, adding (...)
A group of primary school children has suffered traumatic, "life-changing" injuries after a horrific bus crash in Melbourne, Australia.
The bus was carrying 45 students when police say it was hit by a truck from behind and rolled on Tuesday (...)
A high-profile Sydney jeweler has been arrested for allegedly planning a robbery at his own luxury shop, and then making a bogus insurance claim.
In January, two men allegedly threatened Michel Germani and a female staff member at his central Sydney (...)
The body of an Australian man who vanished while fishing with friends has been found inside a crocodile.
Kevin Darmody was last seen at Kennedy's Bend - well-known saltwater crocodile habitat in a remote part of northern Queensland - on (...)
"MasterChef Australia" host Jock Zonfrillo has died suddenly age 46 on the eve of the cooking show's new series, according to a statement from Australian broadcaster Network 10.
The Scottish presenter passed away in Melbourne on Sunday, according to (...)
Shares advanced Monday in Tokyo and Sydney while most Asian markets were closed for the May 1 holidays, according to Associated Press (AP).
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index added 0.9% to 29,123.18 and the S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney advanced 0.5% to 7,344.20. (...)
Australian police are scouring a dump site in Queensland for the remains of a woman whose body is believed to have been inside a trash can that was emptied into a garbage truck during a regular rubbish collection.
Lesley Trotter, 78, was reported (...)
Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday, the Associated Press reported.
Tokyo, Sydney and Seoul declined while Hong Kong and Shanghai gained in afternoon trading. Oil prices rose.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 0.7% to 28,416.66. Australia's (...)
A US woman has been arrested in Australia after a 24-carat gold-plated gun was found in her luggage.
The woman, who has not been identified, arrived in Sydney from Los Angeles and did not have a permit for the firearm, the Australian Border Force (...)
European shares opened mixed on Friday, AP reported.
Germany's DAX lost 0.2% to 15,763.02. In Paris, the CAC 40 was down 0.1%, at 7,548.64. Britain's FTSE rose 0.3% to 7,921.76.
In Asian trading, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index lost 0.3% to 28,564.37. The (...)
A rare solar eclipse has thrilled thousands of people who flocked to a remote Australian town for the best vantage point on Earth to watch it.
The sky over Exmouth in Western Australia turned dark for about 60 seconds on Thursday, when the Moon cast (...)
Eleven Indonesian fishermen have been rescued after surviving for six days without food or water on a tiny island off Australia's coast.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said they were airlifted to safety on Monday from Bedwell Island, some (...)
Cyclone Ilsa smashed into a remote stretch of coast in Western Australia around midnight Thursday local time with wind speeds that broke previous records set more than 10 years ago in the same place.
After brewing off the coast for days, Cyclone (...)
A powerful storm that is charging towards Western Australia (WA) has intensified to a category five system.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is expected to hit Port Hedland, in the state's north, late on Thursday night.
A red alert has been issued (...)
