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KEEP BACKING YOURSELVES, ROOT TELLS BEATEN ENGLAND
The series now heads to the Adelaide Oval for the first-ever day-night Ashes Test, starting on Saturday, where England cannot afford to lose again... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA TO FACE JAPAN IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER IN SA AFTER THRASHING CHINESE TAIPEI
Basketball Australia to face Japan in World Cup qualifier in SA after thrashing Chinese Taipei... READ MORE›
NSW GOVERNMENT REVEALS REASONING BEHIND KNOCKING DOWN OF OLYMPIC AND SYDNEY FOOTBALL STADIUMS
The Government has estimated the cost of replacing the Sydney Football Stadium at 705 million, and the Olympic Stadium at 1.25 billion, subject to a tendering process... READ MORE›
BROKEN: VIETNAM VETS' LONG STRUGGLE WITH PTSD
Many veterans define themselves completely by the fact that they are a soldier... READ MORE›
THIS CHRISTMAS POP-UP SELLS MUCH-NEEDED ITEMS FOR REFUGEES
With sales everywhere you look and fast-lanes in shopping centres facilitating a shopping frenzy, the festive period has become more about consumerism than the Christmas spirit... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA CALLS FOR US ENGAGEMENT IN REGION AMID CHINA RISE
The United States has been the dominant power in our region throughout Australia's post-Second World War history... READ MORE›
PAPUA NEW GUINEA POLICE EVICT REMAINING ASYLUM-SEEKERS FROM AUSTRALIAN-RUN DETENTION CAMP
Men occupy the closed Manus Island immigration detention centre in Papua New Guinea, November 23, 2017... READ MORE›
PNG POLICE END LONG STANDOFF WITH REFUGEES AT AUSTRALIA DETENTION CAMP
Around 600 men, most of them with refugee status, were left stuck on Manus since 2013 with diminishing hope of resettlement... READ MORE›
WHAT DOES IT SAY, AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
But the White Paper's authors insist Australia must keep on trading... READ MORE›
PAPUA NEW GUINEAS POLICE STORM MANUS ISLAND REFUGEE CAMP
The Papua New Guinea authorities' aggressive move, which Australia's immigration minister confirmed was taking place, represented an escalation of the conflict over the Manus center... READ MORE›
BEIJING CRITICISES AUSTRALIA OVER SOUTH CHINA SEA POLICY
China has criticised Australia for making irresponsible remarks over the South China Sea in a policy paper... READ MORE›
'I WAS SOLD INTO MARRIAGE AGED 13'
The current saga over dual nationalities and the desire to pass same-sex marriage legislation has somewhat disguised the government's parliamentary quandary and internal fractures... READ MORE›
FEARS OF EXCESSIVE FORCE AS MANUS REFUGEES TARGETED
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull denounced the holdout by the refugees... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA WARNS U.S. AGAINST ASIA DISENGAGEMENT AMID CHINA'S RISE, IN FIRST FOREIGN POLICY WHITE PAPER IN 13 YEARS
Australia warned Thursday against American disengagement from Asia at a time of rising Chinese power, as traditional U.S. allies grow nervous about Preside... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA CALLS FOR US ENGAGEMENT IN REGION AMID CHINA RISE
Australia calls for US engagement in region amid China rise... READ MORE›
PNG POLICE ENTER AUSTRALIA'S MANUS ISLAND ASYLUM CAMP
Papua New Guinea shares some but it was Australia that forced these people to go there, she added... READ MORE›
PNG POLICE ORDER PROTESTING ASYLUM SEEKERS OUT OF AUSTRALIAN-RUN CAMP
Australia opened the camps in a bid to stem a flow of asylum seekers making dangerous voyages by boat to its shores... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA URGES STRONG SUSTAINED US ENGAGEMENT IN ASIA WARNS ON CHINA
Australia and China have close economic ties but China is suspicious of Australia's close military relationship with the United States... READ MORE›
TESLA CRANKS UP BIG BATTERY IN AUSTRALIA
Tesla Powerpacks at Neoen wind farm in Hornsdale, South Australia September 29, 2017... READ MORE›
ASYLUM SEEKERS SAY POLICE HAVE ENTERED ABANDONED AUSTRALIAN-RUN DETENTION CAMP IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Police enter abandoned Australian-run detention camp in Papua New Guinea refugees... READ MORE›
PNG POLICE ENTER MANUS ASYLUM CENTRE, AUSTRALIA CONFIRMS
Hundreds of men have refused to leave the Manus Island centre since it was shut down on 31 October, citing fears for their safety... READ MORE›
'WE WON'T BE PRESSURED': PM FIRM ON MANUS REFUGEES AS PNG POLICE ENTER CENTRE
They think this is some way they can pressure the Australian government to let them come to Australia... READ MORE›
PAPUA NEW GUINEA POLICE ENTER ABANDONED AUSTRALIAN-RUN DETENTION CAMP
Asylum seekers said they climbed onto rooftops and hid in toilets to avoid the police... READ MORE›
ELON MUSK'S GIANT BATTERY SET FOR TESTING IN THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK
Billionaire Elon Musk's giant battery being built in the Australian outback will be energized in coming days and begin testing, indicating Tesla Inc... READ MORE›
LIVES WILL BE LOST GREECE WARNED AS WINTER NEARS
Those measures have led to a build-up of more than 60,000 refugees and migrants in Greece... READ MORE›
'HUMAN DISASTER': AUSTRALIANS OF THE YEAR PLEA FOR MANUS REFUGEES
Former Australians of the year have penned an open letter urging the nation's political leaders to address the unfolding 'human disaster' on Manus Island... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA WELCOMES SCRAPPING OF PLANS FOR WIND FARM ON MAJOR FIRST WORLD WAR BATTLEFIELD IN FRANCE
The planned site for the wind farm is a natural burial ground near the Bullecourt memorial that is visited regularly by Australian families... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA HANDS OVER JAPANESE COMPANY DOCUMENTS SEIZED DURING WORLD WAR II
His images, captured through a Japanese lens, of Australian life show important moments of intercultural encounters between Japanese and Australians in Sydney, Fricker said... READ MORE›
'I WAS BULLIED AND UNDERPAID': ONE IN THREE BACKPACKERS PAID HALF MINIMUM WAGE
A new report has found one in three international students and backpackers in Australia are being paid about half the legal minimum wage... READ MORE›
'TAKING AWAY BASIC RIGHTS OF CHILDREN'
Doctors, lawyers and human rights advocates from across Australia are calling for the age of criminal responsibility to be raised to at least 14 years... READ MORE›
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PENNY WONG BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS AS SHE HEARS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE RESULT
An emotional Penny Wong broke down when she learned Australia had voted Yes to legalising same-sex marriage alongside her Senate colleagues... READ MORE›
MIGRANTS NO LONGER IN LIMBO AS CITIZENSHIP CHANGES KILLED OFF BY SENATE
The Turnbull government's controversial citizenship changes have suffered a major blow in the Senate despite a last-ditch bid by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton for crossbench support... READ MORE›
LUCKIEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD WAKES UP TO FIND $19M IN BANK ACCOUNT
Sydney woman Clare Wainwright woke up to find herself 19 million richer and her mortgage paid off... READ MORE›
WHY DO SOUTH AUSTRALIANS HAVE A DIFFERENT ACCENT TO THE REST OF AUSTRALIA?
It isn't defined by the state's boundaries and there are people all over Australia who talk like South Australians, but aren't, Professor Sussex said... READ MORE›
PACIFIC ISLANDERS CALL FOR AUSTRALIA NOT TO FUND ADANI COALMINE
Australia needs to make a stronger contribution to fight climate change and its impacts, the report says... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S MANUS ISLAND RESPONSE IS 'UNACCEPTABLE'
Mr Peters has made it clear New Zealand's offer also includes refugees and asylum seekers in Australian detention centres in Nauru... READ MORE›
FIRST MUSLIM MISS AUSTRALIA BACKS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Ms Voloder is also a psychology graduate and criminal profiler who has publicly expressed her support for same-sex marriage... READ MORE›
RAINBOW CELEBRATIONS AS AUSTRALIANS VOTE FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Catholic Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher said he was deeply disappointed that the likely result will be legislation to further deconstruct marriage and family in Australia ... READ MORE›
JOHN OLIVER SLAMS AUSTRALIA'S 'TOXIC' SAME-SEX MARRIAGE POSTAL SURVEY
British comedian and political commentator John Oliver has slammed the Australian same-sex marriage postal survey on his popular US talk show Last Week Tonight... READ MORE›
'CRIMINALLY OVERLOOKED': CANBERRA NAMED THIRD-BEST CITY IN THE WORLD TO VISIT
Canberra's dull reputation for politicians and roundabouts no longer fit with the attractive nation's capital, Lonely Planet's Chris Zeiher told AAP... READ MORE›
GERMAN NEWSPAPER CATALOGS 33,293 WHO DIED TRYING TO ENTER EUROPE
German Newspaper Catalogs 33293 Who Died Trying to Enter Europe... READ MORE›
'LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT': REFUGEE WHO MET HIS WIFE ON MANUS PLEADING TO STAY
Refugee Alex Rashid met the love of his life on Manus Island, now he's fighting to stay with her and his family... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA WILL SPEND UP TO $250 MILLION HOUSING MANUS REFUGEES
Australia will spend up to 250 million housing Manus refugees... READ MORE›
PAULINE HANSON DENIES SHE'S A DUAL CITIZEN
I can assure everyone I am not eligible for British citizenship, she said in Gladstone during a regional blitz in the Queensland election campaign... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S FAMED ULURU OUTBACK MONOLITH TO BE CLOSED TO CLIMBERS
The traditional owners of Uluru, the Anangu people, have called for the climb to be closed since 1985, when the park was placed in indigenous hands... READ MORE›
IF ONLY WE'D LISTENED TO THIS GUY, WE MIGHT'VE AVOIDED THIS CITIZENSHIP MESS
In 1992, the High Court ruled that two candidates in a by-election were ineligible on the basis of dual citizenship... READ MORE›
'I MISS MY FAMILY. ANGELIKA'S LIKE AN AUNT.' THE OLDER GERMANS TAKING IN SYRIAN REFUGEES
It has promised to welcome 20,000 Syrian refugees in this way by 2020... READ MORE›
MALCOLM TURNBULL WANTS US TO BET ON THE NATIONAL ENERGY GUARANTEE TRIFECTA WITHOUT SEEING THE DETAIL
If you believe the Government, the NEG -- or National Energy Guarantee -- will deliver the trifecta no blackouts, less carbon dioxide emissions and lower prices... READ MORE›
DUTTON HAS 'THROWN UP WHITE FLAG' AS CITIZENSHIP BILL FACES SENATE DEADLINE
Dutton has 'thrown up white flag' as citizenship bill faces Senate deadline McKim... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA HAS STRANDED HUNDREDS OF REFUGEES ON A REMOTE ISLAND
Australia shuts down Manus Island detention center, leaving hundreds of refugees stranded... READ MORE›
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF TELLS TURNBULL GOVERNMENT TO RESTORE SERVICES TO MANUS IMMEDIATELY
He called on the Australian Government to restore services immediately... READ MORE›
FOREIGN BACKPACKERS IN AUSTRALIA LIVE NIGHTMARE AS SLAVE LABORERS
The working holiday in Australia is promoted as a cultural exchange Travelers can experience the outback, while farmers gain agricultural labor... READ MORE›
STOLEN ABORIGINAL REMAINS RETURNED TO AUSTRALIA AFTER MORE THAN A CENTURY
The return of their ancestors' mortal remains is of immense importance to the Aboriginal people, said Australian ambassador Lynette Wood on Tuesday in Hanover... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIANS VOTE TO NAME SYDNEY HARBOUR BOAT FERRY MCFERRYFACE
Australians vote to name Sydney Harbour boat as Ferry McFerryface... READ MORE›
BASHING OF CHINESE STUDENT IN CANBERRA THREATENS AUSTRALIA'S IMAGE
Global Times, a mass-circulating national newspaper focused on foreign policy, said the incident would prompt many Chinese people to feel Australia isn't safe... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA REFUSES NZ OFFER ON MANUS ISLAND REFUGEES
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has turned down a renewed offer from New Zealand to resettle some refugees from a Papua New Guinea detention centre... READ MORE›
'STRATEGIC' CONCERNS FOR AUSTRALIA OVER BEIJING'S TRILLION-DOLLAR 'NEW SILK ROAD'
Topics government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, world-politics, international-aid-and-trade, business-economics-and-finance, defence-and-national-security, australia, china First posted October 22, 2017 18 23 39... READ MORE›
'BRACING FOR ANOTHER BREXIT OR TRUMP SHOCK'
At 10 00am AEDT we'll finally find out for sure how Australia feels about same-sex marriage... READ MORE›
AUSTRIA'S SEBASTIAN KURZ: THE MAN SET TO BE THE WORLD'S YOUNGEST LEADER
Austria's Sebastian Kurz The man set to be the world's youngest leader... READ MORE›
UN IMPLORES AUSTRALIA TO RESUME FEEDING 'STARVING' REFUGEES AT REMOTE CAMP
Remote manus island centre, closed this week, is part of australia's disputed immigration policy... READ MORE›