Australia

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to a second 3-year term

6:46am May 03, 2025

Albanese was the first Australian prime minister to clinch a second consecutive term in 21 years. He suggested his government had boosted its majority by not modeling itself on the Trump administration.

Australians vote in election, with high prices and housing shortage major issues

7:24pm May 02, 2025

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's center-left Labor Party is seeking a second term. His opponent, conservative opposition leader Peter Dutton, wants to become the first political leader to oust a first-term government since 1931.

An Australian woman is on trial for murder by toxic mushrooms. Here's what to know

3:36pm May 02, 2025

Erin Patterson hosted several of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Within days, three of them were dead of mushroom poisoning. She denies deliberately poisoning them.

These Australian twins have gone viral after speaking in synch

5:00am April 26, 2025

by William Troop

Meet Bridgette and Paula Powers, identical twins who speak in synch and dedicate themselves to animal conservation.

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South Korea, Japan and US Hold Trilateral Naval Drills

Trump has key allies in Asia guessing on trade and security

6:00am March 22, 2025

As with Europe, the Trump administration is sending conflicting signals to America's long-standing allies in Asia, with whom the U.S. has deep-rooted security agreements that date back to the 1950s.

A U.S. influencer outrages Australians by snatching a baby wombat from its mom

12:55pm March 14, 2025

Outdoor enthusiast Sam Jones left Australia after posting a video of herself separating a baby wombat from its mom on a dark road. Australians are cheering her departure and worrying about the animal.

Australia won't retaliate against 'unjustified' U.S. tariffs, prime minister says

1:39am March 12, 2025

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday that U.S. tariffs on Australian steel and aluminum were unjustified, but his government would not retaliate with its own tariffs.

Last blood donation of 81-year-old with rare blood group

James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died

11:54am March 03, 2025

Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.

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Australia warns airlines to beware of Chinese naval exercises in the Tasman Sea

4:03am February 21, 2025

China had given notice that its warships could potentially fire live weapons during an exercise in the Tasman Sea, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

More than 150 false killer whales stranded on a beach in Australia's Tasmania state

1:50am February 19, 2025

The reasons for the beachings are unclear. Reasons could include disorientation caused by loud noises, illness, old age, injury, fleeing predators and severe weather.