Carlos Sainz wins F1 Australian GP after early exit for Verstappen with engine fire
Ferrariโs Carlos Sainz ended Red Bullโs Formula 1 winning streak when the Spaniard took advantage of Max Verstappenโs early exit to win the Australian Grand Prix just two weeks after missing the previous race in Saudi Arabia due to an emergency appendectomy.
Philippine president tells Australia their strategic partnership is more important than ever
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has told Australiaโs Parliament that the strategic partnership between the two nations is more important than ever with the rule of law and peace in the region under threat from China.
Australia to ban doxxing after pro-Palestinian activists publish information about hundreds of Jews
The Australian government says will outlaw doxxing โ the malicious release online of personal or identifying information without the subjectโs permission โ after pro-Palestinian activists published personal details about hundreds of Jewish people in Australia.
Australians protest British colonization on a national holiday some mark as 'Invasion Day'
Thousands of Australians protested the anniversary of British colonization of their country with large crowds urging for Australia Day to be moved and for a day of mourning on the holiday some call โInvasion Day.โ.
Australia pushes against China's Pacific influence through a security pact with Papua New Guinea
The Australian government has signed a security pact with its nearest neighbor Papua New Guinea that strengthens Australiaโs place as the preferred security partner in a region where Chinaโs influence is growing.
Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China
The U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom to include underwater drones and electronic warfare, as part of a broader effort to counter Chinaโs rapidly growing influence in the Indo-Pacific.
Australia apologizes for thalidomide tragedy as some survivors listen in the Parliament gallery
Survivors of the harmful morning sickness drug thalidomide were in the public gallery when Australiaโs Parliament made a national apology for what was described as one of the darkest chapters in Australiaโs medical history.
Relatives and a friend of Israelis kidnapped and killed by Hamas visit Australia's Parliament House
Relatives and a friend of Israelis kidnapped and killed by Hamas are visiting Australia this week and sharing personal stories in an effort to lobby for international support for all hostages to be freed โ and to support Israelโs war effort.
Australia's leader criticizes China over its warship's use of sonar that injured a naval diver
Australia's prime minister has criticized China for what he calls a โdangerousโ encounter between Chinese and Australian warships but declined to say whether he raised the issue with President Xi Jinping.
80 people freed from Australian migrant centers since High Court outlawed indefinite detention
Australia's immigration minister says 80 people including convicted criminals who are considered dangerous have been released from Australian migrant detention centers since the High Court ruled last week that their indefinite detention wis unconstitutional.
Australian and Chinese leaders talk pandas and wine as ties improve despite disagreements
The leaders of Australia and China have welcomed the improvement in relations between their two countries in the past year and emphasized the importance of engaging with each other despite differences on issues such as defense.
Australia decides against canceling Chinese company's lease of strategically important port
The Australian government has decided against canceling a Chinese companyโs 99-year lease on strategically important Darwin Port despite U.S. concerns that foreign control could be used to spy on its military.
Australian safety watchdog fines social platform X $385,000 for not tackling child abuse content
Australiaโs online safety watchdog has fined X โ the social media platform formerly known as Twitter โ 610,500 Australian dollars ($385,000) for failing to fully explain how it tackled child sexual exploitation content.
Australian and Indonesian forces deploy battle tanks in US-led combat drills amid Chinese concern
Thousands of soldiers from the United States, Indonesia, Australia and other allied forces demonstrated their armor capabilities in combat drills on the Indonesian island of Java at a time of increased Chinese aggression in the region.
Australians are voting on creating an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Here's what you need to know
Australians will vote on Oct. 14 in a referendum that would enshrine in the nationโs constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that effect their lives known as the Voice.
Worm removed from womanโs brain was โstill alive and wrigglingโ
An 8 cm (3 inch) roundworm that was โstill alive and wrigglingโ was pulled from the brain of a 64-year-old Australian woman at the Canberra Hospital, the Australian National University (ANU) said, calling it a โworldโs first case.โ
Australian prosecutors drop case against actor Amber Heard over pet Yorkshire terriers
Australian prosecutors have dropped a potential criminal case against American actor Amber Heard over allegations that she lied to a court about how her Yorkshire terriers came to be smuggled into Australia eight years ago.
Human remains found in search for Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea with 4 crew aboard
The search for an Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea killing four people during a military exercise with the United States has found human remains but not the black box crucial to explaining the tragedy.
Blinken says US economic support for Niger is at risk as military takeover threatens stability
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says political instability in Niger resulting from a military takeover that deposed the country's president this week threatens Washington's economic support to the African nation.
Defense Secretary Austin says the US stands with countries against China's 'bullying behavior'
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the U.S. stands with countries fighting Chinese โbullying behaviorโ as he starts bilateral talks in Australia aimed at countering Beijingโs growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
US navy secretary says Australian multination military exercise demonstrates unity to China
U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro says the major multination military training exercise Talisman Sabre in Australia sends a message to China that Americaโs allies are cooperating to defend their security and democratic values.
Blinken heads to Tonga, New Zealand, Australia as US shifts Indo-Pacific strategy into overdrive
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Tonga, New Zealand and Australia next week as the Biden administration shifts its Indo-Pacific strategy into overdrive in part to counter Chinaโs growing influence in the region.