Australia

A father and son fishing for whiting and squid on their small boat in Australia had a terrifying encounter with a great white shark that came 'out of nowhere' and tried ...

Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack has been confirmed as Nationals leader after the coalition's stunning election victory. At ...

Anthony Albanese is set to be elected unopposed to the Labor leadership, as contenders to be his deputy ...

A woman and a 2-year-old child died in Australia after plummeting to their deaths from a cliffside lookout platform. ...

A former Catholic priest has been spared a lengthier sentence for the historical sexual abuse of two young ...

A man is accused of punching a female paramedic who was trying to treat him on an inner ...

Commentary The election result surprised pollsters, punters, and most commentators. But as I argued early last Wednesday on ...

A woman and a 2-year-old child died in Australia after plummeting to their deaths from a cliffside lookout platform. ...

The latest Australian Electoral Commission figures for the federal election show the coalition on track to hold 78 ...

Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen will throw his hat in the ring for Labor leader and will be up ...

The Liberal Party has reclaimed its blue-ribbon seat of Wentworth, with independent MP Dr. Kerryn Phelps conceding to ...

Australian Labor Party politician Tanya Plibersek has announced she will not contest the Labor leadership, leaving Anthony Albanese ...

Scott Morrison plans to prioritise his promised tax cuts after he settles his new ministry line up, as ...

Australia's conservative coalition was on Monday poised to secure an outright majority following a shock election victory, allowing ...

Following Coalition's shock election victory, a public sex offender register posited by the political alliance in Australia could ...

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been re-elected to continue on with the job in a general election ...

Re-elected Prime Minister Scott Morrison will get down to business as soon as possible—but not before going to ...

Labor's Warren Snowdon said he was feeling "really sad" in the wake of the Australian federal election following ...

By Anne Twomey The election is over, the Coalition has won the most seats. But we don’t yet ...

Ahead of Australia’s recent federal election, the country’s prime minister and the ruling Liberal Party found itself the ...

SYDNEY—Scott Morrison has been re-elected May 18 as Australia's prime minister, securing another three-year team for the Liberal-National ...

Scott Morrison was re-elected May 18 as Prime Minister of Australia, securing another three-year team for the Liberal-National ...

Labor leader Bill Shorten has conceded defeat and announced he will stand down as Labor leader, following Australia's ...

Australian voters in the general election appear to have defied media reports suggesting the opposition's left-leaning Labor Party ...

One of Australia's most controversial political leaders lost his seat in the nation's federal election on May 18. ...

SYDNEY—Bob Hawke, a transformative and charismatic left-wing lawmaker with a "larrikin" streak who served as Australian prime minister ...

Wallabies superstar Israel Folau has had his four-year, $4 million contract with Rugby Australia terminated because of his ...