Australia

New Zealanders on the east coast of the North Island felt a "massive jolt" on Saturday afternoon when a 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck. Thousands of Kiwis near Hawkes Bay have ...

Children aged 12 and over are now eligible to receive the Moderna mRNA vaccine for immunisation against the ...

Dan Andrews, the premier of the Australian state of Victoria, is drawing up plans to give vaccinated residents ...

Commentary There are signs in public attitudes and statements by at least some of Australia’s political and business ...

One in four Australians know someone who has committed suicide during the past 12 months amid the COVID-19 ...

Four million doses of the Pfizer jab will be sent from the UK to Australia as part of ...

Australia is considering an ambitious sporting diplomacy mission to deepen engagement in the South Pacific region, amid increasing ...

The Australian state government of South Australia is rolling out a new quarantine app that requires users to ...

A man inspired by ISIS has carried out a terrorist attack at a supermarket in Auckland on Friday ...

A Sydney law firm has filed an action against the New South Wales (NSW) health minister, chief medical ...

As New South Wales (NSW) learns to live with COVID-19, health procedures will eventually become available through normalised ...

The artwork of prominent Australian artist, poet, and political cartoonist Michael Leunig was pulled from the planned posters ...

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the Taliban's claim that 41 Australian soldiers died in vain in Afghanistan ...

United Australia Party party leader and MP for Hughes, Craig Kelly, is proposing a bill that will cut ...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that Australia will receive a further 4 million Pfizer vaccine doses in ...

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has named thirteen superannuation funds that have failed its inaugural performance test since ...

A charity has stepped in to help reunite a three-year-old boy with his mum and dad after they ...

National Cabinet must make the "challenging decision" on how many COVID-19 deaths they're willing to accept in order ...

 Analysis Iron ore prices have tumbled as Beijing has suppressed demand and cracked down on its domestic steel ...

The business community has come together and signed an open letter, calling on state and federal governments to ...

Australia has announced a three-month extension of the "human biosecurity emergency powers" that allow it to restrict Australians from outbound ...

Russell Crowe’s new psychological thriller has been forced to halt production because a crew member tested positive for ...

Commentary As Australia’s death toll from COVID-19 passes 1,000, opinions about the efficacy of draconian lockdowns are beginning ...

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has signalled a potential divergence from Australia's national plan to reopen internal borders once 70-80 ...

The Queensland government has announced that it will quarantine all children who attended the Australian International Islamic College ...

Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has rejected calls for companies that profited while receiving JobKeeper to repay the subsidy ...

The Queensland government has issued a public health alert after a Queensland-based truck driver tested positive for COVID-19 after ...