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Despite Macron's deadpan delivery, some observers felt he may have been making a joke. (Photo: File/AP)

'Delicious': Emmanuel Macron on Australian PM Turnbull's wife

The comment quickly sparked some light-hearted reaction on social media and in the Australian press

02 May 2018 5:51 PM

The 76-year-old was impassive throughout the hearing in Melbourne that ordered him to face a jury on "multiple" charges, although half of the allegations against him, including some of the most serious, were thrown out. (Photo: AFP)

Pope aide Pell pleads not guilty, to stand trial on sexual abuse charges

'Not guilty', top aide to Pope Francis said loudly, without hesitation when asked his plea, a stance he has taken since first being charged.

01 May 2018 12:06 PM

The boy, who ran away from his Sydney home after a row with his mother, had previously visited Bali on holiday with his family. (Photo: AFP)

Australia boy, 12, flies alone to Bali, spends 4 days using parents’ credit card

The boy spent four days in Bali, where he said he checked into a hotel, hired a scooter and drank beer before a friend alerted his mother.

24 Apr 2018 1:26 PM

The earthquake in February killed 125 people and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless. (Photo: Representational)

Strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea

Just two months ago, a 7.5 quake earthquake struck the same highlands area killing 125 people.

07 Apr 2018 7:01 PM

Around 1,000 people will be eligible to apply to have their records cleared when the scheme takes effect next year. (Photo: File/AP)

New Zealand passes law to withdraw historic gay convictions

Homosexuality was decriminalised in 1986, but men who were convicted before then still had the offence listed on their official records.

04 Apr 2018 2:10 PM

The maximum penalty for each charge is 20 years' jail. (Representational Image)

Indian man charged with people smuggling as ‘fake media contingent’ to cover CWG

The nine visitors, all from India, were flagged as possible 'non-genuine travelers' when they transited through Thailand.

29 Mar 2018 1:36 PM

Elon Musk called his father Errol a 'terrible human being' in 2017. (Photo: File)

Elon Musk's estranged father has baby with 30-yr-old stepdaughter

Elon's father, Errol Musk, the South African businessman has reportedly fathered a 10-month-old son with his stepdaughter Jana Bezuidenhout.

26 Mar 2018 3:16 PM

It took weeks of sleuthing using Google Translate, online research and archival digging before the unusual find was confirmed as an authentic bottle thrown from a German ship into the Indian Ocean. (Photo: AFP)

Australian beach goers chance upon oldest 'message in a bottle'

It was one of thousands of bottles used in a long-term German oceanographic experiment to better understand global ocean currents.

07 Mar 2018 12:32 PM

Guerin was already on suspension and being investigated by the police's anti-corruption watchdog after revelations last week that he made vulgar sexual remarks on a website about a former female police commissioner and a police union chief. (Photo: LinkedIn | Brett Guerin)

Australia’s top cop quits force after ‘crude’ racist, sexist internet posts

'It is behaviour that is completely and utterly unacceptable at Victoria Police,' Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ashton told reporters.

27 Feb 2018 11:28 AM

Michael McCormack, 53, was chosen by the Nationals -- the junior partner in the governing Liberal-National coalition -- to take over as leader and deputy PM in an internal party vote. (Photo: AP)

Conservative rural politician sworn in as Australia's new deputy prime minister

McCormack, who had been the veterans' affairs minister, was sworn in as deputy PM shortly after his appointment.

26 Feb 2018 6:17 PM

Turnbull will be seeking a clear picture from Trump on how he expects the North Korean crisis to unfold, said Kim Beazley, a former Australian defense minister who was ambassador to Washington until 2016. (Photo: File)

Australian PM Malcolm Turnball US bound to hold talks with Trump

The trade deal among 11 countries includes Australia, which also has a bilateral free trade partnership with the United States.

21 Feb 2018 5:31 PM

The source added that the preferred terminology was to call the plan an ‘alternative’ to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, rather than a ‘rival.’ (Photos: File)

India, US, Japan, Aus form ‘quad’ to compete with China’s BRI: report

The United States, Japan, India and Australia have recently revived four-way talks to deepen security cooperation.

19 Feb 2018 3:05 PM

Turnbull denounced the affair at a press conference in Canberra after a week in which the scandal threw his centre-right government into turmoil. (Photo: File)

After deputy’s ‘shocking’ affair, Aus PM bans sex between ministers

Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce, married for 24 years, is expecting a child with his former staffer in April.

15 Feb 2018 4:09 PM

Cyclone Gita slammed into Samoa overnight Friday, forcing the evacuation of some 200 people and causing widespread flooding, leaving many without power and electricity. (Photo: AFP)

Tonga declares state of emergency as Cyclone Gita intensifies

Acting PM Semisi Sika issued nationwide alert, saying he was 'satisfied that an emergency is happening or about to happen in the kingdom'.

12 Feb 2018 12:54 PM

‘We owe it to survivors not to waste this moment and we must continue to be guided by their wishes,’ Malcolm Turnbull said. (Photo: AP)

Owe it to survivors: PM Turnbull to make national apology to child abuse victims

The final report of the royal commission has words ‘that shake us to our core’.

08 Feb 2018 1:31 PM

A volcano on the island of Kadovar, located about 24 km north of the Papuan mainland, began erupting on January 5. (Photo: AFP)

1,500 evacuated from Papua New Guinea after volcano eruption

After venting ash for several days, the volcano exploded on Friday, blasting out glowing red rocks and sulphur dioxide.

14 Jan 2018 1:41 PM

His motive is not clear, although police allege he made ‘utterances’ to them about voices, dreams and the ‘poor treatment of Muslims’ after his arrest. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Afghan refugee charged with attempted murder of 18 in Flinders Street incident

The magistrate ordered a psychiatric assessment and he is due to appear in court again on Wednesday, a broadcaster reported.

23 Dec 2017 1:11 PM

Fifty-nine bags containing some 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of methamphetamine each were seized from the vehicle. (Photo: File)

Australian police seizes 1.2 ton meth worth USD 802 million in record drug bust

This seizure surpassed the previous record of 903 kilogram in Melbourne early in 2017.

22 Dec 2017 1:40 PM

ISIS is now only clinging to the dregs of a 'caliphate' that spanned territory the size of Britain three years ago, with Iraq declaring victory in the war in December. (Photo: AP)

Australia pulls fighter jets out of Iraq, Syria, ends air strike against ISIS

The decision follows the Islamic State jihadist group losing its two main hubs -- Mosul in Iraq and Raqa in Syria.

22 Dec 2017 10:16 AM

Acting commissioner Shane Patton said that the police do not believe what happened is terror related but will continue to investigate. (Photo: AFP)

Flinders street incident: Indian among 19 injured as speeding truck mowed crowd

The 45-year-old Kaul was talking to his son while crossing the intersection when he was hit by the car.

21 Dec 2017 8:58 PM

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