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'Sister marches' begin in Australia, NZ in protest against US prez Trump
In Sydney, Australia's biggest city, about 3,000 people, men and women gathered for a rally before marching on the US consulate.
21 Jan 2017 7:08 PM
6.8-magnitude quake hits off Solomon islands
The Solomons National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) said it had not received any damage reports from the remote area.
20 Jan 2017 9:58 AM
Australia: 5-yr-old Sikh student denied school enrolment for wearing turban
Students should be able to wear their significant religious symbols and articles of faith, said the five-yr-old's father.
17 Jan 2017 5:15 PM
Australia, Malaysia, China halt MH370 underwater search
The Malaysia Airlines aircraft disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 passengers and crew.
17 Jan 2017 12:38 PM
Muslim woman assaulted with beer bottle in Australia, hijab torn
The victim waited for an hour before calling the police again who allegedly told her there was no log of her previous emergency call.
20 Dec 2016 4:30 PM
Malcolm Turnbull can’t wait to free Australia from UK monarchy
Opposition Labour leader Bill Shorten appeared to criticise Mr Turnbull’s lack of action on Twitter following the speech.
19 Dec 2016 6:18 AM
Australian mom starves 3-month-old daughter to death
The toddler's body was found in a mummified state in July last year.
16 Dec 2016 2:53 PM
US ready to confront Beijing on South China Sea: admiral
The United States estimates Beijing has added more than 3,200 acres of land on seven features in SCS over the past three years.
14 Dec 2016 1:29 PM
Bill English elected to replace New Zealand PM John Key
English said priority for his government was ensuring the most needy were given opportunities.
12 Dec 2016 7:56 AM
Residents take to the hills as powerful quake hits Solomon Islands
The huge underwater quake triggered a tsunami warning for a wide swath of the South Pacific.
09 Dec 2016 1:16 PM
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announces shock resignation
Speaking in a shaking voice, Key said he had made personal sacrifices for the job and the role had taken a toll on his family.
05 Dec 2016 8:37 AM
Judge declines hearing woman's evidence until she takes off veil
Elzahed refused to take off her burqa and she failed to turn up to the fourth day on November 30 of the hearing.
02 Dec 2016 3:34 PM
New Zealand drops new study visas for Indian student
The fall was because too many students were arriving with too little money to support themselves and too little English to study in NZ.
01 Dec 2016 8:35 AM
Many hurt as man sets fire to bank in Australia
Some reports said he doused himself with the accelerant and went up in flames, although this was not confirmed.
18 Nov 2016 11:33 AM
Aus preschoolers to learn Hindi as foreign language
Birmingham said almost 10,000 children had been part of the programme that helps students and their teachers to learn new languages.
14 Nov 2016 12:36 PM
Tsunami hits New Zealand after strong quakes
The ambulance service said it did not receive any reports of quake-related injuries.
13 Nov 2016 6:52 PM
Australia: Indian-origin bus driver's killer was former mental patient
Alisher died when an incendiary device similar to a Molotov cocktail was allegedly thrown inside his bus, setting him on fire.
31 Oct 2016 9:52 AM
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