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Residents across a wide swath of Australia's east coast were bracing for "catastrophic" conditions on Tuesday, with searing heat and high winds expected to fan scores of already burning bushfires, threatening residential areas. (Photo: screenshot)

‘Stay Alert’: Millions in Australia brace for ‘catastrophic’ bushfires

Around 600 schools and colleges were closed as a precaution and authorities advised anyone suffering respiratory conditions to stay indoors.

12 Nov 2019 1:48 PM

Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy stressed India's concern over the 'tacit support' that some nations are extending to terror groups breeding on their soil, in an apparent reference to Pakistan. (Photo: ANI)

India to host next 'No Money For Terror' meet in 2020

The session also called for a united global effort against all those who support terror or help generate finances for terror.

07 Nov 2019 7:37 PM

Boeing announced Thursday up to 50 of its popular 737NG planes had been grounded after cracks in them were detected, in another blow to the US aircraft maker following two deadly crashes. (Photo: File)

50 Boeing 737NG planes grounded globally over cracks: Official

Boeing had previously reported a problem with the model's 'pickle fork' -- a part which helps bind the wing to the fuselage.

31 Oct 2019 1:39 PM

Australia's most notorious serial killer Ivan Milat, whose murder of seven young backpackers in the 1990s terrified the country, has died in hospital, officials said Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Australian backpacker killer Ivan Milat, sentenced for life, dies in jail

Milat was serving consecutive life sentences for the brutal killing spree which took place near Sydney between 1989 and 1992.

27 Oct 2019 1:22 PM

A permanent ban on scaling Uluru -- also known as Ayers Rock -- comes into place Saturday in line with the long-held wishes of the traditional Aboriginal owners of the land, the Anangu. (Photo: File)

Hundreds in Australia flock to climb Uluru, giant monolith, for last time

Saturday marks 34 years since that the park’s title was handed back to the traditional owners.

25 Oct 2019 2:31 PM

The longest non-stop passenger flight touched down in Australia Sunday morning after more than 19 hours in the air, a milestone journey from New York that Qantas hopes to parlay into commercial success. (Photo: Qantas)

‘Historic moment’: World's longest flight arrives in Sydney from New York

The four pilots on board -- who rotated between flying duties -- also wore devices that tracked their brain waves and alertness.

21 Oct 2019 2:34 PM

National and regional mastheads including The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Financial Review hit newsstands Monday with most of their front-page news stories blacked out. (Photo: AP)

In fight for press freedom, Australian newspapers redact front pages to expose govt

PM Morrison said his government would 'always believe in freedom of press', but also insisted that journalists were not above law.

21 Oct 2019 9:41 AM

The idea behind the document was to prepare the Australian government's Liberal-National Party coalition members for Monday's resumption of Parliament. (Photo: File)

Australian PM's office accidentally sends confidential document to journalists

While Prime Minister Scott Morrison is yet to comment on the matter, Attorney-General Christian Porter downplayed the gaffe.

14 Oct 2019 12:54 PM

The family of four has been held at the Christmas Island detention facility for the past month while their fight to stay in the country is before the courts. (Photo: Facebook)

Australia rejects UN call to release Tamil family held at Christmas Island

A Federal Court judge ruled last month there was enough evidence for the toddler’s case to go to trial, though a date has not yet been set.

05 Oct 2019 2:55 PM

An Australian travel-blogging couple who were detained in Iran on spying charges have been released and returned home, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Australian couple charged with spying in Iran released

She was pregnant when she was arrested in 2017 in Australia where she was a legal resident.

05 Oct 2019 1:07 PM

The company said it was working with its software and online security suppliers to ensure the situation was not repeated. (Photo: AP)

Asics store in New Zealand apologises after porn played on big screens

Pornography played on retailer's outdoor screens for up to 9 hrs -- until staff arrived at shop around 10 am on Sunday and switched it off.

30 Sep 2019 1:24 PM

In one case study, arms that began held close to the body ended up flung out to the side. (Representational Image)

Human bodies move for more than a year after death: Australian Scientist’s revelation

After studying and photographing movements of a corpse over 17-months, Alyson Wilson said that she found humans don't exactly rest in peace.

13 Sep 2019 2:47 PM

Realising that they had been found by the police, the duo made a bid to escape -- only to discover a "big, huge seal" was now blocking their way. (Representational Image)

Find out how a giant, angry seal helps Australian cops to bust international drug ring

Officers discovered an estimated USD 688,000 of illicit drugs hidden on the island.

13 Sep 2019 2:29 PM

'Raising an allegation of sexual assault is an incredibly difficult thing to do -- for additional distress to be caused through the way these allegations are handled is incredibly distressing,' Ardern said in a statement. (Photo: File | AP)

Mistakes made: NZ PM apologises for party's handling of sexual assault claim

The 19-year-old woman alleges the staffer sexually assaulted her at his home in February last year.

11 Sep 2019 12:17 PM

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Dominic Barton, the former global managing director of the influential consulting firm McKinsey & Co, as the new envoy. Barton is head of the Trudeau government's economic advisory council. (Photo: AP | File)

Canada names new China envoy amid damaged relations

The arrest of the daughter of the founder of Huawei at Vancouver's airport December 1 severely damaged relations between China and Canada.

05 Sep 2019 12:22 PM

Vienna and Melbourne have been neck and neck in the EIU survey for years, but the Austrian capital also regularly tops a larger ranking of cities by quality of life compiled by consulting firm Mercer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vienna declared 'most liveable city' for second year by global survey

Japan’s Osaka was fourth, followed by three Canadian cities - Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto.

04 Sep 2019 8:42 AM

Tamil toddlers moved to remote island detention centre in Australia

The family's neighbours from rural Queensland have campaigned for them to stay.

31 Aug 2019 2:50 PM

Those on board will be subject to medical checks, while their sleep patterns and food consumption will be monitored, as Qantas bids to establish non-stop commercial flights from Australia's east coast to London and New York. (Representational Image)

Qantas to test 19-hour ‘ultra long-haul’ Sydney to New York, London flights

Three flights aboard Boeing 787-9 aircraft will take place from October, with up to 40 passengers and crew on the 19-hour flight.

23 Aug 2019 2:54 PM

'The Central Government of China has the determination, confidence and capability to safeguard the 'One Country, Two Systems' and maintain stability and prosperity in Hong Kong', the statement said. (Photo: AP)

China warns Canada against interfering in 'purely internal' Hong Kong matter

The embassy also noted that the Chinese government is determined to safeguard the 'One Country, Two Systems'.

19 Aug 2019 6:24 PM

A man brandishing a large knife chased passersby in Sydney's Central Business District on Tuesday and stabbed at least one woman on the busy street before he was overpowered and taken into custody. (Photo: AFP)

Stabbing spree in Sydney by man yelling 'God is great' in Arabic

Police at the scene have confirmed there have been no fatal injuries.

13 Aug 2019 1:16 PM