Australia on Friday (Feb 11) listed koalas along much of its east coast as endangered after the native marsupial's habitats were hit by prolonged drought, bushfires and developers cutting down trees.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Australia yesterday to meet Asia-Pacific allies concerned by China’s rise and signal United States commitment to the region despite Washington’s recent focus on Ukraine.

Australia’s prime minister apologised for widespread sexual harassment, abuse and bullying of political staff yesterday, a year after a high-profile rape allegation rocked the country’s parliament.

The Australian government said on Tuesday it had acquired copyright to the Aboriginal flag so it can be freely used, resolving a commercial dispute that had restricted sporting teams and Aboriginal communities from reproducing the image.

A light plane crashed into waters off Australia's east coast on Sunday morning, killing all four people on board including two children, police said.

Five schoolchildren were killed and several others were seriously injured when a gust of wind blew their bouncy castle into the air at an end-of-term party in Australia yesterday.

Australia rushed peacekeepers to the Solomon Islands yesterday hoping to quell riots that threatened to topple the Pacific nation’s government and left its capital ablaze.

Australia yesterday listed all of Hezbollah as a “terrorist organisation”, extending an existing ban on armed units to the entire

Australia yesterday announced measures to ring-fence dozens of sensitive technologies from foreign interference, stepping up efforts to safeguard against “national security risks” from China and others.

The Australian government on Tuesday pledged A$178 million ($132 million) to ramp up the rollout of hydrogen refuelling and charging stations for electric vehicles, but did not offer EV rebates or set targets to phase out petrol cars.

Police smashed their way into a suburban house on Wednesday and rescued a 4-year-old girl whose disappearance from her family’s camping tent on Australia’s remote west coast more than two weeks ago both horrified and captivated the nation.

Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) agreed at a summit yesterday to establish a “comprehensive strategic

Indigenous residents of low-lying islands off northern Australia filed a landmark lawsuit yesterday aimed at forcing the government

Coal-rich Australia unveiled a much-delayed 2050 net zero emissions target yesterday, in a plan that pointedly dodged thorny details or near-term goals ahead of a landmark UN climate summit.

Australia yesterday unveiled plans to make social media companies obtain parental consent for users under the age of 16, with multimillion dollar fines for failing to comply.

Millions in Melbourne are readying to come out of the world's longest Covid-19 lockdown later on Thursday even as cases hover near record levels, with pubs, restaurants and cafes rushing to restock supplies before opening their doors.

Two people have survived days without water in Australia’s hot and dusty outback, police said yesterday, ending a frenzied five-day rescue effort.

Sydney will end its Covid-19 quarantine for fully vaccinated international travellers from November 1, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said on Friday, foreshadowing the full return of overseas travel after more than 19 months.

Elated Sydneysiders were emerging from almost four months of “blood, sweat and no beers” early today as a long coronavirus lockdown was lifted in Australia’s largest city.

Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan said on Friday he expected to finalise a free trade agreement with the European Union by the end of next year, despite the EU’s anger over Canberra’s cancellation of a submarine contract with France.