Sources: News Limited
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese and Papua New Guinean prime minister James Marape sign a communiqué in Port Moresby confirming agreement on a mutual defence treaty after earlier plans to sign the treaty failed. 2025-09-17
A car crash in south Sydney, Australia kills 5 children and leaves an 18-year-old driver with minor injuries. 2022-09-6
Authorities in the Australian state of Queensland prepare for the impact of Severe Tropical Cyclone Nathan which is forecast to make landfall near Cooktown early tomorrow morning. 2015-03-19
Five people die after a light plane catches fire on take-off at Caboolture Airport in Queensland, Australia. 2014-03-22
The Rolling Stones postpone their tours of Australia and New Zealand following the death of Mick Jagger's girlfriend L'Wren Scott. 2014-03-18
Censors in Australia effectively ban the award-winning Swedish film "Children's Island" due to scenes of child nudity, with anyone caught selling or showing the film in public risking up to 10 years in prison. 2014-02-27
More than 130 wildfires are burning on the east coast of Australia with thousands of people forced to leave their homes. 2013-01-8
Sandy Island, a South Pacific island, shown on marine charts and world maps as well as on Google Earth, does not exist, Australian scientists say. 2012-11-22
Federal Defence Minister John Faulkner rules out withdrawing Australian troops from Afghanistan, alleging it would undo nine years of hard work. 2010-07-16
Dr. Jayant Patel is convicted at the Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia of three charges of manslaughter committed while working at the Bundaberg Base Hospital. 2010-06-29