Australia

Australia held on to a narrow first-half lead to pick up a crucial victory over Tunisia that keeps alive their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup last 16. Knowing defeat would mean an early exit from the competition, Graham Arnold's…

Flooding in eastern Australia is hurting the quality of the wheat harvest in one of the world’s biggest exporters, worsening a global shortage of the high-grade variety used to make bread and ramen noodles. That is going to put a damper on…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet in-person on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) summit on Tuesday, the first such talks between leaders of the two countries since 2019 that is likely…

Australian Resources Minister Madeleine King said that the supply of gas and coal to Japan will not be disrupted by government measures to curb rising domestic energy prices, amid concerns such steps would see energy exports from the…

Elderly travelers are being tricked into trafficking drugs into Australia, the federal police have warned. In a recent statement, the Australian Federal Police revealed it has identified a new trend whereby organized criminals target the…

Heat and drought are inflicting perilous strain on dairy cows across the globe, drying up their milk production and threatening the long-term global supply of everything from butter to baby formula. Volumes of dairy are forecast to sink by…

Four women and 13 children who were family members of fighters of the Islamic State group (ISIS) have been repatriated to Australia. The group arrived on Saturday having spent years in Syrian detention camps. Some 60 Australians are to be…

About 100 people on board Coral Princess, the first large international cruiser to enter the waters of the state of Western Australia in two years, tested positive for Covid-19. The cruise ship, which has the capacity to carry nearly 2,000…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese signed a bilateral security agreement on Saturday to bolster cooperation amid concerns over China’s increasing regional power. The new pact, signed in…

The Australian government will next week introduce legislation to significantly increase penalties for privacy breaches after the huge hack at mobile phone operator Optus. The legislation will boost the maximum penalty for serious or…