Freed Australian denies North Korean spy charges
The Australian student released last week after being detained inNorth Korea said on Tuesday Pyongyang’s accusation that he was a spy was “pretty obviously” false, but that
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Australian police raids on national broadcaster, News Corp prompt outcry
SYDNEY, June 5 (Reuters) – Police raided the offices of Australia’s national broadcaster on Wednesday over allegations it had published classified material, the second raid
Australia’s central bank takes ‘responsibilty’ for embarrasing note typo
SYDNEY, May 9 (Reuters) – Millions of A$50 ($35) banknotes in Australia have an embarrassing typographical error that was overlooked by the country’s central bank
Diaspora chambers in Australia launches trade initiative with Cyprus, Greece and Egypt
The Chambers of Commerce of the Cypriot, Greek and Egyptian diasporas in Australia are preparing an action plan to promote trade and investment relations with
Australian Cypriot doctor on trial for giving daughter life-saving CPR
A Greek Cypriot doctor, Jack Kerry (Kyriacou), is on trial for giving life-saving CPR to his daughter after she overdosed on heroin, despite evidence
Australia probes attempted hacking of national parliament
By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Australian authorities are investigating an attempt to hack into the national parliament’s computer network, two senior lawmakers
Australia hit by once-in-a-century floods, braces for more rain
Once-in-a-century flooding in part of the eastern Australian state of Queensland looks set to worsen as the nation’s weather bureau on Saturday warned of more
Zen master Pujara deflates Australia again
Cheteshwar Pujara fell agonisingly short of a fourth double hundred in test cricket but India’s top order bulwark firmly established himself as the difference between
AEK’s Giannou named in Australia team for Asian Cup
AEK Larnaca striker Apostolos Giannou has been named by Australia as a replacement for injured winger Martin Boyle, with the Cyprus-based 28-year-old joining Graham Arnold’s Asian Cup squad
Australia swelters through heatwave as records tumble
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Australia looks set to sweat through one of its hottest Decembers ever, the national weather bureau said
Kohli leads India’s fightback in Perth
Captain Virat Kohli determinedly led India’s fightback on an engrossing day two on Saturday, blunting Australia’s bowling attack to leave the second test hanging in
Australian kids walk out of school to protest climate inaction
Thousands of children walked out of school across Australia on Friday in protest against government inaction on climate change, prompting a rebuke from a minister
Gas cylinders set on fire, three stabbed in Australia terror attack
A Somali-born man set fire to a pickup truck laden with gas cylinders in the centre of the Australian city of Melbourne on Friday and
All Blacks crush Wallabies for Bledisloe Cup sweep
All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett scored 17 points as New Zealand completed a Bledisloe Cup clean sweep with a 37-20 win over Australia at the
Australia slaps sanctions on Myanmar army top brass
Australia on Tuesday slapped travel and financial sanctions on five top Myanmar military officers, accused of overseeing brutal violence against Rohingya Muslims by units under their
Cypriot caught smuggling millions worth of meth into Australia
A 47-year-old Cypriot man allegedly attempting to smuggle $3.5 million worth of methamphetamines into Australia was arrested and at Sydney international airport on Sunday. The
Cambodia pardons Australian filmmaker jailed for espionage
Cambodia has granted a pardon to an Australian filmmaker jailed in August on espionage charges for six years, a court in the capital, Phnom Penh, said
Two dead after suspected drug overdose at Sydney music festival
Two people died, a dozen more were hospitalised and hundreds others sought medical assistance after suspected drug overdoses at a music festival in Sydney, the
Argentina upset Wallabies to break 35-year drought
Argentina beat the Wallabies in Australia for the first time since 1983 with a 23-19 victory on the Gold Coast on Saturday that gave them
Australia’s new PM to face hostile parliament in test of mettle
Australia‘s new Prime Minister Scott Morrison, elected to heal his fractured party, faces his biggest test on Monday, in steering the government through a hostile