Prime Minister Tony Abbott
By Matt Siegel Conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday announced cuts to Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions that were immediately criticised by environmental groups and...
Indonesia rescues 65 ‘after Australian navy towed away’ asylum boat
By Michael Taylor Indonesian authorities have rescued 65 asylum-seekers trying to reach Australia after their boat ran aground on a reef, Indonesian police said on...
Australia foils alleged terror attack for Gallipoli centenary
By Christopher McCall and Matt Siegel Hundreds of Australian police on Saturday arrested five teens planning an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack next week at an...
Australia ratchets up pressure on Indonesia over executions
By Charlotte Greenfield and Matt Siegel Indonesia owes it to Australia not to execute two Australian drug offenders on death row, Prime Minister Tony Abbott...
Australian anti-terror police say imminent IS-linked attack thwarted
By Lincoln Feast Australian counter-terrorism police said on Wednesday they had thwarted an imminent attack linked to Islamic State after arresting two men in Sydney...
Hundreds protest amid rising tension in Australian refugee camp
By Matt Siegel Hundreds of asylum seekers have gone on hunger strike at an Australian immigration detention centre in Papua New Guinea, rights groups said...
Colourful Australian MP’s adviser charged over bizarre kidnap plot
By Jane Wardell and Byron Kaye A senior media adviser for Australian lawmaker and mining magnate Clive Palmer, whose party holds the balance of power...
Three dead in Sydney hostage siege as police storm cafe
By Lincoln Feast and Colin Packham Australian security forces opened fire on Tuesday as they stormed the Sydney cafe where several hostages were being held at gunpoint, in a dramatic...
US isolates troops, Australia slaps visa ban on Ebola-hit West Africa states
By Phil Stewart and Matt Siegel The US military has isolated soldiers returning from an Ebola response mission in West Africa and Australia imposed a...
Australia police kill ‘terror suspect’ after two officers stabbed
By Lincoln Feast Australian police shot dead a teenager after he stabbed two counter terrorism officers, days after sweeping raids involving hundreds of police thwarted...