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May 8, 2019

Australian political contender fights back tears over mother

Australian opposition leader Bill Shorten has fought back tears and won widespread public support as he attacked a newspaper that challenged his version of his mother's life story that inspired his political career.

May 7, 2019

New Zealand cuts benchmark interest rate to new low of 1.5%

Citing lower global growth, New Zealand's Reserve Bank has cut the nation's benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to an all-time low of 1.5%.

May 7, 2019

Drivers bust cop hiding in bushes with radar gun

If he was playing hide and seek, he lost.

May 6, 2019

Australian prime minister hit with egg in protest

Australia's prime minister was hit on the head with an egg and a woman was knocked off her feet Tuesday during a protest ahead of a general election next week.

May 6, 2019

Magnitude 7.2 earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake has rattled the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea.

May 6, 2019

Former Australian leader slams security agencies over China

Australia's prime minister has defended the nation's intelligence agency bosses after a former prime minister described them as "nutters" who have damaged bilateral relations with China.

May 5, 2019

Australia's opposition leader campaigns on health, climate

Australia's opposition party officially has launched its election campaign, putting health care and climate change at the forefront of its bid for election within two weeks.

May 2, 2019

Sydney jury convicts machete-wielding man of terrorist act

A pharmacy student who repeatedly stabbed a passer-by with a machete has been convicted in a Sydney court of carrying out a terrorist act.

May 2, 2019

Online histories bite Australian election candidates

Australian political parties have cut loose or chastised several of their own candidates for sexist, anti-Muslim, racist and homophobic behavior less than three weeks before elections, with most falling victim to their own online histories.

May 1, 2019

Man guilty of trying to blow up Etihad flight with bomb hidden in meat grinder, Australian court rules

A man faces life in prison after an Australian court convicted him Wednesday of plotting to blow up a flight out of Sydney on behalf of the Islamic State using a bomb hidden inside a meat grinder.