April 30, 2019 Australian quits anti-Muslim party over strip club video A candidate in Australia's upcoming general election has quit his anti-Muslim political party after video of him groping and propositioning dancers in a U.S. strip club was broadcast on national television.
April 29, 2019 Australian ruling party's chances improve in vote-swap deal An Australian billionaire businessman has announced his minor party has struck a vote-swap deal with the ruling party that improves the government's chances of being re-elected in a general election on May 18. Clive Palmer announced the deal with Prime Minister Scott Morrison's conservative Liberal Party as early voting began Monday in the election, in which the ruling coalition is seeking a third three-year term.
April 26, 2019 Australian officials killing millions of feral cats with poisoned sausages Australian officials are airdropping poisonous sausages across the country in order to kill millions of feral cats that have taken over the continent.
April 25, 2019 The Latest: Australia says Sri Lanka bombings had IS support The Latest on the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka (all times local): 7:10 a.m.
April 25, 2019 The Latest: Australia says Sri Lanka bomber studied there The Latest on the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka (all times local): 10:20 a.m.
April 24, 2019 Australia leader plays down terror threat at Gallipoli event Australia's prime minister on Thursday played down any potential link between the arrest of a suspected Islamic State group member in Turkey and a World War I battle commemoration attended by hundreds of Australians and New Zealanders at the Gallipoli peninsula.
April 24, 2019 Man pleads guilty to murdering 5 family members in Australia A 25-year-old man pleaded guilty in an Australian court on Wednesday to murdering his three children, wife and mother-in-law in the west coast city of Perth last year.
April 23, 2019 Tree that began 'weeping' on Good Friday draws hundreds of worshipers over Easter weekend Hundreds of people paused to pray underneath a gum tree after it began leaking water on Good Friday — a mysterious occurrence many claimed to be divine intervention.
April 22, 2019 Australia zoo giraffes experience bubbles for the ‘first time’ Zookeepers at Werribee Open Range Zoo in the province of Victoria, Australia introduced their male giraffes to bubbles for what they said was the “first time” Monday.
April 22, 2019 Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at developments in the South China Sea, the location of several territorial conflicts in the region.
