March 28, 2019 Australian train station locked down after didgeridoo mistaken for rifle Rush hour commuters were sent into a panic Thursday morning when police in Australia locked down a Melbourne train station after a street performer’s instrument was mistaken for a rifle.
March 28, 2019 Australian PM rules out minor party deal to protect gun laws Australia's prime minister has ruled out any vote-sharing deal with an influential minor party in a bid to protect the nation's strict gun controls.
March 27, 2019 British fugitive 'armed with crossbow' tries to flee Australia on a jet ski A British man wanted on a police warrant for drug-related charges was arrested Wednesday off a remote island in Australia after trying to flee the country on a jet ski, police said.
March 27, 2019 Australian party accused of asking US gun lobby for money Australia's prime minister has accused an influential minor political party of trying to "sell Australia's gun laws to the highest bidders" by asking the U.S. gun lobby for donations.
March 27, 2019 Australian official lifts lid on cyberwarfare Australia's top cyberwarrior has revealed that his country actively participated in the electronic war against the Islamic State group in Syria, degrading their communications during military operations and actively stopping people seeking to join the extremist group.
March 26, 2019 Australia, Holland, Russia start talks over downed MH17 The Netherlands and Australia have confirmed three-way talks with Russia have begun over the ongoing criminal investigation into the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014.
March 26, 2019 Australian ISIS bride refuses to return home with her son because there are 'naked women on the streets' Janai Safar, 24, left to join the jihadi terror group in 2015 and is currently living in a refugee camp in northern Syria after its defeat.
March 26, 2019 Australia's right wing party blames alcohol on loose tongue after asking for donations from NRA Australia’s right-wing party officials blamed alcohol on the recording in which they apparently sought a donation from the U.S. National Rifle Association in an effort to change gun laws in the country.
March 26, 2019 Australian reporters charged over Pell gag order violations Some of Australia's highest-profile journalists face possible prison sentences, and large media organizations could face fines after being ordered to appear in court next month for allegedly breaching a gag order on reporting about Cardinal George Pell's convictions on charges of sexually molesting two choirboys.
March 25, 2019 Australian party accused of asking US gun lobby for money Australia's prime minister has expressed concern over a media report that an influential minor party asked the U.S. gun lobby for donations to help undermine Australian gun laws.