March 20, 2019 Australia says tensions with Turkey ease after WWI remarks Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says tensions between his country and Turkey have eased after conciliatory comments from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office on Wednesday.
March 20, 2019 Massive, rare sunfish washes on shore of beach in South Australia A massive, rare sunfish has washed up on the shore at Murray River at the Coorong National Park in South Australia.
March 20, 2019 Turkey's Erdogan triggers spat with Australia, New Zealand Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, campaigning for votes in local elections this month, has sparked a diplomatic spat with New Zealand and Australia by portraying the Christchurch mosque shooting and a World War I battle as targeting Islam.
March 20, 2019 Turkish, Australian ministers speak amid Gallipoli spat Turkish officials say Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has held a telephone conversation with his Australian counterpart, Marise Payne.
March 20, 2019 The Latest: Erdogan says mosque gunman no different from IS The Latest on the mosque attacks in New Zealand (all times local): 7:30 p.m. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the gunman who killed 50 people at two New Zealand mosques is no different from the militants of the Islamic State group.
March 17, 2019 New Zealand mosque shooting suspect ‘changed completely’ after traveling to Europe, other countries, family says The Australian man suspected of killing 50 people at two New Zealand mosques on Friday “changed completely” after he traveled to countries in Europe and other parts of the world following his father’s death in 2010, his family said.
March 17, 2019 Australian premier sides with egger against egged senator Australia's prime minister has suggested an anti-Muslim senator should be charged after he hit a teen who cracked a raw egg over the legislator's head.
March 16, 2019 Chris Hemsworth shares selfie with quokka in Australia Actor Chris Hemsworth took to Instagram this week, sharing a photo of himself and an ‘epic’ animal he said he encountered in Australia.
March 16, 2019 Australian senator who came under fire for blaming Muslim immigration for shootings punches teen after he was egged Sen. Fraser Anning, who came under fire after he blamed Muslim immigration for the New Zealand mosque shootings, was captured on video being egged.
March 16, 2019 Australian senator faces censure for anti-immigration stance An Australian senator has had a raw egg cracked over his head and faces censure from his fellow lawmakers after sparking outrage by blaming Muslim immigration for the New Zealand mosque shootings.
