March 6, 2019 Solomon Islands locals struggle with 80-ton oil spill from grounded ship The massive oil spill next to the UNESCO World Heritage site in the Solomon Islands is straining the lives of local residents who they have been forced to drink rainwater as fresh water has been contaminated.
March 5, 2019 Man admits killing Airbnb guest at Australia home over unpaid $149 bill A man in Australia admitted in court on Monday that he choked an Airbnb guest to death over an unpaid bill, but claims he's guilty of manslaughter instead of murder.
March 5, 2019 Authorities warn wildfires threaten Australian towns Authorities warn that more homes are threatened by wildfires that have burnt dozens of homes and buildings in rural southeast Australia.
March 4, 2019 Man admits killing Airbnb guest in Australia over $149 bill A man has admitted in an Australian court to choking to death an Airbnb guest over an unpaid 210 Australian dollar ($149) bill.
February 28, 2019 Rare 'semi-identical' twins discovered during Australian woman's pregnancy A rare set of semi-identical twins have been identified in Australia, only the second set ever reported in the world.
February 28, 2019 Dozens of Australian journalist face charges over sex trial Lawyers say an Australian state prosecutor has sent letters threatening to charge media organizations and dozens of journalists with breaching a gag order that banned reporting of Cardinal George Pell's convictions on charges of sexually molesting two choirboys.
February 27, 2019 Australian man sentenced to 5 years in Bali prison for drugs A court in Bali has sentenced an Australian man and his Indonesian girlfriend to five years and four months in prison each for possessing cocaine.
February 27, 2019 The Latest: Pell's bail revoked, sentencing set for March 13 The Latest on the sentencing hearing for Cardinal George Pell (all times local): 2 p.m.
February 26, 2019 Australian police seize chemicals to make 1 ton of meth Australian authorities say they've seized chemicals which could have been used to make 1 ton of methamphetamine and arrested four men in a joint operation with China.
February 26, 2019 Once-powerful Cardinal convicted of molesting 2 boys faces up to 50 years in prison A Cardinal who once held the Vatican’s third-most-powerful position faces up to 50 years in prison after he was convicted of molesting two 13-year-old choirboys in the late 1990s in Australia, new details of the case reveal.
