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March 26, 2017

China blocks outspoken academic from returning to Australia

The lawyer for a professor at an Australian university says the academic has been prevented by Chinese authorities from returning to Sydney because he's suspected of endangering national security.

March 26, 2017

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes have a fight on with Ferrari in F1 2017

Lewis Hamilton has admitted Mercedes have "got a race on our hands" in F1 2017 after being beaten by a resurgent Ferrari at the season-opening Australian GP.

March 25, 2017

Chinese premier wraps up Australia trip with football match

China's premier has attended an Australian football game with the country's prime minister as he wraps up a visit Down Under aimed at boosting bilateral ties and expanding trade between the two nations.

March 24, 2017

The Latest: Westminster attacker born Adrian Russell Ajao

The Latest on the attacks in London (all times local): 8:30 a.m.

March 24, 2017

Sydney teenager pleads guilty to plotting terrorist attack

A Sydney teenager has pleaded guilty to plotting a terrorist attack on an Australian Veteran's Day ceremony last year.

March 24, 2017

Chinese premier visits Australia to expand bilateral ties

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is due to arrive in the Australian capital Canberra on Wednesday on a mission to expand bilateral ties as President Donald Trump proposes an "America First" overhaul of global trade.

March 23, 2017

Teen's sex assault emerges on social media, report shows

The exclusive Sydney school where students shared footage of an alleged sex attack insists the “safety and wellbeing” of pupils is its biggest concern.

March 23, 2017

Australian found negligent in girlfriend's watercraft death

A Thai court has given a suspended one-year prison sentence to an Australian man whose girlfriend died when their personal watercraft collided at high speed off the southern resort island of Phuket.

March 23, 2017

Chinese premier warns Australia against protectionism

China's premier on Thursday warned against protectionism, saying his country planned to close its $50 billion a year deficit with Australia by expanding the trading relationship rather than retreating from it.

March 23, 2017

Australia rejects 500 Syrian refugees on security grounds

An official says Australia rejected 500 Syrian refugees on security grounds during more than a year of vetting while it filled a quota of 12,000 the government said were eligible for resettlement from Middle Eastern camps.