March 17, 2017 Australia calls for binding conduct code in South China Sea Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is urging Southeast Asia's regional bloc and China to conclude a legally binding code of conduct in the South China Sea, voicing Australia's opposition to the scale of reclamation and construction by China in the disputed territory.
March 17, 2017 Australian court fines gambling company Tabcorp $35 million An Australian court has fined gambling company Tabcorp a record 45 million Australian dollars ($35 million) for failing to comply with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations.
March 17, 2017 Australia to expand hydropower project to address shortages The Australian government has announced a 2 billion Australian dollar ($1.5 billion) expansion of a hydroelectric project in its latest measure to avoid looming gas and electricity shortages across the nation's densely populated southeast.
March 17, 2017 Australian bishop who testified about child sex abuse quits An Anglican bishop who says he was warned by churchgoers that he was not safe in his own Australian diocese over his work to address decades of child sexual abuse has announced his resignation.
March 17, 2017 Scientists race to prevent wipeout of world's coral reefs There were startling colors here just a year ago, a dazzling array of life beneath the waves.
March 17, 2017 Elon Musk promises Australian power woes fix in 100 days Tesla chief Elon Musk is promising to solve an energy crisis in Australia or his company's services are free.
March 17, 2017 Australian report urges ban on foreign political donations An Australian parliamentary committee has recommended a ban on political donations from foreign companies and individuals.
March 17, 2017 Trial begins of man accused in Australian backpacker attacks A prosecutor says two backpackers were subjected to a terrifying ordeal on a remote Australian beach, where a man sexually assaulted one of the women before beating her friend in the head with a hammer and repeatedly ramming her with his four-wheel drive as she tried to flee for help.
March 17, 2017 2 rescued from capsized yacht in heavy seas off Australia An Irishman and French woman have been rescued off Australia's southeastern coast after their yacht's rudder broke in raging seas between Australia and New Zealand in the midst of the couple's around the globe voyage.
March 17, 2017 Passenger plane lands safely in Australia after propeller falls off A passenger plane landed safely Friday after one of its two propellers fell off in an extraordinary emergency as it approached Sydney Airport.
