February 23, 2017 Man critically injured by shark on Great Barrier Reef A 26-year-old man has been critically injured by a shark while spear fishing on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
February 23, 2017 Ex-Australia rugby forward Dan Vickerman dies at age 37 Dan Vickerman, who played 63 rugby tests for Australia and was involved in three World Cups, has died at his home in Sydney.
February 22, 2017 Wives of Melbourne plane crash victims found out due to traffic delays, sister reveals The wives of the four American tourists killed in the tragic Melbourne light plane crash on Tuesday found out about the disaster when they heard of traffic delays.
February 22, 2017 Australia school allows Muslim boys to refuse handshakes with girls A Sydney school has adopted a policy allowing Muslim schoolboys to refuse to shake hands with women.
February 22, 2017 Pilot radioed in 'Mayday' call before Australian plane crash A pilot repeatedly yelled out "Mayday" but did not say what the emergency was before his light plane crashed into the roof of an Australian shopping mall, killing himself and four American tourists, an accident investigator said Wednesday.
February 21, 2017 5 dead, including 4 Americans, after plane crashes into Australia mall Five people were believed killed when a light plane crashed in flames into a shopping mall on Tuesday in the Australian city of Melbourne, officials said.
February 15, 2017 Memorial ceremony marks fall of Singapore to Japanese troops It was 75 years ago that Singapore, the island at the tip of the Malay Peninsula that had been a key strategic outpost of Britain's colonial empire, fell to invading Japanese troops.
February 13, 2017 Homes destroyed in fierce Australian wildfires Officials say several homes have been destroyed by huge wildfires that tore across Australia's most populous state over the weekend.
February 11, 2017 ISIS fighter becomes first stripped of Australian citizenship An Islamic State fighter was stripped of their Australian citizenship under anti-terrorism laws, Reuters reported.
February 9, 2017 Indonesia military accepts Australian apology for insult The Indonesian military says it has accepted an apology from Australia's army chief over a purported insult to Indonesia's state ideology that caused a spat between the two countries.
