February 7, 2017 Australia mail chief makes $4.3M, 10 times more than the PM An Australian Senate committee has revealed that that country's mail chief is the nation's highest paid public servant and made 5.6 million Australian ($4.3 million) last year.
February 7, 2017 Mother of backpacker slain in Australia criticizes Trump The mother of backpacker slain in an Australian hostel has written an open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, rejecting the decision to label her daughter's death as "terror attack." The slaying of 20-year-old Mia Ayliffe-Chung and fellow Briton Tom Jackson was on a list of 78 attacks the White House says were "executed or inspired by" the Islamic State terror group — and under-reported by the media.
February 7, 2017 Australian sentenced to death in Thailand for drug killing A Thai court has sentenced an Australian man to death for the murder of a countryman who was an alleged confederate in a drug smuggling gang.
February 7, 2017 Australia, China vow to deepen ties on trade Australia and China have pledged to deepen their ties on everything from trade to tourism.
February 7, 2017 Australian senator says will start new conservative party An Australian senator and outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump says he will start a new political party to appeal to disenfranchised conservatives.
February 7, 2017 New Zealand leader has 'sensible, polite' talk with Trump New Zealand's Prime Minister Bill English says he told President Donald Trump during a phone call that he disagreed with his travel and refugee ban but that the conversation remained amicable.
February 7, 2017 7 percent of Australian Catholic priests accused of abuse Seven percent of priests in Australia's Catholic Church were accused of sexually abusing children over the past several decades, a lawyer said Monday as officials investigating institutional abuse across Australia revealed for the first time the extent of the crisis.
February 3, 2017 Give Trump three cheers for standing up to an anti-American deal with Australia Three months ago, with the entire world watching, Donald Trump pulled off a political miracle.
February 3, 2017 AP Explains: Why is Australia-US refugee deal contentious Amid the drama over a refugee resettlement deal between Australia and the United States, the White House has issued a series of conflicting statements on whether the agreement is still on, how many refugees it involves, and who, exactly, are the refugees.
February 3, 2017 Fiji forces Iranian refugee back to Papua New Guinea Fiji has outraged rights groups by forcing an Iranian refugee back to Papua New Guinea where he had spent more than three years under Australia's tough asylum seeker policies and where he said he fears persecution.
