June 23, 2016 Five foreign workers kidnapped in Nigeria ambush, officials say Three Australians, two Nigerians, a New Zealander and a South African have been kidnapped in Nigeria in an ambush that killed their Nigerian driver, Australian officials said Thursday.
June 22, 2016 Debris found on Australia's Kangaroo Island not MH370, officials say Debris found on an Australian island earlier this month is not from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, investigators said Wednesday.
June 22, 2016 Australia says 28 asylum seeker boats have been turned back The Australian government says it has turned back 28 boats to prevent asylum seekers from reaching Australia during three years in power, with the latest carrying 21 Vietnamese intercepted this month.
June 21, 2016 Gold medalist robbed in Rio as athletes demand more security After two members of the Australian Paralympic sailing squad including a gold medalist were robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro, Australia's Olympic team leader is urging Brazilian authorities to implement Olympic-scale security now "before an athlete gets hurt."
June 17, 2016 Australian prime minister regrets inviting anti-gay cleric Australia's prime minister says he would not have invited a senior imam to a multi-faith dinner if he had been aware of the Muslim cleric's anti-gay preaching.
June 17, 2016 Australian lawmaker won't apologize for ad suggesting he shot his rivals An Australian lawmaker is being criticized for a campaign ad suggesting he shot dead two political rivals that was posted online days after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
June 17, 2016 Indonesian province prepares to tow migrant boat out to sea Authorities in the Indonesian province of Aceh are preparing to tow a boat with more than 40 Tamil men, women and children out to sea after rescuing it last weekend.
June 16, 2016 Australian elections a bore next to US, and that's a relief The election campaign underway in Australia is often summed up by the local media with the following words: "A marathon." ''Endless." ''Exhausting." That endless, exhausting marathon lasts a whopping eight weeks — an eternity for Australians who cannot conceive of the years-long campaigning Americans are subjected to by their presidential candidates.
June 16, 2016 Australia's opposition leader says he won't welcome refugees Australian opposition leader Bill Shorten rejected a newspaper report Thursday saying his center-left Labor Party would lay out a welcome mat for asylum seekers if it wins next month's national election.
June 15, 2016 Australian navy sailor dies during shore leave in Oman Officials say an Australian navy sailor has died during shore leave in the Oman port town of Muscat.
