April 20, 2016 Lebanese judge says Australian mother, TV crew free to leave An Australian mother and TV crew caught up in a high-profile child custody battle and detained in Beirut amid a botched attempt to take the woman's two children from their Lebanese father are to be released on bail, a judge ordered Wednesday.
April 20, 2016 After son's death, Australian family warns about dangers of 'huffing' deodorant Phoenix Werner’s family said he was never into the drug scene and just wanted to fit in, but without their knowledge, the 14-year-old boy had been huffing spray deodorant to get high— a choice that cost him his life.
April 19, 2016 Australian leader says he plans to call rare early election Australia's prime minister says he intends to call a rare early election, with the nation likely to head to the polls in July amid waning popularity for the ruling conservative party.
April 18, 2016 No deal yet in Lebanese-Australian child custody case The Lebanese father of two children at the heart of a high-profile custody dispute says he will not drop the attempted kidnapping charges against his estranged Australian wife, who tried to take the children from him two weeks ago.
April 18, 2016 Australia upset by Philippine candidate's rape remark Australia says rape and murder should never be joked about after the leading Philippine presidential candidate said last week that he "should have been the first" to assault an Australian missionary who was gang raped and killed by prisoners in 1989.
April 14, 2016 12 killed in plane crash in remote Papua New Guinea Twelve people, including three children, were killed after their light plane crashed in a remote part of Papua New Guinea, police said on Thursday.
April 14, 2016 Australia PM hails China trade ties on visit Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is hailing trade ties with China but skirting sensitive political issues on the first day of a visit to his country's key trade partner.
April 13, 2016 Australian leader supports detained TV crew linked to kidnapping attempt Australian government was providing top-level consular support to an Australian television crew facing charges after being caught up in a mother's bungled child-snatching attempt in Lebanon, Australia's prime minister said on Wednesday.
April 12, 2016 TV crew detained in Lebanon accused of negotiating to kidnap children A contractor said Tuesday that he negotiated with an Australian television network to snatch two Lebanese-Australian children from their father's family in Beirut but the network chose a cheaper option.
April 11, 2016 Lebanon expected to press charges against Australian mother A Lebanese judicial official says kidnapping charges are expected to be filed against an Australian woman and eight others for attempting to take the woman's two children away from her Lebanese ex-husband and spirit them back to Australia.
