April 11, 2016 TV news crew, mother detained in alleged kidnapping attempt in Lebanon An Australian television crew from a popular public affairs program has been detained in Lebanon along with the mother of two children who were living with their father in the country, in connection with an alleged child abduction attempt, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
April 10, 2016 Australian veteran injured by Islamic radical cell mate An Australian state has ordered a review of how radicalized prisoners are managed after a teenage inmate reportedly carved an Islamic State motto on his army veteran cell mate's forehead.
April 8, 2016 Former Indonesian leader chides US for lack of transparency A former Indonesian president has accused the United States and Australia of lacking transparency over President Barack Obama's decision five years ago to rotate U.S. Marines through the Australian city of Darwin as part of the U.S. military pivot to Asia.
April 8, 2016 Australia to send biggest-ever business delegation to China Australia's prime minister will lead the country's biggest-ever business delegation to China next week.
April 8, 2016 4 Australians detained in Lebanon on kidnapping suspicion Lebanese police say authorities have detained four Australian citizens on suspicion they were involved in the kidnapping of two children.
April 6, 2016 Strong earthquake rattles Vanuatu; no tsunami threat A strong earthquake has rattled the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, but there was no tsunami threat and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
April 6, 2016 Australian court rules man didn't deliberately spread HIV A Zimbabwean circus acrobat who infected his girlfriend with HIV through frequent unprotected sex won an appeal in Australia's highest court on Wednesday against a conviction for deliberately passing on the virus that causes AIDS.
April 5, 2016 In Australia, surfing soothes asylum-seekers' fears of sea They gather under the blazing sun and blue skies of an Australian beach, looking out at the water that once symbolized so much misery: Terrifying boat trips marked by sickness and death and the constant dread that their own lives might be nearing the end.
April 5, 2016 Opinion poll finds Australian government trailing opposition The Australian government has suffered a confidence blow with a key opinion poll finding it is trailing the opposition party for the first time since changing its leader last year.
April 4, 2016 German paper claim huge trove of data on offshore accounts German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung says it has obtained a vast trove of documents detailing the offshore financial dealings of the rich and famous.
