February 24, 2016 10-foot python attacks boy as he sleeps in his bed A young Australian boy was left bloody after being attacked by a python in his bed in an incident that his mother is describing as a real-life “nightmare”.
February 24, 2016 Australian school criticized for allowing cross-dressing An Australian high school has created a national furor by allowing students to wear boy or girl uniforms regardless of gender.
February 23, 2016 Qantas reports half-year profit trebled to $497 million Qantas Airways Ltd. says its latest half-year profit has more than trebled to a record 688 million Australian dollars ($497 million) on the back of low fuel prices and a falling Australian dollar.
February 22, 2016 Mining giant BHP Billiton posts $5.7 billion half year loss Mining giant BHP Billiton has reported a half year net loss of $5.67 billion and warned that the current period of weak commodity prices will be prolonged.
February 22, 2016 Child sex abuse victims to hear cardinal's testimony in Rome Victims of clergy abuse won permission on Monday to be present next week when Pope Francis's finance minister testifies from Rome to an Australian inquiry into child sex offenses within the Roman Catholic Church.
February 19, 2016 Authorities investigate 2 legs left in Australian trash dump Authorities are investigating how two severed human legs came to be left at an Australian city rubbish dump.
February 19, 2016 New Zealand offers to take Australia's unwanted refugees New Zealand's prime minister said Friday his country was prepared to accept some asylum seekers Australia has sent to detention camps on impoverished Pacific island nations, though there appeared to be little chance Australia would take up the offer.
February 18, 2016 Cardinal says can meet Australian sex abuse victims in Rome Pope Francis' finance minister said Thursday that he is prepared to meet in Rome with Australian victims of clergy sex abuse who are angry the cardinal won't travel to Australia to testify at a government inquiry.
February 17, 2016 Virgin Australia flight to LA diverted over bomb threat hoax A Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Los Angeles has been diverted after the airline received a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax.
February 17, 2016 Virgin Australia flight to Los Angeles makes emergency landing after bomb threat A Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Los Angeles was diverted after the airline received a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax, the airline said on Wednesday.
