February 10, 2016 Australia drops charge against suspected Kurdish militant The government has dropped a charge against an Australian man accused of preparing to fight with Kurdish militants against the Islamic State movement.
February 8, 2016 World War II vet begins journey to reunite with wartime girlfriend A World War II veteran has embarked on a 10,500-mile journey to visit his wartime girlfriend after more than 70 years apart.
February 8, 2016 Controversial minister to become Australia's rights envoy Australia's government says the former immigration minister who began the policy of sending asylum seekers to Pacific island detention camps will become the country's first special envoy for human rights.
February 4, 2016 Parents often won't take surrogate kids with defects, expert says CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- A newborn Down syndrome baby left by his Australian biological father with his poor surrogate mother in Thailand was one of several cases of surrogate children abandoned because of defects, an expert told a parliamentary inquiry on Thursday.
February 4, 2016 Australia resists pressure to allow asylum seekers to stay Australia is resisting mounting international pressure not to deport child asylum seekers, with a minister warning Thursday that allowing them to stay could attract more refugees to come by boat.
February 3, 2016 Police: Australian school bomb threats coming from overseas Dozens of schools around Australia have received telephoned threats over the past week in what police believe is a hoax being orchestrated overseas.
February 3, 2016 Court rules Australia can send asylum seekers to Nauru More than 260 asylum seekers face the prospect of being deported from Australia to Nauru after Australia's highest court on Wednesday rejected a challenge to the legality of the government's refugee policy.
February 2, 2016 Lawmakers allowed to breastfeed in Australian Parliament Lawmakers can now breastfeed in the Australian Parliament after the government changed the rules to make politics more family-friendly.
February 2, 2016 Australia reports 2 cases of Zika virus, detects mosquitoes at Sydney airport Two Australians were diagnosed with the Zika virus after returning home from travels in the Caribbean, a state health service said on Tuesday, confirming the first cases of the mosquito-borne virus in the country this year.
February 2, 2016 Australian official says PM is considering an early election An official says Australia's prime minister has told government colleagues that an early general election within weeks is "a live option." Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull alone decides the timing of the next election.
