December 8, 2015 Australia PM defends Prince Philip knighthood, vows more consultation Australia's prime minister on Wednesday promised to consult more widely before bestowing knighthoods in the future as he weathered an avalanche of criticisms over his decision to make the husband of Queen Elizabeth II an Australian knight.
December 8, 2015 White man's skull has Australians scratching heads The centuries-old skull of a white man found in Australia is raising questions about whether Captain James Cook really was the first European to land on the country's east coast.
December 8, 2015 Prince William, Kate show off royal baby on trip to New Zealand Britain's Prince William and his wife, Kate, have arrived in New Zealand's capital to cheers from locals who braved windy, rainy weather to catch a glimpse of the royal couple.
December 8, 2015 Australia's Packer signs mega-deal with Warner Bros A consortium led by Australian billionaire James Packer and US director Brett Ratner has struck a reported $450 million co-financing deal with Warner Brothers to cover the production of 75 movies.
December 8, 2015 Australian nursing home killer jailed for life A man convicted of deliberately lighting a blaze that ripped through a Sydney nursing home, killing 11 elderly residents, was Thursday sentenced to life in jail with no chance of parole.
December 8, 2015 Cities around the world ring in New Year Revelers around the world are bidding farewell to 2014 and welcoming in 2015 Wednesday with celebrations featuring fireworks, music, and dancing.
December 8, 2015 Australian navy rescues two French yachtsmen Two French yachtsmen were rescued by Australia's navy after their vessel sank south of Sydney, officials said Monday, with the pair suffering mild hypothermia.
December 8, 2015 Boot camps boom in Australian outdoors The sun is rising over Sydney's Bondi Beach and in the pre-dawn cool, about 30 people are making their way through a set of arduous exercises -- tossing weights onto the sand, doing chin-ups and flexing an enormous rope up and down.
December 8, 2015 Australian woman charged with murder of 8 children An Australian woman was charged with murder on Sunday in the deaths of seven of her children and her niece, whose bodies were found inside her home, police said.
December 8, 2015 Global organised crime as big as a G20 nation: Australia Organised crime is so big globally that were it a country, it would be part of the G20 group of major economies, the Australian government said Tuesday.
