May 27, 2019 Anthony Albanese set to become Australia's opposition leader Veteran Sydney lawmaker Anthony Albanese will become Australia's new opposition leader this week, after being made head of the Labor Party on Monday.
May 26, 2019 Papua New Guinea prime minister resigns after 7 years Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has resigned after seven years on the job.
May 26, 2019 Morrison names 1st indigenous Australian in Cabinet Australia's reelected Prime Minister Scott Morrison has named his Cabinet that includes the first indigenous Australian.
May 24, 2019 Woman accused of Chile kidnaps asks for bail in Sydney court A lawyer for a woman wanted in Chile on kidnapping charges dating back to the country's 1973-1990 military dictatorship has denied in a Sydney court that she was involved in the disappearances of seven people and argued she was working in a mundane secretarial job at the time.
May 21, 2019 Accused New Zealand mosque shooter charged with terrorism New Zealand police have filed a terrorism charge against the man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques.
May 20, 2019 Australia's prime minister set to form majority government Prime Minister Scott Morrison looked set on Monday to form a majority government as vote counting from Australia's weekend election allayed fears that his conservative coalition may have to rule in the minority following its shock victory.
May 19, 2019 Conservatives look set to form gov't after Australia vote Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks set to form a majority government as counting of votes from Australia's election allays fears his conservative coalition may have to rule in the minority.
May 19, 2019 Morrison thanks Australians for surprise election victory Prime Minister Scott Morrison has thanked "all Australians" for returning his conservative coalition to power in a shock general election result, and has vowed to get straight back to work.
May 18, 2019 The Latest: Vote counting starts in Australian election The Latest on Australia's general election (all times local): 6:20 p.m. Votes are being counted after Saturday's Australian election, with senior opposition lawmakers gaining confidence they will form a center-left government with a focus on slashing greenhouse gas emissions.
May 17, 2019 Facts and figures in Australian elections on Saturday More than 16 million Australians are eligible to vote at elections on Saturday that are likely to deliver Australia's eighth prime minister in 12 years.
