Australia

Pew survey shows Russia perceived as less of a threat globally

Despite involvement in a number of conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and accusations of interference in the US, Moscow enjoys increasingly positive perceptions.

Dying to Live | Storyteller

Deep beneath the complex world of organ and tissue transplantation are the heart-wrenching stories of real people awaiting life-saving organs

Global climate protests kick off in smoke-covered Sydney

The rallies, in Sydney and other major Australian cities, were the first in a series of protests by students across the globe demanding governments do more to protect the environment.

Malaysian court frees Australian grandmother in drug trafficking case

An Australian woman sentenced to death for drug-trafficking in Malaysia was acquitted, after the Federal Court in Kuala Lumpur quashed her earlier conviction by a lower court.

Australia investigates China plot to plant spy in Parliament

Canberra has been trying to neutralise China’s influence by banning foreign political donations and all covert foreign interference in domestic politics.

Duque promises social reforms as three dead in Colombia protests

Three people were killed in events following Thursday marches across Colombia as cities woke on Friday to widespread public transportation problems and calls for another protest.

Australia attack on pregnant woman highlights rising anti-Muslim hate

Victim Rana Haidar was attacked without provocation by a man in a Sydney cafe. The attacker was then apprehended by others nearby and arrested by police.

Pregnant woman punched, kicked in Australian 'Islamophobic attack'

Shocking security camera footage showed a man approaching a table of three women wearing headscarves at a cafe and then lunging to attack a 31-year-old woman, who police said is 38 weeks pregnant.

Pakistan unleashes 16-year-old Naseem Shah on Australia

The 16-year-old has become the youngest cricketer ever to make his test debut in Australia.

New front opens in Australian bushfires as thousands endure power cuts

Fresh battle line drawn as 50 fires sprung up in South Australia state, where officials raised the fire danger warning to "catastrophic" as temperatures passed 42 degrees Celsius.

Great Barrier Reef annual mass coral spawning begins

Local marine biologists say the annual event, off the coast of Queensland in northeastern Australia, could be among the biggest in recent years.

Death toll in Australia bushfires rises to four

Hundreds of houses have been damaged or destroyed and more than one million hectares (2.5 million acres) of land burnt in the devastating bushfires in eastern Australia.