Scott Morrison

G20 faces calls to protect growth, open trade

World leaders gather in Japan's Osaka port city for a two-day summit with US-China trade war, Iran tensions and climate change on agenda.

Australia media demand press freedom law reforms after raids

Australian media organisations want journalists to be exempt from national security laws passed since 2012 which "would put them in jail just for doing their jobs."

Australian elections drive Manus Island refugees to despair and suicide

Prime Minister Scott Morrison's re-election is likely to translate into tougher immigration laws and the repealing of 'Medevac' bill that would ensure seriously ill refugees are flown to mainland Australia for treatment.

Australia's prime minister set to form majority government

Coalition returns to power in a stunning result, after opinion polls and odds-makers tipped the opposition Labor Party to win. The outcome ranks as Australia's biggest election upset since 1993, when Labor prime minister Keating returned to power.

Australia's ruling coalition elected to surprise third term

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in his victory speech dubs his surprised election win as a "miracle".

Polls tighten as Aussie leaders make final campaign pitches

A closely watched poll showed Labor was going into Saturday's election with a slight advantage.

Online histories bite Australian election candidates

Scandals surrounding candidates have become recurring distractions for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and opposition leader Bill Shorten this week as they attempt to sell their policies on the campaign trail ahead of the May 18 poll.

World reacts to Sri Lanka terror attacks

At least 310 people were killed and hundreds more injured in a series of apparently coordinated attacks across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.

Australian prime minister announces May 18 election

The election will pit Bill Shorten, a former labour union leader who has presented himself as the alternative prime minister for the past six years, and PM Scott Morrison, a leader who the Australian public is still getting to know.

New Australian laws could see social media execs jailed over terror images

The tough new legislation will be brought to parliament next week as Canberra pushes for social media companies to prevent their platforms from being "weaponised" by terrorists in the wake of the mosque attacks in New Zealand's Christchurch.

Australian party accused of asking US gun lobby for money

Australia's nationalist One Nation party allegedly sought millions of dollars from the US gun lobby and discussed weakening the country's strict gun control laws with the US National Rifle Association, Al Jazeera reported.

UK media criticised for failing to call NZ massacre as terror attack

Former BBC editor Rifat Jawaid criticised the British broadcaster for its perspective and style about the massacre that took at least 50 lives in New Zealand, saying they have biased editorials.