Sydney, Nov 27 (AFP/APP): Police in fire-ravaged Australia on Wednesday charged a volunteer firefighter with arson, alleging he lit seven blazes before returning to help colleagues extinguish them. Authorities allege
Sydney, Nov 26 (AFP/APP): Australian banking giant Westpac said Tuesday its beleaguered CEO Brian Hartzer was stepping down after regulators accused the bank of major breaches of money laundering laws
Brisbane, Australia, Nov 25 (AFP/APP): Australia captain Tim Paine says his team have room to improve after crushing Pakistan in their opening Test, hailing the quality of his batsmen and
Sydney, Nov 22 (AFP/APP): China is seeking to "take over" Australia's political system with an "insidious" and systematic campaign of espionage and influence-peddling, Canberra's ex-spymaster said in an interview published
Sydney, Nov 21 (AFP/APP): Australia's Prime Minister on Thursday denied his climate policies had caused unprecedented bushfires ravaging the country and insisted his government was doing enough to tackle global
Sydney, Nov 19 (AFP/APP): Sydney was shrouded in dangerous haze Tuesday as smoke from bushfires blazing along Australia's eastern seaboard sent pollution levels soaring in the country's biggest city. Official
Sydney, Nov 17 (AFP/APP): An Australian man has been accused of deliberately lighting a fire to protect his cannabis crop, sparking an out-of-control bushfire as blazes rage along the country's
Cairns, Australia, Nov 16 (AFP/APP): An Australian wildlife ranger has recounted his terrifying escape from the clutches of a "particularly cunning" crocodile, after wrestling with the reptile and sticking a
Sydney, Nov 14 (AFP/APP): Unprecedented bushfires in eastern Australia have turbocharged demands the country's conservative government do more to tackle climate change, and have rekindled an ideological fight over the
Sydney, Nov 13 (AFP/APP): Australia escaped the worst-feared impacts of bushfires during a day of "catastrophic" conditions but the threat remains high, with dozens of fires still blazing and expectations