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* Multiple diplomatic missions receive suspicious packages-police* U.S., British consulates confirm they received packages* Media reports more than a dozen missions involved* No...

SYDNEY, Jan 3 (Reuters) - An Australian man triggered an emergency police response after a noisy exchange with a spider startled a passerby into reporting what sounded like a...

By Alison Bevege SYDNEY, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Seven people have drowned as a heatwave grips Australia, sending big crowds to the beach to cool down, while a tropical depression in...

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is providing assistance to ICT managed service providers (MSPs) in the wake of the global cyber security compromise confirmed by the...

By Paulina Duran SYDNEY, Dec 18 (Reuters) - An Australian government minister who resigned over allegations of improper behaviour with a younger woman will not stand for...

SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) - An Australian government lawmaker on Monday resigned from Cabinet over a media report he used a website to meet a younger woman while on a Hong Kong work...

SYDNEY, Dec 6 (Reuters) - An Australian court on Thursday overturned the conviction of a former archbishop who had been the world's most senior Catholic cleric held guilty of...

By Karishma Luthria SYDNEY, Nov 29 (Reuters) - The threat from more than 100 fires burning across Australia's northeast eased over the past 24 hours, lawmakers and emergency...

* Storm dumps a month of rain on Sydney in one morning* Sydney streets, train stations, homes flooded* Motorists warned to stay off roads* Sydney cancels dozens of flights* Record...

By Paulina Duran SYDNEY, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Torrential rain triggered flash flooding that turned streets into rivers in Sydney, Australia's biggest city, on Wednesday, causing...

SYDNEY, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Australia's conservative government will deliver in April the country's first budget in a decade with a surplus, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on...

MELBOURNE, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Liberal National Coalition has slipped against opposition Labor for a third poll in a row, pointing toward...

By Karishma Luthria SYDNEY, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Strong winds across Australia's southeast coast on Friday caused commuter chaos at Sydney and Melbourne airports, the country's two...

* Three men sought gun to carry out 'mass' attack-police* All three men charged with 'planning a terrorist act'* Arrests less than two weeks after stabbing...

SYDNEY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Australian police on Tuesday said they had arrested three men who were allegedly preparing to make a terrorist attack in Melbourne, just weeks after a...

(Adds background on broadcast contract, attempts to seek comment) Nov 19 (Reuters) - Australia's corporate watchdog said on Monday it was seeking court action against certain...

(Repeats story published late on Friday, no changes to text.) * Australia announced port deal shortly after China emerged as potential developer * Manus governor says he was not...

By Paulina Duran SYDNEY, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The Australian government will buy up to A$2 billion ($1.44 billion) in small businesses loans from non-bank lenders, Treasurer Josh...

By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Australia's chief cyber security chief said on Tuesday an investigation into the hacking of defence contractor Austal Ltd ASB.AX...

SYDNEY, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Future "lone wolf" attacks in Australia will be difficult to stop despite heightened security in the aftermath of an Islamic State-inspired attack in...

MELBOURNE, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Liberal-National Coalition has lost more ground to the front-running Labor Party opposition months before...

SYDNEY, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Australia will create a A$2 billion ($1.46 billion) fund to provide loans to Pacific countries to build infrastructure, Prime Minister Scott Morrison will...

(Corrects typo in first paragraph)By Paulina DuranSYDNEY, Nov 6 (Reuters) - A man died after he was attacked by a shark in waters off Australia's tropical northeast coast on...

By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australia's conservative government has lost its parliamentary majority after an independent candidate was on Monday confirmed the...

(Adds possible meeting with China commerce minister) By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Australia's trade minister will travel to China on Sunday, in a sign that...

By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Australia's trade minister will travel to China on Sunday, in a sign that political tensions between the two countries may be...

By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Australia is to help Papua New Guinea (PNG) develop a navy base, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, the latest Australian...

By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Australia will remove child refugees from its remote Pacific detention centres within weeks, a senior diplomat said, as Prime Minister...

By Tom Westbrook and Kate Ashton SYDNEY, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush touched his co-star on the breast and humiliated her with sexual innuendo during a...

Australians have checked the status of more than 4.55 million vehicles on the automotive industry’s Takata Airbag recall website www.ismyairbagsafe.com.au since it was...

The life expectancy gap between Australian men and women continues to narrow with Aussie males born today having an estimated life expectancy of 80.5 years, compared with 84.6...

MELBOURNE, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's approval rating has turned negative for the first time since he became the country's leader in August,...

By Paulina Duran SYDNEY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Australia's sovereign wealth fund said on Monday its return on investment for the year to September beat its target by more than double...

MELBOURNE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The Australian government said on Monday it would provide half the funding for the country's biggest trial to produce hydrogen using solar and wind...

* Government facing by-election defeat, but contest narrows * Independents to hold the balance of power if govt loses (Updates vote count, adds independent candidate's quote) By...