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MH370 family sue Malaysia Airlines in Australia: report
Under international agreements, families have up to two years to sue over air accidents.
13 Mar 2016 2:41 PM
1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at business in western Sydney
Heavily armed police surrounded the sign-making business in an industrial area of Ingleburn.
07 Mar 2016 10:43 AM
Australia becomes China’s land of milk and honey
Peter Barraket, who heads a chain of supplement outlets, shows a tin of baby milk formula in Sydney, Australia. — AFP
29 Feb 2016 6:31 AM
Australia unveils ‘massive’ spike in defence spending
Australia unveiled a massive new investment in the nation’s defence capabilities on Thursday to address what Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called “high stakes” and “momentous times” in Asia.
26 Feb 2016 6:59 AM
Australian man on an all-potato diet loses 17 kg
An Australian man who plans to eat nothing but potatoes for an entire year said on Tuesday that despite his strange diet he was not only feeling better, but surprisingly enjoying his meals.
24 Feb 2016 1:45 AM
Australian 'teen wife' charged on terrorism offences
The girl is charged with 'reckless possession and collection of a thing connected to a terrorist act.'
23 Feb 2016 12:50 PM
Five killed in Fiji supercyclone
Humanitarian agencies warn about potential health crisis
22 Feb 2016 6:17 AM
Nauru asylum baby to remain in Australia
Family might be returned to camp if denied refugee status
22 Feb 2016 6:06 AM
US slams China for raising tension in sea
Student activists burn a mock missile during a protest in front of the Chinese consulate in Manila, Philippines, on Friday. — AFP
20 Feb 2016 6:41 AM
‘Hairy panic’ paralyses Australia’s Wangaratta
This frame grab from a video released on Thursday shows a man clearing out fast-growing tumbleweed from a home in the town of Wangaratta, 250 kilometres northeast of Melbourne. — AP
19 Feb 2016 5:35 AM
I tried to shut out world: Ian Thorpe
Swimming great Ian Thorpe on Thursday revealed he has battled mental health issues since his teenage years as he opened up about his struggle with depression.
18 Feb 2016 11:27 PM
Michael Clarke makes return with eyes on T20
He will return to his old team Western Suburbs to play Randwick-Petersham from Saturday.
18 Feb 2016 11:51 AM
Marsh aims to gain local knowledge in Pune Stint
Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh said his stint with the Pune Rising Supergiants in the Indian Premier League will offer him vital experience as he looks ahead to tours of Sri Lanka and India.
17 Feb 2016 6:19 AM
145-year-old, balloon-sent letter found in Australia
A letter from a man to his mother flown out of Paris by hot air balloon during the Prussian siege in 1870 has turned up in Australia’s National Archives, which said Tuesday it was keen to discover the
17 Feb 2016 5:41 AM
Australia hospital refuses to return refugee baby to detention
An Australian hospital has refused to return an asylum-seeker baby to detention in Nauru, as momentum built across the country on Sunday against offshore Pacific camps for processing refugees.
14 Feb 2016 11:37 PM
Steve Waugh hits back at Warne’s ‘selfish’ remark
'To be fair, not only Shane, any player I had to tell was dropped wasn't easy.'
12 Feb 2016 11:27 AM
Australia mulls helping orphans of ISIS couple
Up to 49 Australians have been killed in the conflict in Iraq and Syria, with an estimated 110 nationals currently fighting for IS.
11 Feb 2016 11:58 AM
Climate ‘forcing species to move’
Warming temperatures are causing about half of the world’s plants and animals to move location, an international conference in Australia heard on Wednesday, with every major type of species affected.
11 Feb 2016 5:44 AM
US WWII veteran reunites with wartime girlfriend in Australia
The two eventually married other people. Thomas' wife died in 2001; Morris divorced her husband after 30 years.
10 Feb 2016 3:56 PM
‘Bionic spinal cord’ may help paralysed patients walk again
Australian researchers have created a “bionic spinal cord” they said on Tuesday could give paralysed people hope of walking again through the power of thought, without resorting to open brain surgery.
10 Feb 2016 2:01 AM
Columns
Bollywood extravaganza and political uncertainty share themes of vanity, power and unexpected outcomes
As the world watches elections in the US, UK, & India, the outcomes remain unpredictable, marked by defections & geopolitical tensions
The Iranian port of Chabahar, crucial for Indo-Iranian trade & regional connectivity, is up for major upgrades under a new 10-year agreement
Home Ministry seeks input to modernize pre-Independence laws, Official Secrets Act and Explosive Substances Act, amid electoral backdrop