File-sharing site Megaupload’s founder Kim Dotcom has been denied bail in New Zealand, where he is charged with internet piracy and money laundering.
Residents in Australia’s third largest city, Brisbane, sandbagged their homes against rising waters on Monday as torrential rain worsened floods.
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/ 16 December 2010
The death of 28 asylum seekers has renewed pressure on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to soften Australia’s asylum policy.
A faulty part or a design issue may have caused the explosion in an engine on a Qantas Airways Airbus A380, Qantas chief Alan Joyce said on Friday.
Julia Gillard called an election on Saturday for August 21, with the poll to be decided over policies on economic management, climate and border
Thai authorities launched a clean-up operation in Bangkok’s charred commercial district on Sunday as the city prepared for the resumption of business.
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/ 30 September 2009
A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa, killing possibly more than 100 people.
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/ 23 September 2009
A huge outback dust storm swept eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney on Wednesday, disrupting transport and forcing people indoors.
Pope Benedict apologised on Saturday for sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Australia, saying those responsible should be brought to justice.
Aboriginal leaders used national ”Sorry Day” on Monday, the day Australia acknowledges past injustices to Aborigines, to renew calls for compensation for their past mistreatment. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued a formal apology to Aborigines in February, but his government, which came to power in November 2007, has stopped short of offering compensation.