Jun 15 Australian opposition party expels Sen. David Van over sexual misconduct allegations By Associated Press Opposition leader Peter Dutton said he expelled Sen. David Van from the conservative Liberal Party on Thursday following allegations made in Parliament by independent Sen. Lidia Thorpe of harassment and sexual assault. Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: Biden and Indo-Pacific leaders hold Quad partnership talks at G7 meeting By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden tried to reassure world leaders on Saturday that the U.S. would not default as he consulted with the heads of Australia, Japan and India in a meeting of the so-called Quad partnership that had been hastily rescheduled… Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: Biden meets with Australian prime minister at G7 summit By Associated Press President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met on Saturday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima. Continue reading
May 16 Biden cancels planned visit to Australia, Papua New Guinea to focus on debt ceiling talks By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The cancellation is a foreign policy setback for an administration that has made putting a greater focus on the Pacific region central to its global outreach. Continue reading
Apr 22 Barry Humphries, award-winning Australian entertainer, dies at 89 By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly-veiled snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, has died. Continue reading
Apr 13 Northwest Australia braces for landfall of most powerful cyclone in 8 years By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Meteorologists say Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is forecast to be the most powerful storm to hit Australia in eight years, bringing wind gusts of up to 196 miles per hour as it crosses the northwest coast. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 9:30 Australia buys American-made submarines to counter China’s growing presence in Pacific By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Beijing said the United States, United Kingdom and Australia embarked on a “dangerous path,” after those countries announced a historic submarine agreement. The deal for Australia to purchase attack submarines is a response to China’s growing influence in the region. Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: Winter storms bearing down on both U.S. coasts In our news wrap Monday, new winter storms are bearing down on both coasts, the U.S. and South Korea launched their biggest joint military drills in years provoking furious protests from North Korea, Australia will buy as many as five… Continue watching
Feb 13 Australia adds $300 million in funding for Indigenous pledge By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Fifteen years after the Australian Parliament's historic apology to its Indigenous people for past wrongs, the government is announcing roughly $300 million in new funding to improve the lives of Australia's original inhabitants. Continue reading
Feb 02 Australia to remove British monarchy from new bank notes By Nick Perry, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes. The nation's central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III. Continue reading