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
Jan 30 France, Australia to supply Ukraine with artillery shells By Associated Press France and Australia have announced plans to jointly produce and send several thousand 155-millimeter artillery shells to Ukraine. The first deliveries are expected by the end of March. Continue reading
Dec 06 WATCH: Blinken and Austin hold news briefing with Australian counterparts By Associated Press The U.S. Secretaries of State and Defense met with their Australian counterparts in Washington on Tuesday to discuss strategic concerns including the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 7:33 News Wrap: Cameras at Pelosi home not monitored during attack because speaker wasn't there In our news wrap Wednesday, U.S. Capitol Police said it was not watching cameras monitoring the Pelosi home when an attacker broke in because the speaker herself was not there, Benjamin Netanyahu remains headed for a decisive win in Israel's… Continue watching