Government And Politics

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May 6, 2024

Australia accuses China of unsafe behavior when fighter jet released flares in a helicopter's path

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government has protested to Beijing through multiple channels that a Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian navy helicopter with flares over international waters

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May 6, 2024

Boy shot dead after Perth stabbing was in deradicalization program, but no ties seen to Sydney teens

Authorities say a 16-year-old boy who was shot dead by police after stabbing a man in western Australia had been in a deradicalization program for two years but had no ties to an alleged network of teen extremists in Sydney

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Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manale as new prime minister

May 2, 2024

Solomon Islands lawmakers have chosen former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manale as the new prime minister of the South Pacific island nation that has grown closer to China in recent years

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May 2, 2024

Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister

Solomon Islands lawmakers have elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain close ties with China

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May 2, 2024

Jeremiah Manele elected prime minister in Solomon Islands, which is likely to keep close China ties

Solomon Islands lawmakers have elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain close ties with China

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Apr 28, 2024

Australian prime minister describes domestic violence as a 'national crisis' after protests

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described domestic violence as a national crisis after thousands rallied around the country against violence toward women

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Apr 24, 2024

Australia and New Zealand honor their war dead with dawn services on Anzac Day

Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered across Australia and New Zealand for dawn services and street marches to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day

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Apr 24, 2024

Australian police execute search warrants as part of a 'major operation' over church stabbings

Detectives and secret service agents investigating the stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church have executed search warrants in the city as part of a major operation