An Australian student has been released after a week in detention in North Korea and flew to Beijing, where he described his condition to reporters as "very good."

Australia's government has proposed new laws that would prevent extremist Australians from returning home for up to two years as the country prepares for the repatriation of Islamic State group supporters

Air New Zealand Chief Executive Christopher Luxon has announced he's resigning after 7 years in the top job at the national carrier

A former Australian army lawyer charged with leaking secret documents to journalists says his prosecution is not about protecting national security but concealing "a national shame"

New Zealand's prime minister says her country will withdraw all of its troops from Iraq, where a contingent of 95 noncombat personnel have been training security forces

The head of Australia's public broadcaster says she has "grave concern" about a police raid on its headquarters in connection with a story based on leaked documents that indicated the military was being investigated for possible war crimes in Afghanistan

New Zealand's government says it will spend billions of dollars more on mental health services and combatting child poverty as part of a new approach to its finances

An Australian state government leader has intervened to fast-track a proposed coal mine days after voters rejected tougher action to curb greenhouse gas emissions in a federal election

President Donald Trump has spoken by phone with Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia to congratulate him on his conservative coalition's surprise election victory

Political leaders are continuing frenetic 11th-hour campaigning as Australians vote at an election likely to deliver the nation's sixth prime minister in as many years