A tribal clash in Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands in which at least 26 people were killed has put a growing internal security problem under the microscope in the strategically vital South Pacific island nation that has garnered closer military attention from the United States and China

Australian media say at least 53 men have been massacred in an escalation of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea

Australian media say at least 26 men have been massacred in tribal violence in Papua New Guinea

Police in Papua New Guinea say at least 26 combatants and an unconfirmed number of bystanders were killed in a gunbattle between warring tribes

Anthony Albanese has become first Australian prime minister to get engaged in office

Anthony Albanese has become first Australian prime minister to get engaged in office

Australia says it is appalled at China’s suspended death sentence for Chinese Australian writer and democracy blogger Yang Hengjun

A ship carrying thousands of livestock that has been stranded at sea for almost a month has finally docked in Australia, where welfare concerns mean some of the animals are expected to be offloaded

New Zealand's government says it will contemplate sharing advanced military technologies with the United States and Britain as part of closer defense ties with Australia

The United Nations' refugee agency is reporting that one in every eight Rohingya who attempted to flee their homeland of Myanmar and the refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh by boat last year died or went missing