The most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted of child sex will face his first night in prison while he waits two weeks to learn his sentence for molesting two choirboys in a Melbourne cathedral two decades ago.

The Vatican spokesman says that the Vatican office that handles sex abuse of minors has taken over the case involving Cardinal George Pell following his conviction for molesting two choir boys

A judge has ordered former New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley to pay compensation after a construction company collapsed, owing its creditors

Cardinal George Pell's trial on child abuse charges is probably the highest profile criminal case ever shrouded in secrecy by an Australian suppression order

Judge rules Chinese-Australian billionaire Chau Chak Wing was defamed by a media report that insinuated he bribed a former United Nations general assembly president

China says delays in handling of Australian coal due to environmental checks

British author and broadcaster David Icke, who critics accuse of anti-Semitism and of being a conspiracy theorist, has had his Australian visa canceled ahead of a speaking tour

A woman wanted in Chile on kidnapping charges dating to Chile's 1973-1990 military dictatorship has appeared in a Sydney court for an extradition hearing

New Zealand's Ardern says no final decision on Spark's use of Huawei 5G

New Zealand's government has announced plans for a new tax targeting online giants like Google and Facebook that earn plenty of money in the country but pay little tax