Australia and New Zealand are sending 3 maritime patrol planes to Japan as part of the effort to enforce U.N. sanctions against North Korea

Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has resigned from Parliament, triggering a by-election that could bring down the unpopular conservative government

New Zealand authorities say Chelsea Manning could come to the country for a speaking tour, a day after organizers said she couldn't enter Australia

Convicted leaker Chelsea Manning will not be allowed to enter Australia for a speaking tour scheduled to start Sunday, tour organizer says

Australia's former foreign has described the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines flight over the Ukraine in 2014 as the most emotional time of her life.

Australia's former prime minister says he will resign from Parliament this week in a move that could cost the unpopular conservative government its single-seat majority.

An Australian government minister says the first asylum seeker boat has reached Australia in more than four years

Australia's new prime minister has announced a peace-making Cabinet that does not punish his rivals in a bruising power struggle that ousted his predecessor days ago and divided a government that lags in opinion polls.

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says she's quitting following the selection of a new prime minister in an internal party vote

Australia's latest leadership switch _ in which Malcolm Turnbull was replaced by Scott Morrison in an internal party coup _ has struck a particularly sour note among a population increasingly disillusioned with the actions of those it elects