New Zealand's lawmakers are planning to take a pay freeze at a time that teachers, nurses and other public workers have been going on strike for more money.

An Australian senator is being condemned for his speech in Parliament advocating reviving a white-only immigration policy and using the term "final solution" in calling for a vote on which migrants to admit

New Zealand has banned most foreigners who don't live in the country from buying homes as it tries to tackle runaway housing prices

New Zealand plans to ban disposable plastic shopping bags by next July as the nation tries to live up to its clean-and-green image

An Australian government minister says five former dual nationals have been stripped of their Australian citizenship due to their involvement with the Islamic State group overseas

Australia's most populous state has been was declared entirely in drought and struggling farmers have been given new authority to shoot kangaroos that compete with livestock for sparse pasture during the most intense dry spell in more than 50 years

The European Union's foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, says she wants a free trade agreement with Australia as soon as possible as an example against protectionism.

The European Union says it is encouraging enterprises to increase their business with Iran because that country has been compliant with their nuclear-related commitments

Australia's racism watchdog says the country is experiencing a resurgence in lawmakers exploiting race to advance political agendas and listed ethnic Chinese and Sudanese among minorities who are suffering

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has returned to work after six weeks of parental leave with her newborn daughter