An anti-Australia Day demonstration has turned violent in Sydney on Thursday, when scuffles broke out with police after a man allegedly set fire to an Australian flag.
Vegemite, the salty yeast-based spread beloved by Australians, is returning Down Under after decades of US ownership.
An Australia Day advert featuring two girls in hijabs in front of an Australian flag has been removed from a Melbourne street after threats were made to the billboard company. The Victoria state government said the company, QMS, received a series of "abusive and threatening" complaints.
Australia will model their parliamentary entitlements reform on Britain following a payments scandal that has claimed a senior leader.
Hundreds of passengers have been stranded in Bali after Indonesia said Tigerair did not have permission to operate some flights to Australia.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a business delegation will visit Australia on Saturday amid unease over future U.S. presence in Asia.
Australia and East Timor have agreed to begin negotiations on a permanent maritime boundary between the two countries, potentially ending years of dispute over the lucrative oil-rich Timor Gap and closing a chapter of mistrust and enmity between the two neighbours.
Indonesia has not suspended all military and defence cooperation with Australia over a perceived offence to national dignity, contrary to media reports, an Indonesian Cabinet minister said on Thursday in an apparent softening of the country’s stance.
Australia on Thursday rejected claims it tried to “recruit” Indonesia’s best soldiers as it worked to mend relations with Jakarta after military ties were suspended.
Six missing people have been found safe after record rainfall caused floods in Australia's outback.
Painkillers containing codeine will require a prescription in Australia from 2018 amid concerns over misuse.
Australian senator Penny Wong advocates stronger engagement in Asia in light of US president-elect’s inflammatory comments on the one-China policy
A majority of Australian MPs want to break ties with the British monarchy, the nation's republican lobby claims.
Red fire ants could wreak more damage in Australia than feral rabbits, cane toads and foxes combined, experts have warned in a new report.
The Australian arm of Luxury German car maker BMW has been ordered to pay back more than 55 million U.S dollars to Aussie car buyers after it was deemed they misled customers into thinking they could afford their range of cars.
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is at risk of being placed on UNESCO's World Heritage "in danger" list after land clearing laws failed to be passed through parliament, a government minister conceded on Friday.
The Turkish government has yet to respond to Australia's request for Melbourne-born Islamic State (IS) recruiter Neil Prakash to be extradited, Australia's Justice Minister said on Monday.
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