An Australian teenager could face up to 12 years in jail after being arrested in Bali, Indonesia, on suspicion of possessing a drug.
Australia's offshore detention policy for asylum seekers has been criticised by a top-ranking UN official.
The China Chamber of Commerce in Australia marked a decade of building business ties between the two countries with a banquet on Tuesday evening in Sydney that befitted the growing importance of bilateral trade and investment.
On Oct. 29, two Chinese tourists from Wenzhou, Zhejiang province were arrested by patrolling police officers from the New South Wales Police Force after being caught urinating in Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden.
One in eight Australian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer before their 85th birthday, a new report has found.
The economy of Western Australia (WA), a state which relies heavily on its mining industry, has slipped from Australia's strongest to its weakest in two years, an economic survey has found.
A trial for those accused of killing 298 passengers and crew aboard doomed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 could be held in Australia, one of the nation's most respected barristers said on Monday.
The Australian government has bowed to industry pressure for it to set a lower "backpacker tax," after widespread complaints that a proposed 32.5 percent rate would only send backpackers out of Australia to other nations such as New Zealand.
The Xinhua News Agency mogul behind the vetoed 285 million U.S. dollar bid for Australia's largest pastoral land holding said he had "given up" the dealing with Australia, urging the government not to "close the door" on foreign money.
Families of migrants to Australia will be able to apply for a five-year temporary residency visa, in a move set to reduce decade-long wait list for families seeking a permanent residency visa, the Australian government has announced.
A panel of United Nation experts have urged Australia to amend its laws that lead to people with mental disabilities being detained indefinitely.
As Australia is attempting one of its most significant economic transitions with its ambitious free trade plans, a wave of protectionism in domestic politics however is threatening the agenda.
Less than 15 percent of Australia' s farmland is foreign owned, with Britain owning more than half of all foreign-owned land, a federal government release had detailed.
The board of Australia's Climate Change Authority (CCA) has split over the government's commitment to combating climate change, and two members have on Monday launched an independent report calling on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to do more.
China's Ministry of Commerce says the move by Australia to block the sale of AusGrid to Chinese firms is another sign of growing trade protectionism in that country.
Australia and Papua New Guinea on Wednesday said they had agreed to close a controversial Australian-funded asylum seeker detention center on Manus Island, although the ultimate fate of 800 refugees held in the camp remained unclear.
Ratings house Moodys Investor Services on Wednesday affirmed Australia's prized AAA sovereign rating, however fired a warning shot to the central government calling for urgent fiscal repair.
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