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Woman experiences total solar eclipse with her dying father

OneNashvillewomanisoverthemoonaftershewasabletowitnessthetotalsolareclipsewithherdyingfather.AtouchingphotoofHedyMorrisontiltingherelderlydad’swheelchairbackwar

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Australia well placed to manage Brexit: treasurer

While Britain's exit from the European Union will have negative economic consequences, Australia is likely in the clear from the fallout, unless others follow suit, a government report released Thursday shows.

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Australian of the Year urges end to discrimination

Newly-appointed Australian of the Year David Morrison has said that "unfair" religious, racial and gender-based discrimination is still rife throughout Australia, using his Australia Day speech to call for greater acceptance.

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Australia returns 41 asylum seekers to Sri Lanka

The Australian and Sri Lankan governments have moved swiftly to return a group of 41 Sri Lankan nationals who attempted to arrive illegally in Australia by boat, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison announced on Monday.