Australian Parliament censures former prime minister
Australiaโs former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has listed his achievements in government including standing up to a โbullying" China as he unsuccessfully argued against being censured by the Parliament for secretly amassing multiple ministerial powers.
Former Australian PM Morrison took on extra powers in secret
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has accused his predecessor Scott Morrison of โtrashing democracyโ after revealing that while Morrison was in power, he arranged to have himself quietly appointed to five ministerial roles without the knowledge of many other lawmakers or the public.
Albanese elected Australia's leader in complex poll result
Australians awoke to a new prime minister in Anthony Albanese, the center-left Labor Party leader whose ascension to the nationโs top job from being raised in social housing by a single mother on a disability pension was said to reflect the country's changed fabric.
Australia PM Morrison defends record despite election loss
Scott Morrison says his conservative government had left Australia in a robust condition even as voters punished him for his handling of issues including climate change and the pandemic that gave the center-left opposition its biggest victory for almost a decade.
Economy, China, climate dominate as Australia set for polls
Australians will go to the polls Saturday following a six-week election campaign that has focused on pandemic-fueled inflation, climate change and fears of a Chinese military outpost being established less than 1,200 miles off Australiaโs shore.
Australia pledges $704 million to save Great Barrier Reef
The Australian government has pledged to spend another 1 billion Australian dollars ($704 million) over nine years on improving the health of the Great Barrier Reef after stalling a UNESCO decision on downgrading the natural wonderโs World Heritage status.
Three of Tonga's smaller islands badly damaged by tsunami
Three of Tongaโs smaller islands have suffered serious damage from tsunami waves, officials and the Red Cross say, as a wider picture begins to emerge of the destruction caused by the eruption of an undersea volcano near the Pacific archipelago nation.
TIMELINE: Novak Djokovic's bid to compete at Australian Open
Novak Djokovicโs attempt to stave off deportation and be allowed to play in the Australian Open despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19 is headed for a legal hearing the day before he is scheduled to begin his title defense at a Grand Slam tournament heโs won a record nine times.
Reaction to Novak Djokovic's canceled visa in Australia
The Australian government has denied No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic entry to defend his title in the year's first tennis major and canceled his visa because he failed to meet the requirements for an exemption to the country's COVID-19 vaccination rules.
Solomon Islands violence recedes but not underlying tension
Violence has receded in the capital of the Solomon Islands, but the government has shown no signs of attempting to address the underlying grievances that sparked two days of riots, including concerns of the countryโs increasing links with China.
France says Australia hits 'new low' leaking Macron texts
A French envoy says Australia leaking French President Emmanuel Macronโs text messages to the media is a โnew lowโ and a warning to other world leaders that their private communications with the Australian government could be weaponized and used against them.