Australia says Chinese naval vessel sailing off its western coast an ‘act of aggression’
Incident is the latest sign of tension between Canberra and Beijing, who have been embroiled in a diplomatic and trade spat
Aid reaches Tonga as telephone lines restored after devastating volcano
Restoration of drinking water ‘extremely high priority’ amid clean-up operation
China invading Taiwan would be ‘emergency’ for Tokyo, says Abe
Former PM says ‘a military adventure is the road to economic suicide’ for Beijing
Words fly between Canberra and Paris over ruptured submarine contract
Australian PM says French ‘should have known’ country’s misgivings about submarine capabilities
Australia defends scrapping French submarine deal
Macron due to speak with Biden ‘in the next few days’ over contract row, says Paris
Covid-19: Soldiers patrol Sydney to enforce stay-at-home rules
Lockdown extended in Brisbane as Australia struggles to contain Delta variant
China hits back at chorus of criticism over handling of coronavirus
Beijing mounting ‘no-holds-barred’ diplomatic effort to stem growing calls for compensation
‘The scale and fury of these fires in Australia is almost unimaginable’
Three people have died and more than 150 houses destroyed as bushfires spread through the country
Outcry as Australian police raid national broadcaster ABC
ABC alleged to have published classified material, while News Corp offices also raided
Australia strips suspected Islamic State militant of citizenship
Neil Prakash (27) is a threat to Asia-Pacific region, says government
As much of the world turns right, Australia turns left
The public mood has shifted over refugee children on Nauru island. Politics will follow
Australian government senators back ‘okay to be white’ motion
Labor Party, the Greens and crossbenchers combine to vote down the statement
Australian PM threatens strawberry saboteurs with 15 years in jail
Scott Morrison announces new penalties amid fruit scare blamed mostly on copycat hoaxers
The minister, the au pairs and McLachlan, MacLachlan and Maclachlan
The future of Australia’s home affairs minister is in doubt as it emerges that he intervened in the cases of three women held in detention
Scott Morrison sworn in as Australia’s PM as Turnbull turfed out
Turnbull blames ‘insurgency’ in Liberal Party ‘backed by powerful voices in the media’
Australia’s PM fights to the end but his time appears up
Malcolm Turnbull faces likely ousting on Friday after caving in too often to conservatives
Australian prime minister faces second leadership challenge
Challenger Peter Dutton says he is working on renewed bid to unseat Malcolm Turnbull
Australia’s Malcolm Turnbull shelves flagship energy policy
PM dumps emissions targets in bid to stave off leadership challenge in Liberal party
Irish father faces deportation from Australia over visa delays
Dan Hall has been given seven days to leave the country - and his wife and three kids
Australian government’s right-wing hard man is a sensitive soul really
Sydney Letter: What so upset Peter Dutton was coverage of his new-found concern for white South African farmers
Asylum seekers leave Australian-run camp after police move in
Controversial centre in Papua New Guinea had been sealed off as authorities moved to close it
Ad appeal to white Australians fails miserably for Labor leader
Sydney Letter: Multiple missteps leaves centre-left leader Bill Shorten vulnerable
Irish boss of Qantas airline gets pie in face at conference
Alan Joyce was addressing a business breakfast in Perth when attacked
Facial recognition to replace passports at Australian airports
The ‘world first’ system aims to process 90 per cent of travellers automatically
Australian politics undergoes post-Trump rise in racist rhetoric
Immigration minister Dutton says 1970s government wrong to resettle Lebanese refugees
Asylum seekers face lifetime Australia ban if they arrive by boat
Law includes refugees and applies to adults sent to Manus Island or Nauru since July 2013
Retired Australian judge (88) offers to swap places with refugee
Jim Macken volunteers to live the rest of his life on Manus or Nauru detention islands
Australia to close controversial Manus Island refugee camp
Fate of 800 asylum seekers on Pacific island unclear, with no timeline for camp’s closure
Asylum seekers self-immolate to reach Australia, says minister
Peter Dutton claims reports of dire conditions in Nauru detention centre are false
Leaks reveal scale of abuse in Australian offshore detention
Asylum seekers on Nauru suffer appalling conditions, reports by the ‘Guardian’ show
Malcolm Turnbull declares victory in Australia election
Coalition expected to return with narrow majority which could make legislating tough
Islamic scholar in gay comments row leaves Australia
Scholar toured Orlando this year; had previosly preached ‘death is the sentence’ for gay acts
Australian vote: Week two marked by dog whistle and police raid
Government may regret anti-immigration words while Labor woes mostly self-inflicted
Australian minister warns of ‘illiterate, innumerate’ refugees
Sharp criticism as immigration minister Peter Dutton makes issue central to election
Australia’s harsh immigration policy angers Pacific neighbour
Asylum seekers held in Papua New Guinea detention centre seek compensation
Australian hospital refuses to move baby to detention camp
Nauru protesters opposed to holding of asylum seekers gather outside the hospital
Australian officers regain control of detention centre
Asylum seeker’s death sparked ‘melee’ that led to five injuries at Christmas Island facility
Riots break out at Australia detention centre
Unrest at immigration detention centre follows death of an inmate who had escaped
Pacific leaders rebuke Australian minister’s sea-level joke
Peter Dutton caught making fun of low-lying nations’ struggle with rising water-levels
Irish veteran who faced deportation from Australia let go
Michael McFadden (69), who served in Vietnam, spent four months in detention
Irish man with extensive criminal history deported from Australia
Failed to declare criminal past, including possession of drugs and bomb-making material
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