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Australia, Indonesia To Heal ‘Spy Rift’ With New Military Pact

Aug 19, 2014 06:16 AM EDT

Australia and Indonesia are set to sign a new pact that will heal a rift that stemmed from a spying issue last year and allow the two countries to restore intelligence and military ties.

Thailand Stops Surrogate Babies From Leaving After Baby Gammy Controversy

Bianca Ortega |

Aug 15, 2014 05:02 AM EDT

Thailand stopped four couples with surrogate babies from leaving the country following a controversy in which an Australian couple abandoned their biological child to its surrogate mother because it had Down syndrome.

Australia Plans To Transfer Nauru Refugees To Cambodia

Jin Tuliao |

Aug 14, 2014 09:03 AM EDT

The Australian government is sending asylum seekers from Nauru to Cambodia. A resettlement deal between Australia and Cambodia is said to be imminent.

China Accuses U.S. Of Worsening South China Sea Dispute

Bianca Ortega |

Aug 14, 2014 03:37 AM EDT

China accused the U.S. of heating up the territorial dispute in the South China Sea, saying the U.S. is encouraging China’s neighbors to boldly claim ownership of the waterway.

This Chinese coin recently discovered on Elcho Island is thought to date back to the 18th Century.

Did the Chinese beat Europeans to Australia?

Dan Weisman |

Aug 13, 2014 10:46 PM EDT

Move over Indiana Jones, amateur Australian archeologists say they've found evidence in the Northern Territory that Chinese mariners beat Europeans to the continent.

United States Marines of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment complete Australian Customs paperwork as they arrive at a Royal Australian Air Force Base in Darwin.

Australia To Sign 25-Year International Agreement With U.S. Marine

Jin Tuliao |

Aug 12, 2014 03:57 AM EDT

Australia and US Marine will sign an international agreement on Tuesday to strengthen defense ties with its regional ally.

Son of Australian jihadist Khaled Sharrouf

Australian PM Condemns Horrifying Viral Image: Jihadist’s Child Holding Up A Severed Head

Erika Villanueva |

Aug 11, 2014 03:28 AM EDT

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott condemned the brutality of the Islamic State after a photo of seven-year-old boy holding up the decapitated head of a Syrian soldier went viral online.

Robot Librarians Incite More Students to Read

Marc Maligalig |

Aug 11, 2014 01:41 AM EDT

The demand for books has been steady since the system opened in July.

Australian Leaders Blast Russian Retaliatory Sanctions

Christl Leong |

Aug 08, 2014 02:54 PM EDT

Australia hit back at Russia after the latter imposed a one-year food ban on a number of Western countries in retaliation against economic sanctions levied on Moscow by the United States and the European Union.

New Zealand wants more Chinese-Australian tourists

New Zealand Starts Campaign To Encourage Chinese-Australian Tourism

dweisman |

Aug 08, 2014 10:02 AM EDT

New Zealand starts campaign to encourage Chinese-Australian tourism.

International Surrogacy Under Scrutiny Amid Abandoned Baby Controversy

Bianca Ortega |

Aug 06, 2014 07:30 AM EDT

International surrogacy laws are now under scrutiny amid a controversy over an Australian couple abandoning their biological baby with Down’s syndrome to his Thai surrogate mother.

U.S. State Secretary John Kerry, U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

John Kerry Urges India To Sign WTO Deal

Christl Leong |

Jul 31, 2014 03:07 PM EDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday in hopes of convincing New Delhi to reconsider its position in blocking a WTO deal, hours before the Trade Facilitation Deal was to be signed.

Paramount Deletes Tweet About TMNT Poster, 9/11 Controversy Brought Up

Kat De Guzman |

Jul 30, 2014 08:43 AM EDT

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie is set to be released on September 11 this year in Australia but tweets about the poster caused a negative hype. The poster has been taken down from the social networking site but mixed reactions about it have been tweeted.

Australia's Jetstar Apologizes for ‘Flush Drugs’ Flight Crew Warning

Erika Villanueva |

Jul 30, 2014 07:22 AM EDT

Australian domestic airlines Jetstar issued an apology after a flight crew on a Sydney-bound trip advised passengers to flush their drugs down the toilet before the plane lands.

Lucky Koala Clings to Bottom of Car on Highway and Survives

Nikki Alfonso |

Jul 28, 2014 01:08 PM EDT

Timberwolf is one lucky koala. The 4-year old male koala mistakenly clung to the grille at the bottom of a vehicle near Maryborough, Queensland as the car drove away. Unbeknownst to the family onboard, they had a frightened marsupial at the bottom of their car.

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