Australia will not be allowed to walk away from legal, financial and moral responsibility for nearly 800 men when it closes its asylum seeker detention center in Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Tuesday, PNG's immigration minister said. More »
FILE PHOTO: A protester holds a placard in Sydney, Australia, February 4, 2017 during one of several rallies across Australia condemning U.S. President Donald Trump’s order temporarily barring refugees and nationals from seven countries and demanding an end to... More »
Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop speaks during the 28th International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) Fullerton Lecture in Singapore March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Yong Teck Lim Australia said on Thursday it had received information that terrorists may... More »
Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop speaks to Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull while they attend the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S. September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Australia will call home ... More »
An Australian aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan four months ago was freed following a raid by Afghan special forces near the eastern city of Jalalabad, officials said on Monday. More »
SYDNEY/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Australia made a last-minute plea on Monday for a stay in the imminent execution of two Australian drug traffickers in Indonesia, saying reports that their trial had been tainted by corruption needed to be investigated. The call from... More »
