Global tax evasion under G20 scrutiny
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew described taxation reform as among the G20's most crucial initiatives Friday as the world's major economies look to close loopholes used by huge multinational firms.
World's only captive leopard seal put down
The world's only captive leopard seal, which washed up in Sydney with a shark bite to his abdomen seven years ago, has been put down at an Australian zoo.
Australia PM 'won't be blackmailed' after bloody PNG riot
Prime Minister Tony Abbott Thursday said he will not succumb to "moral blackmail" over an Australian detention centre on Papua New Guinea, as graphic witness accounts of recent violence told of "blood everywhere".
Australia urges G20 to commit to faster growth targets
Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey said Wednesday it was "hugely important" that G20 leaders agree to faster global growth targets when they meet in Sydney this weekend.
Australia falls short on Aboriginal welfare targets
PM Tony Abbott admitted Australia has failed to meet important targets on Aboriginal life expectancy, education and employment, but insisted progress has been made in other areas.
Imam charged in Australia over child marriage
A Muslim cleric was Tuesday charged in Australia with conducting an illegal marriage between a 26-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl.
Australia losing last auto producer Toyota
Toyota on Monday said it will stop making cars in Australia in less than four years, banging the final nail in the coffin of country's auto industry, despite appeals to stay by Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
Trade winds spur hiatus in global warming: study
An unprecedented spike in Pacific trade winds has seen global warming slow significantly in the past 12 years but the effect is only temporary and temperatures will surge.
'Oldest star' found from iron fingerprint: astronomers
Australian astronomers on Sunday said they had found a star 13.6 billion years old, making it the most ancient star ever seen.
Big money awaits Australian drug mule Corby
High-profile Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby could earn millions of dollars for a tell-all story if she is released from an Indonesian jail Friday, with a bidding war reportedly in full swing.
Mystery giant jellyfish washes up in Australia
Scientists were Thursday working to classify a new species of giant jellyfish that washed up on an Australian beach, describing it as a "whopper" that took their breath away.
Woman lay dead in Sydney house for nearly eight years
An elderly lady lay dead in her inner city home for nearly eight years before her skeletal remains were found, an inquest heard Thursday, in a case dubbed "the woman Sydney forgot" by local media.
Thousands rally against shark cull in Australia
Thousands of people rallied across Australia Saturday against a controversial shark culling policy designed to prevent attacks, saying killing the marine animals was the not the answer.
Australia approves plan to dump dredge spoil in Barrier Reef
Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority on Friday approved the dumping of up to three million cubic metres of dredge waste in park waters in a move blasted by environmentalists.
World's oldest flamingo dies in Australian zoo, aged 83
Staff at Adelaide Zoo were in mourning Friday after the world's oldest flamingo, and their oldest resident, died aged 83.
Human remains found after Australian croc attack: reports
Police reportedly found human remains Tuesday in the search for a 12-year-old boy snatched by a crocodile in northern Australia, and scaled back operations to a body recovery mission.
Australia fears domestic extremism from Syria conflict
The conflict in Syria poses new risks of homegrown extremism in Australia, with citizens returning radicalised after fighting there.
Boy, 12, taken by crocodile in Australia
A 12-year-old boy was feared dead after being snatched by a saltwater crocodile while swimming in Australia's Northern Territory.
British expat leaves job after Singapore 'poor people' remark
A Singapore-based British wealth adviser who set off a firestorm by publicly insulting Singaporeans who have to rely on public transport has "parted ways" with his former employer, the firm said Saturday.
Australian police crack global money-laundering racket
Australian police revealed they had cracked a major global money-laundering ring with operatives in more than 20 countries and funds syphoned off to groups reported to include Hezbollah.