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AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd avoided prison after threatening to kill an employee, but a New Zealand judge warned him jail beckoned if his "rock star lifestyle" continued.

• 09 июля 2015, 14:18

Australia moved closer to recognising Aboriginal people in its constitution after talks with indigenous leaders.

• 06 июля 2015, 14:21

Sixty-five extremely rare pink and red diamonds were unveiled Friday by mining giant Rio Tinto which expects the stones from a remote western Australia mine to fetch record prices.

• 26 июня 2015, 13:54

Some coral species are better at adapting to climate change than others, and they may be able to pass their hardy DNA onto the next generation.

• 26 июня 2015, 11:15

Hungary has indefinitely suspended the application of a key EU asylum rule, which requires a migrant's claim to be processed in the EU country they first arrive in.

• 24 июня 2015, 10:46

Australia's top official on indigenous issues said crocodile safaris should be used to help fund impoverished Aboriginal communities.

• 23 июня 2015, 14:21

Australian authorities work within the law to stop asylum-seeker boats after reports officials have made cash payments to members of people-smuggling rings for years.

• 16 июня 2015, 14:46

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Australia would do "whatever we need to do" to combat people-smuggling.

• 12 июня 2015, 14:45

Australia's opposition Labor party introduced a bill into parliament aimed at legalising same-sex marriage.

• 01 июня 2015, 12:26

Mauricio Suleiman of the World Boxing Council (WBC) wants the winner of the Cotto-Alvarez fight to face Gennady Golovkin.

• 29 мая 2015, 13:40

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott promised a "full and frank" debate on gay marriage in response to an opposition-backed push for reform.

• 27 мая 2015, 14:47

Australia on Tuesday announced it will amend the law to strip dual nationals linked to terrorism of their citizenship for "betraying the country".

• 26 мая 2015, 14:40

Australia is world-renowned for its love of beer. But its passion for a different type of brew -- coffee -- is what has been making global headlines recently.

• 25 мая 2015, 15:31

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott ruled out helping resettle the wave of migrants fleeing to Southeast Asia, saying it would worsen the problem and "encourage people to get on boats".

• 21 мая 2015, 14:21

Australian-born former tennis Grand Slam champion Bob Hewitt was sentenced to six years in jail in South Africa for raping and assaulting young girls he coac.

• 19 мая 2015, 10:30

Starring in music videos at the age of 100, Eileen Kramer is probably the oldest working dancer and choreographer in Australia.

• 11 мая 2015, 14:46

Kazakhstani tennis Yaroslava Shvedova won Women’s Doubles with Australian Casey Dellacqua at the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open.

• 10 мая 2015, 22:52

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Australia and Europe were in talks on how to stop asylum-seeker boats after the success of his government's controversial polices on the issue.

• 04 мая 2015, 13:13

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop called for a regional approach to tackle drug trafficking, saying the death penalty would not halt the illegal trade.

• 30 апреля 2015, 14:17

Young singing sensation Sam Smith canceled the rest of an Australian tour after developing a hemorrhage on his vocal cords.

• 29 апреля 2015, 10:04