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AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd described allegations he tried to hire a hitman as "ludicrous" and said he wanted to keep his job with the top-selling rock band.

• 22 декабря 2014, 14:11

The mother of seven of eight children killed in Australia was charged with their murder, police said.

• 21 декабря 2014, 14:41

Australian police said they had arrested the mother of most of eight children reportedly stabbed to death in the northern city of Cairns.

• 20 декабря 2014, 12:50

Eight children have been found dead at a home in the Australian city of Cairns, police said Friday, reportedly after a gruesome mass stabbing

• 19 декабря 2014, 10:43

Prime Minister Tony Abbott offered sympathy to Pakistan after a deadly Taliban raid on a school, as Australia deals with the fallout from a cafe siege.

• 17 декабря 2014, 13:59

Grieving Australians eulogised the victims of the Sydney cafe siege as authorities investigated why its Iranian-born perpetrator had remained at large despite a history of violence.

• 16 декабря 2014, 12:28

It ended with gunfire and bloodshed.

• 16 декабря 2014, 11:07

Australians came out in solidarity with the Muslim community following a siege at a Sydney cafe, as tens of thousands tweeted the hashtag #illridewithyou.

• 15 декабря 2014, 19:20

A teenager was killed in a shark attack at a reef off Australia's northeast coast, with ambulance officials saying he was dead by the time he reached shore.

• 15 декабря 2014, 16:05

Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who was famously accused of misogyny by former leader Julia Gillard suggested sexism was behind criticism of his female chief-of-staff.

• 12 декабря 2014, 22:55

"Shirtfront", an aggressive Australian sports term used by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, was picked as the National Dictionary Centre's word of the year.

• 10 декабря 2014, 21:32

Australian film star Nicole Kidman has described 2014 as her toughest ever year, saying the sudden death of her father in Singapore had left her family in "so much pain".

• 08 декабря 2014, 12:49

The WHO introduced new cervical cancer guidelines, making it easier and cheaper to protect women against one of the deadliest, but most preventable, diseases.

• 03 декабря 2014, 13:43

Four Russian navy ships that appeared off Australia's northern coast amid heightened tensions ahead of the G20 summit have now left.

• 20 ноября 2014, 13:36

Thousands of fans readied for a public address by Narendra Modi during the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Australia in 28 years.

• 17 ноября 2014, 21:10

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wanted deeper defence ties with the United States and Australia to ensure peace throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

• 14 ноября 2014, 11:58

The fall in oil prices to their lowest levels in more than three years should give a boost to the sagging world economy, the International Monetary Fund said.

• 13 ноября 2014, 17:32

Pope Francis has called on G20 leaders not to forget the poor, saying to do so would be "regrettable".

• 12 ноября 2014, 15:02

Leading world economies are spending $88 billion (71 billion euros) a year in fossil fuel exploration subsidies.

• 11 ноября 2014, 12:59

A global infrastructure hub proposed by G20 nations to help strengthen economic growth will be based in Sydney and funded by Australia.

• 10 ноября 2014, 17:27