australia
Al Jazeera journalist Greste arrives home in Australia
Egypt
February 5, 2015
Al Jazeera journalist Greste arrives home in Australia
Peter Greste, the Al Jazeera journalist freed after more than a year in an Egyptian prison, arrived back in his…
UPDATE: Egypt frees Al Jazeera journalist Greste, 2 others still held
Egypt
February 1, 2015
UPDATE: Egypt frees Al Jazeera journalist Greste, 2 others still held
Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste was released from a Cairo jail on Sunday and left Egypt after 400 days in…
US, Japan and Australia vow to oppose Russian action in Crimea
World
November 16, 2014
US, Japan and Australia vow to oppose Russian action in Crimea
The leaders of the United States, Japan and Australia lined up together against Russia on Sunday, vowing to oppose Russian…
PM promises jail for returning Australian jihadists
World
September 22, 2014
PM promises jail for returning Australian jihadists
Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday warned Australians fighting with extremists in the Middle East they face lengthy jail terms…
‘Industrial scale’ tampering of evidence at MH17 site: Australia
World
July 22, 2014
‘Industrial scale’ tampering of evidence at MH17 site: Australia
Evidence has been tampered with on an "industrial scale" at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, Australian Prime…
Australia summons Egyptian diplomat over jailing Al Jazeera journalist
Egypt
June 24, 2014
Australia summons Egyptian diplomat over jailing Al Jazeera journalist
The Australian Foreign Minister summoned a senior Egyptian diplomat Tuesday to protest sentencing an Australian journalist working for Al Jazeera…
Australian govt ‘appalled’ at verdict against Jazeera’s Greste
Egypt
June 23, 2014
Australian govt ‘appalled’ at verdict against Jazeera’s Greste
Australia Monday said it was "appalled" at the seven-year jail term given to Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste by an…
Australia rejects claims that navy mistreated asylum seekers
World
January 22, 2014
Australia rejects claims that navy mistreated asylum seekers
Australia on Wednesday rejected claims by a group of asylum seekers that they were beaten and suffered burns while being returned…
Hundreds flee homes as heatwave fans Australia bushfires
World
January 17, 2014
Hundreds flee homes as heatwave fans Australia bushfires
Extreme heat and high winds fanned dozens of bushfires across Australia on Friday, prompting hundreds to flee their homes in some…
Indonesia bristles over ‘deplorable’ Australian sea incursions
World
January 17, 2014
Indonesia bristles over ‘deplorable’ Australian sea incursions
Indonesia will increase maritime patrols after what it called deplorable territorial violations by Australia's navy as it tried to turn…