AUSTRALIA

Australia's Senate passed legislation banning children under the age of 16 from using social media, marking the country as the nation with the world's strictest rules on the matter.

New Zealand has denied conservative commentator Candace Owens a visa, citing her history of inflammatory rhetoric.

Clare Nowland used a walker and suffered from dementia at a nursing home in Australia

Australia has ditched plans to fine social media companies if they fail to stem the spread of misinformation, the country's communications minister said.

Dr. Philip Nitschke defended the head of Exit International's Swiss affiliate who was jailed after the woman's death in September

Caroline Kennedy sharply criticized her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s views on vaccines, calling them "dangerous" and contrary to the Kennedy family's.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has removed his children's book, Billy and the Epic Escape, after receiving backlash for stereotyping Aboriginal Australians.

Lovisa Sjoberg survived freezing temperatures and a potentially deadly snakebite before a field officer spotted her walking near a wilderness trail.

'Australia's national interest is best served when Candace Owens is somewhere else,' Immigration Minister Tony Burke said.

Tensions arise as lawmakers debate for an Australian head of state or British monarchy.

Australia's Northern Territory lowered the age of responsibility from 12 to combat a 'crime crisis'

Clinging to a fluffy toy twice her size, orphaned koala joey Ajooni made a snuffling noise as she drank milk from a tiny syringe.

The self-proclaimed Nazi is the first to be convicted for giving the salute in Victoria, Australia.

Kiama MP Gareth Ward reportedly showed up to state parliament around 4 a.m. July 21 wearing a "T-shirt, underwear and socks."

A young Australian couple's Bali holiday faced disruption due to a "microscopic" coffee stain on a passport, which prevented them from boarding their Virgin Australia flight.

The new policy, aimed at encouraging more gas development, allowed producers to export up to 20% of their gas until 2030.

Police identified the 33-year-old man who attacked a 9-month-old baby one day after he fled the country

Australia's cyber intelligence agency sounded a rare warning Tuesday about the rising threat of state-backed Chinese hackers, saying they were "actively" looking for targets to compromise.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned home to Australia to start life as a free man Wednesday after admitting he revealed US defense secrets in a deal that unlocked the door to his London prison cell.

China hailed mended ties with Australia on Monday, saying relations were "on the right track" as the trading partners moved on from a bitter economic dispute despite a duel for influence in the Pacific. Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived to a grand ceremonial welcome at Parliament House in Canberra.

Adam Zampa led the rout of an outclassed Namibia with figures of 4-12, becoming the first Australian man to reach 100 T20I wickets.