Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced an additional 300 troops will be sent to Iraq to join the Australia-New Zealand training mission.
Currently, an Australian visiting Syria or Iraq illegally could face up to 10 years in prison.
The trade-off between personal freedoms and national security, Australia's prime minister said, was necessary.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that Sydney gunman, an Iranian refugee, should not have been allowed into the country.
David Hicks said that he wants the Australian government to pay for treatment of his injuries resulting from five years of torture.
Australia would like Indonesia to spare the lives of two Australian drug traffickers who have been sentenced to death.
The Australian government has been attempting to save the lives of the two members of the so-called Bali Nine, convicted in 2005.
The Australian Prime Minister was responding to a question in parliament about the country’s rising unemployment, which is at a 12-year high.
The Australian Human Rights Commission says over a third of immigrant children detained by the country suffer from serious mental disorders.
The country’s counterterrorism force seized a homemade ISIS flag, a machete and a hunting knife during a raid on Tuesday.
Although Tony Abbott gets to keep his job as Australia's prime minister, experts say confidence in his mandate has been shaken.
Abbott is facing a challenge to his leadership, has brought forward the key vote in an effort to halt a destabilizing internal revolt.
The motion to spill, filed by two Liberal MPs, would force Abbott and other senior government officials to give up their positions.
Markets had been leaning toward a cut this week, though only 9 of 29 analysts in a Reuters poll had tipped a move.
Following Tony Abbott's "Knightmare" gaffe, Australia's leader attempts to redeem himself by dumping unpopular policies.
The Al-Jazeera reporter said he was concerned for his colleagues, who were arrested with him in 2013 and remain imprisoned in Egypt.
The award grated with republicans who want to sever ties with Britain and appoint an Australian president.
Australians will find it hard to get their hands on the new Charlie Hebdo issue because of its laws preventing circulation of content negatively discussing race.
On Sunday afternoon, Indonesia formally accepted Singapore's offer to help in the search efforts.
A cafe in Sydney was the scene of a hostage crisis last week, which ended with the death of two hostages and the hostage-taker.
During last week's hostage crisis, Uber had raised fares four-fold for cabs out of Sydney's Central Business District.
However, the Australian prime minister said there was no need to increase the country's terror threat level, which currently stands at "high."