Australian State to Pump Oxygen Into Rivers as Fish Die
An Australian state government on Tuesday announced plans to mechanically pump oxygen into lakes and rivers after hundreds of thousands of fish have died in heatwave conditions.
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Japan’s Abe Lays Wreath in Australia City Bombed in WWII
Shinzo Abe became the first prime minister of Japan to visit Darwin since the northern Australian city was bombed by Japanese forces in World War II, as he and his Australian counterpart spoke Friday of strengthening defense and other ties between their countries.
Read moreMissing Zoo Meerkat Case Solved With 3 Charged in Australia
It wasn’t grand theft. It was tiny. But the snatching of a baby meerkat from a zoo has not only become a major story in the Australian city of Perth, it has led to the arrest of three people.
Read moreAustralian Police Say Stabbing Attack Linked to Terrorism
A knife-wielding man stabbed three people, one fatally, in Australia’s second-largest city on Friday in an attack police linked to terrorism.
Read moreRush Might ‘Never Work Again,’ Lawyer Says
Australian actor Geoffrey Rush, who is claiming millions of dollars in defamation damages over a newspaper report he behaved inappropriately toward a female co-star, might never work again, his lawyer told a court Friday.
Read moreSpy Chief Wanted Ban on China Telecoms From Australian 5G
Australia’s critical infrastructure including electricity grids, water supplies and hospitals could not have been adequately safeguarded if Chinese-owned telecommunications giants Huawei and ZTE Corp. were allowed to help roll out the nation’s 5G network, a spy chief said.
Read moreActress Tells Australian Court She Heard Rush’s Career Over
Award-winning actress Judy Davis told a court on Monday that she had heard comments in the film industry that Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush’s career was finished after he was accused of inappropriate behavior toward a female co-star in a Sydney stage play.
Read moreRush’s Wife Testifies Actor Wept Denying Allegations
The wife of actor Geoffrey Rush cried as she told a Sydney court on Wednesday how he had wept and curled up in the fetal position following newspaper allegations he had behaved inappropriately toward a female co-star.
Read moreGeoffrey Rush Says He Was ‘Distraught’ Over Paper’s Articles
Geoffrey Rush told the judge hearing his defamation case on Monday he felt distraught and as though his head was filled with lead on seeing a newspaper’s publication of allegations he had behaved inappropriately toward a female co-star.
Read moreGreat Barrier Reef
The Ninth Circuit refused Thursday to rehear en banc a challenge over the U.S. Import-Export Bank’s $4.8 billion funding of a natural gas project thought to threaten the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
Read moreProsecutors Say Ex-Cop Who Killed Australian Woman Was Reckless
State prosecutors filed court papers Wednesday claiming the former Minnesota police officer who fatally shot an Australian woman last year had shown signs of a reckless disregard for human life, citing training records and his responses to prior calls.
Read moreAustralians Lash Out Over Latest Leadership Change
In Australia’s far north, Darwin’s Northern Territory News ran a front-page message for the nation’s ruling politicians on Friday, as they mobilized in Canberra to give the country its sixth prime minister in just 11 years.
Read moreDutton Planning 2nd Challenge to Australian Prime Minister
A government lawmaker said Wednesday that he is planning a second challenge against Australia’s prime minister after losing a leadership vote, ensuring that Australia’s political instability will continue.
Read moreAustralia Archbishop Gets House Detention for Abuse Cover-Up
The most senior Roman Catholic cleric convicted of covering up child sex abuse was ordered by an Australian court Tuesday to serve his one-year sentence in home detention rather than jail.
Read moreAustralian Woman’s Dad Sues Minn. Police Over Fatal Shooting
The father of an Australian woman who was fatally shot by a former Minneapolis police officer last summer filed a $50 million lawsuit Monday claiming he and his partner covered up the circumstances of the shooting by not activating their body cameras.
Read moreWidower Wins Court Battle for Estate of ‘Thorn Birds’ Author
An Australian judge ruled on Friday that best-selling author Colleen McCullough’s widower was the sole beneficiary of her estate following a bitter court wrangle.
Read moreRebel Wilson Back in Australian Courts in Defamation Appeal
Rebel Wilson has applied to Australia’s highest court to increase the comic actress’s payout from a defamation case against a magazine publisher.
Read moreAustralian Spy and Lawyer Charged Over East Timor Scandal
A former spy and his lawyer who accused the Australian government of illegally bugging the East Timorese Cabinet while negotiating a deal to share oil and gas revenue have been charged with conspiring to disclose secret information.
Read moreAustralian Court Rules Man Can Sue Google for Defamation
An Australian man who alleges Google defamed him on Wednesday won a court battle to sue the search engine giant.
Read moreNetherlands, Australia Hold Russia Liable for Downing MH17
The Netherlands and Australia said Friday that they are holding Russia legally responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down over war-ravaged eastern Ukraine nearly four years ago, killing all 298 people on board.
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