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Emmanuel Macron, Malcolm Turnbull

The Latest: Macron calls Turnbull's wife 'delicious'

The Latest on French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Australia (all times local): 4:30 p.m. French President Emmanuel ...

George Pell

The Latest: Lawyers agree Pell case may be held in 2 trials

The Latest on Australian Cardinal George Pell, who is in court on sexual abuse charges (all times local): 10 a.m. The first ...

104-year-old Australian scientist seeks Swiss euthanasia

Australian supporters of voluntary euthanasia fear doctors will try to prevent a 104-year-old scientist from flying to ...

US delays decision on tariffs for EU, prolonging uncertainty

The U.S. government will take another 30 days to decide whether to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from the ...

Emmanuel Macron, Malcolm Turnbull

France's Macron starts trip to Australia focusing on defense

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Australia Tuesday for a three-day visit to seek closer cooperation between the ...

Australia player fined for urinating on a bar on night out

Australia scrumhalf Nick Phipps has been fined and suspended from the captaincy of the New South Wales Waratahs after ...

George Pell

Australian cardinal to face trial on sexual abuse charges

Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, on ...

George Pell

The Latest: Cardinal Pell has court appearance Wednesday

The Latest on Cardinal George Pell (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Cardinal George Pell has been ordered to appear Wednesday in ...

Tokyo stocks higher in quiet Labor Day trading

Shares were higher in Japan and Australia on Tuesday while most other major Asian markets were closed for public holidays.

Fruit's pungent smell mistaken for gas leak, prompts panic

The pungent smell of the rotten durian fruit at an Australian university library has been mistaken for a gas leak, prompting ...

Emmanuel Macron

France's Macron to travel to Australia and New Caledonia

Fresh from his visit to Washington, French President Emmanuel Macron is planning a 5-day trip next week to Australia and New ...

WORLD CUP: Cahill chases history, place in Australia squad

Tim Cahill wants to join an elite list of World Cup scorers to sit alongside Pele, Uwe Seeler and Miroslav Klose. If he makes ...

Trump calls Kim open, honorable as summit planning goes on

President Donald Trump said Kim Jong Un wants a historic, high-stakes meeting as soon as possible and suggested the North ...

Australians commemorate 103rd anniversary of WWI battle

Australians gathered with descendants of former allies and enemies around the country, on a Turkish coast and in a French ...

Australia's Michael Matthews wins Tour of Romandie prologue

Michael Matthews of Australia won the opening Tour of Romandie prologue on Tuesday for his first victory of the season.

Comic Rebel Wilson fights appeal of her $3.6M defamation win

Rebel Wilson returned to court on Wednesday to fight a magazine publisher's appeal of an order to pay the Australian actress ...

UK hopes former colonies can give trade boost after Brexit

After decades of sidelining the Commonwealth as a relic of their imperial past, many in Britain are now promoting the group ...

Asian stocks rise after Wall Street gains for 2nd day

Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Wednesday after Beijing added to a swelling trade dispute with Washington by ...

Russia denies 'feeble' US, UK charges of internet tampering

Russia denied accusations from the United States and Britain that its agents have planted malware on key components of the ...

George Pell

Lawyers make final remarks in Australian cardinal's sex case

A lawyer for the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis told an Australian court ...