Oceania

The health of Australia‘s Great Barrier Reef, the world’s most extensive and spectacular coral reef ecosystem, is in a critical state and deteriorating as climate change warms up the waters…

Australia’s prime minister said a fake image of an Australian soldier posted on a Chinese official’s Twitter account was “truly repugnant” and Canberra was demanding it be taken down, amid…

About 100 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins have died in a mass stranding on the remote Chatham Islands, about 800 km (497 miles) off New Zealand’s east coast, officials said…

Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos reportedly forcing junior soldiers to kill defenceless captives in order to “blood” them for combat,…

New Zealand has provisionally voted to legalise euthanasia but is on course to reject law changes that would allow recreational marijuana use, the country’s Electoral Commission said on Friday. New…

Melbourne’s shops, restaurants and hotels opened for business on Wednesday after a four month coronavirus lockdown Melbourne, Australia, October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders Melbourne’s shops, restaurants and hotels opened for…

An incident at Doha’s Hamad airport, where Australian women were taken off a plane and subjected to an invasive search after the discovery of a newborn baby abandoned in the…

File photo A 59-year-old man is in critical condition after a shark attacked him on Sunday at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, near the north Queensland city of Townsville, rescuers said.…

Labour Party supporters cheer as they watch the results come in Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party was on track for a landslide victory in New Zealand’s general election on…

Whale rescue efforts take place at Macquarie Harbour in Tasmania, Australia September 22,2020 in this picture obtained from social media. Bilal Rashid via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY…