Oceania

People paddle along a flooded street in Tumbulgum, New South Wales, while some residents have been ordered to evacuate. EPA-EFE/JASON OBRIEN Australia‘s northeast coast was smashed by heavy rains, wild …

(Photo: Aerial view of an area affected by a bushfire on Fraser Island (K’gari), Queensland, Australia December 5, 2020, obtained from social media. Save Fraser Islands Dingoes Inc via REUTERS …

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. …