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 …