Oceania

Independent MP Alex Greenwich speaks during the passing of the amended Abortion Law Reform Act, which was passed in the Legislative Assembly in State Parliament, in Sydney, Australia, September 26, …

A police officer directs traffic near a fatal bus crash in New Zealand on Wednesday. [Screen Grab/The Associated Press] A bus carrying 27 people, mostly Chinese tourists, rolled over on …

Australian writer Yang Hengjun wishes Happy New Year to his Twitter followers at an unidentified location in this still image from an undated video obtained via social media A Chinese-born …

Ex-Vatican Treasurer Cardinal George Pell Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell lost an appeal against his conviction for sexually abusing two 13-year-old choir boys and will remain in prison for …

Australian police. File photo Australian police are investigating unconfirmed reports of an armed man in downtown Sydney, a police spokeswoman said on Tuesday, and witnesses reported seeing an injured man …

Protest leader Pania Newton speaks during a rally at Ihumatao, Auckland, in this undated handout photo released August 11, 2019. Tuputau Lelaulu/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS …

In this photo released by New Zealand Police, boxes containing methamphetamine are displayed by the police in Auckland Two British men have been arrested in New Zealand after police found …

PHOTO: Lucashenko also won a Walkley Award in 2013 for the essay Sinking below sight: Down and out in Brisbane and Logan. (ABC Arts: Daniel Boud) Australian author, Melissa Lucashenko, …

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck 25km north of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea, on Monday according to the US Geological Survey. The tremor, which occurred at 6.21pm local time, was initially determined …

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck west of Australia’s beach resort of Broome, the United States Geological Survey said on Sunday, with residents saying the impact shook some buildings and …