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New Zealand retained a state of emergency in parts of its flood-battered South Island on Sunday as authorities weighed damage in the region hardest hit by four days of torrential…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday said his government could consider an inquiry into former Prime Minister Scott Morrison being secretly sworn into key ministries during the coronavirus pandemic.…

The population of New Zealand’s kakapo, an endangered flightless parrot, has increased 25 per cent in the last year to 252 birds following a good breeding season and success with…

Australian capital Canberra’s airport was evacuated and a man arrested after gunshots were heard in the main terminal building, police said on Sunday. One person has been taken into custody…

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and model Jerry Hall have finalized their divorce after six years of marriage, Hall’s lawyer said Thursday. It is the fourth divorce for the 91-year-old Murdoch,…

An Indigenous Australian parliamentarian was instructed to retake her oath of office on Monday after she changed it to label Britain’s queen a coloniser. Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe told parliament’s…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday unveiled the wording of a draft referendum question as part of moves to enshrine an Indigenous voice in parliament. The government is seeking…

File photo: Lambton Quay street in Wellington, New Zealand The New Zealand government on Thursday announced free masks and rapid antigen tests as it tries to stem the spread of…

Australian fugitive and underworld boss Mark Buddle is set to be extradited to his native country after he was arrested in the north on Saturday and taken to Turkey, according…

FILE PHOTO: The NASA logo NASA will launch a rocket from the remote wilderness of northern Australia on Sunday evening, the first commercial space launch in Australia and the agency’s…