Oceania

Nurses in Australia’s most populous state went on strike Thursday, demanding better conditions after three years on the front line of the Covid-19 crisis. The 24-hour strike was the third …

About 2,000 anti-government demonstrators gathered outside New Zealand’s parliament on Tuesday to vent their frustration on a range of issues nearly six months after protesters were forcibly removed from the …

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 …