In 2005, the Howard government introduced its controversial WorkChoices legislation. It would be a key factor in the government’s defeat in the 2007 election.

The Howard government’s $1bn reconstruction package offered to Indonesia in the wake of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami was ...

Amanda Nguyen — a 34-year-old scientist, civil rights activist and the first Vietnamese woman to go to space — has opened up ...

Los Angeles has not cancelled its New Year's Eve celebrations despite a foiled terror attack plan that drone footage caught ...

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean off the Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered a ...

Australians and people the world over have opened their hearts and wallets to support those killed and injured in the Bondi attack.

Fifteen people were killed and dozens more injured in the Dec. 14 attack that targeted Australia's Jewish community.

Police said around 1,000 people had attended the Jewish celebration, which was held in a small park off the beach.

Police and local media reports said the shooting began while some people were attending a Hanukkah party on the beach. At least 40 people were hospitalized.

Australian correspondent Murray Olds joins Heather du Plessis-Allan to discuss the mass shooting at Bondi Beach last night, which left 12 people dead.

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage Friday, days after a stronger quake in the same region. Friday's quake occurred off the east ...

Japan was struck by a new 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Friday morning, hitting a similar area of the Pacific coast to Monday night’s powerful 7.5-magnitude tremor. That advisory was lifted around two ...