Hymns are being replaced at funerals in one Australian city by popular rock classics like Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” and AC/DC’s...

Australia has been recently hit with a wave child starvation cases that has been topped off by this incredible story in Adelaide: FOURTEEN malnourished children have...

A free-spirited summit aimed at soliciting innovative ideas to strengthen Australia’s future concluded Sunday with wide-ranging proposals, from developing a cure...

Nearly 1,000 delegates on Saturday began brainstorming ideas for the country’s future, tackling everything from discrimination against Aborigines to whether...

An Australian man was sentenced Tuesday to nearly three years in jail for shining a laser pointer at a police helicopter and temporarily blinding the pilot.

Mitsubishi’s Australian factory has built its last cars _ three of them for charities and one for permanent display _ and will close Friday after 28 years in...

An Australian cemetery will plant a tree for each burial or cremation it conducts to offset carbon emissions, its chief executive said Monday.

When young Australian David Hicks got an offer from a Saudi friend to go to Osama bin Laden’s camps in Afghanistan in December 2000, he did not think twice.

An Australian court on Tuesday relaxed some of the restrictions placed on a former Guantanamo Bay terrorist detainee.Federal Magistrate Warren Donald upheld an order...

David Hicks, the only person convicted of terrorism charges at a U.S. military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, walked free Saturday and said he did not want to do...

Convicted terror supporter David Hicks was due to walk free Saturday after more than six years of captivity in Guantanamo Bay and Australia, but will face strict...

Former Guantanamo terror prisoner David Hicks is a threat to Australia’s national security and has to report regularly to police and stay indoors from midnight to...

Former Guantanamo terror prisoner David Hicks remains a threat, a magistrate said Friday as he ordered restrictions on his movements after he is released from an...

Former Guantanamo terror prisoner David Hicks once described Osama bin Laden as “lovely” and trained with al-Qaida a month before the Sept. 11 attacks,...

Australian police applied Thursday for a court order to limit the movements of an al-Qaida supporter after his release from prison this month, an official said.

News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said Tuesday he intends to make access to The Wall Street Journal’s Web site free, dropping subscription fees in exchange for...

News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said Tuesday he intends to make access to The Wall Street Journal’s Web site free, trading subscription fees for anticipated ad...

Outside of Europe, South Australia has begun to lobby to have its Tour Down Under become the first ProTour race. UCI ProTour events involve the top 20 cycling teams in...

Qantas, the premier Australian and world-renowned airline, has decided to suspend its thrice-weekly flights between Adelaide and Auckland. The decision will come into...

Nearly 300 street children are at a risk of becoming prey to sexual predators in regional cities and country towns of Adelaide. Former Supreme Court judge Ted...