The blazes are caused by firms clearing land for palm oil and pulp wood plantations
Australia transfers unauthorized migrants who arrive by boat to camps on the tiny island republic of Nauru and in Papua New Guinea
Kermedec Sanctuary will cover 620 thousand square kilometers of largely pristine ocean, where all mining and fishing will be forbidden
Between 2009 and 2014 the amount of sediments, nutrients and pesticides from farmland fell, although not enough to reach environmental targets
First of 12,000 Syrians should be in Australia by Christmas; it seems new prime minister will be unwilling to offer sanctuary to more migrants
Former communications minister Malcolm Turnbull to replace Tony Abbott as prime minister
PM Tony Abbott said those from 'persecuted minorities,' including Christians, Yazidis and Muslims, will be given priority
The Abbott government has offered to take in more Syrians but also said that Australia’s total refugee intake of 13,750 will not be increased
More than 1,000 buildings have been demolished in the center of Christchurch since the earthquake struck in February 2011
The families of Khaled Sharrouf and Mohamed Elomar have told Australian media the pair died in a drone attack in the city of Mosul
Firms working on projects in Australia that are worth more than $115 million will be able to bring in workers from China
Almost half of all Chinese investment in Australia is now concentrated in real estate
Lawyers say the men have become disenchanted and could play a valuable role in efforts to stop the radicalization of young Muslims in Australia
The phones cost about $2,500 and work by transferring spoken words onto what is called a 'dynamic braille display'
Australia’s budget deficit has doubled as the economy falters under slumping commodity prices
AFP denies it has 'blood on its hands' over cooperation with Indonesia but concede they knew their actions a decade ago could expose individuals to death penalty
Critics have insisted the gang could have been arrested before leaving Australia and not exposed to the death penalty
Buyers from China spent almost $9.5 billion on real estate last year, overtaking investors from the US
Canberra, which had urgently pressed Indonesian government to cancel executions, withdraws its ambassador to protest killing of two Australians
Indonesia has given 72 hours notice to nine death-row drug convicts that they are to be executed, possibly as soon as Tuesday; UN's Ban, rights group plead for traffickers' lives
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