New YouTube campaign aims to show asylum seekers 'futility' of trying to reach Australia by sea
Ombudsman launches investigation after new figures show average of three attempts at self-inflicted harm occur each day
'The Happiest Refugee' which details Anh Do and his family’s perilous escape from Vietnam, won three awards including Book of the Year
Described by Australian PM as 'ground-breaking,' the deal is part of a plan to develop a regional solution to human trafficking
Proposed measure forces the country’s 500 worst polluters to pay $25 for each metric ton of carbon dioxide that they emit
Exports suspended last month when graphic video emerged of animals being whipped, beaten and slowly killed in Indonesian slaughterhouses
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd pursuing more active role for NGOs in aid program
Parliament members worry about food security as Chinese corporation buys vast tracts of coal-rich land in New South Wales
New controversial plan aims to curb steady flow of unauthorized asylum seekers
Vatican over dismissed bishop for his views on ordination of women and married men
Protesters at Villawood Detention Center torched a couple of buildings, including a computer room, kitchen, and medical facilities
US Geological Survey says 6.3-magnitude quake struck near Christchurch at lunchtime
Immigration officials say child must go back, but promise to bring him to Sydney to live with relatives while refugee claims processed
Japan says it is suspending controversial event due to interference from environmentalists
About 50 people, who had hoped to find asylum, died when their boat smashed into rocks off the remote Australian territory in December
A category five cyclone and flooding affected 70 percent of Queensland and parts of Victoria
Twenty-one-year-old K'Chin named Queensland's international student of the year for his determination and ability to learn
Dissenting members accuse ministers of failing to explain why Australian troops are fighting and dying in 'unwinnable war'
Unique dance of Gurrir Gurrir people depicts events associated with a devastating tropical cyclone in 1974
Ongoing tensions between China, US forced organizers not to invite American forces to take part in military maneuvers
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