The recent killing of a young Indian graduate in Melbourne has re-ignited concerns about the safety of foreign students in Australia
Advisory identifies Melbourne as hotspot for street crime, says violence against Indians is often fueled by drugs, alcohol
Japan says there are genuine scientific reasons for killing hundreds of whales each year in Antarctic waters
Some inmates on Christmas Island now being housed in large tents
Decision lands blow to key policy of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, could trigger early election next year
"My Name Is Sud" highlights difficulties Sudanese refugees face as they adapt to life in Australia
Two-year-old sisters Trishna and Krishna were joined at top of head, requiring delicate surgery to separate their brains
Climatologists warn that El Nino weather pattern, which can spark severe floods, forest fires and droughts, could develop in coming wee
World's largest expanse of coral growing more slowly over past two decades than at any time over four centuries
Government promises to push through sweeping carbon emissions trading system despite parliamentary defeat - plan would require country'
Chinese officials accuse Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu of stealing state secrets, bribing steel mill officials during sensitive negotia
Country often suffers from massive forest fires that spread smoke, ash around Southeast Asia
Almost 600 turbines will generate enough electricity for more than 400,000 homes
Government in Canberra promised to carefully scrutinize request, but officials say it is unlikely to be accepted
Minister of state for coal, Sriprakash Jaiswal, in Australia looking to secure energy supplies
Union officials think country should follow Australia's example and scale back immigration program, but for some economists, this is a
Canberra to send an extra 450 troops to address what government describes as worsening security situation
Former New Zealand Governor-General Paul Reeves expected to urge South Pacific nation to reinstate political freedoms, dialogue
Sydney Harbor Bridge, Opera House shrouded in monstrous cloud of dust whipped up by thunderstorms in drought-hit areas of the New South
Scientists note indigenous techniques have limited severity, scale of brushfires that break out every year across northern Australia's
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