Australia

Rights groups claim asylum seekers are subject to indefinite detention in inadequate conditions

Sapper James Martin, Private Robert Poate and Lance Corporal Stjepan Milosevic were killed in Afghanistan in 2012

Australia carried out its first strike against a IS target in Eastern Syria, destroying an armoured personnel carrier

Turnbull was unpalatable to his party's right wing because of his progressive climate change; same-sex marriage views

Teenager alleges he was asked if he was trying to imitate 9/11 attackers when he wore Islamic garb to school event

Ruling Liberal Party votes out Tony Abbott in favour of rival Malcolm Turnbull following months of crumbling support

Cabinet members Malcolm Turnbull and FM Julie Bishop visit beleaguered Abbott to tell him he needed to step aside

There is mounting speculation about his position and concerns about the performance of his conservative coalition govt

Funnel-web spiders are feared in Australia, with 13 recorded deaths from bites

At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this year and next

Stokes’ dismissal for obstructing the field overshadows Australia’s 64-run win.

Rifi has helped families whose children have been in danger of being radicalised

Under the Migration Act, an officer may ask a person they know or suspect, is a non-citizen to show their ID

Champions to face top Associate side Ireland in a one-off game

Witness reveals the man who was quite worked up and irritated chased after the flight attendant and hit her

Request from USA came as Australia stopped seven suspected terrorists from leaving the country to fight for IS

Former Aussie batsman’s side to play in October with pink ball

Australian PM says seven young Australians were planning to travel to Middle East to join terror groups

Sophee Southall and her husband recently visited Pakistan and are in awe of its beauty

Callaghan established a GoFundMe page asking politicians to give his children the same travel entitlements their own receive

Environment department says federal court has formally set aside approval of Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Project

SBS says participants were escorted under security to the Syrian frontlines by Kurdish soldiers

She admitted developing feelings for the child and began a relationship with him

The man, in his late 40s, was diving with his daughter when he failed to resurface

Director of Human Rights Watch says after two years, Australia's experiment in offshore detention has been a disaster

Father says he wanted to save the girl from what he considered the sin of having sex outside marriage

Police are looking for an elderly man who was seen carrying a suitcase in the area