Australia to revamp defences as China tensions rise
Australia's government has committed to spending at least two percent of GDP on defence.
Virgin Australia collapses under coronavirus strain
The airline was more than Aus$5 billion ($3.2 billion) in debt and had appealed for a Aus$1.4 billion loan to stay afloat.
Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave
Catastrophic blazes ripped through the country's south-east on New Year's Eve, killing at least eight people and stranding holidaymakers.
Smokey Sydney to kick off New Year parties with fireworks
Australia's largest city usually puts on a dazzling display of pyrotechnics over the glittering harbour.
Bushfires reach Melbourne as heatwave fans Australia blazes
It is the latest emergency in Australia's devastating summer fire season, which has been turbocharged by a prolonged drought and climate change.
Toxic Sydney bushfire haze a 'public health emergency'
More than 20 medical groups including the Royal Australasian College of Physicians urged Australia's government to address the toxic air pollution.
