Heavy rain in Australia triggers flood evacuations in Queensland

Emergency services in Australia’s Queensland state evacuated residents to higher ground on Saturday, as record-breaking floods sparked by heavy rain lashed the region’s northwest.

Australia To Send Powder To France For Production Of Shells Supplied To Ukraine

France has reached an agreement with Australia on the supply of powder for the production of ammunition for Caesar howitzers in order to replenish stocks of weapons depleted by supplies to Ukraine, Emmanuel Chiva, the head of the French Directorate General of Armaments, said on Monday.

Australian Military To Train Ukrainian Soldiers In UK - Defense Ministry

A contingent of 70 Australian soldiers will take part in the training of Ukrainian soldiers in the United Kingdom, the Australian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Floods ‘Devastating’ Parts of Western Australia: PM

Record-breaking floods have had a “devastating impact” on isolated towns in the Australian outback, the country’s prime minister said Saturday.

Australia gunfight kills six, including two police

Six people including two police officers were killed in a gunfight at a remote property in Australia's Queensland state, authorities said on Tuesday, after police visited the place to investigate reports of a missing person.

Australian parliamentary delegation plans to visit Taiwan next week

Despite China's criticism of British parliamentarians' ongoing visit to Taiwan, which it calls "gross interference" in the East Asian state's internal affairs, a six-member Australian parliamentary delegation from both Labor and the Coalition will visit the East Asian state next week, the first such visit in years.

MH17: Australia asks Russia to hand over three who downed airliner

Australia has called on Russia to extradite three men found guilty of downing a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine with 298 people on board.

Hacker demands $10m to stop leaking Australians’ medical records

A cyber-extortionist has demanded almost $10 million to stop leaking the medical records of Australians caught up in one of the country’s worst cyberattacks.

US To Deploy 6 Nuclear-Capable B-52 Bombers In Australia As Warning To China

The United States is preparing to deploy up to six B-52 bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons in northern Australia against the backdrop of growing tensions between China and Taiwan, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Monday.

Australia ‘removes’ reference to West Jerusalem as Israel capital

The Australian government has reportedly dropped its stance recognising West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, reversing a policy by former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, UK-based news outlet The Guardian reported on Monday.

Floods force thousands from their homes in southeastern Australia

Thousands of people in southeastern Australia have been told to leave their homes after two days of incessant rain caused dams to overflow and rivers to burst their banks.

Australia may provide military training to Ukraine forces: PM

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said his government would consider providing military training to Ukrainian forces in their war with Russia.

Record Number of COVID-Hit Australians in Hospital As Omicron Surges - Tasnim News Agency

The number of Australians admitted to hospitals with COVID-19 hit a record of about 5,450 on Monday, official data showed, as the spread of highly contagious new Omicron sub-variants strains the healthcare system nationwide.

Australia says Chinese fighter jet intercepted surveillance craft in May

A Chinese fighter aircraft dangerously intercepted an Australian military surveillance plane in the South China Sea region in May, Australia's defense department said on Sunday.

Fix poverty first to counter China, Solomon Islanders tell West | Al Jazeera

The United States and Australia are building new embassies and offering tens of millions of dollars in cash to counter Chinese influence in the Solomon Islands following the signing of a new security pact between Honiara and Beijing that Western officials say opens the door to a Chinese military base in the South Pacific.

US, Japan, Australia,New Zealand concerned by Solomon Islands-China pact - The Jerusalem Post

The United States, Japan, New Zealand and Australia are concerned by a security pact between China and the Solomon Islands, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday.

Death toll from Australia floods rises to 20

The death toll from floods battering Australia’s east coast has risen to 20 as bodies of a man and a woman were discovered in floodwaters in Sydney on Tuesday.

Australia doesn't rule out arming Taiwan against China — RT World News

Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton refused to rule out arming Taiwan against China in the same way that the West has armed Ukraine against Russia, claiming Australia would do whatever it can to “deter China from acts of aggression.”

Australia imposes sanctions against Russia - Prime Minister - TASS

The Australian government is imposing economic sanctions on Russia following its decision to recognize the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison announced on Wednesday.

Australia says it will list Hamas as ‘terrorist’ group | Al Jazeera

The Australian government has said it planned to list the whole of the Palestinian movement Hamas to its list of outlawed “terrorist” organizations.