A war of words has been playing out on Twitter with Australian and Chinese envoys targetting each other over the South China Sea. Australian High Commissioner Barry O'Farrell and Chinese envoy to India Sun Weidong are the two officials involved in the battle, but Netizens are backing the Australian.

Australian envoy continues to win Twitter battle against Chinese ambassador

A tourist snorkelling off Australia's pristine northwest coast was struck by a whale, and was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition. The victim was exploring near the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef in the Indian Ocean when she was struck by the tail of one of the giant creatures.

Tourist crushed by whale's tail in Australia

Australia on Sunday introduced sweeping new measures to control a growing coronavirus outbreak in its second-biggest city, including an overnight curfew and a ban on weddings for the first time during the pandemic.

Virus curfew imposed on Australia's second-biggest city

Australia’s Victoria state tightened restrictions and declared a state of disaster after its outbreak showed no signs of abating three weeks after capital Melbourne was put under lockdown.

Australia imposes curfew in Victoria state

After a plane crashed right after takeoff in Papua New Guinea, five people have been charged with conspiring of import of cocaine across borders. The five suspects are alleged members of Melbourne-based organised crime ring.

Australia: Five arrested for cocaine smuggling after carrier plane crashes

In a public spat on social media, Australian envoy to India Barry O’Farrell publicly reminded the Chinese envoy to India Sun Weidong of the 2016 South China Sea award by Permanent Court of Arbitration that was rejected by Beijing.

On Twitter, Australian envoy to India publicly reminds Chinese envoy of South China Sea award

Australia on Friday unveiled a draft law to force Google and Facebook to pay news media for their content in a "world-leading" initiative sure to prompt a confrontation with the digital giants.

An unprecedented move by Australia to protect independent journalism

Australia uncovered a draft law on July 31 to force Google and Facebook to pay news media for their content in a "world-leading" initiative sure to prompt a confrontation with the US digital giants. Watch report.

Your Story: Australia brings law forcing tech giants to pay for news

The number of Hong Kong citizens applying to study at Australian universities has hit a three-year-high midway through 2020, according to government data, amid fears a new security law is ushering in a more authoritarian era for China`s freest city.

Hong Kong student applications to Australia hit three year high ahead of new security law

Australia unveils law forcing Google, Facebook to pay for news

After losing confidence in Australian diplomacy, friends of a British-Australian academic began a public campaign on Thursday to free her from a 10-year sentence for spying.

Australia: As diplomacy 'fails', friends of jailed scholar in Iran begin public campaign 

Australia is to set up a U.S.-funded military fuel reserve in the city of Darwin, authorities said on Thursday, a show of stronger co-operation between the allies who both face increasing tension with China.

Australia to get US-funded military fuel reserve as relations with China cool

Australia has said that it has no intention of enjoying bilateral relations between China despite repeated efforts by the United States. Watch report.

WION Dispatch: Aus-US meet halfway on South China Sea, Both sides condemn China's action

Heavy rains and strong winds have been lashing Australia's eastern coast and housing properties on the beaches stand at the risk of being swept away. Watch report.

Devastating storm lashes Australia's eastern coast

The United States and Australia have said they will expand military cooperation as tensions keep soaring with China in view of presenting a common front between the allies.

US, Australia seek new military cooperation as tensions soar with China

Australian scientists said on Wednesday they have given five fly species scientific names that pay tribute to the Marvel comic universe. The five flies were part of 165 discoveries named by the scientists over the past year, which included two fish, three subspecies of bird, and even a mite that lives on a lizard, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) said in a report.

Australia names new species of flies after Marvel superheroes

Australia is deploying disaster-relief teams to elderly care homes in Melbourne overwhelmed by a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths, officials said Wednesday.

Australia deploys disaster teams to virus-hit care homes

Nearly 3 billion animals have been killed or displaced by the devastating 2019-2020 bushfire season

Almost 3 billion animals affected by Australian bushfires: Report

Nearly 3 billion koalas, kangaroos and other native Australian animals were killed or displaced by bushfires in 2019 and 2020, a study by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said on Tuesday, triple the group's earlier estimates.

About 3 billion animals harmed in Australian bushfires, says WWF

Elaborate "virtual kidnappings" are being used to extort money from the friends and relatives of Chinese students Down Under, Australian police warned Monday, after a spate of transnational scams were reported.

'Virtual kidnappings' warning for Chinese students in Australia

Australia has rejected Beijing's territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea in a formal declaration to the United Nations. And in doing so, it has aligned itself more closely with Washington in the escalating row.

Australia backs US, rejects Beijing's South China Sea claims

An Australian cheese brand by the name of Coon is set to change its name in order to eliminate racism -- in the aftermath of a campaign stating the product name was offensive to Aboriginal Australians.

Australian food company to finally rename its racially offensive cheese brand

An Australian cheese brand to finally rename its racially offensive name 'Coon' Cheese

Australia is set to face the largest budget deficit since World War II when the federal government hands down the country's economic standing on October 6. Watch report.

Australia's biggest deficit since world war 2

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