World: Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull described Trump’s remarks as “rude and abusive” and reiterated his belief that Trump’s behaviour was pushing nations closer to China

‘Don’t give in to bullies’: Former Australian PM fires back after Trump calls him ‘weak’ in late-night rant

After Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison reported that the cabinet minister accused of rape has rejected the accusation, former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has urged the accused to come forward and make a public statement.

'Owes it to country': Australia's former PM asks rape accused minister to come forward

Exit polls in Australia's climate-dominated election campaign pointed on Saturday to a win for Labor after six years of conservative rule. Between 16 and 17 million people were expected to vote across the vast island-continent in a bitterly fought election that may be the first anywhere decided by climate policy.

Exit polls tip Labor Party to win Australia election

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison officially launched his party's election campaign on Sunday, less than a week before the May 18 vote that opinion polls have consistently indicated he will lose.

Australia's PM launches official campaign six days out from election

Australia's embattled conservative coalition was Saturday dealt a spectacular defeat in a crucial by-election two months after it turfed out its latest prime minister, sending it in into minority government.

'We've paid a big price': Australia government loses crucial by-election

Malcolm Turnbull said he planned to raise the matter privately with the married Joyce, whose smaller National Party rules alongside the prime minister's Liberals

Uproar as ex-deputy Australia Prime Minister plans to sell love-child story

The French president had thanked Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his 'delicious wife' for their warm welcome on his official visit

Wife flattered over Macron's 'delicious' remark: Turnbull

Speculation, however, is rife that Macron was referring to the word délicieux, which can be used to describe a very tasty meal

Macron calls Australian PM's wife 'delicious'

Michael McCormack was chosen in a party-room ballot to replace Barnaby Joyce as the leader of the rural-based National Party

New deputy leader for Australia after sex scandal forces party shake-up

The White House said Trump and Turnbull 'discussed ways to deepen trilateral cooperation with Japan and affirmed the importance of expanding cooperation between Australia, the US, Japan, and India'

Trump, Turnbull discuss ways to expand ties with India, Japan

Joyce said he will step down on Monday as leader of the National party, the junior partner in Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's centre-right coalition

Scandal-hit Australian deputy prime minister resigns from Cabinet, remains in parliament

Deputy Australian Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, a Catholic who campaigned on 'family values' and married for 24 years, is expecting a child with his former staffer in April

Watch: Australian PM bans affairs between ministers, staff

Senators voted 43-12 in favour of the bill after rejecting calls to extend protections that allow religious ministers to refuse to conduct gay weddings

Australian Senate passes gay marriage bill in key step

Australia`s High Court ruled earlier on Friday that Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and four other lawmakers are ineligible to remain in parliament because they held dual citizenship at the time of the last election.?

Respects court decision, says Australian deputy PM after court  rules him ineligible for parliament

John Garnaut, a former adviser to Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull, had stated, "Beijing is stirring up 'red hot patriotism' among Chinese students on Australian campuses".

Australia determined to curb Chinese students making anti-India comments. Should US follow the same?

The two nations are likely to sign several memorandums of understandings covering areas of defence, trade, environment, sports and security

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull arrives in India on four-day visit

Trump's acrimonious telephone call with Australia's prime minister has threatened a rare rift in ties between the two staunch allies

Trump calls refugee swap deal with Australia 'dumb'

Trump's anti-refugee comments during the election makes it uncertain if this already made US-Australia asylum seeker deal will be honoured

After Trump takes office, about 1,200 asylum seekers to be resettled in US: Australian PM Turnbull

Australia will present the case for a lifetime visa ban on asylum seekers entering the country illegally by boat to the Parliament next week

Australia refugee ban: Turnbull says gates closed for illegal boat entry

The country's current domestic law only allows targeting personnel who play an active role in hostilities

Australia will rework laws to expand military action against IS

CCTV footage showed guards at a juvenile detention centre tear-gassing aboriginal inmates and strapping a half-naked, hooded boy to a chair

Australia prison abuse could violate torture conventions: UN

'The indefinite detention will give the convicts the incentive to be genuinely rehabilitated to not engage in continued extremist activity'

Australia to detain convicted extremists indefinitely

Turnbull had donated $760,000 in the final weeks of campaign to help with the finances. The Liberal party did not deny the bailout

Australia PM donated hundreds of dollars to party's election bid

Turnbull's ruling coalition is projected by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to win at least two of the five remaining seats

Australian federal elections: PM Malcolm Turnbull wins 74 seats, inches closer to winning majority government