Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday said that social media giant Facebook has "tentatively friended us again." Facebook's abrupt decision to stop Australians from sharing news on the site and strip the pages of domestic and foreign news outlets also erased several state government and emergency department accounts, causing widespread anger.

Australia says Facebook has 'tentatively friended' them again

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has vowed to go ahead with the content law to force Facebook to pay news outlets. He also said that if Facebook wants to conduct business, it needs to work according to the data laws of the country.

WION Dispatch: Australia refuses to bend on content law

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday slammed Facebook's move to block news in the country and called it ''arrogant''. Morrison, on his Facebook page, said "Facebook's actions to unfriend Australia today, cutting off essential information services on health and emergency services, were as arrogant as they were disappointing.

'Arrogant': Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison slams Facebook's move to block news

The two neighbouring countries, Australia and New Zealand seem to be in a bad position with each other over the nationality of the terrorist arrested in Turkey. A 26-year-old woman was reportedly arrested this week in Turkey with her two children.

'It is wrong': New Zealand-Australia clash over responsibility of terrorist with dual nationality

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised to a woman who alleged that she was raped in the countries Parliament. The woman alleged that an unnamed colleague had raped her in the minister's office in March 2019.

Australian PM apologises to women who alleged rape in Parliament

Australia has yet another problem at hand, a rape scandal, and the Prime Minister has had to issue an apology. The apology came after a former Australian government staffer has said she was raped in a government minister's office in the parliament.

Woman raped in Australian parliament, PM apologises

A former government staff member’s account of being raped in Australia’s Parliament building sent shock waves through the country’s halls of power Monday, with the governing conservative party coming under intense criticism for the way it had handled the case.

Parliament House rape claim roils Australian government

Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it fully supported proposed new laws in Australia that would force internet giants Google and Facebook Inc to pay domestic media outlets for their content.

Microsoft says it supports Australia's plans to make Google pay for news

Software giant Microsoft Corp is confident its search product Bing can fill the gap in Australia if Google pulls its search over required payments to media outlets, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday.

As Google eyes Australia exit, Microsoft talks Bing with Prime Minister Scott Morrison

In a major escalation, Google threatened Friday to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government approved legislation that would force tech companies to pay for journalism shared on their platforms.

An Australia with no Google? The bitter fight behind a drastic threat

Canberra celebrates the day marking British invasion of the continent as Australia day. PM Scott Morrison believes in celebrating the 26th of January, many disagree. Palki Sharma Upadhyay has a report.

Gravitas: Scott Morrison draws fire

Australia Day is held annually on Jan. 26, the anniversary of the day in 1788 when Captain Arthur Phillip guided a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts into Botany Bay in what is now Sydney.

Aus PM Scott Morrison under fire for saying '26th January wasn't a flash day'

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is being criticised after he slammed a Cricket Australia initiative to promote inclusivity on January 26, and claimed the date in 1788 “wasn’t a particularly flash day” for those on the first fleet.

Aussie PM criticised for saying Jan 26 'wasn't a flash day for those on first fleet vessels either'

Replying to a congratulatory message by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India and Australia are formidable competitors on the field while being solid partners off it as the duo exchanged messages on social media platform Twitter after India's historic Test series triumph against the Baggy Greens.

Formidable competitors on field, solid partners off it: PM Narendra Modi to Australian PM after Test series triumph

In a historic move, Australia changed a line in its national anthem to recognise the history of the Indigenous people in the country. From January 1, 2021, the second line of Australia's national anthem will change from, 'For we are young and free' to 'For we are one and free'.

'We are one and free': Australian anthem changed to recognise Indigenous people

Australia`s most populous state of New South Wales (NSW) on Monday reported 15 new local COVID-19 cases compared with 30 a day earlier and warned that more venues could be added to a list of virus-exposed locations.

Australia: New South Wales reports 15 new local COVID-19 cases

Second Chinese diplomat Wang Xining in Australia blamed on Friday Prime Minister Scott Morrison for "overreacting" on a tweet by a Beijing official. Earlier, Morrison described a tweet by Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian as "repugnant", "outrageous" and "appalling" which showed a digitally altered image of an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child.

Senior Chinese diplomat blames Australian PM Morrison for 'overreacting' on Afghan tweet

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison took to Chinese social media platform WeChat to criticise a "false image" of an Australian soldier posted on Twitter by the Chinese government.

Aussie PM Scott Morrison takes to WeChat to make a direct appeal to Chinese citizens

China is provoking India, fighting the U.S, and Australia, but can Beijing afford to be so aggressive? Does it have the money? Reports say China is under severe financial stress.

Gravitas: China, Australia ties hit a new low

Australia's Prime Minister has demanded an apology from China, After an fake image of an Australian soldier was posted on Chinese official twitter account. Scott Morrison had said image is truly repugnant and to be taken down immediately.

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison lashes out at China

Commenting for the first time publicly on the report that found that Australia's special forces killed 39 civilians in Afghanistan illegally, Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday said the findings are "terribly disturbing".

'Terribly disturbing': Australian PM reacts publicly on 'unlawful' killings report

Australia will not bow to pressure from China, Prime Minister Scott Morrison insisted on Thursday after Beijing released a laundry list of complaints about the country.

Australian PM rebuffs Chinese grievance list

US President-elect Joe Biden dialled US allies, Australia, South Korea and Japan on Thursday as he delivered the message of reassurance to American commitments in the region.

Joe Biden dials Asian Pacific allies, reassures American commitments

The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has extended wishes to Indians across the globe for Diwali saying the festival carries "a special significance" this year as the world has been taken over by the coronavirus pandemic.

Australian PM Scott Morrison sends Diwali message amid COVID-19 pandemic

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