Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

Australian prime minister slams N Korea for testing ICBM, says action 'illegal and dangerous'

Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull condemned North Korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch, describing the action as "illegal and dangerous" to global peace and stability. North Korea "successfully" test fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which is capable of hitting anywhere in the United States.

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Australia's Betty Cuthbert dies after prolonged battle with multiple sclerosis

Cuthbert shot to fame as a little-known 18-year-old at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, winning the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 metres relay, earning her the nickname 'Golden Girl' by local media.

Leaked transcripts show Donald Trump told Enrique Pena Nieto to 'stop saying' Mexico 'won't pay for wall'

US president Donald Trump pressed Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto to stop saying publicly that Mexico would not pay for his promised border wall, according to a transcript obtained by The Washington Post.

Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop will be in India tomorrow, will discuss bilateral ties, security

Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop will be on a two-day visit to New Delhi from Tuesday

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull pokes fun at Donald Trump in leaked audio

Australia's PM Malcolm Turnbull took a comical swipe at Donald Trump, mimicking his mannerisms and making reference to the Russia scandal at a closed event for journalists.

Australia rejects idea of deploying missile shield in South Korea

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday said it is an extremely tense time on the Korean peninsula but dismissed the idea of deploying an anti-missile system in the country.

To tackle unemployment, Australia scraps visa programme for skilled workers used largely by Indians

Australia on Tuesday abolished a visa programme used by over 95,000 temporary foreign workers, the majority of them Indians, to tackle the growing unemployment in the country.

'Sydney stands together': Australians honour victims of cafe siege on first anniversary

Australians marked the one-year anniversary of a cafe siege by a self-styled Islamic cleric which left two hostages dead and shocked the nation with a message of unity on Tuesday.