Australia

Health authorities have issued a warning for people with respiratory conditions as excess ozone lingers in Sydney.

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has reportedly warned his military chief about his behaviour after he suspended military ties with Australia over material involving West Papua province.

Michael Chamberlain, whose nine-week-old daughter Azaria was snatched by a dingo in Uluru in 1980, has died aged 72.

A hardline congressman says United States president-elect Donald Trump will do everything in his power to halt a refugee deal with Australia.

Australia's foreign aid programmes are facing fresh scrutiny after an independent audit revealed transparency reporting has dropped significantly under the Coalition Government.

Australian Health Minister Sussan Ley took several taxpayer-funded flights to the Gold Coast, where she and her partner own property.

Indonesia's foreign minister has urged Australian authorities to act against a protestor who scaled the roof of the country's consulate in Melbourne and displayed a West Papua flag.

A father and son have staged the father's kidnapping in Sydney's inner west so they could keep a ransom, according to police.

Ardent Leisure has reported a 63 percent slump in revenue at its Dreamworld and Whitewater World theme parks since they reopened after a fatal accident.

Indonesia is set to restore military ties with Australia after suspending them earlier this week amid claims inappropriate laminated material was used at an Australian training centre in Perth.

"Offensive" material about West Papua at a Special Forces base is what prompted Indonesia's defence chief to cut military cooperation with Australia.

A 120-run partnership by Pakistan's Azhar Ali and Younus Khan has helped the visiting side to 126 for two in the third and final cricket Test against Australia.

A New Zealander fishing off the Western Australian coast survived six hours floating in the sea after his attempts to release a huge Marlin went wrong.

Indonesia has suspended all military cooperation with Australia, reportedly over offensive training materials.

A former Australian Family Court judge is thought to have drowned in a backyard pool in Sydney, just over a month before the man accused of bombing his house 30 years ago stands trial.

Authorities are warning of high levels of faecal pollution at some of Melbourne's most popular beaches after recent flash flooding, sparking concerns about gastroenteritis.

Police on Manus Island have released two asylum seekers who advocates say were badly beaten two days ago.