Australia

The Australian government has delayed a key meeting to discuss measures to contain soaring power prices after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese tested positive for Covid-19.

As Mathew Leckie and his Socceroos teammates painted Doha in green and gold, the Melbourne night sky was once again lit in red.

Australia reached the World Cup last 16 for the first time since 2006 after Mathew Leckie earned them a gritty 1-0 win over Denmark.

The censure motion is the most-serious statement of disapproval the parliament can make, but it is symbolic and triggers no consequence for Morrison as a backbencher.

There are "no cowards" in Australia's cricket team, its captain says, following comments made by its former head coach.

Industrial action is on the increase in Australia, as a tight labour market and cost-of-living pressures fuel demands for improved wages and conditions.

Thousands of Australians stripped off at Bondi Beach in Sydney for a cancer awareness photo shoot by artist Spencer Tunick.

An Ōtepoti museum has returned cultural artefacts first taken from Indigenous Australians more than a century ago.

Four taonga taken from an Indigenous Australian group more than a century ago have been returned by Auckland Museum this week.

Scores of people have been rescued and searches are under way for two feared missing in floodwaters, while volunteers from countries including New Zealand are arriving to help.

Emergency services have carried out more than 100 rooftop rescues in the flood-hit New South Wales town of Eugowra, after flash flooding swept across parts of the state and Victoria.

Covid-19 case numbers are on the rise again in both Australia and New Zealand, with health officials signalling the arrival of new Omicron subvariants and new waves of the virus.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says as a Medibank customer he is among those concerned their data may become public.