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Australia co-ordinated the largest search to date, which failed to yield answers despite surveying more than 120,000 square kilometres under the ocean• MH370: one of aviation’s biggest mysteries remains unsolved 10 years on• Timeline of the search for …
Peter Foley, the program director for search led by Australian Transport Safety Bureau, says any chance of success needs the government to invest The man who led Australia’s search for MH370 has urged the Australian government to support any new effort…
Letter aims to bring public anger over 30,000 deaths of Palestinians in Gaza into heart of parliamentsMore than 200 MPs from 12 countries have committed themselves to trying to persuade their governments to impose a ban on arms sales to Israel, arguing…
Incoming prime minister Feleti Teo has indicated he will review details of the landmark pact that effectively gives Australia veto power over future agreements with other nationsTuvalu’s new government has questioned the “absence of transparency” in a …
The Australian writer was found guilty on espionage charges in February after spending five years in prisonAustralian writer Yang Hengjun will not appeal against the suspended death sentence imposed by a Chinese court, with his family saying further le…
Prime minister James Marape to seek help from Australia to support police after the deadly killings in Enga provinceAuthorities in Papua New Guinea are bracing for an escalation of violence after dozens of men were killed in a tribal massacre on Sunday…
Australia has signalled it wants stronger ties with Indonesia. With Prabowo Subianto leading in the polls, we look ahead to the post-Jokowi landscapeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free a…
Foreign minister Penny Wong says Australian academic Yang Hengjun has received a suspended death sentence in China, an outcome that has ‘appalled’ the Australian government. ‘We understand that this can be committed to a life sentence following two yea…
Australia’s foreign minister says government is ‘appalled’ by sentence, which could mean life in prisonThe Australian academic Yang Hengjun has been given a suspended death sentence by a Chinese court, after five years in detention on espionage charges…
Imron, who has spent 21 years in prison, says he wants to be released to work on deradicalisation projectsAli Imron, who was given a life sentence for his role in the 2002 Bali bombing, is seeking a presidential pardon, saying he wants to be released s…
Only eight Australians were on the Japan Airlines flight that crashed in Tokyo rather than the 12 initially suspectedThere were four fewer Australians on the Japan Airlines flight that burst into flames after landing than originally feared but all are …
Legislation covering a wide range of military issues clears the way for Virginia class vessels to bolster Pacific defenceGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe US congress has passed legislation allowing the countr…
Defence minister Richard Marles and counterparts from the UK and US say new technologies will be deployed by militariesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastArtificial intelligence, drones, and deep space radar are am…
Arnold Dix describes having to dig ‘100 millimetres at a time’ to save workers stuck in Silkyara-Barkot tunnel for 17 daysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn …