A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and a former lawmaker have been granted asylum in Great Britain and Australia.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. plans to expand its private wealth management team in Australia to capture a boom in self-made multimillionaires and family wealth looking for global investments.

Australia is a hot travel destination, and soon it will be easier to get to than ever, as several new non-stop routes are being added—including one to an all new city.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has slammed Israel’s decision to revoke visas for Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority as “unjustified”. Her counterpart in Israel, Gideon Sa’ar, announced the move overnight in response to Australia cancelling a visa for a far-right Israeli MP.

Pieter-Steph du Toit has also been ruled out after suffering a concussion in South Africa’s defeat in the opening round of the Rugby Championship

Australia's top fuel retailer Ampol reported a 23% drop in its first-half profit on Monday, hurt by weak refinery margins and operational and weather-related disruptions, though the result was better than what the market had feared.

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Henry Winkler’s Radiant 'All Smiles' Day at Australia Zoo Has Fans Fawning: 'You Are Precious' originally appeared on Parade.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday that his country will recognize a Palestinian state in September, joining a growing list of Western allies as international condemnation and anger builds over Israel’s actions in Gaza.

Whether Australia or Japan increases or decreases its defense spending, the sole indispensable component of deterrence remains U.S. credibility.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has helped researchers generate what they believe could have been the faces of Welsh convicts sent to Australia in the 19th Century. The lives of 60 criminals deported from Anglesey for crimes as small as stealing a handkerchief have been traced by a team of volunteers and researchers.