Tourists from the U.S., Australia, Denmark and the U.K. have died. A tourism police officer said a "number of people" had been detained in the case but that no charges have yet been filed.

Australian rugby player Harry Potter has already heard all the puns. He better brace himself for a few more after being picked Friday to play for his country for the first time fittingly in the city where the famous books about his fantasy namesake were written.Potter, a 26-year-old winger who was born in England before moving to Australia as a child, was selected to play against...

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee William H. Macy (Fargo) has joined Thomas Jane and Armie Hammer in western Frontier Crucible, which is currently in production in Monument Valley and Prescott, Arizona. Also starring are Myles Clohessy, Eli Brown, Eddie Spears, Zane Holtz, Ryan Masson and Australian newcomer Mary Stickley. Masson has replaced Jonah Kagen. Travis Mills is […]

Holly Bowles, 19, had been in critical condition on life support following the poisoning in Laos, but she eventually died in a Bangkok hospital.

The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach.

An emperor penguin has been returned to the Southern Ocean, 20 days after washing up on a beach in southwest Australia.

BANGKOKTwo Australian teenagers and a British woman died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. An American man and two Danes also died, though their exact causes of death have not been released. A New Zealander also has been sickened. The U.S. State Department issued a warning to travelers to be alert […]

The death toll from a suspected adulterated alcohol mass poisoning in Laos rose to six Friday after an Australian teen backpacker died in a hospital in Thailand where she had been transferred for treatment.

Australia has introduced legislation to ban youth under 16 from social media platforms, with no exceptions even for those with parental consent.

BANGKOK (AP) Two Australian teenagers and a British woman died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. An American man and two Danes also died, though their exact causes of death have not been released. A New Zealander also has ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) An Australian Cabinet minister on Friday rejected X Corp. owner Elon Musks allegation that the government intended to control all Australians’ access to the internet through legislation that would ban young children from social media.Tre...

VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) Laotian police have detained the manager and owner of a hostel where two teenage Australian tourists stayed who were poisoned by tainted alcohol, one fatally, in a case that appears to have claimed the lives of at least five people.An officer at Vang Vieng’s Tourism Police office, who refused to give his name, told The Associated Press on Friday that a...

Rachel Kolisi teased an upcoming holiday to Australia with her two kids and Siya Kolisi's sister, Liphelo amid their divorce.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach, officials said Friday.The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on Ocean Beach sand dunes in the town ...

China is retaking the title of second-largest donor to a dozen Pacific island nations, surpassing the United States in the process, according to data from Lowy Institute, an Australian think tank.  

“Bidjara Kumari,” a pioneering feature film bridging Australian Aboriginal and Indian cultures is taking shape, it was revealed at the ongoing Film Bazaar in Goa. The announcement comes as Australia takes center stage as the focus country at the International Film Festival of India IFFI, of which Film Bazaar is the project market component. The […]