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Charges have been laid against three people being questioned in Mexico in connection with the disappearance of two Australian brothers reported missing there.

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption in Tonga continues to generate research, two years after its violent outburst. Audio

The program will use an online ballot to select participants, who can then apply for permanent residency annually.

After an elaborate tribal welcome to the mountains of PNG, the Australian PM spent the night camping on the Kokoda Track in an Anzac Day trek aimed at drawing the two countries closer.

Australia's projected defence spending will increase by another AU$50 billion over the next decade.

There are few places in the world the high pathogenicity bird flu has not yet reached, and scientists say the world is in an animal pandemic.

Witnesses have described chaotic, confronting and confusing scenes as multiple people were stabbed before an armed man was killed by police.

A mother stabbed alongside her nine-month-old baby is among the victims of an attack at a shopping centre, according to reports. Video

The move comes as expectations that Iran will attack Israel rise, the airline says.

Last year saw record numbers of Aboriginal people die in police custody in Australia, and families want answers.

The AFL, its clubs and its players are under a media spotlight regarding the drug policy in Australia's richest sports league.

The man said he had gotten stuck while looking for his phone, but police say he fled a crime scene.

NZ "actively looking" for ways to participate in the controversial AUKUS pact, where work is underway on putting AI into submarine-hunting planes and radar into deep space for military targeting, a… Audio

Australia has pushed New Zealand down a spot to become the 10th happiest country in the world, according to the latest World Happiness Report. Audio