Two people have been killed after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck near Christchurch in New Zealand this morning. Thousands had to be evacuated to higher ground because of a tsunami generated by the quake, which caused widespread damage on the northeast coast of the South Island
The Federal Government has been urged by the United Nations refugee agency to find a solution for all asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru, not just those recognised as refugees. The UNHCR says it will endorse the resettlement deal between Australia and the US, but called on both countries to act quickly
France has marked one year since the Paris terror attacks which killed 130. French President Francois Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took part in a silent tour of each site targeted in the worst extremist violence to ever hit France
Two people are killed after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake strikes New Zealand near the city of Christchurch, generating a tsunami and causing widespread damage along the northeast coast of the South Island.
The United Nations refugee agency says the Federal Government must find a solution for all asylum seekers held on Manus Island and Nauru, and not just those recognised as refugees.
The Minerals Council of Australia steps up its attack on the WA Nationals' proposed iron ore tax by commissioning a report that finds it would cost 7,200 jobs if adopted.
The Queensland Government charges five former executives of Linc Energy with environmental offences over the failed company's alleged contamination of huge swathes of prime farmland in the state's south-east.
A group of NSW retirees whose fight for their homes made it all the way to the Supreme Court say they have reached "nightmare stage" as they prepare to learn their fate at a tribunal hearing today.
The Iraqi army says its soldiers have recaptured Nimrud, the site of an ancient Assyrian city south of Mosul overrun by Islamic State militants two years ago.
France marks one year on from the Paris attacks with a series of sombre events, including a silent tour of the sites where 130 people were killed by Islamic extremists.
A surge of migrants are crossing America's south-west border from Mexico amid fears around Donald Trump's controversial immigration plan, but morale is dropping among border patrol agents.
One of 18 Crown Resorts staff arrested in China in October for suspected "gambling crimes" has been released from detention, according to media reports.
Hillary Clinton has blamed FBI director James Comey for her stunning defeat in Tuesday's presidential election in a conference call with her top campaign funders, according to two participants involved in the phone hook-up.
Troy Grant will face a leadership spill on Tuesday, with Nationals MP Andrew Fraser saying he will put up a motion after a backlash against the Nationals in the Orange by-election.
Legal Aid's decision to fund an appeal for a father who pimped out his daughter to other paedophiles is labelled "amazingly stupid" by the Corrective Services Minister Joe Francis.
Australia's string of poor results puts pressure on Steve Smith, but Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland says the embattled Test skipper has a bright future.
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