Knives swiftly unsheathed as Australian parliament returnsAfter talk of bipartisanship, first week back illustrated Turnbull’s precarious positionFri Sept 02 2016 - 11:26
Dublin case worker raised concerns about Australia’s ‘hooded boy’Antoinette Carroll campaigned for Dylan Voller and now she wants system overhauledFri Aug 19 2016 - 20:08
So long, Marianne: Leonard Cohen writes to muse just before her death‘Our bodies are falling apart and I think I will follow you very soon,’ performer writesSun Aug 07 2016 - 10:50
Racism debate in Australia as One Nation party gathers seatsLike Trump in the US, party leader Pauline Hanson wants end to Muslim immigrationFri Jul 22 2016 - 18:00
Australian government returned, but recriminations just beginningSupport for Malcolm Turnbull of three crossbenchers might not yet be neededFri Jul 08 2016 - 16:17
Australia’s ruling coalition ahead of Labor in election countRumblings of discontent can be heard in the Liberal Party about PM Malcolm TurnbullTue Jul 05 2016 - 18:06
Australia in limbo after bad-tempered electionRuling coalition may just stay in power, but hung parliament more likely outcomeSun Jul 03 2016 - 22:00
Small parties inject colour as Australia goes to the pollsLabor looks unlikely to beat the ruling coalition in Saturday’s electionThu Jun 30 2016 - 22:00
Australian PM stresses need for certainty ahead of electionMalcolm Turnbull insists coalition will be able to offer vital stabilitySun Jun 26 2016 - 20:02
Australians begin to vote for July general electionUp to 40 per cent of electorate expected to vote earlyThu Jun 16 2016 - 18:03
Australian election still Malcolm Turnbull’s to loseLabour closes gap on coalition at half-way stage in campaignFri Jun 10 2016 - 01:00
Australian elections: dead cat bounced into bogus black holeFrom economic figures to Johnny Depp’s psyche, notions of truth and accuracy are proving flexibleSun May 29 2016 - 17:43
Teachers evacuated in Australia after attacks and violenceSchool to be closed for six weeks in Aurukun, Queensland due to safety fearsWed May 25 2016 - 19:12
Australian vote: Week two marked by dog whistle and police raidGovernment may regret anti-immigration words while Labor woes mostly self-inflictedFri May 20 2016 - 19:37
Australia’s election race evenly matched in polls and blundersMarathon eight-week contest gives scope for plenty of unforeseen gotcha momentsSun May 15 2016 - 21:10
Malcolm Turnbull calls Australian election for July 2ndRuling Liberal-National coalition highlights economy and Labor cites fairness and climateSun May 08 2016 - 15:12
Guns silent in Australia 20 years after Port Arthur massacreDeaths of 35 people in Martin Bryant killing spree led to radical change in gun lawsWed Apr 27 2016 - 12:11
Irishman dies in Sydney following stabbing in restaurantKeith Collins (53) on a date with woman whose ex-partner has been charged with murderThu Mar 31 2016 - 14:47
Letter from Sydney: Turnbull moves from Dr Do-little to man of actionThe Australian prime minister promised change and then sat back: until defeat loomedTue Mar 29 2016 - 01:00
Drugs, strippers and ‘toxic culture’: Australian bank sued for $30mANZ is embroiled in a legal case after a trader was sacked for breaching its code of conductSat Mar 19 2016 - 08:30
Student loans: the experience in AustraliaAn expert group is likely to back a student loan scheme for third level. Let’s see how it has worked out in AustraliaTue Feb 16 2016 - 06:00
Australian court allows return of asylum seekers to NauruTens of thousands throughout Australia attend rallies in support of 267 asylum seekersWed Feb 10 2016 - 17:11
Australian leaders call for country to become a republicDebate resumes in constitutional monarchy ahead of national holidayMon Jan 25 2016 - 10:44
Body of Irish man recovered from Australian riverNiall Quinn from Northern Ireland fell from a houseboat into the Murray RiverSat Jan 23 2016 - 10:32
Irish community in Perth shaken by recent deathsHonorary consul ‘overwhelmed by’ generosity and outpouring of grief from communityFri Nov 27 2015 - 20:20
Two Northern Ireland men killed in work incident in PerthJoseph McDermott and Gerry Bradley reportedly died after a concrete panel fell on themWed Nov 25 2015 - 19:41
Sydney letter: Turnbull credited with turnaroundThe change in Liberal leader has led to a sharp increase in consumer confidenceMon Nov 16 2015 - 01:01
Man refused bail over murder of Betty Dixon in AustraliaRodney Lawrence (64) tells court another man killed Northern Ireland woman in 1982Wed Nov 04 2015 - 12:52
Man charged over 1982 murder of NI woman in AustraliaRodney Lawrence held over killing of Elizabeth Dixon found stabbed to death in her carFri Oct 30 2015 - 14:02
Aboriginals praise man who cut Uluru chain to deter climbersMan known as ‘John’ used bolt cutters on safety chain that allows tourists climb rockWed Oct 28 2015 - 12:43
Australian policy under scrutiny as man faces deportation to IrelandMelbourne man claims to have lost passport while holidaying in Ireland and returned on Irish documentFri Oct 16 2015 - 18:09
Irishman who murdered Wexford man in Perth given life in jailVincent Crowe killed Kenny Meyler while high on drugs in 2013Thu Oct 01 2015 - 11:01
English test derailing Irish dream of Australian citizenshipExamination gets international exposure after the case of Tipperary champion rower Kevin WallSun Sept 27 2015 - 18:06
Malcolm Turnbull wins Australia’s political ‘killing season’The new prime minister will have to compromise on his beliefs to win over his partyTue Sept 15 2015 - 20:44
Economy the big worry for Australian PM Malcolm TurnbullProblems mount as deficit at AU$48bn, resources boom over and unemployment risingTue Sept 15 2015 - 17:45
‘Irish Boys’ seek change in bail conditions on alleged fraudAlleged that gang defrauded millions from over 150 victims in trading software scamTue Sept 15 2015 - 16:40
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott ousted after voteMalcolm Turnbull to become Australia’s fourth prime minister in two yearsMon Sept 14 2015 - 14:37
Man who killed Jill Meagher denied legal aid for appealAustralian Adrian Bayley sought to overturn convictions over two further violent rapesTue Sept 01 2015 - 13:57
Irish man injured in Sydney assault wakes from comaJason Cierans (29) allegedly attacked by men outside bar on Bondi Junction nine days agoTue Sept 01 2015 - 08:56
Man charged with assault of Cork man in Sydney granted bailJason Cierans in induced coma following attack outside pub at Bondi JunctionThu Aug 27 2015 - 07:21
Argentinian charged over assault on Cork man in SydneyJason Cierans left unconscious after being hit at Bondi JunctionSun Aug 23 2015 - 11:10
Crisis Down Under? The doomsayers may finally be rightEnd of commodities boom and Sydney’s housing bubble make experts think a recession is around cornerFri Aug 21 2015 - 06:40
‘Irish Boys’ gang in Australia court over €2.6m scamThree of four members of so-called ‘shamrock shysters’ granted bailTue Aug 18 2015 - 14:53
Police called after naked Irish man got into bed with coupleMan is undergoing medical checks at Sydney hospital for possible drug-related issuesMon Aug 17 2015 - 15:33
Irish veteran who faced deportation from Australia let goMichael McFadden (69), who served in Vietnam, spent four months in detentionThu Aug 13 2015 - 01:00
Australia’s speaker Bronwyn Bishop resigns over expensesBishop quits after weeks of controversy over her spending on helicopters, planes and carsSun Aug 02 2015 - 16:34
Abuse of Aboriginal footballer divides Australian opinionAdam Goodes could retire over abuse that exposes ambivalent attitudes to racismFri Jul 31 2015 - 15:37
Sydney Letter: March continues for anti-Islam protestersOne government MP defended role in rally by misquoting the Irish orator Edmund BurkeMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Man jailed for ‘one punch’ attack that killed Irishman in PerthGalway native Thomas Keaney (23) died after ‘unprovoked’ incident outside kebab shopMon Jul 20 2015 - 11:05
