Bird appears to set record with 8,435-mile flight from Alaska to Australia
The bird was tagged with a tracking GPS chip and tiny solar panel that enabled a research team to follow its first annual migration across the Pacific Ocean.
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Feisty wombat rescued from debris on river
Animal rescuers saved a wombat stranded alone on a pile of sticks on a swollen river in Australia amid flooding in the area.
Australia's crabs migrate
Millions of red crabs on Australia's Christmas Island have made their way to the ocean to breed. The timing of the annual migration is determined by the phase of the moon, according to Parks Australia.
Former U.S. fighter pilot who worked in China arrested in Australia
Daniel Edmund Duggan ran a business called Top Gun Australia, which billed itself as the country's "premier adventure flight company."
Australia drops recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Israel's Prime Minister Yair Lapid expressed disappointment in Australia's changed position.
Hundreds of pilot whales dead in New Zealand after mass strandings
It's just the latest mass stranding event to rock the Oceania region in recent weeks.
Spearfisher nearly loses arm in shark attack off Australia's coast
The victim was bitten by an unknown species of shark after he had speared a fish, authorities said.
Soccer fan who made "Hitler salute" banned for life in Australia
Investigations were continuing to identify other individuals caught on camera making "offensive" gestures.
14 young sperm whales found dead, beached on an Australian island
Government conservation experts headed to the island to conduct necropsies of the whales to try to determine what caused their deaths.
Kangaroo kills man in rare fatal attack; animal shot dead by police
It was reportedly the first fatal kangaroo attack in 86 years.
Commonwealth countries revive debate on British monarch as head of state
Independent nations such as Australia and Antigua and Barbuda will vote on whether to remove King Charles as head of state.
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Man found guilty in wife's 1982 murder after podcast shined spotlight on case
The judge rejected the possibility that the wife abandoned her husband and children to vanish without a trace.
"Staggering": Police seize record 2 tons of meth hidden in marble tiles
The three arrested men - aged 24, 26 and 34 - face potential life sentences in prison if convicted of drug trafficking.
Bindi Irwin's daughter marvels at photo
Bindi Irwin took her daughter, Grace, to the Australia Zoo and the toddler marveled at a picture of her late grandfather, Steve Irwin.
Deaths of sisters in Sydney apartment "not a random crime," realtor says
Asra Abdullah Alsehli, 24, and her 23-year-old sister, Amaal Abdullah Alsehli, were found dead June 7 in separate bedrooms of the apartment.
Parts of Great Barrier Reef show highest coral cover in 36 years
The central and northern stretches of the reef recorded the highest coral cover in 36 years but are still vulnerable to climate change, monitoring group says.
How climate change is affecting Australia
Australia has seen a massive increase in fires, droughts, floods and heat waves over the past two decades. The rise in these extreme weather events has dangerous implications for humans and wildlife in the country. Amanda McKenzie, CEO and co-founder of the Climate Council, joined CBS News' Lana Zak to discuss.
U.S.-U.K.-Australian announce defense alliance
President Biden on Wednesday announced a new joint defense alliance with the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom. As part of the agreement, the nations will deploy nuclear-powered submarines to counter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion, Forbes senior reporter Andrew Solender, and Politico national political correspondent Meridith McGraw join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details.
Australian senator on queen's "colonizing"
Lidia Thorpe, an Indigenous Australian member of Parliament, referred to Queen Elizabeth, who is also Australia's head of state, as the "colonizing Her Majesty" on Monday, when she was taking her oath of office in the Senate.
Australian lawmaker wears hijab in Parliament
Australia’s first elected representative to wear a hijab in Parliament encouraged young girls who choose to wear the headcovering to “do it with pride.”
Man arrested over cold-case murder of backpacker Simone Strobel
Strobel was 25 years old when she disappeared from a caravan park after a night out with her boyfriend and friends.
Report details "shocking" state of Australia's iconic natural environment
"The path we are on is not sustainable," warned the country's environment minister, chiding the previous government for inaction.
Family "angry" over teen's reported death in prison for ISIS detainees
Yusuf Zahab was just 11 when his brother lured his parents to the terror group's so-called "caliphate." Human Rights Watch says thousands of kids like him are jailed in "life-threatening" conditions.
Thousands flee as Sydney faces huge floods for 4th time in year and a half
Emergency management boss warns there's a "very good chance that the flooding will be worse than any of the other three."
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