Scouts Australia formally apologizes to sex abuse victims
Apology is part of organization's participation in national compensation program for victims abused in churches, YMCA and other institutions
Australia
Australia to abandon "sexist" tampon tax after 18 years
Condoms, sunscreen and most foods were already exempt from the 10 percent tax
Dog takes care of lost baby koala
A golden retriever named Asha is being hailed as a hero after comforting a lost baby koala through the night
Needles in Australian strawberries remain a mystery
But police are warning person or people behind the "treachery" that it "is a serious offense which carries ten years jail"
Hunt for clues after needles found in supermarket strawberries
Australian officials offer $71,500 reward for info on "very vicious crime" that put at least 1 man in hospital
Olivia Newton-John opens up on battling cancer for third time
She told Australian show "Sunday Night" that she believes she will "win over it"
Aussie church won't make priests report child abuse revealed in confession
Catholic Church leaders in Australia responded to a series of recommendations by a royal commission in the wake of a sex abuse scandal
Australia picks new PM after party coup
Change continues era of extraordinary political instability and revolving door in prime minister's office
Australia's most populous state is now entirely in drought
Struggling farmers were given new authority to shoot kangaroos that compete with livestock for sparse pasture during the most intense dry spell in more than 50 years
Pope accepts resignation of archbishop convicted of sex abuse cover-up
Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson had refused to step down, but quit with pressure mounting on both him and Pope Francis
Thai Navy SEAL team posts touching photo
The photo symbolizes the bond and the international effort to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand
Players brawl in World Cup qualifier, left "bruised and battered"
FIBA investigates a bench-clearing brawl during Australia's World Cup qualifying match against the Philippines
World Cup: Scores and recaps from Thursday's matches
In a cup full of surprises, Argentina is in serious trouble and is looking at an early cup exit
Scientists plunge into icy waters as part of "mad tradition"
Scientists based in Antarctica welcome winter solstice 2018 by plunging into icy waters
World Cup: Scores and recaps from Saturday's matches
The 2018 World Cup continues with Groups C and D
U.S. allies shown flying Nazi flag in Afghanistan
Australian leader joins critics of elite Special Forces who were photographed years ago flying Nazi flag from vehicle
Tourists taking selfie fall to their deaths
The bodies were discovered on the beach by local fishermen, reports say
Australian to sue Google for defamation over search results
High Court unanimously rules man can sue for search results that could suggest he's linked to "criminal underworld"
Crocodile eats small dog after years of torment
Australian owner admits it was bound to happen after encouraging terrier to chase croc for a decade
Grandmother sentenced to death by hanging for alleged drug smuggling
Woman claims she went to Shanghai to meet a U.S. serviceman with whom she had an online romance, and was asked to carry a bag which she did not know contained drugs
Netherlands, Australia officially blame Russia for MH17 disaster
After joint investigation says missile that hit plane over Ukraine came from Russian military, Dutch vow to hold Moscow "accountable"
Archbishop convicted of covering up child sexual abuse
Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson is most senior Catholic cleric convicted of cover-up, could face 2 years in prison
7 dead in what may be Australia's worst mass shooting in 22 years
Family of 7 found dead in rare case since Australia enacted strict gun laws widely attributed with curbing violence
104-year-old Australian scientist heads to Switzerland to end his life
"I am 104 years old so I haven't got much time left anyway," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Vatican official to face 2 separate sex crime trials, and soon
Cardinal George Pell, most senior official charged in Catholic Church abuse crisis, agrees to trials over 2 sets of allegations
Investigation
Classified material missing from Epstein files, documents suggest
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Midterm campaigns make final push as early voters hit the polls
At least 68 dead in high-speed train crash in Spain
Dolores Huerta, labor activist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
No clear winner in Israeli election as polls suggest stalemate
Nearly 75% of ex-NFL players who died from 2008-2023 had CTE, study finds
Investigation
In Trump's pardon economy, victims lost out on $119M in restitution
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Qatari mediators hand Iran new proposal to end the war
