Australia

A man in Australia used a front end loader to smash into a store to steal motorcycles before attempting to flee from police.

Australia shut its international borders in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and has so far allowed mostly citizens and permanent residents to return.

The United Kingdom plans to increase its presence in the contested South China Sea and the Indo-Pacific region, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston said Monday.

China needs to bolster its coal supply to avoid an economic slowdown, but Beijing’s icy relations with Australia could make that difficult, according to Mizhuo.

A speeding vehicle crossed at least seven lanes of traffic without crashing into any cars in Darwin, Australia.

The Subaru was initially thought to be worth $15,000-$20,000, but a subsequent investigation found that it was actually a World Rally Championship vehicle.

Gladys Berejiklian said her resignation will take effect as soon as the state’s Liberal party can elect a new leader.

CNBC generated specific predictions about the four Quad nations, China and other countries and territories with a stake in the Indo-Pacific region.

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has caused slight damage in suburban Melbourne in an unusually powerful temblor for Australia

The food delivery service announced Monday it’s adding alcohol to its marketplace across 20 states, the District of Columbia, Canada and Australia.

The United States and the United Kingdom are looking to ease tensions with France after a deal with Australia that Paris described as a “stab in the back.”

France’s government spokesman says President Emmanuel Macron will speak in the coming days with President Joe Biden in their first contact since a major crisis erupted between France and the United States over a submarine deal with Australia

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says France would have known Australia had “deep and grave concerns” that a submarine fleet the French were building would not meet Australia’s needs

France’s foreign minister has denounced what he called the “duplicity, disdain and lies” surrounding the sudden rupture of France’s lucrative contract to make submarines for Australia in favor of a U.S. deal

France said it will immediately recall its ambassadors to the United States and Australia, in protest of a submarine deal unveiled earlier this week.

France has recalled its ambassador to the United States in an unprecedented show of anger that dwarfs decades of previous rifts

France has described Australia’s decision to abruptly end a submarine contract as a “stab in the back.”

Australia’s prime minister says it has canceled a contract with France for conventional submarines and instead will build nuclear-powered submarines using U.S. technology because of changing strategic conditions in the Asia-Pacific region

The U.S., the U.K. and Australia formed a trilateral security partnership as China grows its military might and influence in the Indo-Pacific region.

The new trilateral security partnership seeks to strengthen stability in the Indo-Pacific region as China expands its military might and influence.