Australia

A pale-headed snake is photographed in Sydney (Gary Pattinson/WIRES via AP)

Sydney man finds snake in lettuce bought at supermarket

April 15, 2021

Australian Defence Forces personnel (AAP/AP)

Australia to follow US in withdrawing troops from Afghanistan

April 15, 2021

The Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine (Nick Potts/PA)

Australia to restrict use of AstraZeneca vaccine with ‘necessary precautions’

April 8, 2021

Vials of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine are stored in a temperature-controlled fridge in Streatham, south London (Yui Mok/PA)

UK-made AstraZeneca vaccines ‘shipped to Australia’

April 8, 2021

Kevin Rudd, the former prime minister of Australia (Kieran Doherty/PA)

Revellers surprised to discover impromptu cab driver is former Australian PM

April 7, 2021

David Marriott with his paper horse Russell (David Marriott/AP)

A paper cowboy rides out his quarantine in Australian hotel

April 7, 2021

A woman and two children walk under the Harbour Bridge in a popular area in Sydney, Australia (Rick Rycroft/AP)

Australia and New Zealand to open travel bubble

April 6, 2021

Silky sharks around Ascension Island (Marine Futures Lab, University of Western Australia/PA)

Ocean camera network launched to protect wildlife in UK Overseas Territories

April 3, 2021

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a new guided missile-building plan in close collaboration with the US (Rick Rycroft/AP)

Australia to build guided missiles to boost defence capacity

March 31, 2021

Home Secretary Priti Patel has confirmed the UK will look at sending migrants overseas to process asylum claims and that deals could be sought with foreign nations (Parliament TV/PA)

Plans for law change to keep option of offshore asylum processing ‘open’

March 24, 2021

Buildings are partially submerged as floodwater covers large areas north west of Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Some 18,000 residents of Australia’s most populous state have fled their homes since last week, with warnings the flood cleanup could stretch into April. (Lukas Coch/Pool Photo via AP)

Trapped motorist becomes first fatality in Australia floods

March 24, 2021