Australia

Australian war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith may have committed a criminal offence by sending threatening letters to a former SAS colleague, a judge has found.

Analysis - The mānuka honey trademark case shows how Aotearoa New Zealand's law lacks substantive protections for Māori intellectual property rights, writes David Jefferson.

Twenty years after she was jailed for killing her four children, Kathleen Folbigg has been pardoned and released from jail in Australia.

Earlier this month the Australian government introduced restrictions on vape sales, and teachers and public health experts say the measures are much needed.

One of Australia's highest-profile TV hosts, Stan Grant, has stood down from presenting a prime-time show after receiving "relentless" racist abuse.

The next few days will be "critical" for a 95-year-old woman who was tasered by a New South Wales police officer the state's police commissioner says.

New Zealanders in Australia have accused the Department of Home Affairs of a cash grab, saying their permanent visa applications appear to have been fast-tracked just months before it was announced…

Australian journalist Cheng Lei's partner is hoping for an end to her "awful situation".

Opinion - After a furore in Australia over the powers New Zealand's Waitangi Tribunal holds, Massey University professor Michael Belgrave wants to set the facts straight.

The celebrated chef died in Melbourne on Sunday.

An Australian man has been charged with spitting into the face of an imam at a mosque in Indonesia, and could face more than a year in prison.

Analysis - It's become annoyingly de rigueur to bash Super Rugby, and while some of the criticism is warranted, there can be no such complaints here and now, writes Jamie Wall. Video