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Australia to block Chinese bid for power grid

Australia will block the sale of the $7.7-billion electricity network in its most populous state to two companies from mainland China and Hong Kong, it said on Thursday, citing national security.

Australian PM Turnbull declines to nominate Rudd for UN chief

He crushed Rudd's hopes of nabbing the post after he spent months lobbying for govt support

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull inches ahead in poll count, says analyst

Parties need 76 seats for a majority in Canberra's lower house of parliament

Australia elections: Malcolm Turnbull rejects calls to resign

Vote counting, which began today, is expected to drag on for days, possibly weeks, leaving Australia in a political vacuum

Stale mate

Australian economy can cope with political turmoil

Australian begins voting to elect new govt

The polls will elect all 226 members including 150 members for the lower house of the 45th Parliament after an eight-week official campaign period

Australia goes to polls tomorrow to elect new government

Five Indian-origin candidates are also contesting the federal election

Brexit shadow hangs over Australian polls

Australia heads to the polls on Saturday for its Federal Elections

Australia PM says re-elect us to counter Brexit chaos

Prime Minister urged voters to re-elect his coalition government on July 2

Australia's ties to Britain to stay 'intimate' after Brexit: Malcolm Turnbull

Australia is currently engaged in negotiations with the EU for a free-trade deal

Australia says citizens among 7 kidnapped in Nigeria

Turnbull said the Australian ambassador was on the scene and working with local authorities

Australian PM Turnbull promises gay marriage referendum if re-elected

Canberra accepts civil marriage in several of its states, has been criticised for failing to legalise same-sex marriages

Australia slashes $190 million unpaid tax claim for Indian couple

Pankaj and Radhika Oswal are fighting the legal battle against ANZ for allegedly undervaluing shares of their fertiliser company

Severe storms cripple vital services in Australia

Many services were still being reinstated on Monday morning, with frustrations spilling onto social media

Australia to have July 2 election: Malcolm Turnbull

If the opposition center-left Labor Party wins the election, it will mean Australia's fifth change of Prime Minister in six years

Gujaratis prefer Australia as holiday destination

Arrival and spend from Gujarat in Australia tourism grew 118% and 53% in past 3 years

Australia admits govt hack attacks, boosts cyber security

Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull says "efforts are made by foreign actors, both governmental and non-governmental, to penetrate" local agencies.

Australia PM Malcolm Turnbull confirms early election plan on July 2

Australia's upper house, the Senate, rejected a piece of government legislation for a second time which provided Turnbull with a trigger for a so-called double dissolution election

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hails China trade ties on visit

China absorbs about one-third of Australia's exports

Australian girl facing terror charges 'wanted to send $3,760 to ISIS'

The girl was allegedly handed the money by a 20-year-old man that she was meant to send to her relative, an alleged ISIS fighter