East Timor dumps espionage case against Australia

East Timor has dumped its spying case against Australia in the international court, raising hopes of an eventual end to the bitter stand-off over $40 billion in oil and gas fields.

Japan kills inside whale sanctuary as Sea Shepherd loses the hunters

Japan was caught killing a whale deep inside Antarctic waters declared by Australia to be a protected whale sanctuary.

First glimpse of Japan's whale slaughter since hunt ruled illegal

Just as Malcolm Turnbull smiled and shook hands with Japan's Shinzo Abe in Sydney at the weekend, Japanese whalers were caught carrying out a bloody slaughter in the icy waters off Antarctica.

Turnbull accused of turning a blind eye to Japan's whale hunt

Conservationists are urging Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to make a last ditch appeal to Japan's Shinzo Abe to halt the slaughter of whales underway in waters near Antarctica.

Spying fallout: East Timor to tear up oil and gas treaty with Australia

East Timor will abandon the multibillion-dollar oil and gas treaty at the centre of sensational spying claims by Australia.

Wanna revolution, Australia? Yeah, maybe - dunno

Here is a survey of public opinion in Australia to tell you what the other surveys have got wrong, and suggest the political climate might not be quite as toxic as some would have you think.

Sea Shepherd's $12m new custom-built vessel arrives in Australia

The captain wryly says the ship is built for speed, not comfort, but Sea Shepherd hopes its new rugged fast boat will be a "game changer" in its battle to stop Japanese whalers.

Japan's whale hunt in spotlight but Australia's legal threat stalls

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Australia is about to launch a fresh diplomatic drive to expose Japan's claim to kill whales in the name of science, but a threat of further international legal action appears to be on hold for now.

Builders told to construct $400 million PNG hospital for $170 million

Australia will honour a multi-million dollar pay-off promised to Papua New Guinea to settle unwanted refugees - despite PNG moving to shut down the Manus Island detention camp.