Australia

The government will launch new fuel efficiency standards next year, intended to reduce carbon emissions from transport

Widespread protests at the level of violence against women have prompted an emergency cabinet meeting on the issue

A man with a knife killed six people at a Sydney shopping mall on April 13; terrorism is not suspected.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton last month called for Australia to consider adopting nuclear energy

Beijing has lifted tariffs on Australian wine after three years

The government is looking at increasing the powers of the competition regulator amid concerns about retail pricing

The Labor government held the Melbourne seat of Dunkley in a Mach 2 by-election, despite a four-point swing against it

Last week’s ASEAN-Australia summit in Melbourne produced numerous deliverables