The Irish Times

Australia says Chinese naval vessel sailing off its western coast an ‘act of aggression’

Incident is the latest sign of tension between Canberra and Beijing, who have been embroiled in a diplomatic and trade spat

Fri May 13 2022 - 19:21

Aid reaches Tonga as telephone lines restored after devastating volcano

Restoration of drinking water ‘extremely high priority’ amid clean-up operation

Thu Jan 20 2022 - 16:40

China invading Taiwan would be ‘emergency’ for Tokyo, says Abe

Former PM says ‘a military adventure is the road to economic suicide’ for Beijing

Wed Dec 01 2021 - 16:22

Words fly between Canberra and Paris over ruptured submarine contract

Australian PM says French ‘should have known’ country’s misgivings about submarine capabilities

Sun Sept 19 2021 - 22:00

Australia defends scrapping French submarine deal

Macron due to speak with Biden ‘in the next few days’ over contract row, says Paris

Sun Sept 19 2021 - 20:02

Covid-19: Soldiers patrol Sydney to enforce stay-at-home rules

Lockdown extended in Brisbane as Australia struggles to contain Delta variant

Mon Aug 02 2021 - 08:04

China hits back at chorus of criticism over handling of coronavirus

Beijing mounting ‘no-holds-barred’ diplomatic effort to stem growing calls for compensation

Wed Apr 29 2020 - 12:36

‘The scale and fury of these fires in Australia is almost unimaginable’

Three people have died and more than 150 houses destroyed as bushfires spread through the country

Mon Nov 11 2019 - 10:19

Outcry as Australian police raid national broadcaster ABC

ABC alleged to have published classified material, while News Corp offices also raided

Wed Jun 05 2019 - 14:21

Australia strips suspected Islamic State militant of citizenship

Neil Prakash (27) is a threat to Asia-Pacific region, says government

Sat Dec 29 2018 - 07:58

As much of the world turns right, Australia turns left

The public mood has shifted over refugee children on Nauru island. Politics will follow

Fri Nov 09 2018 - 01:00

Australian government senators back ‘okay to be white’ motion

Labor Party, the Greens and crossbenchers combine to vote down the statement

Mon Oct 15 2018 - 21:42

Australian PM threatens strawberry saboteurs with 15 years in jail

Scott Morrison announces new penalties amid fruit scare blamed mostly on copycat hoaxers

Wed Sept 19 2018 - 14:22

The minister, the au pairs and McLachlan, MacLachlan and Maclachlan

The future of Australia’s home affairs minister is in doubt as it emerges that he intervened in the cases of three women held in detention

Fri Sept 14 2018 - 20:46

Scott Morrison sworn in as Australia’s PM as Turnbull turfed out

Turnbull blames ‘insurgency’ in Liberal Party ‘backed by powerful voices in the media’

Fri Aug 24 2018 - 12:28

Australia’s PM fights to the end but his time appears up

Malcolm Turnbull faces likely ousting on Friday after caving in too often to conservatives

Thu Aug 23 2018 - 15:30

Australian prime minister faces second leadership challenge

Challenger Peter Dutton says he is working on renewed bid to unseat Malcolm Turnbull

Wed Aug 22 2018 - 08:22

Australia’s Malcolm Turnbull shelves flagship energy policy

PM dumps emissions targets in bid to stave off leadership challenge in Liberal party

Mon Aug 20 2018 - 09:11

Irish father faces deportation from Australia over visa delays

Dan Hall has been given seven days to leave the country - and his wife and three kids

Thu May 24 2018 - 11:46

Australian government’s right-wing hard man is a sensitive soul really

Sydney Letter: What so upset Peter Dutton was coverage of his new-found concern for white South African farmers

Thu Apr 05 2018 - 01:00

Asylum seekers leave Australian-run camp after police move in

Controversial centre in Papua New Guinea had been sealed off as authorities moved to close it

Thu Nov 23 2017 - 07:54

Ad appeal to white Australians fails miserably for Labor leader

Sydney Letter: Multiple missteps leaves centre-left leader Bill Shorten vulnerable

Tue May 09 2017 - 19:00

Irish boss of Qantas airline gets pie in face at conference

Alan Joyce was addressing a business breakfast in Perth when attacked

Tue May 09 2017 - 09:38

Facial recognition to replace passports at Australian airports

The ‘world first’ system aims to process 90 per cent of travellers automatically

Sun Jan 22 2017 - 14:03

Australian politics undergoes post-Trump rise in racist rhetoric

Immigration minister Dutton says 1970s government wrong to resettle Lebanese refugees

Sun Nov 27 2016 - 17:10

Asylum seekers face lifetime Australia ban if they arrive by boat

Law includes refugees and applies to adults sent to Manus Island or Nauru since July 2013

Sun Oct 30 2016 - 12:02

Retired Australian judge (88) offers to swap places with refugee

Jim Macken volunteers to live the rest of his life on Manus or Nauru detention islands

Thu Sept 01 2016 - 12:43

Australia to close controversial Manus Island refugee camp

Fate of 800 asylum seekers on Pacific island unclear, with no timeline for camp’s closure

Wed Aug 17 2016 - 13:08

Asylum seekers self-immolate to reach Australia, says minister

Peter Dutton claims reports of dire conditions in Nauru detention centre are false

Thu Aug 11 2016 - 14:03

Leaks reveal scale of abuse in Australian offshore detention

Asylum seekers on Nauru suffer appalling conditions, reports by the ‘Guardian’ show

Wed Aug 10 2016 - 11:23

Malcolm Turnbull declares victory in Australia election

Coalition expected to return with narrow majority which could make legislating tough

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 09:20

Islamic scholar in gay comments row leaves Australia

Scholar toured Orlando this year; had previosly preached ‘death is the sentence’ for gay acts

Tue Jun 14 2016 - 15:39

Australian vote: Week two marked by dog whistle and police raid

Government may regret anti-immigration words while Labor woes mostly self-inflicted

Fri May 20 2016 - 19:37

Australian minister warns of ‘illiterate, innumerate’ refugees

Sharp criticism as immigration minister Peter Dutton makes issue central to election

Wed May 18 2016 - 12:22