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Australian police probe terror links after knife-wielding man shot dead by police

Sydney/Xinhua: Australian police continued to investigate whether a knife-wielding man shot dead by police in Brisbane on Sunday had any links to terror groups.

Train derailment leaves 2 dead in Australia

Sydney/UNI: Two people were killed and 11 injured when a train carrying 153 passengers derailed near a town north of Melbourne, officials said on Friday.

Australia issues 42 arrest warrants for nationals in Syria suspected of IS links

Canberra,/UNI: Australian Federal Police has obtained 42 arrest warrants for its citizens accused of supporting the Islamic State in Syria, including women from the Al-Hawl camp, The Guardian newspaper reported on Friday.

National science body to aid Australian recovery from bushfire crisis

Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: Australia's national science body will be called up to help the nation recover from devastating bushfires.

More than 5000 feral camels killed in drought-hit areas of southern Australia

Sydney/IBNS: Australia has completed the culling of more than 5,000 feral camels over the last five days that were threatening the survival of indigenous communities in drought-hit areas of southern Australia, reports said.

Bushfire crisis: Thousands protest in Australia

Sydney/IBNS: Asking the government to act on the issue of climate crisis, thousands of activists marched in different parts of bushfire-hit Australia on Friday.

Australia bushfire crisis: UNICEF offers help and support

New York/IBNS: Raging bushfires wreaking havoc across Australia have prompted the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, to offer its support to the Australian Government and its partners which are battling the “unprecedented disaster”.

Australian bushfire claims 2 more lives

Sydney/XINHUA/UNI: Australian authorities confirmed two more deaths in the bushfire on Kangaroo Island of South Australia, according to News.com.au's report on Saturday.

Narendra Modi calls Australian PM Scott Morrison, condoles loss of lives in bushfires

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on Friday where he condoled the loss of lives and damage to property caused due to bushfires.

2 more confirmed dead, several missing in Australian bushfires

Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: Two more people were confirmed dead and several more remain missing in Australia on Tuesday as the result of severe bushfires in the country's southeast.

Catastrophic bushfire warnings issued again for South Australia

Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: South Australia (SA) has been warned to prepare for catastrophic bushfire conditions for the third time in 10 days.

Over 30,000 forced to flee Australia's Gippsland Valley as bushfires rage

Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: Over 30,000 people had been told to evacuate Australia's East Gippsland region before 9 a.m. local time on Monday, as soaring temperatures and high winds are expected to fan the flames of three enormous wildfires which have already burnt through 130,000 hectares of forest.

Australian gov't appoints first female head of intelligence agency

Canberra/Sputnik/UNI: The Australian government has appointed the first woman to serve as director-general of the country's biggest spy agency, the prime minister and defense minister said in a joint statement on Friday.

Three jailed for plotting terrorist attack in Melbourne at 2016 Christmas time

Canberra/Sputnik/UNI: An Australian court has sentenced three men to lengthy prison terms for plotting a terrorist attack at Melbourne's Federation Square during the 2016 Christmas period, Australian media reported on Friday, citing the court ruling.

At least 2 dead in devastating Australian bushfires

Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: Bushfires have claimed the lives of at least two people in the Australian state of New South Wales, authorities confirmed on Saturday.