Oceania News

Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and his wife Princess Mary are accompanied by Australia's Govenor-General Michael Jeffery and his wife, Marlena , as they look at kangaroos during a walk in the grounds of the Government House in Canberra March 9, 2005.

Dressed in dark blue shorts, a striped blue-collared shirt, dark socks and shoes, and wriggling in his mum's arms, he made his much anticipated Australian debut on day five of the Cambridges' visit.

An earthquake with a magnitude 7.5 struck off Papua New Guinea today and a tsunami warning was briefly issued for the Pacific Island nation and neighbouring Solomon Islands, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

The Duchess clambers into a cockpit in heels to take the controls after her husband offers: "Do you fancy jumping in the back?" The Duchess of Cambridge turned down a chivalrous offer from her husband as the Royal couple continue their tour of Australia.

So we killed a dude and no one seems too fazed. What's the deal with that? You'll excuse my casualness, I hope, but it seems to be the way we're approaching this.

Carnage: An Australian soldier lies wounded as his comrades search for the dead and injured on the day of the Gallipoli landing.

Queenslanders haven't turned out to see a youthful royal couple woo a crowd since the early years of Charles and Diana's marriage some 31 years ago.

Art dealer Trish Clark has a quick answer when asked if opening a new gallery is a sign of confidence in the economy.

A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea's Bougainville Island on Saturday but there was no risk of a widespread tsunami, seismologists said.

Two of Maori Television's many Anzac Day documentaries focus on the war in the Pacific during WWII.

POLICE want to speak with a French woman who may have seen tourist Aurelie Lhorme two days before her death on SA's West Coast.

It's a story Jack tells often. There they are, standing at a tram stop in Albert Park, when the well-dressed young man next to him notices his Rats of Tobruk badge.

Only fifty percent of New Zealanders reported themselves as 'Christian' in the 2013 census.

An underwater drone dipped into the ocean Friday for its fifth trip to search for traces of the missing Malaysian plane as relatives of those aboard maintained their demand for answers.

A security guard collapsed. The smell of Dagwood Dogs wafted across the Royal Easter Show.

A woman reads a newspaper containing an advertisement publicising the Australian government's new policy on asylum seekers arriving by boat, in Sydney, Australia, August 2, 2013.

The number of asylum-seekers registering in Indonesia has fallen from around 100 a day to 100 a week in recent months, the UN said Thursday, as Australia implemented hardline policies aimed at deterring boatpeople.

A recent spate of infections from a frequently deadly Middle East virus is raising new worries about efforts to contain the illness, with infectious disease experts urging greater vigilance in combatting its spread.

New Zealand's tax system heavily penalises KiwiSaver while offering massive tax breaks to property investors and needs to change, says savings lobbyist the Financial Services Council.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George arrive at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport on a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft during the tenth day of their official tour to New Zealand and Australia The stunning views from one of Australia's most visited beauty spots left the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge declaring they will return some ... (more)