Australia

A group of four Tasmanian devils arrives at the San Diego Zoo as a part of conservation programme. Scientists have warned that the marsupials could be extinct in 20 years.

Melbourne was hit by its worst storm in five years on Tuesday with wind gusts of 86mph causing widespread damage. Trees were uprooted, homes damaged and 35,000 people left without electricity.

A new book by a top military advisor claims modern day warfare is no longer nation states fighting on a foreign battlefield, but small groups of insurgents fighting in the centre of our cities.

It has a fifth of the world’s population but just 9 per cent of the world’s farm land. Now China has signed a deal to buy vast areas of arable land in Europe’s bread basket – Ukraine.

Tributes pour in for talented British architect Ross Langdon, killed along with his pregnant girlfriend in the Nairobi terror attack. His mother describes her loss as “immeasurable”.

Australia’s third prime minister in three months pledges a crackdown on asylum seekers as he is sworn into government, with a plan to buy up boats in Indonesia. But what impact will it have?

Bushfires west of Sydney continue to rage on Tuesday, fuelled by high temperatures and strong winds. Eight firefighters have been injured battling the flames, with many homes under threat.

Former adviser to Tony Blair – and to Julia Gillard – tells Channel 4 News what British politicians can learn from Tony Abbott’s turnaround.

Liberal-National coalition leader Tony Abbott tells supporters that Australia is under new management and “open for business” after the Labor party concedes defeat.

Comedian Tim Ferguson, who is running for the Australia’s senate, takes a sideways look at the leading candidates in the country’s elections – and concludes there is little to choose from.

As election day arrives in Australia, the gaffe-prone Liberal party leader Tony Abbott is favourite to become prime minister. Here are some of his most notable verbal slip-ups.

Conservative leader Tony Abbott has been branded sexist and misogynist – but final polls ahead of Saturday’s Australian general election show he is way ahead of Labour PM Kevin Rudd.

As charities urge G20 leaders to come good on pledges to fix a “broken” global tax system that hurts developing countries, the economic agenda risks being overshadowed by the war in Syria.

What will win votes in Australia’s election? Dressing up as 80s pop star John Farnham and donning a mullet, if Julian Assange is to be believed. Watch his starring role in an election YouTube spoof.

A horse that was missing for four days is rescued after being found stuck in a muddy gully in Australia’s Blue Mountain region.