Caged eggs would be phased out by 2036 under a major plan to end the practice of keeping hens in battery cages across the country. Key points:...
China is expanding the use of a little-known form of extra-judicial detention that allows police to exclude lawyers and cut suspects off from the outside world,...
When Sarah Loh arrived in Australia in 1977 her Chinese mum gave her some advice: the best way to assimilate was through sport. “So having two...
Chinese swimming star Sun Yang has had his doping ban cut in half by the Court of Arbitration for sport (CAS) from eight years to four. The decision...
Nine Catalan separatist leaders jailed for sedition are eyeing freedom, after Spain’s Cabinet pardoned them in the hope of starting what Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to arrest Filipinos who refuse COVID-19 vaccination and told them to leave the country if they would not cooperate with...
Elderly and terminally ill survivors of child sexual abuse will be able to access advance compensation payments of up to $10,000, after an inquiry found the...
The Vatican has protested to Italy over a draft law to combat homophobia, saying that in its present form it could restrict the religious freedom of the Catholic...
Trust in China has plunged to new lows in Australia, with more than 60 per cent of people recently surveyed saying they view the country as a...
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has declared seven local government areas in New South Wales as red zones, effective from 1:00am on Wednesday, June 23. Victorian residents...