The Iran war had greatly complicated the global strategic landscape, Defense Minister Richard Marles said Thursday as he announced a major increase in Australian military spending. Marles released the latest two-year update of Australia’s defense strategy and said an additional 53 billion Australian dollars ($38

Forty nations will join the call to discuss how to ensure freedom of navigation as US President Donald Trump rails that his allies – including Australia – have let him down.

SYDNEY, April 16 (Reuters) - Australian employment rose broadly in line with expectations in March, while the jobless rate stayed low, but a war-driven global energy shock could test the labour market's resilience soon.

Iran's women's football national team has arrived in Malaysia after being eliminated from the Asian Cup in Australia, but it remains unclear when they can return home amid ongoing United States and Israel air strikes against Iran.

Australia got its first glimpse at how the Iran war is hitting the broader economy on Thursday. Fresh figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the unemployment rate wassteady to 4.3 per cent seasonally adjusted in March, from 4.3 per cent in the previous month as 18,000 new workers entered the workforce.

Iranian women's soccer players Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh thanked the Australian government on Friday for offering a "safe ​haven" and said they wished to resume their sporting careers ‌after rebuilding their lives.