Australian PM says he has never lied while in public office

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday (Nov 12) he does not believe he has lied since he was elected to Parliament in 2007, rejecting allegations from French President Emmanuel Macron and others. Mr Macron this month said Mr Morrison had lied to him over Australia's decision to scrap a multibillion-dollar deal with France to...

Australia halts Afghanistan evacuations after Kabul suicide attacks, Britain to follow in ‘matter of hours’

People preparing to board a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft at the international airport in Kabul, on Aug 22, 2021.Reuters Australia has stopped evacuation flights from Afghanistan after Islamic State in Iraq and Syria suicide bombers killed scores of civilians and at least 13 United States military staff in attacks outside the airport in Kabul, Prime Minister...