The A$2bn case, which centres on contamination at defence sites, is the largest ever brought by the government.

Several groups of women and children who spent years in a Syrian camp have returned in recent months.

The Australian government said on Thursday it has launched legal action against 3M over contamination ​from firefighting foam ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia is suing U.S. conglomerate 3M for more than 2 billion Australian dollars ($1.4 billion) ...

Case follows repatriation of women and children held for years in Syrian camps without trial.

Australia has sued 3M Co. and its local arm for more than A$2 billion ($1.4 billion) in damages relating to contamination ...

Wet weather to batter parts of Queensland, NSW and Tasmania through Thursday, with warnings of flash flooding ...

Australia's government introduced a bill in parliament on Thursday to make the biggest overhaul of tax rules in decades, including scrapping a capital gains ​discount and curbing tax breaks for ...

Spearfishing is a pastime enjoyed by many in the waters off the Australian coast. But a deadly shark attack on the Great ...

SYDNEY — The Australian government said Thursday that it had launched legal action against 3M over contamination from ...

A spearfisher was killed on the Great Barrier Reef on Sunday in Australia's second fatal shark attack in just over a week, ...

The Australian government said on Thursday it had launched legal action against 3M over contamination from ⁠firefighting foam ...