A British court has agreed to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden where he is accused of sex crimes, dismissing claims such a move would breach his human rights Read the full story

A DECISION not to charge two security guards over the heat stroke death of a West Australian Aboriginal elder in a prison van has been greeted with anger and disbelief. Read the full story

Australia’s government said on Monday it had ordered the expulsion of an Israeli diplomat over the use of fake passports in the assassination of a top Hamas militant in Dubai in January. Read the full story

A Chinese court convicted four employees of global miner Rio Tinto of taking bribes and stealing commercial secrets. Read the full story

Former British child migrants to Australia and Canada say British government’s apology for shipping them abroad is too little too late. Read the full story

Australia has summoned the Israeli ambassador over forged Australian documents used by a terror team that assassinated a senior Hamas commander in Dubai last month. Read the full story

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned that his country is now under a permanent and increased threat of militant attack. Read the full story

An activist group that temporarily blocked access to key Australian government websites plans to continue its cyber attacks, the BBC has learned. Read the full story

An Australian firm has signed a $60bn (AUS$69bn; £38bn) deal to supply coal to Chinese power stations. Clive Palmer, chairman of the company, Resourcehouse, said it was Australia’s “biggest ever export contract”. Read the full story

David Kiely, a stockbroker with Macquarie Private Wealth, became an overnight star – and landed himself in hot water – after being filmed looking at revealing pictures of supermodel Miranda Kerr live on television. Read the full story

New Zealand’s Government has no plans to follow Australia, Britain and Japan in contributing to an international fund aimed at paying Taleban fighters to give up their guns in Afghanistan. Read the full story

Australia is the most sinful nation on the Earth, a study has claimed as the country ranked first overall in seven deadly sins, which include lust, greed and pride. Read the full story