Australian Minister for Immigration Andrew Giles presents the emergency Migration Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

Australia was, for many decades, the open-air prison of Britain's criminals. Most were convicted of petty offenses. A quick perusal through the records finds convicts transported for stealing a coat, ...

Thousands of English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish convicts transported to Australia, as well as people resisting colonial ...

CANBERRA, Australia—Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott accused Indonesian authorities of showing a “lack of dignity” toward two Australian convicts facing execution over drug crimes, broadening a ...