Tag: Australia
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Law created to stop Russia from building new embassy for security reasons
Australia’s Parliament passed legislation yesterday to prevent Russia from building a new embassy near Parliament House citing threats of espionage and political interference, as tensions grow ... -
Driver charged after bus carrying wedding guests in rolls over, killing 10 and injuring 25
The driver of a bus was charged yesterday after the vehicle carrying wedding guests rolled over on a foggy night in Australia’s wine country, killing 10 ... -
Australia plans to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols in legislation coming next week
Australia’s government plans legislation to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols nationwide due to an increase in far-right activity, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said. While most Australian ... -
Mother imprisoned 20 years freed because of doubt she killed her four children
An Australian woman who spent 20 years in prison was pardoned and released yesterday based on new scientific evidence that her four children died by natural ... -
Modi strikes new agreements on migration and green hydrogen
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi struck new agreements yesterday with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on migration and green hydrogen, while raising concerns about attacks on ... -
Modi wants closer bilateral defense ties with Canberra
Narendra Modi has arrived in Sydney for his second Australian visit as India’s prime minister and told local media he wants closer bilateral defense and security ... -
Australia to provide surveillance drones to Philippines
Australia will provide surveillance drones and other high-tech gear to the Philippine coast guard and is considering whether to take part in joint patrols in the ... -
Australians and New Zealanders recall war dead on Anzac Day
Hundreds of thousands of Australians gathered at dawn services and veterans’ street marches across the nation yesterday to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day as ... -
Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies in Sydney at 89
Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly-veiled snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences ... -
Australia’s most powerful cyclone in 12 years to cross coast
A tropical cyclone nearing Australia is forecast to be the most powerful storm in 12 years to hit the country, bringing wind gusts of up to ... -
Track incursion by Australian GP fans sparks investigation
Australian Grand Prix organizers have launched an investigation to determine how a group of fans managed to break through security and get dangerously close to Formula ... -
Gov’t steps toward making big polluters reduce emissions
The Australian government took a major step toward implementing a key climate policy that would force chief greenhouse gas polluters to reduce emissions, with the minor ... -
Canberra sets wording of Indigenous Voice referendum
The Australian government yesterday released the wording of a referendum question that promises the nation’s Indigenous population a greater say on policies that effect their lives. ... -
Defense minister nuclear subs needed to counter militarization
Australia’s defense minister said yesterday a deal to buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States was necessary to counter the biggest conventional military buildup in ... -
Australian leader plans meeting with Biden after India trip
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday he plans to meet with President Joe Biden in the United States following a trip to India this week, ... -
Spy boss details unprecedented espionage danger
Australia faces an unprecedented threat of espionage and foreign interference with more Australians being targeted by agents than ever before, the head of the nation’s main ... -
Wife of former US pilot complains of Australian treatment
The wife of a former U.S. military pilot accused by the United States of illegally training Chinese aviators said yesterday her husband was being held in ... -
Australian Defense Department to remove Chinese-made cameras
Australia’s Defense Department will remove surveillance cameras made by Chinese Communist Party-linked companies from its buildings, the government said yesterday after the U.S. and Britain made ... -
Tiny radioactive capsule lost triggers search
Authorities in Western Australia were searching for a tiny but potentially deadly radioactive capsule that got lost while being transported on a truck from a mine ... -
FM Wong ‘deeply troubled’ by Chinese espionage case
Australia’s foreign minister said yesterday her government was “deeply troubled” by the delays in China resolving espionage allegations against Chinese-Australian Yang Hengjun, while a supporter said ... -
Albanese steps up calls for US to drop WikiLeaks charges
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he recently told U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to bring WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange’s prosecution to a ... -
Australian PM raises trade ‘blockages’ with President Xi
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he raised with President Xi Jinping yesterday his concerns about trade “blockages,” but did not walk away from their first ... -
Australia to block former military pilots flying for China
Australia’s defense minister said yesterday he had told the nation’s military to review secrecy safeguards in response to concerns that “Beijing was recruiting pilots to train ... -
Australian PM hopes for meeting with President Xi at summit
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping would be a “positive thing” if one can be arranged on ... -
Extortionist threatens to publish customer data
An extortionist has threatened to make Medibank customer data public within 24 hours after Australia’s largest health insurer refused to pay a ransom for the personal ... -
Police offer $633,000 reward for Indian suspect
Australian police offered a 1 million Australian dollar ($633,000) reward yesterday for information on the whereabouts of an Indian national who is suspected of murdering a ... -
New government to raise spending to boost slowing economy
Australia’s new government released plans yesterday for more spending on families, the elderly, defense and its Pacific neighbors as the country braces for an economic slowdown ... -
Australia demands Optus pay for new customer IDs after breach
Australia’s federal and state governments yesterday called for Optus to pay for replacing identification documents including passports and driver’s licenses to avoid identity fraud after 9.8 ... -
Miner Fortescue reveals USD6.2 billion carbon plan
Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group announced on yesterday a $6.2 billion plan to eliminate fossil fuels and carbon emissions from its operations by the ... -
US envoy says Russian invasion speeds shift to clean energy
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will accelerate the world’s shift to renewable energy because of price shocks in oil and gas, a U.S. climate envoy said yesterday. ... -
Australia calls for cooling of Taiwan tensions
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong yesterday called for a cooling of tensions after Beijing accused her of “finger-pointing” in her criticism of China’s military exercises in ... -
Parliament considers lifting euthanasia ban
A new bill was introduced in the Australian Parliament yesterday seeking to lift a 25-year ban on doctor-assisted dying in two territories. Australia’s sparsely populated Northern Territory ... -
China’s envoy says two nations at ‘new juncture’
China’s ambassador to Australia says relations between the two countries are at a “new juncture” with the election of a new Australian government and the first ... -
PM Ardern to visit counterpart Albanese in Sydney
Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has held face-to-face meetings with the leaders of the United States, India, Japan and Indonesia during his hectic two weeks ... -
New government includes record 13 women ministers
Australia’s new government sworn yesterday includes a record 13 women, including the first female Muslim to serve in the role and the second Indigenous person named ...
