Posts tagged with "Australia"

Australia PM in climate policy U-turn after government fractures Oceania

Australia PM in climate policy U-turn after government fractures

August 20th, 2018 Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday stripped requirements for reducing greenhouse emissions from his centrepiece energy policy in the face of political opposition, although the country remains a signatory to the Paris Agreement. While stopping short of following the lead of US President Donald Trump and withdrawing...
Naholo, Barrett shine as All Blacks rout Wallabies Rugby

Naholo, Barrett shine as All Blacks rout Wallabies

August 18th, 2018 WINGER Waisake Naholo scored a brace of tries and Beauden Barrett enjoyed a stellar return to form as the All Blacks steamrolled the Wallabies 38-13 in the Rugby Championship opener in Sydney on Saturday. Trailing 6-5 at the break due to some dogged Wallabies defence, the All Blacks notched a record second half points tally against...
Thirteen years on, parents still seeking truth in son's death Cyprus

Thirteen years on, parents still seeking truth in son's death

June 14th, 2018 The parents of a 26-year-old man who was found dead under a bridge in Limassol in 2005, while serving in the National Guard, protested outside the attorney-general’s office on Thursday, demanding a probe to shed light to the death of their child. Dressed in black, Andriana and Charalambos Nicolaou clutched placards with photos of...
Australia punished soldiers over Nazi flag incident - PM Oceania

Australia punished soldiers over Nazi flag incident - PM

June 14th, 2018 Australian soldiers who flew a Nazi swastika flag over their fighting vehicle in Afghanistan more than a decade ago were "wrong" and punished at the time, Australia's prime minister said on Thursday, after a picture of the incident emerged. The flag was "briefly raised" above the vehicle in Afghanistan in 2007, Australia's defence...
Australia to offer apology for institutional child sex abuse Oceania

Australia to offer apology for institutional child sex abuse

June 13th, 2018 Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Wednesday he will deliver a national apology to victims of institutional child sexual abuse and their families on October 22. The upcoming apology was sparked by a five-year inquiry into child sexual abuse which delved into more than 8,000 cases of sexual misconduct largely committed...
Australia threatens ANZ, Deutsche and Citi with criminal charges Oceania

Australia threatens ANZ, Deutsche and Citi with criminal charges

June 1st, 2018 Australia is preparing criminal cartel charges against the country's third-biggest bank and underwriters Deutsche Bank and Citigroup over a $2.3 billion share issue, in an unprecedented move with potential implications for global capital markets. The pending charges, which can carry hefty fines and 10-year prison terms, threaten to...
Russia 'responsible' for downing MH17 Russia

Russia 'responsible' for downing MH17

May 25th, 2018 The Dutch cabinet on Friday said it would hold the Russian state responsible for "its role" in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 in July 2014. "Holding a country responsible is a complex legal process," the cabinet said. "The Netherlands and Australia have asked Russia today to enter a dialogue in order to come to a...
Aussie court convicts archbishop for concealing child sex abuse World

Aussie court convicts archbishop for concealing child sex abuse

May 22nd, 2018 An Australian archbishop was found guilty on Tuesday of concealing child sex abuse by a priest, which Australian media said made him the most senior Catholic in the world to be convicted on such a charge. Philip Wilson, the archbishop of Adelaide, is expected to be sentenced by the court in June. He faces a maximum penalty of two...
Australia expanding Aboriginal land rights Oceania

Australia expanding Aboriginal land rights

May 10th, 2018 Recognition of land rights for an Aboriginal group in Adelaide after an 18-year legal battle could spur more Australian cities to acknowledge such claims and make urban spaces more inclusive of indigenous communities, an analyst said. A land use deal is due soon, following a federal court ruling in March that approved an agreement...
Carrot-addicted kangaroos hopping mad at tourists Oceania

Carrot-addicted kangaroos hopping mad at tourists

May 4th, 2018 Kangaroos are one of Australia's biggest tourist draws, but visitors to one park are getting more than they bargained for. Tourists in Lake Macquarie, a two-hour train ride from Sydney, are ignoring warnings and feeding carrots to kangaroos who become aggressive at the sight of their favourite sugary snack, a tour operator...
Duterte says he ordered investigation of Australian nun Asia

Duterte says he ordered investigation of Australian nun

April 19th, 2018 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he ordered the investigation into a 71-year-old Australian nun for "disorderly conduct", justifying it as a legal move against "undesirable" foreigners. Sister Patricia Fox, a coordinator of a Philippine congregation of Catholic nuns called Notre Dame de Sion, was taken from her...
In Easter sermons, Australian clergy urge forgiveness for disgraced cricketers World

In Easter sermons, Australian clergy urge forgiveness for disgraced cricketers

April 1st, 2018 By Alison Bevege   A cheating scandal that has ripped through the core of Australia's most venerated pastime, cricket, prompted church leaders to provide guidance over the Easter weekend on how to emerge from the moral tailspin. Addressing Sunday's congregation at Sydney's St. Andrew's Cathedral, Anglican Archbishop Glenn...
Australia expels Russian diplomats, hints at World Cup boycott Russia

Australia expels Russian diplomats, hints at World Cup boycott

March 27th, 2018 Australia will expel two Russian diplomats in response to a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain that the British government has blamed on Moscow, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday. The United States said on Monday it would expel 60 Russian diplomats, joining governments across Europe in punishing the...
Australian rescuers race to save whales after mass stranding Oceania

Australian rescuers race to save whales after mass stranding

March 23rd, 2018 Australian rescuers were racing against time to save 15 short-finned pilot whales on Friday after more than 150 of the migrating mammals beached on the country's west coast. Most of the whales had died, said Jeremy Chick, incident controller at Western Australia's conservation department, after becoming stranded on dry land...
Hundreds flee Australian bushfires that kill cattle, destroy homes Oceania

Hundreds flee Australian bushfires that kill cattle, destroy homes

March 19th, 2018 Australian authorities urged people to remain alert on Monday as bushfires that have destroyed dozens of homes, killed cattle and forced hundreds of residents to flee continued to burn out of control in the southeast of the country. No deaths or serious injuries were reported on Monday but the bushfires have caused extensive damage in...
Australians flee homes as grassfires hit southeast Oceania

Australians flee homes as grassfires hit southeast

March 18th, 2018 Bush and grass fires sweeping across Australia's southeast destroyed homes, killed cattle and forced hundreds to flee on Sunday as dry, hot winds fanned the flames. No deaths or serious injuries were reported as of Sunday afternoon. The fires, believed to have been sparked by lightning on Saturday, were raging out of control across...
‘Water as far as eye can see’ as floods hit Australia Oceania

‘Water as far as eye can see’ as floods hit Australia

March 9th, 2018 Floods swamped parts of the Australian state of Queensland on Friday, covering pastureland and cutting off towns as swollen rivers inundated about 200 homes. "There's water as far as the eye can see," said James Wyld by phone from the bar of the Julia Creek Hotel in western Queensland's grazing country. A disaster was declared...
World's oldest message in a bottle found on Australian beach Offbeat

World's oldest message in a bottle found on Australian beach

March 7th, 2018 The oldest known message in a bottle was found on an Australian beach 132 years after being thrown from a German ship in the Indian Ocean as part of an experiment to track currents, experts said. The Dutch gin bottle, with no cork or top, was spotted by Tonya Illman in January in remote sand dunes 180km north of Perth, the...
Australian deputy prime minister resigns after affair with staffer Oceania

Australian deputy prime minister resigns after affair with staffer

February 23rd, 2018 Australia's deputy prime minister said on Friday he will resign as leader of his party after weeks of pressure over an affair with a staffer that brought him into open conflict with his premier and threatened to shatter a decades-old coalition. Barnaby Joyce said he will step down on Monday as leader of the National party, the junior...
Sex scandal exposes faultlines in Australia coalition Oceania

Sex scandal exposes faultlines in Australia coalition

February 16th, 2018 A major rift opened up in Australia's fragile ruling coalition on Friday as Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce refused to quit over an affair with a staff member and derided Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's condemnation of his behaviour as "inept". Turnbull, who introduced a ban on sexual relationships between ministers and their...
Australian PM bans sex between ministers and staff Oceania

Australian PM bans sex between ministers and staff

February 15th, 2018 Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday banned sex between ministers and staff and rounded on his deputy for a "shocking error of judgment" by having an affair with a press secretary. Deputy Australian Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, a Catholic who campaigned on "family values" and married for 24 years, is expecting a...
Early Australia Day fireworks set up consolation victory Cricket

Early Australia Day fireworks set up consolation victory

January 26th, 2018 Australia romped to a three-wicket victory in the fourth one-day international at Adelaide Oval on Friday after threatening to dismiss England for the lowest score in the history of the format by reducing the tourists to eight for five inside seven overs. Chris Woakes scored 78 as England recovered to post a score of 196 in their 50...
Thousands mark Australia Day with protest against white colonisation Oceania

Thousands mark Australia Day with protest against white colonisation

January 26th, 2018 Thousands took to the streets on Australia Day on Friday to protest against the celebration of the start of white colonisation and persecution of Aboriginal Australians 230 years ago. January 26 marks the anniversary of the first British settlers landing in Sydney Cove, New South Wales, in 1788, but for indigenous Australians, the...
Drone rescues swimmers in Australia in world first Oceania

Drone rescues swimmers in Australia in world first

January 18th, 2018 A drone rescued two swimmers off an Australian beach on Thursday, a world first for the fast-developing technology that seems perfectly suited to saving lives at sea, authorities said. The rescue took place as life savers at Lennox Head, a beach popular with surfers south of the city of Brisbane, were preparing for a training session...
Midnight marriages usher in Australia's same-sex wedding laws Oceania

Midnight marriages usher in Australia's same-sex wedding laws

January 9th, 2018 At the stroke of midnight and in the early hours of Tuesday morning dozens of same-sex couples exchanged wedding vows across Australia as laws making the nation the 26th in the world to legalise gay marriage took effect. "It was just magical," Diana Ribeiro told Special Broadcasting Service television, after her minute-past-midnight...
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