Tag: Australia
Australia PM Turnbull under pressure to resign over leadership crisis
Australia’s Malcolm Turnbull was under pressure to resign on Thursday after another three senior ministers quit his government, just two…
Australian bush fires destroy houses, sheds
At least three homes and about 20 peripheral buildings, like sheds, have been destroyed by several bushfires in the southern…
Trevor Noah faces backlash in Australia over ‘sexist and racist’ joke
Comedian Trevor Noah is facing calls for a boycott of his “Tour Down Under” over an offensive joke he told…
Thai cave rescue: Australia honours bravery of divers
Australia on Tuesday gave state honours to nine people who helped rescue most of a Thai boys’ soccer team trapped…
Scientists develop “drifter” devices to help track floodwaters
Scientists from Australia’s Queensland University of Technology (QUT), have developed a series of portable devices, which in the event of…
Australia set to stamp out ‘modern slavery’
Australia is set to halt modern slavery by forcing 3,000 businesses to report what they are doing to avoid using…
Australia scores penalty to rescue a point from Denmark
Denmark manager Age Hareide said video assistant referees are taking the "charm" out of the World Cup after Australia scored…
Australia harbouring “Cold War mentality” – China
The Chinese ambassador to Australia on Tuesday accused it of harbouring a Cold War mentality and said “less bias and…
Apple fined $6.7 million over iPhone ‘bricking’ case
Australian court on Tuesday fined U.S. electronics giant Apple A$9 million (6.7 million dollars) for “bricking” .
France beat Australia 2-1 to stay on course
France have beaten Australia 2-1 on Saturday to begin their World Cup campaign on a good note.
Australia announces plan to tackle HIV-like HTLV-1 virus
Australian Government has announced plan to tackle the HIV-like blood-borne virus HTLV-1, found at astonishingly high rates in aboriginal communities…
Commonwealth Games: Australia warns missing African athletes to comply with visas
Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs, Peter Dutton said on Tuesday that a group of African athletes, who went missing during…
2018 Gold Coast Games: Commissioner heaps praises on Quadri, Abiodun for achievement
The Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Abayomi Oke, has eulogised the two state-born members of Nigeria’s table tennis…
Australians urge to remain alert as bushfires spread
Australian authorities urged people to remain alert on Monday as bushfires that have destroyed dozens of homes, killed cattle and…
Australian States, churches to start paying child sex abuse victims
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday asked states and territories, as well as churches, charities and other institutions to…