Cyclone Seroja batters Western Australia
PERTH, Australia: Tropical cyclone Seroja has ripped across a 1,000-kilometre (621 miles) stretch of Western Australia, leaving a trail of damage. The category three storm...
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Australia, New Zealand to allow quarantine-free travel
WELLINGTON, New Zealand: Australian and New Zealand have decided to allow their citizens to travel between the two countries without having to quarantine from April...
Australia falls 85% short of vaccine delivery target
CANBERRA, Australia: Australia has fallen 3.4 million doses short of its target of delivering four million Covid vaccinations by March 31, prompting criticism of the...
Two Australian cabinet ministers demoted after rape scandals
CANBERRA, Australia: Two Australian ministers have been removed from the cabinet as the ruling conservative party tried to draw a line under dual rape scandals...
Aboriginal Australians: a tale of the forgotten people
“I could only work in the kitchens, me and my Aboriginal friends. I would’ve liked to have been a waitress but we weren’t allowed out...
Australian Islamic College’s executive principal receives multicultural award
PERTH, Australia: The Office of Multicultural Interests organised Western Australian Multicultural Awards 2021 ceremony last week. Hon Paul Papalia, the minister for tourism; racing and...
Thousands evacuated as downpours worsen NSW floods
SYDNEY, Australia: About 18,000 Australians have been evacuated from flooding across New South Wales (NSW) as heavy rain continues to batter the east coast. Days...
Child pornography gang busted as Sydney man faces 196 abuse charges
SYDNEY, Australia: Australian authorities have busted a gang involved in child pornography and abuse, including a 31-year-old Sydney man who filmed himself sexually abusing young...
Facebook, Murdoch’s News Corp sign content-supply deal in Australia
CANBERRA, Australia: Media baron Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp reached a content-supply deal with Facebook Inc in Australia, the companies said on Tuesday, a step towards...
US, Australia term electoral changes in Hong Kong as ‘assault on democracy’
WASHINGTON DC, USA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has condemned China’s approval of sweeping changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system, calling the move an...