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Australia: Queensland govt announces Rs. 5.31 cr reward seeking information of Indian wanted for woman's murder

Nov 03, 2022, at 07:50 pm

The Queensland government has announced Rs. 5.31-crore as reward for information of a Punjab man, named Rajwinder Singh, who is wanted for Australian women Toyah Cordingley.

Australia reverses recognition of Western Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Oct 18, 2022, at 09:38 pm

Canberra: Australia has reversed a decision made four years ago to recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Solomon Islands PM assures Australia that his govt won't allow Chinese military presence in territory

Oct 11, 2022, at 09:50 pm

Honiara: Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said he has assured Australia that his government will not allow a Chinese military presence in the territory.

Fiji PM's son charged with domestic violence in Australia

Sep 16, 2022, at 11:05 pm

Sydney/UNI: The son of Fijian PM Frank Bainimarama has been charged with a string of domestic violence offences in Australia.

Workforce shortages: Australia decides to hike cap on permanent migration

Sep 02, 2022, at 06:45 pm

Melbourne: The Australian government has decided to hike the cap on  permanent migration for the first time in a decade to help fill massive workforce shortages.

Aus PM vows cultural shift for women workers

Aug 29, 2022, at 10:33 pm

Canberra/UNI: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised a "cultural change" to improve conditions for women in the workplace.

Syria: Australian teen’s death in prison was ‘utterly preventable’, rights experts say

Jul 26, 2022, at 06:23 pm

New York: Australian authorities must speed up the repatriation of their nationals held in detention centres in Syria following the recent confirmation of the death of a Sydney teenager at a facility in the northeast, UN human rights experts said on Monday. 

Chinese fighter jet 'chaffs' Australian plane near South China Sea

Jun 06, 2022, at 03:28 pm

Canberra: A Chinese fighter jet's aggressive maneuvers endangered the crew of an Australian reconnaissance plane as it patrolled in the vicinity of the South China Sea, Australia's Defense Ministry claimed on Sunday.

Chinese fighter jet threatened Australian plane near South China Sea: Canberra

Jun 05, 2022, at 10:33 pm

Canberra: Australia on Sunday slammed China over its interception of a maritime surveillance flight in the international airspace in the South China Sea region.

Australia PM Anthony Albanese secures majority government

Jun 01, 2022, at 01:25 am

Canberra/UNI: Australia's new Labor government led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has secured a majority in parliament, BBC reported on Tuesday.

Australia to hold federal elections on May 21: Scott Morrison

Apr 10, 2022, at 02:15 pm

Canberra/UNI: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the federal election will be held on May 21, BBC reported on Sunday.

Australian journalist Cheng Lei to be tried in Beijing

Mar 31, 2022, at 01:01 am

Beijing: An Australian TV journalist, who was detained in China 19 months ago, will be put on trial in the upcoming days, the Australian government confirmed on Wednesday.

Australia wants explanation from China on ship-aircraft laser incident

Feb 21, 2022, at 11:01 pm

Canberra/UNI/Sputnik: Australia is awaiting a response from China on the recent incident involving a Chinese vessel pointing a military grade laser at an Australian surveillance aircraft, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday.

Australia says Chinese navy ship fired laser at patrol plane

Feb 20, 2022, at 12:06 am

Melbourne: The Australian Defence Department on Saturday said on Feb 17, a P-8A Poseidon detected a laser illuminating the aircraft while in flight over Australia’s northern approaches.

Sydney beaches shut after shark attack

Feb 17, 2022, at 09:39 pm

Sydney/UNI: Several beaches in Sydney were closed on Thursday after a swimmer was mauled to death by a shark.

Australia, allies will 'lose the next decade' unless it stands up to China in the South China Sea: Australian Defence Minister

Feb 10, 2022, at 12:00 am

Canberra: Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has warned that Australia and its allies will “lose the next decade” unless it stands up to China in the South China Sea.

Australia to reopen international borders

Feb 07, 2022, at 03:58 pm

Canberra/UNI/Sputnik: Australia's international borders will reopen to tourists starting from February 21, provided that the arriving individuals are double vaccinated, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Monday.

Australian govt buys copyright of Aboriginal flag

Jan 25, 2022, at 03:19 pm

Canberra: The Australian government has bought the Aboriginal flag's copyright, a move that will 'free' the symbol of identity from bitter conflict over who may use it.

Australia now joins US in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

Dec 08, 2021, at 04:26 pm

Canberra/UNI: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday stated that his diplomats will not attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, joining the US in a formal boycott of the event over China's human right abuses.

US to modernise its military bases to counter threats from China

Dec 05, 2021, at 02:24 am

Washington, DC: The United States has decided to shift its military bases to Australia and Pacific Islands as an attempt to counter the threats emanating from China.

Difficult to see China as a trusted partner, says Australia PM's special envoy Tony Abbott

Dec 04, 2021, at 09:46 pm

Australian Prime Minister's Special Trade Envoy Tony Abbott said China follows weaponsied trade and it is difficult to see Beijing as a trusted partner.

Australia: Melbourne gripped by protests against pandemic bill, vaccine mandate: Reports

Nov 13, 2021, at 10:46 pm

Canberra/UNI/Sputnik: Thousands of protesters took to the streets in the Australian state of Victoria to challenge the government-introduced pandemic laws and mandatory vaccination for construction workers on Saturday.

'Unprecedented new low': France flays Australia over leaked Macron text to Morrison

Nov 04, 2021, at 02:21 am

Sydney/IBNS: After the leak of French President Emannuel Macron's text message to Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, France's ambassador to Canberra said the collapse of the submarine deal reached an "unprecedented new low", according to media reports.

China censors Chinese-Australian singer's song for criticising 'Xi Jinping'

Oct 31, 2021, at 04:19 am

Beijing: A Chinese-Australian singer is facing the wrath of China over her song  Fragile — or Glass Heart in Chinese- as she has been accused of insulting the nation with the lyrics of the number.

Australia finally set to open borders for the fully vaccinated

Oct 02, 2021, at 01:43 am

Canberra/IBNS: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday announced plans to resume international travel and reopen the country's borders to the fully vaccinated citizens and permanent residents.

Macron stresses on strategic partnerships to defend Europe better after defence pact with Greece

Sep 29, 2021, at 03:53 am

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has stressed that Europe must build its own military capacity, after signing a 3 billion euros ($3.51 billion) deal for French frigates with another European country Greece, according to media reports.

Emmanuel Macron, Joe Biden to hold negotiations: French Cabinet

Sep 23, 2021, at 12:52 am

Paris/UNI/Sputnik: Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Joe Biden will hold a conversation later on Wednesday to clarify details related to Australia's decision to scrap the $66 billion submarine contract with French shipbuilders after formation of the AUKUS alliance, French cabinet spokesman Gabriel Attal said.

Australia now warns it might block China's bid to join global trading pact

Sep 19, 2021, at 12:45 am

Canberra: Australia has warned it might block China's bid to join a global trading pact, an episode which might further deteriorate the already strained relationship between the two nations.

'Stab in the back..trust betrayed' : France after Australia cancels submarine deal

Sep 17, 2021, at 06:29 am

Paris: France has expressed anger over Australia's sudden decision to cancel a huge submarine deal in order to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the US, according to media reports.

Australia to receive at least 3,000 Afghan refugees in 2021: Scott Morrison

Aug 31, 2021, at 10:02 pm

Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: Australia expects to take in at least 3,000 Afghan refugees this year after the Taliban took over the country, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday.