Tag: Australia
India High Commission made demarche to Australian govt about “offensive” lamb...
Canberra - The High Commission of India in Australia (Canberra) “have made a demarche to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of...
Australian lamb marketing using religious figures denounced
Canberra - In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Christian-Hindu-Buddhist-Jewish leaders have urged Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) to withdraw its “You Never Lamb Alone” video...
Australia to tighten citizenship rules for new migrants
Sydney - Australia will make it harder for people to gain citizenship, with applicants needing to demonstrate advanced English language skills and to pass...
Cyclone Debbie creates havoc in Australia, no fatalities reported
Sydney - A slow-moving cyclone has wreaked havoc on Australia's north-eastern coast after the category four storm hit the country's mainland on Tuesday afternoon.
Cyclone...
Malindo Air Opens Ticket Sales For Brisbane
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malindo Air, CAPA 2016 Asia Pacific Regional Airline of the Year, announced that all bookings are now open for its new Kuala...
Five killed as plane crashes into shops near airport in Melbourne
Melbourne - All five people aboard a small charter plane were killed Tuesday when it crashed into a shopping centre near Essendon Airport in the...
Trump slams ‘dumb deal’ with Australia on refugee resettlement
Washington/Sydney - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed what he called a "dumb deal" with Australia to take hundreds of refugees from Australian-run...
New Zealand man survives hours at sea after fish drags him...
Sydney - A lone fisherman survived more than five hours at sea after being dragged overboard by a large marlin off the coast of Western...
Indonesia suspends military cooperation with Australia
Jakarta - Indonesia has suspended all military cooperation with Australia over "technical" issues, the Indonesian armed forces said Wednesday, though other reports said the move came...
Melbourne police foil major Christmas Day terrorist attack
Sydney - Australian police and security agencies have foiled a "very substantial" terrorist plot targeting key locations in Melbourne on Christmas Day, Prime Minister Malcolm...
