SYDNEY: Facebook announced on Tuesday that it will be resorting Australian news pages after striking a deal with the government to make changes in the world’s first law requiring tech giants to pay media companies. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook said a compromise had been reached on key aspects of the law, which was fiercely […]
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Hundreds of refugees protest outside Australian Parliament
CANBERRA: Hundreds of protesters rallied outside Australia’s Parliament House on Monday, saying they wanted to highlight the uncertain futures of many refugees since the government replaced permanent protection visas with temporary visas. The protesters were from Iraq, Iran, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Somalia and included Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar. Most were in Australia on three-year visas […]
Australian Aboriginal site gains World Heritage recognition
An Aboriginal settlement older than the pyramids that provides evidence that indigenous Australians developed sophisticated aquaculture thousands of years ago has been granted World Heritage status, the UN has announced. The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape in southeast Australia was created by the Gunditjmara nation some 6,600 years ago and includes remnants of elaborate stone channels […]
Australian student missing in North Korea is released
An Australian student who went missing in North Korea has been released, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday. “Mr Alek Sigley has been released from detention in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” Morrison told Parliament, referring to North Korea by its official name. “Alek is safe and well … we were advised […]
Wife voices concern for Australian missing in N. Korea
The wife of an Australian man who has gone missing and is feared detained in North Korea said she had no hint that anything was wrong before his disappearance. Japanese Yuka Morinaga, 26, told Australia’s News Corp that Alek Sigley’s disappearance in Pyongyang was “very concerning” and there was not “anything weird” last time they […]
Australian court finds man guilty of plotting to blow up airliner
An Australian court on Wednesday found a man guilty of plotting to blow up an Etihad Airways flight out of Sydney at the behest of Daesh, by hiding a bomb in the luggage of his brother. Police had accused the man, Khaled Khayat, and another brother, Mahmoud Khayat, of planning two terrorist attacks that also […]
Australian cricketer Faulkner rows back after ‘boyfriend’ post causes confusion
Australian cricketer James Faulkner caused confusion about his sexuality on social media on Tuesday after posting a picture of himself having dinner with “the boyfriend” before later clarifying he was “not gay”. All-rounder Faulkner, who turned 29 on Monday, shared a picture of himself at a restaurant with his mother and a male friend with […]
Australian police detain man, neutralize explosive materials
Australian bomb experts were working to destroy “explosive” materials found in a suburban Adelaide home Tuesday, following the arrest of a 43-year-old man. South Australian police said the materials were found late Monday and the man appeared in court early Tuesday facing charges of possession of explosives. “Investigations are continuing at the address,” the police […]
The Australian model of first class cricket
When Imran Khan, the most iconic cricketer-turned-politician in the world, reached the corridors of power in Islamabad in August 2018, cricket pundits expected a complete overhaul of the first-class cricket structure in Pakistan. He didn’t take long to nominate Ehsan Mani as Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, but the expected overhaul took a while to materialize. […]
Australian WWII ship sunk by Japanese submarine found
An Australian freighter sunk by a Japanese submarine during World War II has been located “relatively intact” in waters off the country’s southeast coast, archeologists said Tuesday. The SS Iron Crown was hit by a torpedo on June 4, 1942 while carting ore in waters off Australia’s southern coastline near the state of Victoria. The […]