Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrived in the Solomon Islands on Sunday, the first visit by an Australian leader in more than a decade as Western nations seek to rein in China’s influence in the Pacific. The trip comes as the United States and its regional allies try to ensure that Pacific nations with diplomatic links […]
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Australia open to return of Daesh fighter’s orphaned children
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday he was open to allowing the return of orphaned children of an Australian extremist in a Syrian refugee camp following their desperate plea for help. Morrison said his government was working with the Red Cross so the children could leave the Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria and Australian officials […]
Facebook and YouTube struggle to remove violent footage of the terrorist attack
The terrorist who killed 49 people and injured 20 others in the mass shooting in New Zealand, Christchurch in two mosques live streamed the whole attack using a head mounted GoPro camera on Facebook. “We are moving to have the extremely distressing footage removed’, reported the New Zealand Police. Facebook confirmed that the law enforcement […]
Australia announces reopening of offshore detention centre
The facility on remote Christmas Island closed in October last year Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Wednesday announced the reopening of a controversial offshore migrant detention centre on Christmas Island, doubling down on hardline policies after a historic legislative defeat. Morrison approved the reopening of the remote facility — closed just months ago — claiming […]