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‘Last resort’: Australian women, children in court bid to force repatriation from Syrian camp
A group of women and their children plan to take the Australian government to court in a bid to be freed from Syrian detention camps, it was reported on Sunday.
Of the 40 Australian mothers and children being held in the Roj camp in…
Australian child pleads with PM to be rescued from Syrian camp
An Australian child stuck in a Syrian detention camp has written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, pleading to be brought home, the Guardian reported on Thursday.
The child, who is less than 10 years old, told Albanese “please don’t…
Australian military bans alcohol after Afghan war crimes inquiry
The Australian military has banned alcohol on operations and exercises following an inquiry that linked consumption to war crimes during the country’s involvement in Afghanistan, The Times reported on Wednesday.
A long-running inquiry…
Chinese envoy asks Australia to increase search for 39 aboard capsized fishing boat in Indian Ocean
A Chinese envoy asked Australian authorities Thursday to increase efforts to find survivors in an Indian Ocean search for 39 crew members missing from a capsized Chinese fishing boat.
Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said the Australian…
Australia cancels Quad meeting in Sydney after Biden postponement
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday a Quad summit would not go ahead in Sydney next week without US president Joe Biden, who postponed his trip due to debt ceiling negotiations in Washington.
Albanese said the…
Millions of Fish have washed up dead in Southeastern Australia
According to authorities and scientists, millions of fish in southeastern Australia have been found dead, which is attributed to the combination of floods and hot weather. The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries…
Australia helicopter collision: Passenger tapped pilot before crash, footage shows
A survivor of a deadly helicopter collision in Australia had tried to warn a pilot of impending danger, a video appears to show.
In the footage, a passenger in the backseat of the aircraft is seen tapping the pilot's…
Australia braces itself for supply chain hit from China Covid-19 surge
Australia expects a “substantial impact” on global supply chains from surging Covid-19 cases in China and is monitoring the situation “very closely”, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said.
“We do expect there to be big pressure on the Chinese…
Four dead and several injured after two helicopters collide on Australia’s Gold Coast
A midair collision between two helicopters in Australia has left four people dead and three others in critical condition, authorities said Monday.
The collision happened around 2 p.m. local time near the popular tourist strip of Main Beach…
Australia: Cruise passengers stranded after marine growth halts ship
Hundreds of passengers have been stranded on a cruise ship off the Australian coast after a potentially harmful growth was found on its hull.
The Viking Orion was reportedly denied permission to dock in Adelaide after…