Australia
MH370 search: Mozambique debris ‘almost certainly’ from missing plane
Australia's transport minister says two plane parts found in Mozambique "almost certainly" came from missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. The two pieces of debris were found separately by members of the public and were flown to Australia for analysis. Darren Chester said the finds were "consistent with...
Lawyer’s murder hints at secrets of Australia mafia
The killing of criminal lawyer Joseph "Pino" Acquaro in Melbourne sheds light on the hidden machinations of the 'Ndrangheta, says Australian crime writer Adam Shand. Liborio Benvenuto, who died in 1988, was the last of the old-time Australian godfathers. He understood his power but also its limits. His protege...
World Twenty20 2016: Australia edge past valiant Bangladesh
Australia sealed their first win of the 2016 World Twenty20 with a three-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Bangalore. Spinner Adam Zampa took 3-23 but Bangladesh scored 44 in the last three overs to make 156-5 after being put in. All-rounder Mahmudullah struck seven fours and a six in an unbeaten 49 from 29 balls and Shakib Al...
Australia Senate passes reforms after farcical all-nighter
Monty Python references, a colonoscopy analogy and a pyjama-clad senator featured during an all-night sitting of Australia's upper house. The Senate has finally passed changes to how its members are elected after 28 hours of debate. The changes will disadvantage so-called micro parties that have gained increasing power in...
Australia relents over mother and child deportation
The Australian government has announced that a baby being treated for burns in a Brisbane hospital will not be sent back to an asylum seekers' detention camp on the Pacific island of Nauru. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the one-year-old girl known as Asha and her mother would be released into community detention in...
Hairy panic strikes Australian town: What is this toxic tumbleweed?
Walls of tumbleweed from neglected farmland are causing havoc in the Australian city of Wangaratta, encircling homes and threatening livestock. #Wangaratta #Australia is fighting "hairy panic #grass" — sounds like a bad #trip pic.twitter.com/7ULeBWV8n3 — Graham Penrose (@GrahamPenrose2) 18 Лютий 2016...
$1 billion drug bust in Australia
Australian police have seized $1 billion Australian dollars' worth of the drug "ice" from a shipment of silicon bra inserts and art supplies, the country's federal police said, worth approximately US$700 million. According to authorities, the bust is one of the biggest in Australia's history, and the...
Australian hospital refuses to discharge asylum baby
Protesters have gathered at an Australian hospital to support doctors that have refused to discharge a baby facing deportation to a detention camp. The Lady Cilento Hospital in Brisbane said the year-old girl will not be released "until a suitable home environment is identified". The daughter of asylum-seeker parents...
Zika virus hits Australian shores
FEARS that Zika could spread to Australia have grown after it was revealed a man was hospitalised in Darwin with the virus. The 27-year-old Australian is believed to have contracted Zika after he was bitten by a macaque monkey while on holiday in Bali, according to medical reports. The case emerged a day after researchers...
HomeNews Australia’s regional leaders favor abandoning monarchy
Australian leaders say the nation shouldn’t wait for the end of Queen Elizabeth II's reign to become a republic. Seven of Australia’s eight state and territory leaders have signed a declaration urging for a homegrown head of state to replace the monarch. The only state leader not to sign the document, on the eve...
Christmas Day blaze guts Australia homes – BBC
A Christmas Day bushfire has destroyed more than 100 homes in Australia's Victoria state, officials say, according to the BBC. Officials said 98 homes had been razed in Wye River and 18 at Separation Creek. No injuries are reported, the BBC wrote. Hundreds of firefighters have been battling the blaze along the famous Great...
Australia plans to kill two million feral cats. Before you get mad, hear them out
It’s open season on wild cats Down Under. Over the next five years Australia will slaughter two million feral felines as part of a plan to protect native animals from the "efficient predators," which have been a “major contributor” to the extinction of at least 27...
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