australia
Nauru agrees to give Australia veto rights over pacts with third nations including China
World
December 10, 2024
Nauru agrees to give Australia veto rights over pacts with third nations including China
Melbourne, Australia AP — Australia announced a multimillion-dollar agreement with Nauru on Monday that gives Canberra a veto right over…
Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s
Technology
November 28, 2024
Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s
Brisbane, Australia CNN — Australia’s parliament has passed a world-first law banning social media for children under 16, putting tech…
Petroleum minister meets Australian Amb.
Egypt
September 11, 2024
Petroleum minister meets Australian Amb.
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi discussed with Australian Ambassador to Egypt Axel Wabenhorst ways of boosting cooperation…
Australia appoints special envoys as antisemitism, Islamophobia rise over Gaza war
World
July 9, 2024
Australia appoints special envoys as antisemitism, Islamophobia rise over Gaza war
Brisbane, Australia CNN — The Australian government is appointing the country’s first envoys to fight antisemitism and Islamophobia in an…
Egyptian exhibition in Sydney attracts 500,000 visitors
Archaeology
May 25, 2024
Egyptian exhibition in Sydney attracts 500,000 visitors
The “Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs” exhibition that kicked off in Sydney, Australia, on November 17, has attracted…
Australian student protests show US campus divisions over Gaza war are going global
World
May 2, 2024
Australian student protests show US campus divisions over Gaza war are going global
Brisbane and Sydney, Australia CNN — The grassy expanse of the University of Queensland’s Great Court has long been the…
Stabbing of bishop at Sydney church a ‘terrorist act,’ police say
World
April 16, 2024
Stabbing of bishop at Sydney church a ‘terrorist act,’ police say
Sydney CNN — A bishop and a priest were stabbed in an alleged “terrorist act” at a Sydney church that…
Sydney mall attacker may have targeted women, police say, as more details emerge of his six victims
World
April 15, 2024
Sydney mall attacker may have targeted women, police say, as more details emerge of his six victims
CNN — Australian police said Monday that the attacker who fatally stabbed six people at a busy shopping mall in…
Six dead in mass stabbing at Sydney shopping center
World
April 13, 2024
Six dead in mass stabbing at Sydney shopping center
CNN — Six people have been killed and several others injured, including a nine-month-old baby, in a mass stabbing at…
Australia unveils plan for largest navy buildup since World War II
World
February 20, 2024
Australia unveils plan for largest navy buildup since World War II
CNN — Australia on Tuesday announced plans to build its largest navy since World War II, allocating more than $35…