australia
Australian Parliament allows same-sex marriages
World
December 7, 2017
Australian Parliament allows same-sex marriages
Australia’s Parliament voted Thursday to allow same-sex marriage across the nation, following a bitter debate settled by a much-criticized government…
95-year-old Australian probed for allegedly looting Middle Eastern artifacts
Archaeology
November 27, 2017
95-year-old Australian probed for allegedly looting Middle Eastern artifacts
95-year-old Australian, Joan Howard, is currently under investigation following newspaper coverage of her extensive collection of ancient Middle Eastern artifacts, the…
Papua New Guinea asylum seekers report shelters destroyed by authorities
World
November 23, 2017
Papua New Guinea asylum seekers report shelters destroyed by authorities
Papua New Guinea authorities on Thursday removed dozens of asylum seekers and ratcheted up pressure on more than 300 others…
Australian citizenship crisis deepens as eighth lawmaker falls
World
November 14, 2017
Australian citizenship crisis deepens as eighth lawmaker falls
The citizenship crisis engulfing Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s government deepened on Tuesday as an eighth lawmaker exited parliament and…
Trump breaks the link as handshake photo op goes awry
World
November 13, 2017
Trump breaks the link as handshake photo op goes awry
Donald Trump was all fingers and thumbs during a carefully choreographed photo op Monday at a summit of world leaders,…
Australia turns down NZ offer to take asylum seekers barricaded inside camp
World
November 5, 2017
Australia turns down NZ offer to take asylum seekers barricaded inside camp
Australia turned down on Sunday an offer to take 150 asylum seekers being held in an Australian-run detention center in…
Australians protest against unfolding ’emergency’ in offshore detention camp
World
November 4, 2017
Australians protest against unfolding ’emergency’ in offshore detention camp
More than 1,000 people protested in Australia on Saturday against the treatment of hundreds of asylum seekers in an offshore…
Australia has duty to take care of asylum seekers in PNG, UN says
World
November 3, 2017
Australia has duty to take care of asylum seekers in PNG, UN says
The United Nations human rights office called on Australia on Friday to restore food, water and health services to some…
WW1 Australian battle re-enacted in Israel on centennial
Middle East
October 31, 2017
WW1 Australian battle re-enacted in Israel on centennial
A century to the day after Australian horsemen broke through Ottoman defenses in a daring First World War victory, nearly…
Thousands rally for gay marriage before Australian postal vote closes
World
October 21, 2017
Thousands rally for gay marriage before Australian postal vote closes
Thousands of people rallied around Australia on Saturday urging the legalization of same-sex marriage, one week before final ballots can…