Australian PM diverts election tour to visit storm-ravaged voters
SYDNEY, Jun 7: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull suspended his election campaign tour today to visit areas of the country ravaged by a powerful storm that has battered the country’s east coast...
View ArticleGunfire, clashes between Papua New Guinea police and protesters
SYDNEY, June 8 : Clashes erupted between Papua New Guinea police and members of the public outside Port Moresby General Hospital today, said a hospital admissions official, adding gunfire was heard....
View ArticleAustralia investigates washed up debris for any link to missing MH370
MELBOURNE, Jun 9: Australian officials are checking what looks to be debris from an aircraft found on an island off the coast of South Australia to see if it may have come from the Malaysian aircraft...
View ArticleAustralian PM pledges 1 bln Australian dollars to help ailing Great Barrier Reef
SYDNEY, Jun 13: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, facing a tight re-election battle, pledged today a 1 billion Australian dollars (738 million dollars) fund for the Great Barrier Reef, where...
View ArticleAustralia reviews visa of Islamic scholar who preached about death for...
Sydney, Jun 14: Australia is urgently reviewing the visa of a British Islamic scholar who toured Orlando earlier this year and had preached in 2013 that “death is the sentence” for homosexual acts....
View ArticleNew Zealand extends deployment of troops training Iraqi army
New Zealand, Jun 20 : New Zealand said today, it will extend the deployment of troops training Iraqi defence forces in their fight against Islamic State militants. The troops, which currently number...
View ArticleAustralia votes in close poll as PM seeks reform mandate
SYDNEY/ADELAIDE, Jul 2: Australia voted today to elect a government for the next three years amid concerns an anticipated close vote will deny current Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull the outright...
View ArticleFitch says Australia still triple A, but warns on political gridlock
SYDNEY, Jul 4 : Fitch today said Australia’s debt profile was still consistent with a triple A rating but cautioned that political gridlock after an indecisive national election could endanger the top...
View ArticleAustralian PM Turnbull scrambles for independent votes as race tightens
SYDNEY, Jul 7: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull scrambled today to gain support from a small handful of independent lawmakers whose backing he will likely need to form a workable government...
View ArticleAustralia business conditions brighten despite political fog
SYDNEY, Jul 12: Australian firms reported a marked pick-up in business conditions and employment in June, a surprisingly strong sign the economy is keeping an even keel in the face of heightened...
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