Australia

Clashes erupt in Australian refugee facility in PNG

Apr 15, 2017 06:44

Violence has flared at an Australian asylum-seeker detention center in Papua New Guinea (PNG), and shots were fired when local people tried to break into the center after an argument got out of hand, media and a rights group reported on Saturday.
UN raps ‘disturbing’ racism against Aborigines in Australia

Apr 03, 2017 07:50

Racism against Aborigines in Australia is widespread and “deeply disturbing,” a United Nations envoy said Monday, urging the government to work more closely with indigenous people.
Australia floods rising with two dead, four missing

Apr 01, 2017 08:40

Flooded rivers were still rising Saturday in two Australian states with two women dead and four people missing after torrential rains in the wake of a powerful tropical cyclone.
Severe flooding hits Australian states amid cyclone

Mar 31, 2017 02:21

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from towns in two Australian states as authorities warned Friday there could be deaths from severe flooding caused by a powerful tropical cyclone.
Australia evacuating cyclone-hit island resorts

Mar 30, 2017 08:23

Australia began evacuating thousands of people stranded on resort islands in the tropical northeast on Thursday, as water supplies began to run low two days after Cyclone Debbie tore through the region.
Cyclone Debbie batters northeast Australia

Mar 29, 2017 09:58

Cyclone Debbie has wrought widespread damage in northeastern Australia, where it recently made landfall, authorities say.
Massive cyclone makes landfall in northeastern Australia

Mar 28, 2017 04:06

A “monster” cyclone made landfall in northeast Australia Tuesday, cutting power and uprooting trees as coastal towns went into lockdown in the face of lashing rain and howling winds.
Australia’s Anglican Church ‘ashamed’ over sex abuse

Mar 17, 2017 05:24

Australia’s Anglican Church has expressed “deep shame” over a government revelation that close to 1,100 people have filed child sexual assault claims against the Church.
Australia to invest billions in hydroelectric project

Mar 16, 2017 06:17

Billions of dollars will be pumped into a massive hydroelectric project in Australia, the prime minister said Thursday, as the country faces a growing power crisis after a huge blackout and heatwave strained supplies.
Australian prime minister backs Zionist entity, slams United Nations

Feb 22, 2017 11:56

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has expressed strong support for the illegal Zionist entity and slammed a recent United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution demanding an end to the illegal construction of illegal Zionist settlements on occupied Palestinian land.