Australia

Iran’s top negotiator meets Austria’s FM to discuss next steps to restore nuclear deal

Apr 30, 2021 02:27

Iran’s chief negotiator Abbas Araqchi has met with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg in Vienna to discuss the next steps regarding the ongoing efforts to resuscitate the landmark Iran nuclear agreement, which was abandoned by the US in 2018 despite global objections.
97% of Earth's land no longer ecologically intact, study finds

Apr 19, 2021 10:13

The vast majority of land on Earth – a shocking 97 percent - that is home to millions of species is no longer qualified as ecologically intact – and humans are to blame, a new study reveals.
Australia to launch inquiry into rising military suicides

Apr 19, 2021 09:39

Australia will establish a Royal Commission to study the rising number of suicides in the nation’s armed forces, Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared, bending to public pressure for preventative measures.
Anniversary highlights Aboriginal deaths in Australian custody crisis

Apr 15, 2021 03:39

Thirty years after sweeping reforms were recommended to end the injustice of Indigenous deaths in Australian custody, a spate of recent fatalities and soaring rates of Aboriginal incarceration have highlighted failures to act.
Iran, Austria confer on JCPOA Joint Commission meeting

Apr 08, 2021 01:04

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Foreign Minister of Austria Alexander Schallenberg discussed issues surrounding the latest meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) held in Vienna.
Australia floods claim first fatality, more evacuations as clean-up begins

Mar 24, 2021 06:00

A man’s body was found in a car trapped by floodwaters on Wednesday, the first death linked to wild weather across Australia in recent days that has submerged houses, swept away cars and livestock and cut off entire towns.
Australia to evacuate thousands as Sydney faces worst floods in 60 years

Mar 22, 2021 05:13

Australian authorities are planning to evacuate thousands more people on Monday from flood-affected suburbs in Sydney’s west, which is set for its worst flooding in 60 years with drenching rain expected to continue for the next few days.
Heavy rains in Australia's east bring worst floods in 50 years

Mar 21, 2021 10:10

Heavy rains along Australia’s east coast over the weekend have brought the worst flooding in half a century in some areas, authorities said on Sunday, forcing thousands to evacuate and damaging hundreds of houses.
Thousands of mice scurry on farm as infestation sweeps Australia's east

Mar 19, 2021 11:53

Videos taken on a farm in the Australian town of Gilandra show thousands of mice scurrying from under pipes, through storage columns and over machinery. Swathes of Australia's rural east are battling a "plague" of mice that is infesting crops and producing hair-raising scenes of dinky rodents run amok.
Study finds sharks can help marine ecosystems survive effects of climate change

Mar 03, 2021 11:46

The researchers say sharks eat grazing animals that feed on aquatic plants like seagrass — which helps maintain water clarity, stores carbon dioxide and houses fish and other organisms that can keep seas healthy.