Australia

UN says conditions in Australian refugee camp 'inhumane'

Nov 03, 2017 14:59

The United Nations human rights office has condemned the “inhumane” conditions in a detention camp for refugees run by the Australian government in Papua New Guinea (PNG), urging Canberra to restore water and food supplies to the center.
UN warns of ‘humanitarian emergency’ at PNG camp abandoned by Australia

Nov 02, 2017 10:43

The United Nations (UN) has warned of a “humanitarian emergency” unfolding at the site of a former Australian-run detention camp for refugees in Papua New Guinea (PNG), calling on authorities in Canberra to immediately take action to stop the emerging crisis.
Australia responsible for fate of refugees after PNG camp closure: Official

Oct 30, 2017 12:38

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has warned the Australian government about its responsibility towards the fate of the refugees after the planned closure of its controversial offshore detention center on Manus Island.
Australia appoints acting PM amid citizenship crisis

Oct 28, 2017 04:18

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull appointed Foreign Minister Julie Bishop as acting prime minister on Saturday while he travels abroad after a citizenship crisis ousted his deputy and cost his government its parliamentary majority.
Australia to tighten airport security after foiled terror plot

Oct 22, 2017 09:40

Australia says airport workers in the country will undergo random searches for explosives as part of new security measures designed to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks.
UN grills Australia over refugees, indigenous people

Oct 20, 2017 05:26

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has for a second day in Geneva grilled a delegation from Australia over the country’s human rights record, slamming the government’s policies toward refugees and its indigenous population.
Hundreds march in Sydney to support detained refugees

Oct 15, 2017 11:01

Hundreds of people have staged a protest rally in the Australian city of Sydney, demanding that the refugees held at notorious Australian detention camps on remote Pacific islands be allowed into the country.
North Korea threatens Australia with ‘disaster’

Oct 15, 2017 10:38

North Korea has threatened Australia with “disaster” for aligning itself with South Korea and the United States in stepping up pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Australia’s aircraft data stolen in cyber attack

Oct 12, 2017 05:00

Unclassified but “sensitive” information about Australia’s advanced aircraft has been stolen from a government contractor.
Pope’s adviser appears in Aussie court over ‘sex abuse’

Oct 06, 2017 03:48

The Vatican’s Finance Chief Cardinal George Pell, who is a top Adviser to Pope Francis, has made a second appearance at an Australian court on sexual abuse charges.