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Australia’s foreign minister quits
Published on 23 Feb, 2012 at 8:19 in Australian | Viewed 1 views times | No Comments
Canberra: Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd Wednesday made a sudden announcement to resign from his job.
Rudd’s decision comes amid leadership tensions within the Labor Party as there were speculations that Rudd was threatening Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s authority, reported Xinhua.
Rudd said the decision came as he no longer felt he has the Labor leader’s support.
“The truth is I can only…
Australia froths at Indian mouthwash advertisement
Published on 8 Feb, 2012 at 8:56 in Australian | Viewed 39 views times | No Comments
Sydney: The Australian cricket body has ordered the removal of a boundary-rope advertisement of an Indian mouthwash in Hindi after health authorities launched a probe over its similarity with a chewing tobacco product marketed in India.
Cricket Australia (CA) is in frantic damage control after the federal health department reportedly launched the investigation into the advertisement of the Indian mouthwash. The…
246 survive Papua New Guinea ferry accident
Published on 6 Feb, 2012 at 23:41 in Australian | Viewed 28 views times | No Comments
Sydney: A total of 246 people have been rescued after a ferry accident off the coast of Papua New Guinea, authorities here said Friday. The vessel was carrying about 360 people.
Five ships carried the survivors to Lae town in the South Pacific country Thursday night, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said.
Rony Naigu, an official of the Papua New Guinea rescue centre, said about 100 people were believed trapped…
Minor Australian kids charged with rape, arson
Published on 29 Jan, 2012 at 9:03 in Australian | Viewed 164 views times | No Comments
Melbourne: Crime by minors is soaring in Australia as nearly 300 children under 10 years have been charged with offences like rape and arson, a newspaper has revealed.
The Herald Sun got access to statistics allegedly kept hidden by police in Australian state of Victoria that would expose at least 288 children investigated for 305 serious offences in the past five…
India loses Adelaide Test
Published on 28 Jan, 2012 at 7:24 in Australian | Viewed 54 views times | No Comments
Adelaide: India suffered another 0-4 whitewash in seven months, losing the fourth and final Test against Australia by a massive 298 runs at the Adelaide Oval here Saturday.
The defeat was very much on the cards as chasing a world-record target of 500 runs India’s second innings folded up for 201 runs in 58 minutes shortly before the lunch break on…
Australian PM rescued by riot police during protest
Published on 26 Jan, 2012 at 12:06 in Australian | Viewed 68 views times | No Comments
Melbourne: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott were trapped in a building Thursday in the capital Canberra during a violent protest and had to be rescued by riot police.
The two political leaders were attending a function to mark Australia Day — the day the first British fleet came to establish a colony in 1788.
Protesters began banging…
Australian navy intercepts 119 asylum seekers
Published on 8 Jan, 2012 at 6:20 in Australian | Viewed 107 views times | No Comments
Melbourne: A boat carrying 119 asylum seekers has been intercepted by the Australian Navy off the country’s west coast, the immigration department has said.
The HMAS Maryborough, operating under the Border Protection, intercepted the boat of asylum seekers around 35 km north of Christmas Island, Xinhua reported.
The 119 passengers and two crew members on board will be transferred to Christmas Island…
Migration Law: Tony Abbott agrees on Nauru, but not Malaysia
Published on 23 Dec, 2011 at 0:54 in Australian | Viewed 195 views times | No Comments
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is ready to sign off on a proposal to reopen an asylum-seeker processing centre on Nauru. However, he is against the Malaysia proposal.
According to the Government, it will reopen Nauru in return for the Opposition’s support on Malaysia. However, government will not reintroduce temporary protection visas.
But speaking in Melbourne, Mr Abbott indicated the parties were likely…
Gillard raised Migration law with Abbott last week
Published on 20 Dec, 2011 at 1:54 in Australian | Viewed 126 views times | No Comments
Prime Minister Julia Gillard wrote to Tony Abbot last week regarding a parliament recall to pass the Migration law.
However, Tony Abbott knocked back the offer saying there was no point as the coalition was not in support of the people swap plan with Malaysia.
Gillard’s communication with Mr Abbott came just days before the weekend boat tragedy that rendered hundreds of…
Molly Meldrum in critical condition
Published on 16 Dec, 2011 at 0:42 in Australian | Viewed 146 views times | No Comments
The music industry legend Molly Meldrum is in a critical condition after he suffered a fall in his Melbourne home yesterday.
65-year-old Meldrum fell about three meters when he was putting up the decorations for Christmas party. The incident occurred at his Richmond home.
Meldrum received injuries to his head and chest. He was in a coma before he was taken to…
