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Selling uranium to India in Aus’ strategic interest: Mattoo
Published on 28 Jun, 2011 at 13:02 in Australian | Viewed 286 views times | No Comments
Selling uranium to India is in Australia’s strategic and economic interest and it could completely transform bilateral ties strained by frequent attacks on Indian students in the country, leading academician Amitabh Mattoo has said. Mattoo, who was recently appointed the director of Australia India Institute (AII), said that it was imperative for the Australian government to reverse their stand on uranium sale to India. “Uranium issue is more of Australian domestic…
Oz to counter India, China in Indian Ocean
Published on 28 Jun, 2011 at 12:59 in Australian | Viewed 319 views times | No Comments
Australia stepped up efforts to counter naval supremacy of India and China in the Indian Ocean as the strategic region gains importance as a seaway for oil shipped from the Middle East to Asia. Australian defence minister Stephen Smith announced that Canberra will undertake a Force Posture Review to assess whether Australian Defence Force (ADF) is correctly geographically positioned to meet Australia’s modern and future strategic and security challenges. Australia is…
Australian ‘witch’ jailed for cop incident
Published on 28 Jun, 2011 at 12:54 in Australian | Viewed 212 views times | No Comments
A self-proclaimed Australian witch who claimed she was beyond earthly laws before dragging a policeman hundreds of metres with her car was sentenced to jail but”declined” her term. Journalist-turned-witch Eilish De’Avalon pleaded guilty to recklessly causing serious injury to Senior Constable Andrew Logan, who was hauled almost 200 metres along the road after he pulled her over. “Your laws and penalties don’t apply to me. I’m not accepting them, I’m sorry,…
Australian to lead thalidomide suit
Published on 28 Jun, 2011 at 12:52 in Australian | Viewed 321 views times | No Comments
An Australian woman born without arms and legs will lead a mass lawsuit against the German and British firms behind thalidomide, a sedative responsible for birth defects, leading law firm Slater and Gordon said. Lynette Rowe, who was cared for around the clock by her parents since her birth in 1962, is to head a class action against German chemical firm, Grunenthal, makers of thalidomide, and British-based distributor, Distillers. The suit,…
Confusion about Australian PM was mistake
Published on 15 Jun, 2011 at 12:43 in Australian | Viewed 251 views times | No Comments
Dharamsala: The Dalai Lama mistakenly referred to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard as “him” and corrected himself after an aide pointed out the mistake, his office said.
The Dalai Lama’s faux pas came during his visit to Parliament House in Canberra, according to the official website of the Tibetan government-in-exile.
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Australia’s bookshops to close down in five years?
Published on 15 Jun, 2011 at 12:23 in Australian | Viewed 314 views times | No Comments
Sydney: Online shopping will lead to closure of most bookshops in Australia in the next five years, according to the federal business minister.
Federal Small Business Minister Nick Sherry, speaking on the benefits of online shopping, said: “In five years, other than a few specialist booksellers in capital cities, we will not see a bookstore, they will cease to exist.”
Scott Ryan, opposition parliamentary secretary for small business, said the comment…
Australian website doesn’t show Kashmir, Arunachal as part of India
Published on 13 Jun, 2011 at 1:40 in Australian | Viewed 294 views times | No Comments
Sydney : An Australian government website has wrongly portrayed the map of India – omitting the states of Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh – leading to the “strong displeasure” of the migrant Indian community.
The wrong map was put out on the website of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) in its country profiles section.
The Council of Indian Australians Inc (CIA), the body representing the Indian-Australian community in…
Australian flights cancelled due to Chile volcanic ash
Published on 13 Jun, 2011 at 1:38 in Australian | Viewed 488 views times | No Comments
Sydney: Thousands of travellers were left stranded in Australia after many domestic and international flights were cancelled Sunday due to volcanic ash from Chile making its way across the Pacific Ocean.
Qantas cancelled 14 flights in and out of Tasmania and eight flights to Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown in New Zealand, Xinhua reported.
Low-cost carrier Jetstar cancelled 12 flights between Australia and New Zealand, 24 between Tasmania and the mainland, and…
CESC to buy stake in Australian mining firm for $10 mn
Published on 10 Jun, 2011 at 13:17 in Australian | Viewed 289 views times | No Comments
Kolkata : CESC Ltd, the flagship power company of the RPG Group, will buy 4.8 percent stake in Australia-based mining company Resource Generation Limited for $10 million, the firm said.
“A wholly-owned subsidiary of CESC, Bantal Singapore Pte Limited, has agreed to subscribe $10 million for 12,195,122 shares in Resource Generation at $0.82 per share, representing approximately 4.8 percent of the company’s issued capital,” according to a media release.
Following this…
UN official likens ‘racist’ Australia to ‘apartheid’ South Africa
Published on 10 Jun, 2011 at 0:14 in Australian | Viewed 260 views times | No Comments
The United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay has said there is a strong undercurrent of racism in Australia because of the country’s tough refugee policies and the treatment of Aborigines. At the end of her six-day visit to Australia, Pillay told Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard that its policy of mandatory detention towards all asylum seekers was in breach of its international obligations, and for many years had cast…
