Canberra, June 26 (IANS) Support for Australia’s proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament has fallen in a poll, while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday there are no rising levels… Continue reading Australian PM confident of majority support for Indigenous Voice despite poll results
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Beginning July 1, Indian graduates studying in Australian tertiary institutions will be able to apply for work without visa sponsorship for up to eight years.… Continue reading New visa rules for Indian students in Australia, work-hour cap from July 1
Adelaide, June 23 (IANS) Heavy rain have caused flooding and blackouts in the state of South Australia (SA), prompting hundreds of calls for aid. Adelaide and its surrounds were battered by… Continue reading Heavy rain in South Australia cause flooding, blackouts
Melbourne, June 22 (IANS) Police in Australia’s Queensland state on Thursday said that A$4.7 million ($3.2 million) worth of drugs and cash have been seized, following an arrest of 11 people… Continue reading $3.2 mn worth of drugs, cash seized in Aus state
Sydney, June 22 (IANS) The government of New South Wales (NSW) on Thursday reported a growing number of homeless people across the Australian state, noting that the deepening housing crisis is… Continue reading Aus state reports spike in number of homeless people under housing crisis
Canberra, June 21 (IANS) The Australian government on Wednesday launched a real-time reporting system to hold criminal justice systems accountable for Indigenous deaths in custody. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and Minister for… Continue reading New reporting system launched to address Indigenous deaths in Aus custody
Canberra, June 21 (IANS) Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles on Wednesday vowed that military commanders will be held accountable for war crimes in Afghanistan. Marles had recently said the government would… Continue reading Aus Defence Minister pledges to hold officers accountable for war crimes
Canberra, June 20 (IANS) Fewer than half of Australians are aware of the country’s biodiversity crisis, according to a new study published on Tuesday. In the study, the Biodiversity Council, a… Continue reading Most Australians unaware of extinction crisis: Report
Sydney, June 20 (IANS) The government of Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state on Tuesday announced that a new legislation would be introduced in Parliament to double the maximum penalty available… Continue reading Aus state to double penalties for knife crimes under new bill
Canberra, June 19 (IANS) Australians will vote on whether to establish an Indigenous Voice to Parliament after the Senate on Monday passed legislation to set up the poll. The upper house… Continue reading Australians to vote on establishing Indigenous Voice to Parliament in referendum
A young woman who wants to use an unexpected legacy to revive an Australian outback town, a retired professor saddled with the responsibility of taking six children to safety through… Continue reading The aeronautical engineer who became a master storyteller
Melbourne, June 16 (IANS) The government of Australia’s Victoria state announced on Friday that 44 cutting-edge Rapid Earth Fault Current Limiters (REFCLs) will be ready before summer to reduce the risk… Continue reading Aus state deploys new tech to reduce powerline-ignited bushfires
