Australia reduces annual immigrant cap
Sydney, Mar 20 (IBNS): The Australian government has decided to significantly reduce its annual intake of immigrants by 15 percent, reports said.
Senior Australian defence ministers quit ahead of general election
Canberra, Mar 2 (Xinhua/UNI): Australia's two top Defence Ministers have announced their retirement from politics with fewer than 90 days before the general election.
Pakistan must take urgent action against terror groups in its territory: Australia
Canberra, Feb 26 (IBNS): The Australian government has expressed worry over the deteriorating relation between the nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan, especially in the wake of the February 14 attack in Pulwama that killed 40 Indian soldiers.
Australia: NSW advisory on heatwave conditions
Sydney, Jan 16 (IBNS): The government of New South Wales in Australia has advised people to take precautions during the extreme heatwave conditions forecast for the rest of the week.
Saudi girl Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun granted asylum in Australia, claims Thai official
Bangkok, Jan 11 (IBNS): The Australian government has granted asylum to Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, the 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled to Thailand to escape her allegedly abusive family, media reports said.
Australia recognises West Jerusalem as capital of Israel
Sydney, Dec 15 (IBNS): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday confirmed that his government is going to recognize West Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.
Australia: Three arrested for plotting 'ISIS-inspired attack'
Melbourne, Nov 20 (IBNS): The Australian police have arrested three people who were plotting to carry out a terrorist attack in Melbourne city of the country.
Australia strawberry needle scare: 50-year-old woman arrested
Sydney, Nov 11 (IBNS): The Queensland Police Service has said it has charged a 50-year-old woman following a complex investigation into the alleged contamination of strawberries in Queensland.
Melbourne: Man sets car on fire, stabs people; arrested
Melbourne, Nov 9 (IBNS): A man has been arrested after setting a car on fire and stabbing three people in central Melbourne, Australia, media reports said.
Australian woman injured in kangaroo attack
Queensland, Oct 14 (IBNS): An Australian woman was injured in a Kangaroo attack incident in Australia's Queensland state, media reports. said on Sunday.
Australia urged to evacuate offshore detainees amid widespread, acute mental distress
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): Australia should end its offshore processing policy on the Pacific islands of Nauru and Papua New Guinea amid reports of widespread, acute mental distress and attempted suicide by children and young adults, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
New York, Oct 2 (IBNS): Timor-Leste, a country which the United Nations shepherded to independence from Indonesia 16 years ago, is a prime example of what the world Organization can do in resolving international conflicts and disputes, Delegation Chair Maria Helena Pires told the General Assembly on Monday.
Australia: Chemical leak at Sydney hotel triggers panic, 24 patients treated
Sydney, Sept 19 (IBNS): At least 24 people were treated by paramedics after a chemical leak incident occurred at a hotel in Australia's Sydney city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Australia's Catholic Church rejects recommendation to report sexual abuse
Canberra, Aug 31 (IBNS): Australia's Catholic Church has rejected a recommendation that priests should report confessed sexual abuse.
Donald Trump wishes new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison
Washington, Aug 25 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Saturday wished newly appointed Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.