The most senior Catholic to be convicted of child sex abuse will be sentenced to prison on Wednesday in an Australia landmark case that has polarized observers.
{FD} Californian sailor welcomes discovery of yacht in Australia
Californian solo sailor Abby Sunderland said on Thursday her “heart skipped a beat” with news that the yacht she abandoned in the remote Indian Ocean in 2010 during and ill-fated round-the-world attempt had been found off the Australian coast. Continue reading →
{FD} Australia insists man who lost citizenship isn’t stateless
Australian officials insisted Wednesday that a suspected militant had not been left stateless after he was stripped of his Australian citizenship over his alleged links to the Islamic State group. Continue reading →
{FD} Australia raised detained refugee with Thai authorities
Australian officials have raised with Thai authorities the plight of an Australia-based refugee professional soccer player who was detained in Bangkok and fears deportation to his native Bahrain, Australia’s foreign minister said Friday. Continue reading →
{FD} Pilot under investigation for sleeping, overflying Australian destination by 29 miles
A commercial pilot is under investigation after falling asleep in the cockpit of a freight plane and overflying his Australian island destination by 29 miles. Continue reading →
{FD} Australia wants it easier to strip extremists of citizenship
Australia revealed plans on Thursday to increase government powers to strip citizenship from extremists and to control the movements of Australian fighters who return home from the battlefields of Syria and Iraq. Continue reading →
{FD} Australian PM accuses Muslim leaders of denying threat
Australia’s prime minister accused senior Muslim community leaders on Wednesday of “continuing down a path of denial” after they refused an invitation to a meeting to discuss the threat posed by Islamic extremists. Continue reading →
{FD} Independent says Australian gov’t lost on its refugee stance
A newly elected independent lawmaker said on Monday a tough policy toward asylum seekers was a major reason Australia’s conservative government lost its parliamentary majority. Continue reading →
{FD} Australia invests in developing Papua New Guinea naval base
Australia announced Thursday it will invest in redeveloping a Papua New Guinea naval base as concerns mount over increasing Chinese influence in the South Pacific. Continue reading →
{FD} Former Australian prime minister warns of Indonesia reaction
A former Australian prime minister has warned the government to expect a negative reaction from Indonesia if Australia follows the United States by shifting its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Continue reading →
{FD} Australia mulls banning some immigrants from biggest cities
Starting a new life in Australia might not come with views of the Sydney Opera House or surfing at the city’s Bondi Beach with the government considering a ban on some immigrants from settling in big cities. Continue reading →
{FD} United flight from LA lands safely in Sydney after declaring ‘fuel mayday’
The pilot warned the plane was running low on fuel, officials said. Continue reading →
{FD} Rescued Indian and Irish sailors head for remote island
An Indian and an Irish sailor rescued from damaged sailboats in the remote southern Indian Ocean will be delivered to land on Tuesday when they reach an island and undergo medical assessments, an official said. Continue reading →
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{FD} French boat to rescue injured Indian sailor from yacht
A French ship was expected to rescue an Indian sailor on Monday who was injured in the remote southern Indian Ocean during a round-the-world solo yacht race, an official said. Continue reading →
{FD} Australian lawmaker says MH17 was her most emotional time
Australia’s former foreign minister on Tuesday described the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine in 2014 as the most emotional time of her life. Continue reading →
{FD} First asylum seeker boat in 4 years reaches Australia
The first asylum seeker boat has reached Australia in more than four years, a government minister said Monday, as new concerns were raised about the psychological state of children who arrived earlier and were banished by the government. Continue reading →
{FD} Next Australian prime minister well placed to heal party
Australia’s next Prime Minister Scott Morrison is widely regarded as a conservative who respects moderates and is well placed to heal the civil war within the party that brought him to power. Continue reading →
{FD} Australian ruling party set to choose new prime minister
Australia appears set to get its sixth change of prime minister in 11 years on Friday in a ballot of government lawmakers which would continue an era of extraordinary political instability. Continue reading →
{FD} Colleagues say Australian PM has lost party support, must go
Three senior Cabinet ministers have told Australia’s prime minister he has lost his government’s support and must hold an internal ballot to elect a new leader quickly, in a major blow to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s chances of surviving his curre… Continue reading →
{FD} AP Explains: How Australians dump their prime ministers
No Australian prime minister in the past decade has lasted a full three-year term before being dumped by his or her own party. Continue reading →
