Breaking News and Current Events in Australia
- Hang on a minute: Five NRL clubs slow the ruck more than Storm
Statistics show the Melbourne Storm aren't close to being the best at slowing opposition play-the-balls down.
Sam Phillips. Sydney Morning Herald. Tue, 20 Aug 2019 21:13:56 +1000. - Australia has banned at least four video games in the last three months - CNET
Games like DayZ are being banned left, right and centre.
Mark Serrels. CNET. Tue, 20 Aug 2019 05:25:13 +0000. - Australian radio DJ behind 2012 royal prank call reveals plans to help people in need
Australian radio DJ Mel Greig, 36, has revealed her plans to help children and mental health sufferers following nurse Jacintha Saldanha's death when a royal prank call went wrong in 2012.
Daily Mail. Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:04:10 +0100. - Intimidating Speedster Jofra Archer Has Flipped The Ashes And Spooked Australia
Jofra Archer has changed the momentum of the Ashes through his intimidating bowling.
By Tristan Lavalette, Contributor. Forbes. Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:40:32 +0000. - England unchanged for third Ashes Test, Anderson being assessed
England name an unchanged squad for the third Ashes Test against Australia, which starts on Thursday at Headingley.
BBC News. Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:07:45 GMT. - Jonathan Dick: Australian 'most wanted' murder suspect captured
Police allege Jonathan Dick killed his brother with a sword at a busy shopping centre in 2017.
BBC News. Mon, 19 Aug 2019 03:33:22 GMT. - Security Laws Making Australia a Secretive State, Media Leaders Say
Lawmakers look at press freedoms after Australia media raids.
Voice of America. Sat, 17 Aug 2019 03:25:53 -0400. - WATCH: Victim of Paris bike theft mounts sting operation to catch the thieves
Now bike theft is something of an occupational hazard for cyclists in Paris, but when one Australian living in the city fell victim to thieves, she wasn't taking it lying down.
The Local. Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:43:11 +0200. - Hidden 'Jurassic World' of Volcanoes Uncovered in Australia
About 100 volcanoes dating to the Jurassic era were recently discovered buried under the basins of central Australia.
Live Science. Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:32:14 +0000. - 'Watered down': Pacific leaders chide Australia on climate change
Pacific leaders criticise Australia over lack of action on 'existential threat' posed by global warming, rising seas.
Al Jazeera. Fri, 16 Aug 2019 09:51:33 GMT. - Scientists find a way to make sure your food is really gluten-free - CNET
Australian researchers have discovered a way to detect specific glutens in wheat, barley, oats -- and now rye.
Shelby Brown. CNET. Thu, 15 Aug 2019 12:29:28 +0000. - Good Samaritans capture stabbing rampage suspect accused of killing 1 woman in Australia
A man with a butcher's knife is accused of killing a woman and injuring another in a stabbing rampage in Sydney, Australia.
Kabc. ABC News. Wed, 14 Aug 2019 23:05:49 +0000. - Jurassic world of volcanoes found in central Australia
Subsurface explorers have uncovered a previously undescribed 'Jurassic World' of around 100 ancient volcanoes buried deep within the Cooper-Eromanga Basins of central Australia.
Science Daily. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:18:12 EDT. - Knife-wielding man in Sydney, Australia, subdued by bystanders after 1 woman killed
A 21-year-old man went on a stabbing rampage in downtown Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, killing one woman and wounding another before he was restrained by bystanders.
CBC News. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:01:33 EDT. - Knife-wielding man injures 1 in Sydney stabbing rampage; body found
Attacker shouts 'Allahu Akbar' in center of Australian city, 2nd woman found dead in related slaying; attacker has no terror links but may have 'related ideologies,' police say
Times of Israel. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 06:28:31 +0000. - WATCH: Kangaroos Discover Snow
In Southeastern Australia, a troop of marsupials is giving new meaning to the word "frolic."
Clare Lombardo. NPR. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:36:54 -0400. - Disgraced Cardinal Pell investigated over letter from jail
Australian authorities are investigating a letter circulated on social media to see whether it was written by disgraced Cardinal George Pell, which would be in violation of prison rules.
Irish Independent. Sat, 10 Aug 2019 09:38:30 +0100. - Australia Renews NATO Ties to Fight Cyber Crime, Boost Maritime Security
Australia is far from the North Atlantic and is not a member of NATO, it does have, however, close ties to the multinational grouping.
Voice of America. Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:54:28 -0400. - Zionist Federation of Australia supports indictment of Ya'acov Litzman
Australia has requested that Israel extradite Leifer for 74 counts of child sexual abuse that she allegedly committed in Australia.
Jerusalem Post. Wed, 07 Aug 2019 13:02:23 GMT. - Kmart offers AR-based ad campaign in Australia
Kmart has launched a web-based augmented reality ad campaign across sites such as Daily Mail, Yahoo!, Reddit, Buzzfeed and Apartment Therapy. The post Kmart offers AR-based ad campaign in Australia appeared first on Furniture Today.
Anne Flynn Wear. Furniture Today. Wed, 07 Aug 2019 10:23:43 +0000.
Facts About Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a Southern Hemisphere nation which
occupies the continent of Australia and a number of nearby islands.
Its capital city is Canberra, and its national currency is the Australian
Dollar. English is the primary language spoken by Australians, and
in 2007, Australia's estimated population was 20,434,000.
For more news and information about Australia, visit the official Australian government website. For detailed maps of Australia, visit this Australia map website.