Breaking News and Current Events in Australia
- Australia Plans to Rescue Citizens Stranded in Syrian Camps
Australian authorities are preparing to repatriate more than 60 Australian widows and children of Islamic State fighters from detention camps in Syria. ...
Voice of America. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:58:51 -0400. - Cummins thunderbolt destroys stumps
Pat Cummins ripped through Kyle Mayers in the first T20 between Australia and the West Indies.
Sydney Morning Herald. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 21:25:25 +1100. - Mum attempts a DIY Frozen-themed birthday cake for her three-year-old daughter
An Australian mother has been mocked for attempting to craft her own Frozen-themed birthday cake - with lacklustre results.
Daily Mail. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 02:25:58 +0100. - Australia vows new plan to stop mammal extinction crisis
Yahoo. 2022-10-04T12:10:56Z. - Land Forces 2022: Kongsberg, Thales launch StrikeMaster
A new land-based maritime strike capability centred on Norway's Naval Strike Missile (NSM) was launched by Kongsberg Australia and Thales Australia at the Land ...
Janes 360. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:35:15 Z. - Australia puts small wallaby on new zero-extinction plan
Australia listed a small wallaby and the grey snake among 15 new threatened species on Tuesday as it launched a zero-extinction plan for its unique wildlife.
News Wires. France 24. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 08:33:13 GMT. - Australia breaks with global trend, slows interest rate hikes
Reserve Bank of Australia lifts key rate by 0.25 percentage point in nod to uncertain global economic outlook.
Al Jazeera. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:32:32 +0000. - 'I said no at least half a dozen times': Trial begins over alleged rape in Australia's parliament
A government worker says she "said no at least half a dozen times" as a colleague allegedly raped her inside Australia's Parliament House.
Sky News. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 08:21:00 +0100. - Bruce Lehrmann: Trial for man accused of Australian parliament rape begins
Bruce Lehrmann is accused of assaulting Brittany Higgins in 2019 in a government minister's office.
BBC News. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:12:22 GMT. - Women's Footballer of the Year contender Sam Kerr
BBC Sport profiles Chelsea and Australia forward Sam Kerr, one of five nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2022 award.
BBC News. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 05:07:26 GMT. - Possible record-breaking rain to hit Australia, eastern states and the Outback in firing line
Get set for a soggy slog as the week progresses and into the weekend as possible record-breaking October rain descends, particularly in Australia's eastern states and parts of the Outback.Sydney could see as much as 100mm of ...
New Zealand Herald. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:07:00 +1200. - Experts explain viral photo of Australian plane with tape on wing
Tape was likely covering peeling paint
Josh Marcus. The Independent. Sun, 02 Oct 2022 19:50:05 GMT. - Defense ministers of Japan, Australia and US condemn China's August drills near Taiwan
The Ministers reiterated the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait
Tass. Sun, 02 Oct 2022 05:13:13 +0300. - Probe reveals 'predatory' culture at Australia's Antarctic research bases
Women there face sexual taunts and unwelcome requests for sex.
Straits Times. Fri, 30 Sep 2022 11:00:28 +0800. - Your Thursday Briefing: Iran Strikes Kurds in Iraq
Plus Australia moves to fight corruption and a Chinese businessman faces assault allegations in a U.S. court.
Amelia Nierenberg. New York Times. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 21:15:33 +0000. - Cloudflare (NET) Releases Data Localization Suite in Asia
Cloudflare (NET) launches Data Localization Suite in Australia, India and Japan, to aid companies based in these countries to service their traffic locally, making data control easy and compliant.
Zacks Equity Research. Zacks. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:20:00 GMT. - About 200 Stranded Whales Die on Australian Beach
Rescue operations saved around 30 of the animals
Smithsonian. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 21:49:37 +0000. - Around 200 stranded whales die in pounding surf after washing ashore in Australia
A day after 230 whales were found stranded on the wild and remote west coast of Australia's island state of Tasmania, only 35 are still alive despite rescue efforts that were to continue Thursday.
Ap. ABC News. Thu, 22 Sep 2022 01:00:00 +0000. - French cycling team flies into sexism storm
The French Cycling Federation on Saturday defended its decision to pay for business seats for male cyclists while its women's team flew economy on the long trip to the World Championships in Australia.
The Local. Sat, 17 Sep 2022 14:39:08 +0200. - US Travel To Australia Starts To Boomerang Back
US travel to Australia is up to 65% of 2019 levels and growing, as the continent continues comeback after COVID-19 closure.
By Michael Goldstein, Contributor. Forbes. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 22:33:14 -0400.
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 2020, Australia's estimated population was 25,499,884.
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