SYDNEY, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will signal Australia’s desire for deeper security and energy ties when he addresses East Timor’s parliament on Wednesday, in his first visit to the northern neighbor as leader. The visit comes as the tiny Catholic nation, also split by China, continues to push to build a … Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Parliament on Tuesday passed new gun restrictions and began debating proposed hate speech laws after two gunmen killed 15 people at a Jewish festival in Sydney last month in an attack authorities say was inspired by the Islamic State group. The gun laws create new restrictions on gun ownership and … Read more
Climate change and its related risks are directly influencing Australia’s property market and lending landscape. According to national assessments, the risks associated with floods, bushfires, and extreme heat are increasingly being priced into home values, mortgages and insurance. What is going on? According to Broker News, climate-related risks are directly affecting Australia’s property market and … Read more
YOU NEED TO KNOW A woman said she was sent home from her local emergency room after complaining of pain, only to later require surgery for a bone spur in her spine. “I feel like now, because I wasn’t essential, and they didn’t act fast enough, that I was left with permanent nerve damage and … Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An investigation that has extended to the Philippines of two men accused of shooting 15 people at a Sydney Jewish festival has found no evidence they were part of a “wider terrorist cell,” police said Tuesday. Sydney residents Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed Akram, 24, spent most of November … Read more
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday he had ordered a review of police and intelligence services after two gunmen shot and killed 15 people at a Jewish festival in Bondi Beach. A father and son are accused of spraying bullets at a family-filled Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s most famous beach on December 14, … Read more
Naveed Akram. one of the alleged shooters One of the gunmen who opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach has been named as Naveed Akram. A driver’s license found at the scene lists his address as Bonnyrigg, in Sydney’s south-west, where police raided on Sunday evening. The 24-year-old suspect, who was shot dead … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked Australia’s leader on Sunday as nations expressed shock and sympathy over a mass shooting at a Jewish holiday event, saying he warned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that “your call for a Palestinian state pours fuel on the anti-Semitic fire.” Netanyahu during the war in Gaza has repeatedly sought to … Read more
Australia’s landmark move to ban under-16s from social media will be closely followed by other countries, which may follow suit with similar laws. AFP spoke to teenagers and adults around the world about the Australian ban, which comes into effect on Wednesday. Here are some of their reactions: – Mumbai: “Nothing is black or white” … Read more
By Byron Kaye and Cordelia Hsu SYDNEY, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Sydney teenager Ayris Tolson believes the start of her first summer holiday under Australia’s youth social media ban will be relatively easy as she spends time with family, but as the weeks pass, she fears she will be alone and isolated. From December 10, … Read more