Pro-Palestinian protesters have breached security at Australia’s Parliament House to unfurl banners from the roof as a senator quit the government over its direction on the Gaza war. Tensions over Israel’s war against Hamas dominated parliament’s final sitting day before a five-week break. The four protesters were arrested after draping the words “war crimes” and […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters breached security at Australia’s Parliament House to unfurl banners from the roof on Thursday as a senator quit the government over its direction on the Gaza war. Tensions over Israel’s war against Hamas dominated Parliament’s final sitting day before a five-week break. The four protesters were arrested after draping […]
By Peter Hobson and Alasdair Pal CANBERRA (Reuters) -Pro Palestine protesters climbed the roof of Australia’s Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday and unfurled banners, one saying Palestine will be free, and accused Israel of war crimes, TV footage showed. Footage showed four people dressed in dark clothes on the roof of the building, unfurling […]
(Reuters) -ANZ Group has been sanctioned for failing to stop or refund fees for dead customers and for not responding to representatives of customers who have passed away within a required time frame, Australia’s Banking Code Compliance Committee said on Tuesday. The self-regulation body had in June 2023 come out with its Deceased Estates Report, […]
Sam Mostyn has taken over as Australia’s governor-general, only the second woman to hold the largely ceremonial role. The businesswoman and gender equality advocate was sworn in as Australia’s 28th governor-general – who represents the King, who is head of state – since 1901. In her first speech in her new role on Monday, Ms […]
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has raised with China’s Premier Li Qiang an incident at parliament house where Chinese officials tried to obstruct a journalist previously jailed in Beijing, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday. Li’s visit to Australia from June 15-18 was the first by a Chinese […]
An Australian astronomer who appeared on the BBC’s Stargazing Live alongside Professor Brian Cox, has died aged 62. Greg Quicke from Broome, 2,000km (1,240 miles) north of Perth, was also known as “Space Gandalf” for his distinctive white beard. In the 2017 Stargazing Live Australia series he played the practical astronomer to Professor Cox’s theoretical […]
The Australian military will begin recruiting some non-citizens in a bid to boost troop numbers, the country’s government has said. Only people from other members of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing partnership who hold Australian permanent residency will be eligible. The move is part of a push to build a military that can resist foreign coercion […]
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(Bloomberg) — Australia plans to unleash a wave of spending from energy rebates to tax breaks for critical minerals and new warships as the center-left Labor government tries to win back voters ahead of an election due in a year. Most Read from Bloomberg The government’s books will swing into the red to the tune […]
(Bloomberg) — Australia’s central bank is likely to keep interest rates elevated for longer, economists said, despite Tuesday’s budget forecasting inflation to fall back within the 2-3% target by year’s end, a result that would normally open the door to earlier easing. Most Read from Bloomberg The center-left Labor government’s energy rebates and rent assistance […]
Given Australia’s gigantic scale and wild nature, archaeological research can be difficult and costly. Where to start digging on such a vast continent, where the archaeological sites can often be remote and difficult to reach? Now a joint team of scientists from The University of Sydney, Southern Cross University, Flinders University, and Université Grenoble-Alpes has […]