Free Speech Under Attack In Australia By Daniel Hurst, The Guardian. October 21, 2020 Free Speech Under Attack In Australia2020-10-212020-10-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/aus-e1603284841861.jpg200px200px Above photo: Darren England/EPA. ‘Chilling attack on democracy’: proposed Asio powers could be used against journalists. Environmental and human rights groups could also be targeted under a new government bill, legal experts argue. Journalists and advocacy groups could face compulsory questioning by Asio as part of […]
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At least one person has been killed after a roof collapsed on the campus of Curtin University in Western Australia. Several injuries have been reported as emergency workers search through the rubble for survivors. A glass ceiling caved in at a construction site located on the premises of the Perth university on Tuesday. Firefighters and paramedics are at the scene and have begun to look for […]
youtube.com Return of the Tasmanian Devils It’s been 3,000 years since the Tasmanian devil’s raspy shriek rang through the forests of mainland Australia. But now, thanks to a dogged reintroduction effort, 26 of these tiny terrors have returned. https://t.co/B1XDa1R7eM — National Geographic Magazine (@NatGeoMag) October 5, 2020 Conservation groups released Tasmanian devils in mainland Australia earlier this month, marking a major milestone in the process of […]
ROME—The strange case of a top Vatican cardinal who Pope Francis dismissed in September has just taken a Machiavellian turn that would make Dan Brown proud. Giovanni Angelo Becciu, the Vatican’s former secretary of state and, until recently, head of the Holy See’s saint-making wing, has been accused of funneling some $800,000 of the pope’s charity money to Australia to buy false testimony against his archrival, […]
Aerospace giant Boeing was awarded a $2,2 billion contract by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center on 24 September to manufacture and deliver Small Diameter Bombs under a multiyear buy contracting arrangement. The contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is awadred under the Small Diameter Bomb Increment I weapon program. “This contract provides for a guaranteed minimum Lot 15 award and a […]
380 pilot whales die after getting beached in Australia, 50 saved by rescuers in largest such incident in state’s history (PHOTOS) A total of 380 whales have died, local media reported, citing officials. Teams of rescuers managed to save 50 by towing them to deeper water, where they were released, while around 30 more remained beached and fighting for their lives as of Wednesday afternoon. Each […]
Australia: Youth Sue To Stop Coal Mine Expansion By Michael Slezak and Penny Timms, ABC.au. September 11, 2020 Australia: Youth Sue To Stop Coal Mine Expansion2020-09-112020-09-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/aus-e1599858660920.jpg200px200px Above photo: Avav Princi, Izzy Raj-Seppings, Veronica Hester, Laura Kirwan and Ambrose Hayes are all part of the action. ABC News: Brendan Esposito. A class action launched on behalf of young people everywhere seeks an injunction to stop the Australian […]
In the latest verbal spat between Beijing and Canberra, China has accused Australia of oppressing its reporters as well as slamming its “blatant irrational behavior.” A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Zhao Lijian, alleged that four Chinese journalists had been harassed in June this year, noting that the Australian authorities had searched their homes and seized items including laptops, cellphones and even a child’s toy […]
Dozens of arrests have been reported amid a heated anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne, Australia, where hundreds gathered to demand an end to Covid-19 measures, meeting a heavy police presence and at times clashing with officers. A sizable crowd descended on Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance on Saturday morning for the ‘Freedom Day’ rally, calling on state authorities to rescind Victoria’s stage four coronavirus restrictions, which include a […]
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Barbijo penguins gather on South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, in 2019. But that’s probably not where their ancestors lived. Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images Barbijo penguins gather on South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, in 2019. But that’s probably not where their ancestors lived. Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images Penguins are known for huddling on Antarctic ice, or marching across […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/0a/1080125823_0:0:1201:675_1200x675_80_0_0_4e1437735aaf552b002b9627fe8372f6.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202008101080125914-cool-rider-lax-lamb-hitches-ride-in-australia-/ There is always that one slow walker in the group who tends to get left behind. The same goes for animals, as a cute farm creature recently demonstrated. Footage shared on YouTube captures a fluffy lamb in Joel Joel, Victoria, Australia, hitching a ride, as he is too slow to keep up with the rest of his herd. The […]
BEIJING (Sputnik) – The joint statement of the foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States on Hong Kong is yet another instance of interference in China’s domestic affairs, the Chinese embassy in Canada said in a statement on Monday. “On 9 August, the foreign ministers of Canada and other countries made a statement which once again contained irresponsible comments […]
Police officers and soldiers patrol a popular running track in Melbourne on August 4, 2020 after the state announced new restrictions as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. – Melbourne is now enduring the country’s most restrictive virus-control measures, including an overnight curfew, forced closure of non-essential businesses and mandatory mask-wearing as hundreds of new cases are recorded daily. (Photo by William WEST […]
On Wall Street, the major stock indexes rose on Monday evening, as Congress remained deadlocked over the next coronavirus pandemic legislation. Asia-Pacific stocks were higher in Tuesday morning trade, according to CNBC News. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 added 1.04 percent, while the Topix index gained 1.34 percent. Overall, Japanese major markets were higher on Tuesday morning. In South Korea, the Kospi also advanced 1.03 percent. In Australia, […]
Australia has registered 10 new coronavirus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, marking the deadliest single-day toll for the country since the pandemic began. The latest victims were aged between their 40s and 80s, with seven of the deaths occurring in care homes. The fatalities bring the cumulative death count to 155. All 10 deaths occurred in the state of Victoria, which also recorded 459 new […]
Drug use in Australia is at the highest level since 2001, according to a new report issued by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – and the media and Covid-19 could be to blame. Over 11 percent of Aussies aged 14 and older use cocaine regularly, most of them male, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) study found. The proportion of people who […]
Buckingham Palace declared victory Tuesday in a 45 year battle over whether the queen ordered a radical Australian prime minister to be fired. Secret letters from 1975, which have been made public for the first time, showed that the monarch was not tipped off directly before the controversial sacking. Republicans were swift to argue, however, that the documents prove she was “aware of what was happening […]
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand—If this country’s spectacular nature reserves are the peaceful Shire of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Hobbits in Middle Earth, its notorious ganglands are our Mordor. “Police documents showed that there were over 7,000 gang members in New Zealand as of December 2019, up 50 percent in three years. ” The Bay of Plenty’s official tourism website gushes about the region’s “breathtaking views, beachside relaxation and year-round […]
Athletes and fans have expressed their shock and heartache after hugely popular two-time snowboarding world champion and Olympian Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin, who was just 32, died in the water off the Gold Coast of his native Australia. Surfers and lifeguards rushed to rescue three-time Winter Olympics star Pullin after he was found drowning on the ocean floor by a fellow diver during a morning session at Palm […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107981/35/1079813513_0:0:3090:1739_1200x675_80_0_0_5bedd394a9765bf1c76a4762b7ead445.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007081079824691-us-defence-secretary-japanese-australia-ministers-urge-north-korea-to-return-to-negotiations/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Defence Secretary Mark Esper and Japanese and Australian defence ministers Taro Kono and Linda Reynolds urged North Korea to return to the negotiating table on denuclearization, according to their joint statement circulated by the Pentagon. “Australian Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds, Japanese Minister of Defence KONO Taro, and US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper convened […]
New South Wales health officials interview passengers as they arrive from a Qantas flight that flew from Melbourne at Sydney Airport in July. James D. Morgan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption James D. Morgan/Getty Images New South Wales health officials interview passengers as they arrive from a Qantas flight that flew from Melbourne at Sydney Airport in July. James D. Morgan/Getty Images The border between Australian […]
There’s horror in old age—the sort no one wants to think about, or look at, or discuss. It’s in that uncomfortable truth that Relic locates its greatest terror and, in doing so, delivers deep, gnawing dread that lingers long after its credits have rolled. The feature debut of Japanese-Australian filmmaker Natalie Erika James, who co-wrote the script with Christian White, Relic (premiering at drive-in theaters on […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107959/53/1079595378_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_68aaf9501ef1ef67494cde4e8e4e8d80.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202007011079765842-australia-to-boost-defense-budget-by-about-52bln-in-next-10-years—prime-minister/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Australian government will increase the country’s defence budget by approximately $51.8 billion within the next 10 years due to rising strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific region, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday. “An updated 10-year funding model that will enable defence to deliver the strategy and the complex capabilities it requires to keep us […]
Australia will spend A$1.35 billion ($926.1 million) over the next 10 years to boost its cyber security defenses, PM Scott Morrison said on Tuesday. The statement came weeks after Australia said that a “sophisticated state-based actor” has been attacking all levels of the government, political bodies, essential service providers and operators of critical infrastructure. The government’s top priority is “protecting our nation’s economy, national security and […]
Australians can now purchase bitcoin at outlets of one of the country’s oldest organizations, its postal service. In a collaborative effort between Australia Post and Bitcoin.com.au, customers will now be able to use the Post Billpay feature to purchase bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at over 3,500 post office shops across the country. AusPost confirmed the news to CoinDesk via email on Friday. The post service will […]
Researchers in Australia have identified a bug that caused that country’s contact tracing app to malfunction, it was announced Monday. Governments around the world have introduced contact tracing apps to track the spread of the coronavirus. But, as in Australia, so far it’s unclear how much of a benefit these systems are having. Critics complain about risks to privacy and centralization of sensitive data, and note […]
Large anti-racism protests continued across Australian cities despite advice from the government to avoid mass gatherings. The prime minister earlier said that protesters should be charged for violating public health orders. Demonstrators held signs saying “Black Lives Matters” and “No Justice, No Peace,” denouncing racism and drawing attention to police violence against blacks and indigenous people. Some marched carrying Australian Aboriginal flags. Around 7,000 showed up […]
Black Lives Matter’s anti-racism protests have brought the African community’s ire and aspirations to the forefront, overshadowing the issue of growing anti-Chinese sentiment in the US and Australia. International observers have looked into the trend, and are trying to explain why Asians remain unheard amid the George Floyd demonstrations. The racial dilemma goes far beyond the discrimination against blacks in the US and worldwide: Beijing is […]
At least 11 people have been injured after a car smashed into a hijab store in Greenacre, New South Wales. The driver of the vehicle crashed into another car before aggressively revving the engine and plowing into the shopfront. Police immediately responded to the scene following reports of a driver behaving erratically, but were too late to prevent the incident from happening. Dramatic eyewitness footage shows […]
Beijing’s recent decisions come against the backdrop of heightened diplomatic tension between China and Australia, following a push by Prime Minister Scott Morrison for an independent COVID-19 investigation amid allegations the Asian country had downplayed the seriousness of the virus. China has announced huge five-year duties on Australian barley exports, with a 73.6 percent anti-dumping tariff and a 6.9 percent anti-subsidy tariff to be applied from […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The South China Sea remains a strategically important route for access to Southeast Asia. While China claims that it enjoys sovereign rights over much of the relevant waters, the tensions continue to grow as the White House accuses Beijing of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic in order to strengthen its presence in the region. Following the US, now Australia has raised concerns over the […]