Outrage over Oz govt’s plans to hand control of internet to moral minorityCANBERRA - Australian internet users and industries have expressed outrage over the federal government’s controversial plan to firewall the country’s internet, saying that filtering will hand the control of the internet to the moral minority. Despite racist attacks on Indian students, Oz education sector strikes goldCANBERRA - Despite a string of racial attacks on Indian students, Australia’s education sector grew by 22.6 percent this year, generating earnings of 9.5 billion dollars from international students against last year’s 1.3 billion dollars. Oz Parliament unites with India to condemn Mumbai attacksCANBERRA - The Australian Government and the Australian Opposition today united with India in condemning the terrorist attacks that took place in Mumbai in 2008. Dozens of asylum seekers injured in Australian immigration detention center riot
Dozens of asylum seekers injured in detention riot Britain, Australia apologize for mistreatment of child migrants sent to ‘better life’ overseas
Apology for kids shipped from Britain to colonies UAE, Australia to strengthen cooperationCANBERRA - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Australia have agreed on measures to strengthen bilateral relations, WAM news agency reported Thursday. Australia reports surprise surge in jobs as unemployment edged up slightly to 5.8 percent
Australian jobs surge; jobless rate at 5.8 percent Australia to waive fees for ’stranded’ international studentsCANBERRA - In a bid to bail-out international students who were left stranded in Australia after 12 colleges collapsed, the Government has decided to waive fees for 4,700 students reapplying to study at new institutions. Oz PM to visit to India, SingaporeCANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd heads to India and Singapore this week. Stronger relations with New Delhi have been a priority for the Rudd Government, and Rudd will undertake a two-day visit to Mumbai and New Delhi, beginning Wednesday, reports Fox News. Australian prime minister to visit India this weekCANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will visit India this week in a bid to forge stronger relations between the two countries, media reports said Monday. Lankans using civil war as excuse to seek asylum: EnvoyCANBERRA - Sri Lankans are using the civil war as an excuse to seek asylum abroad, the country’s high commissioner to Australia has claimed. Chinese vice premier visits Australia after bilateral diplomatic rows
Chinese vice premier visits Australia CANBERRA, Australia — Beijing is sending a top-level official to Australia this week for the first time since a series of rows sent relations plummeting between the Asian giant and one of its key suppliers of raw materials. UN food agency says the world’s poor and hungry paying more for food despite recession
UN food agency says 200 million more people hungry UN food agency says 1 billion people hungry, poor paying more for food despite recession
World Food Program says 1 billion people hungry Australian troops will stay in Afghanistan ‘not a day longer than necessary’CANBERRA, Australia — Australia does not want its forces to be in Afghanistan “a day longer than is necessary” and plans to hand over security to domestic forces it is training in a troubled southern province in three to five years, the defense minister said Wednesday. Tamil asylum seekers caught in Indonesian waters say they face genocide in Sri LankaCANBERRA - Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers, whose boat was stopped in Indonesian waters on the pretext that they were not genuine refugees, have claimed that ethnic Tamils face a genocide threat in their country. ‘Maniacal’ Kevin Rudd is a ‘boss from hell’, say fleeing staffers!CANBERRA - Less than two years after Kevin Rudd took office as the Australian Prime Minister, more than half of his staff has left the cabinet. Australian PM calls Indonesian president before Indonesia reportedly stops asylum seeker boatCANBERRA, Australia — Prime Minister Kevin Rudd confirmed on Tuesday that he telephoned Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono about Australia’s influx of asylum seekers before the Indonesian navy reportedly intercepted a boat load of 260 Sri Lankans bound for Australia at the weekend. Australian FM to use five-day visit to enhance ties with IndiaCANBERRA/NEW DELHI - Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith will undertake a five-day visit of India from October 12 to October 16. Australian Foreign Minister to inaugurate photography exhibition in DelhiCANBERRA/NEW DELHI - Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith will on Tuesday inaugurate a photographic exhibition titled “All of Us” in New Delhi. Australia resettles asylum seeker survivors of boat explosion that killed 5CANBERRA, Australia — Australia will resettle 42 Afghan men who survived a boat explosion that killed five fellow asylum seekers in Australian waters in April, an official said on Monday. Australia’s unemployment rate drops; dollar rises to 14-month highCANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s unemployment rate surprisingly dropped to 5.7 percent in September, the government said Thursday, news that caused the Australian dollar to surge to a 14-month high. Australia reviews troubled international education sectorCANBERRA - In what is seen as a vital decision for the Government of India and Indian students in Australia, the Australian Government has released an issue paper that has sought advice on how to improve the country’s troubled international education sector. Prison guards fight in Australian court for right to complain on Internet about their bossCANBERRA, Australia — A group of prison guards dubbed the Facebook Five has gone to an Australian court to fight for the right to complain about their boss on the Internet. Australian Government takes action on agentsNEW DELHI/CANBERRA - The Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, recently announced that Australia would strengthen student visa checks to stamp out fraud and ensure students have the financial capacity to live and study in Australia. These measures will reinforce Australia’s standing as a high quality education destination for all genuine students. Rudd warns Indian students to abide by Australian lawsCANBERRA - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned Indian students living in Australia not to take the law into their own hands. Former leader of Australia’s ruling party, known as ‘Bomber Beazley’ named ambassador to USCANBERRA, Australia — Australia appointed a former leader of the ruling Labor Party on Thursday as its next ambassador to the United States. Chevron announces Gorgon gas field will go ahead off northwest AustraliaCANBERRA, Australia — Energy giant Chevron announced on Monday that the Gorgon gas field, one of the world’s largest, will be developed off northwest Australia with export contracts already signed with China, India, Japan and South Korea. Australia to safeguard international studentsCANBERRA - Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Julia Gillard said every effort would be made by her government to ensure the safety of international students in the country. Australian jobless rate steady as unemployed abandon job search, shrinking labor forceCANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s jobless rate remained steady at 5.8 percent for a third month in August despite a continuing shift from full-time to part-time employment due to the near-stagnant economy, figures showed Thursday. |
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