Australia

China 12/30/21, 15:58

China's trade war with Australia "was meant to be China's moment" but turned out to be a "spectacular failure." Furthermore, Australia has become an example for other countries to break ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its economic bullying, wrote freelance journalist Jamie Seidel on News.com.  After Australian Prime ...

Australia & Oceania 12/25/21, 01:56

A Devonport family has suffered double pain at the funeral of their son, Jye Sheehan, who died in the jumping castle tragedy a week earlier. As Daily Mail reported, Glen, Jye's father, was recently put into a coma after a car accident weeks before his son's death. As a result, he ...

Australia & Oceania 12/09/21, 02:21

On Dec. 8, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed Australia would not send officials or politicians to the North Olympic Winter Games to be held in Beijing in 2022. Australia officially joined the list of countries boycotting diplomacy with the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Morrison ...

Australia & Oceania 12/03/21, 14:57

Falun Gong practitioners have been banned from performing at the Perth Christmas Pageant on Saturday, December 4, due to a fear of the group highlighting "international political issues," even though the group itself is non-political. Billionaire Kerry Stokes’ Seven West Media offered the Falun Dafa Association a spot in the ...

Australia & Oceania 11/24/21, 00:21

A distraught father-of-five described his sole surviving child as a "hero" when their west Melbourne home caught fire early Sunday morning, Nov. 21. Nagmeldin Osman said that Ibrahim, his eight-year-old son, saved him and his wife by waking them up. Osman made a last-ditch effort to save his children from their ...

Australia & Oceania 11/06/21, 14:52

On Thursday, Nov. 4, Australian man Terence Darrell Kelly was charged with kidnapping four-year-old Cleo Smith, who was discovered on Wednesday, Nov. 3 after being missing for 18 days. Kelly did not seek bail and did not have to make a plea before the Carnarvon Magistrate's Court. After suffering self-inflicted wounds ...

Inspired Stories 10/01/21, 02:08

A Queensland man was able to make a successful proposal during a shark-cage dive off the coast of Port Lincoln. Thirteen years ago, Zach Wilson and his partner Tayla Rosin met at a Brunswick Heads campground on the northern coast of New South Wales. The couple shares a passion for the ocean ...

Australia & Oceania 09/22/21, 06:00

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, on Wednesday, Sept. 22, causing some damage to buildings. Sky News citing Geoscience Australia, reported that the quake's epicenter was near the rural town of Mansfield in Victoria, about 124 miles (200 km) northeast of Melbourne. Ms Maus, Chapel Street Precinct General ...

News 09/21/21, 19:09

Construction in Victoria, the second-smallest state in Australia, has been forced into a sudden two-week shutdown over COVID-19 concerns, an anticipated costly move for the industry.  According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Victorian government implemented the policy on Monday, Sept. 20. Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley said as of the beginning ...

Australia & Oceania 09/21/21, 02:42

A submarine deal between the United States, Britain, and Australia offended a French official so deeply he called off a high-level military meeting. Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly canceled his bilateral meeting with British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. The pair was supposed to discuss the two-day Franco-British Council with defence chiefs ...

Australia & Oceania 09/19/21, 22:40

Technical facial recognition research should be retracted for ethical reasons, a higher education provider said. A study, partly funded by the Chinese government and a former Curtin University professor, has drawn fierce criticism for adopting immoral practises. The Western Australian education provider claims it discovered multiple ethical violations regarding informed consent and ...

World 09/18/21, 02:33

France has decided to recall its ambassadors from the United States and Australia to protest Australia's cancellation of a large-scaled submarine purchase deal made with France after it forged a military alliance with the U.S. and the UK. "At the request of the President of the Republic, I have decided to ...

Australia & Oceania 09/13/21, 23:17

A passerby in a town in Australia captured the moment a man beat up two female police officers who approached him to call his attention in an attempt to enforce the country's strict lockdown. At Bankstown, a town in New South Wales, 16 kilometers from Sydney, an unidentified man was recording ...

Australia & Oceania 09/08/21, 02:57

A left-leaning senior government representative will completely isolate those who are not immunized against the deadly disease on Sept. 5. Daniel Andrews will soon prevent unvaccinated residents from working, shopping, attending events, and even seeking medical treatment in southeast Australia. The Labor premier from the state of Victoria claimed those who do ...

Australia & Oceania 09/06/21, 16:28

The Australian government again rejected UN demands to stop using coal by making it clear to the body of the United Nations that the decision to do so or not lies with the government and not with an 'outside entity.' At a forum at the Australian National University, Selwin Hart, UN ...

Australia & Oceania 09/06/21, 15:48

After an intense and desperate three-day search in the Australian bushland of New South Wales for autistic three-year-old Anthony "AJ" Elfalak, searchers erupted in laughter and other expressions of joy when he was found. "Thank you for everyone. Thank you for the government. Thank you for the police. Thank you very ...

Australia & Oceania 09/03/21, 18:14

The state of South Australia began using a facial recognition and geolocation application at the end of August to ensure that people who are quarantine are not leaving their homes. As reported by ABC NEWS, the use of this control and tracking system began with people returning from trips to the ...

Middle East 08/26/21, 04:09

A man claiming himself an Australian national alleged he was kidnapped and beaten by the Taliban in a video recording showing his head streaming with blood from injuries. “They hit me. I am an Australian citizen. They hit me,” the man said in the video, whose name has been secured for ...

Australia & Oceania 08/23/21, 23:22

Authorities shot dead mistreated canines instead of rescuing them, because it would help stop spreading the deadly disease. Bourke Shire Council thought it would be more convenient to cull several dogs, suspected of animal cruelty. This is because it would help animal shelter volunteers avoid being infected with the Chinese Communist ...

News 08/21/21, 18:56

Australia, which took pride in last year’s control of COVID-19 transmission in its country, is now building a new quarantine camp for people with a high potential of contracting the virus. According to documents seen by Worthy News and reported by The Age, Australia's government would create a mandatory quarantine camp ...