Tag: Australia

• Thursday, May 30th 2019 - 08:37 UTC

  Australia's drought conditions to persist for at least three months, forcing wheat import

  

  Hot, dry weather will persist across Australia's east coast for at least another three months, the country's weather bureau said on Thursday, in a forecast that threatens to severely crimp agricultural production.

• Monday, May 20th 2019 - 09:11 UTC

  “Miracle” victory, and with a majority for conservatives in Australia; opinion polls again failed

  

  Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is close to securing a majority government as the election's final results are being counted. His conservative coalition has defied polls and is leading with 77 seats, the Australian Electoral Commission says. Only 76 are needed for a majority.

• Thursday, May 9th 2019 - 09:27 UTC

  Australian central bank new A$50 bill missed its “responsiblity”

  

  Red-faced bank bosses in Australia admitted to an embarrassing error on Thursday, revealing their state-of-the-art A$50 note had a typo. The yellow and green note, which is worth around US$35, came into circulation last October. It has multiple security features - including microprint of a speech by Australia's first female parliamentarian, Edith Cowan.

• Monday, April 29th 2019 - 09:32 UTC

  Australia plans to cull two million feral cats to save native wildlife

  

  Australia's federal government is once again in the spotlight for a years-old plan to cull 2 million feral cats by 2020, this time after details emerged about the reported use of poison-laced sausages to reduce the island's wild cat population. 

• Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 08:58 UTC

  China preparing for a huge muscle showing naval parade: 13 countries are joining

  

  Warships from India, Australia and several other nations arrived in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao on Sunday to attend a naval parade, part of a goodwill visit as China extends the hand of friendship despite regional tensions and suspicions.

• Thursday, March 21st 2019 - 09:13 UTC

  Ocean sunfish washed up on an Australian beach becomes viral

  

  Pictures of a giant, odd-looking fish have gone viral after it washed up on a beach in South Australia. Identified as an ocean sunfish by experts, the 1.8m-long specimen was first spotted by a group of fishermen driving along the sand.

• Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 08:32 UTC

  Brazil waives visa requirements for US, Canada, Australia and Japan visitors

  

  The Brazilian government on Monday waived visa requirements for visitors from the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan, a measure to boost tourism that was first temporarily adopted before the Rio Olympics in 2016.

• Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Another blow for the Catholic Church: Cardinal Pell found guilty of sexually assaulting choirboys

  

  Australian Cardinal George Pell who helped elect popes and ran the Vatican's finances, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys, becoming the most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted of child sex crimes.

• Monday, February 11th 2019 - 07:27 UTC

  Twelve French submarines for Australia: US$ 50bn contract

  

  Australia formally signed a US$50 billion contract with France to build 12 states of the art submarines on Monday, a signal of the country's willingness to project power across the Pacific.

• Friday, February 8th 2019 - 08:30 UTC

  Fears in Australia that hundreds of thousands of cattle could have died in record floods

  

  Hundreds of thousands of cattle weakened from a severe drought are feared to have died in record-breaking floods in northeastern Australia, authorities said on Friday, as they stepped up efforts to feed surviving livestock.