Government And Politics

image
Jan 8, 2021

Asia Today: Australia cuts traveler numbers to stop variant

Australia is nearly halving the number of passengers allowed to arrive by plane in a bid to prevent the spread of a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus first identified in Britain

image
Jan 6, 2021

Stakes high, tension builds for Australia vs India 3rd test

Tension is building ahead of the third cricket test between Australia and India

image

Australia wildfires probe recommends climate risk forecasts

Oct 30, 2020

An investigation into Australia’s catastrophic wildfire season has recommended greater efforts to forecast the impacts of climate change on specific parts of the country, warning fire behavior was becoming more extreme

image
Oct 30, 2020

New Zealand votes to legalize euthanasia but not marijuana

New Zealanders have voted in favor of legalizing euthanasia in a binding referendum

image
Oct 29, 2020

Asia Today: Virus arrives in once-clear Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands has reported its first cases of the coronavirus after two people who flew from Hawaii to a U.S. military base tested positive

image
Oct 29, 2020

Asia Today: Virus arrives in Marshall Islands with 2 cases

The Marshall Islands has reported its first cases of the coronavirus after two people who flew from Hawaii to a U.S. military base tested positive

image

Australian judge orders policeman to stand trial for murder

Oct 26, 2020

An Australian judge has ordered a police officer to stand trial for the murder of an Indigenous man who was shot three times in an Outback township last year

image
Oct 21, 2020

Australian law enforcement examine Vatican money trail

A range of Australian law enforcement and corruption agencies are examining a reported transfer of money from the Vatican that Italian media have speculated might be linked to the overturned convictions of Cardinal George Pell for child sex abuse

image
Oct 19, 2020

Australia: Most of 1,100 refugees in US deal have resettled

An Australian official says the United States is expected to have resettled more than 1,100 refugees by early next year under a deal President Donald Trump reluctantly honored with Australia

image
Oct 18, 2020

Asia Today: Melbourne eases lockdown as cases decline

Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has loosened lockdown restrictions as new and active COVID-19 continue to decline