Sydney : An Australian soldier has died during a training exercise in the Northern Territory. The man was taking part in a “routine” activity at the time, the department of defence said. It did not give details of the incident. The army has suspended all training exercises involving combat brigades while it reviews safety procedures, […]
Sydney : Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull tweeted: “In a world of superficiality, he was always informed and honest. We’ve lost a good man.” Mr Colvin had struggled with a rare auto immune illness he contracted while covering the Rwandan genocide in 1994. He received a kidney transplant in 2013, and his death has led […]
Sydney : A toddler born with three legs — because body parts of a twin had grown inside her — was returning home to Bangladesh Friday after complex and rare surgery in Australia enabled her to walk and run, her doctor said. Three-year-old Choity Khatun was given little prospect of survival until she was brought […]
SYDNEY : A 17-year-old girl has died after being mauled by a shark in full view of her parents on Australia’s southwest coast, authorities said Tuesday.She was surfing with her father near Wylie Bay late Monday afternoon, reports said. The girl had lost a leg and was bleeding heavily when she was pulled from the […]
Melbourne : On June 16 this year, the governor of South Australia will be hosting a historic reception to mark the death centenary of a decorated Australian soldier, Private Sarn Singh. A member of the Australian Imperial Force, Pte Sarn Singh was killed in action in Belgium on June 10, 1917, while serving in the […]