Sydney :Australian churches have said they will offer sanctuary to asylum seekers who face deportation to Nauru.The High Court on Wednesday found Australia’s policy of sending asylum seekers to government-funded offshore processing centres was constitutional.The decision means people, including 37 babies, face deportation to the detention centre on Nauru.The Anglican Dean of Brisbane Dr Peter […]
Sydney : One of Australia’s largest energy firms is winding down its coal seam gas (CSG) operations, citing volatile commodity prices and long development times. CSG exploration and production “will no longer be a core business”, AGL announced on Thursday.The company will abandon projects in the states of Queensland and New South Wales, absorbing an expected […]
MELBOURNE : Several schools in Sydney were evacuated and locked down on Monday after reportedly receiving bomb threats leading to police operations in Australia’s largest city.At least eight operations are underway at Sydney schools and among those affected are Hunters Hill High, Sydney’s Girls High School, Randwick Girls High, Mosman High, Riverside Girls High, James […]
Sydney : US Navy Seal Matthew Bissonnette, who shot down Osama Bin Laden during a raid in Pakistan, kept a picture of the al Qaeda leader’s dead body as a memento. Ever since Osama bin Laden was killed by US special forces during a raid on his hide-out in Pakistan, photos of the September 11 […]
Sydney : Indonesian police have asked for Australia to help investigate the case of a woman who died after drinking cyanide-laced coffee.Wayan Mirna Solihin, 27, met with two friends in a Jakarta cafe on January 6.She collapsed after complaining about her coffee’s taste and died a short time later. Traces of cyanide were found in […]