SYDNEY : Australia on Friday branded Japan’s killing of 333 whales “abhorrent”, saying there was no scientific justification for the Antarctic hunt. The Japanese fleet set sail for the Southern Ocean in December despite a worldwide moratorium and opposition led by Australia and New Zealand, using a loophole in the ban that allows for lethal […]
Sydney : Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell has promised to help lower suicide rates among people who were abused by Catholic priests as children.Cardinal Pell met privately with a group of survivors who flew to Rome to watch him testify to an Australian Royal Commission into child abuse.The cardinal gave his evidence from Rome via […]
Melbourne : United States President Barack Obama, who is known to be a decent golfer, took on the challenge of playing at PGA West’s notoriously fiendish course but stopped short of revealing his actual scores.Obama, whose second term ends in January next year, described the course in California as ‘very difficult’ but declined to reveal […]
Melbourne : Australia on Thursday announced the appointment of Indian-origin Harinder Sidhu as the country’s next High Commissioner to India. Sidhu, who has an Indian background, will replace the outgoing High Commissioner Patrick Suckling. Sidhu is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, most recently serving as First Assistant Secretary […]
Sydney : At the third India-Australia Energy Security Dialogue, Australia is looking forward to India promoting renewable energy and energy-related technologies. “The ministers had a good start and we look forward to more opportunities to discuss between Australia and Indian companies in promoting renewable energy and energy-related technologies.” Andrew Chew, partner at law firm, Corrs […]