Melbourne : Maps paraded in public by Australia’s domestic spy chief have revealed the most prevalent Sydney and Melbourne suburbs for terrorist recruiting. ASIO director-general Duncan Lewis gave Prime Minister Tony Abbott an update on the security situation in Iraq and Syria during a briefing inside the agency’s new headquarters in Canberra.Television and newspaper cameras […]
Sydney : A key, multi-partisan report, with support from the Government, Labor and the Greens is expected to recommend a referendum be held to change the constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.The report — to be tabled in Federal Parliament on Thursday — will also suggest removal of provisions that allow racial […]
New Delhi, June 23 : Australian Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the national capital on Tuesday. The two leaders shook hands and exchanged pleasantries before discussing matters of mutual interests.Also present at the meeting were the co-chairs of the India-Australia CEOs Forum.
London, June 23 : The Australian government is checking reports of militant deaths in Iraq to confirm if the two citizens who went to fight for Islamic State ( IS) have been killed.According to BBC, media in Australia reported that Khaled Sharrouf and Mohamed Elomar were killed in Iraq while fighting.The duo came to public […]
Sydney : Australia’s failure to address climate change will cause a significant national security threat, according to a report by the Centre for Policy Development. The report, called The Longest Conflict: Australia’s Climate Security Challenge, says Australia’s Defence Force is underprepared for climatic events like extreme heat, rising sea levels and more frequent natural disasters.It […]