Australia
Australia to limit foreign student enrolments in migration crackdown
Australia said on Tuesday it would limit the enrolment number of international students at 270,000 for 2025, as the government looks to rein in record migration that has contributed to a spike in home rental prices
Australia gives millions of workers ‘right to disconnect’
Australia gave millions of workers the legal right to “disconnect” yesterday, allowing them to ignore unreasonable out-of-hours calls, emails and texts from their bosses.
Hottest oceans in 400 years endanger Great Barrier Reef
Water temperatures in and around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have risen to their warmest in 400 years over the past decade, placing the world’s largest reef under threat, according to research published yesterday.
Australia bans uranium mining at Indigenous site
Australia yesterday moved to ban mining at one of the world’s largest high-grade uranium deposits, highlighting the site’s “enduring connection” to Indigenous Australians.
Australia doubles foreign student visa fees
Australia said yesterday it had more than doubled the visa fee for international students, the latest move by the government to rein in record migration that has intensified pressure on an already tight housing market.
Australia doubles foreign student visa fee in migration crackdown
Australia said on Monday it had more than doubled the visa fee for international students, the latest move by the government to rein in record migration that has intensified pressure on an already tight housing market
Assange back home as a free man
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange landed to an ecstatic welcome in Australia yesterday after pleading guilty to violating US espionage law in a deal that sets him free from a 14-year legal battle.
WikiLeaks founder Assange returns home a free man
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned home to Australia to start life as a free man today after admitting he revealed US defence secrets in a deal that unlocked the door to his London prison cell
Sydney pilots home quarantine as Australia looks to reopen border
Australian officials will trial a home quarantine system for fully vaccinated international travellers arriving in Sydney, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, as the country moves to reopen its borders despite persistent Covid-19 cases.
3-year-old survives 3-day Australia outback ordeal
An Australian mother yesterday said she felt “blessed” after her three-year-old son with autism was found alive and sound, scooping muddy water from a creek in dense outback terrain after a three-day hunt that gripped the country.
Man dies in shark attack at Australian beach
A man has died following a shark attack in Australia despite the efforts of “incredibly brave” surfers and bystanders who came to his aid, authorities said yesterday.
Delta variant continues to disrupt life
Australian police arrested hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne and Sydney yesterday and seven officers were hospitalised as a result of clashes, as the country saw its highest ever single-day rise in Covid-19 cases.
Great Barrier Reef avoids Unesco ‘in danger’ listing
Australia yesterday avoided having the Great Barrier Reef listed as an endangered world heritage site by UNESCO, despite extensive climate change-fuelled damage to the ecosystem’s corals.
Pain-free blood sugar test developed
Australian scientists said they have developed the “holy grail” of blood sugar testing for diabetics, a non-invasive strip that checks glucose levels via saliva.
Mice, smog and MPs: UK parliament faces urgent repairs
Britain's Houses of Parliament is crumbling and overrun with mice, prompting its top official to warn the building may have to be "abandoned" without urgent renovations
Australia beat Sri Lanka by 64 runs
Warding off a brave Sri Lankan fight, Australia emerged on top after a fiery game of high scoring cricket at Sydney in the ICC cricket World Cup 2015
Australia offers prisoner swap for Bali Nine convicts
Australia's foreign minister offers a prisoner swap in a last-ditch attempt to save two Australian men on death row in Indonesia
Australia hit by powerful storm
Two major storms slams into Australia, bringing winds knocking out power to homes and forcing evacuations in coastal areas.