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
Australia votes for climate action
Australia’s election has brought in a wave of Greens and independents pushing for aggressive targets to cut carbon emissions, who will pressure the incoming Labor government to step up its climate plans if it wants to pass any legislation.
Australia ousts Conservatives
Australia’s Labor Party was set to end almost a decade of conservative rule as the government was swept away in yesterday’s election by a wave of support for candidates who campaigned for more action on climate change and may hold the balance of power.
Anthony Albanese set to become next Australian PM
Anthony Albanese, who is set to be Australia's next prime minister, is a pragmatic leader from a working-class background who has pledged to end divisions in the country.
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese to become PM
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he had conceded defeat in a national election on Saturday, saying that while vote counting was incomplete the opposition Labor party looked likely to form a government.
Another Aussie champ departs
Australian cricket was reeling Sunday after swashbuckling former all-rounder Andrew Symonds was killed in a single-car accident outside Townsville in Queensland state on Saturday night.
Great Barrier Reef - Heatwave bleaches 91pc of it: report
A prolonged summer heatwave in Australia left 91 percent of the Great Barrier Reef’s coral damaged by bleaching, according to a new government monitoring report.
Australia will not challenge Assange extradition
Australia will not challenge Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States and has confidence in the British judicial system, a
Healy fires Aus to 7th WC title
Opener Alyssa Healy smashed a record 170 as Australia routed England by 71 runs to claim their seventh Women’s World Cup win in Christchurch on Sunday.
Aussie PM denies allegations of ‘racial vilification’
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday rejected claims he launched his political career by vilifying a rival over his Lebanese heritage and stoking rumours he was Muslim.
Facebook owner Meta to train Australian politicians ahead of election
Facebook owner Meta Platforms (FB.O) will help train Australian political candidates on aspects of cyber security and coach influencers to stop the spread of misinformation in a bid to boost the integrity of an upcoming election, it said on Tuesday.