insert_link World US, UK, and Australia prepare for AUKUS talks The United States, United Kingdom, and Australia are set to begin talks on bringing new members to Aukus, according to a report by the Financial Times. Laura Westbrook has more. todayApril 8, 2024 15
insert_link World US, UK And Australia ‘set for talks on expanding Aukus security pact’……… The US, UK and Australia are set to begin talks on bringing new members to Aukus, according to a report by the Financial Times. Washington is reportedly pushing for Japan to be involved in the security pact aimed as a deterrent against China. Laura Westbrook has more. todayApril 8, 2024 24
insert_link World Fasting is a key part of Ramadan, but for many Muslims, climate change is making food scarce all year By Nasya Bahfen, La Trobe University Every Ramadan, volunteers at Westall Mosque and OneSpace in Melbourne hold free weekly iftars (communal dinners to break the fast in Ramadan). This year, volunteers say numbers are up. To cut down on the resulting landfill, attendees are asked to bring their own reusable food containers and water bottles. In dedicated bins, bottles and cans are collected and recycled under the […] todayApril 2, 2024 12
insert_link World Gangs, kidnappings, murders: why thousands of Rohingya are desperately trying to escape refugee camps by boats By Ruth Wells, UNSW Sydney and Max William Loomes, UNSW Sydney Late last week, a boat crammed with Rohingya refugees fleeing a squalid camp in Bangladesh capsized off the coast of Indonesia. Around 75 people were rescued, including nine children, but more than 70 are missing and presumed dead. This tragedy isn’t an isolated incident. The number of Rohingya people trying to escape refugee camps by boat has […] todayMarch 27, 2024 18
insert_link World The West can’t ‘solve’ its Russia problem. Here’s how it should handle 6 more years of Vladimir Putin By Peter Tesch, Australian National University In perhaps the least surprising news of the year, Vladimir Putin has triumphed at the Russian ballot box and been enthroned for the fifth time as president. He will serve for six more years. He will be 77 years old in 2030. According to the constitution, which he re-wrote to his benefit in 2020, he then could stand again for a further […] todayMarch 20, 2024 19
insert_link World China’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, will visit Australia next week China's top diplomat, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, will visit Australia next week in a sign of a further thaw in relations after years of tensions. It comes as China is reportedly considering removing tariffs on Australian wine, raising hopes that nearly three years of stiff duties would end. Laura Westbrook has more. todayMarch 14, 2024 9
insert_link World Malaysia urges new hunt for MH370 A decade after it went missing, Malaysia is pushing for a renewed search for the wreckage of missing flight MH370. Malaysia, Australia, and China called off an operation to find the missing plane in 2017 after a two-year-long search. Pieces of debris confirmed or thought to be from the aircraft have washed up on the shorelines of South Africa, Mauritius, and Mozambique since 2016. Laura Westbrook has more. todayMarch 4, 2024 28
insert_link Sport Injured New Zealand batsman Conway out of first Australia Test New Zealand opening batsman Devon Conway has been ruled out of the first Test against Australia, captain Tim Southee said Wednesday. Conway will miss Thursday's opener in Wellington after hurting his left thumb in a Twenty20 defeat to Australia on Friday in Auckland. Experienced batsman Henry Nicholls has been recalled as cover for the two-Test series with Will Young moving up the order to open with Tom Latham, […] todayFebruary 28, 2024 3
insert_link Environment Activists urge Australia to end lucrative links to Myanmar junta’s mines A protest against the military coup in Myanmar, February 14, 2021, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). By Alex Shaw via Mongabay Pro-democracy activists have urged the Australian government to crack down on domestic companies involved in Myanmar’s mines, saying these firms are funding human rights abuses and environmental destruction carried out by the country’s military junta. In statements marking the anniversary of the February 2021 coup that overthrew the Southeast […] todayFebruary 23, 2024 14
