Tag: Australia
Over a dozen Australian suncreams pulled over safety concerns
Over a dozen suncreams have been pulled from shelves in Australia after consumer advocacy group analysis found many…
Papua New Guinea approves contentious defence treaty with Australia: officials
Papua New Guinea's cabinet has approved a contentious mutual defence treaty with Australia, officials told AFP on Thursday,…
Embattled Australia telco giant hit by another major outage
Australian telecommunications giant Optus said Monday it had suffered a network outage that prevented calls to emergency services,…
Australia’s social media ban for teens draws praise at UN
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promoted his government's world-first teen social media ban at an event…
WhatsApp, Twitch among sites that could face Australia under-16s social media ban
Tech companies including WhatsApp and Reddit as well as streaming giant Twitch and gaming firm Roblox could be…
Australia PM cites killed aid worker in speech on Palestinian recognition
(Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese cited an Australian aid worker killed in Gaza, along with journalists and…
Australia will overhaul telecommunications after Optus emergency call failure linked to 4 deaths
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia on Monday foreshadowed changes to the country's telecommunications industry after a major company’s…
U.K, Australia and Canada recognize Palestinian state despite U.S. opposition
The governments of the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia announced Sunday that they will symbolically recognize a Palestinian…
Canada, Australia join UK in recognising Palestinian statehood
Canada and Australia have joined the United Kingdom in formally recognising Palestinian statehood, even as Israel plans to…
Arizona Graduate on Dream Year-Long Trip to Australia Suffers Life-Changing Injuries in Beach Accident
NEED TO KNOWOn Saturday, Sept. 6, Max Allen, 23, was wading through waist-deep water in Sydney, Australia, when…
Australia targets 62% to 70% emissions cut by 2035
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia on Thursday set a new target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by…
Australia unveils ‘anti-climactic’ new emissions cuts
Australia pledged Thursday to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by up to 70 percent from 2005 levels over…