Tag: Australia
Australia vows to cut emissions by 62 to 70% by 2035
Australia pledged Thursday to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 62 to 70 percent from 2005 levels over the…
Australia’s Albanese unable to clinch defense treaty with Papua New Guinea during visit
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday was unable to clinch an ambitious defense…
Australia says social media ban will not age test all users
Australia will not require social media giants to verify the ages of all users under its ban on…
Australia gifts Papua New Guinea a Parliament House extension for its 50th independence anniversary
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia offered to gift Papua New Guinea an extension to its Parliament House as…
Australia, Papua New Guinea to sign ‘historic’ defence deal
A defence deal to be signed this week could see Papua New Guineans serve in the Australian military,…
Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050: report
Rising oceans and flooding caused by climate change will threaten the homes and livelihoods of over a million…
Australia faces cascading climate risks, government report says
By Peter Hobson and Renju JoseCANBERRA/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will suffer extreme climate events more frequently - and often…
Australia to spend US$8 bn on nuclear sub shipyard facility
Australia will spend an initial Aus$12 billion (US$8 billion) to upgrade shipyard facilities for a future fleet of…
Australia to invest $8 billion in nuclear submarine shipyard
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia said on Saturday it would spend A$12 billion ($8 billion) to establish defence facilities in…
Islamophobic incidents in Australia ‘skyrocketed’ since Israel-Hamas war, envoy reports
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Anti-Muslim incidents have “skyrocketed” across Australia since the Israel-Hamas war began nearly two years…
Pacific Islands leaders to back ‘ocean of peace’ at fraught summit
Pacific Islands leaders will declare an "ocean of peace" urging powers to respect the region's sovereignty, Australia's prime…
Australia approves chlamydia vaccine for koalas
Australian regulators have approved a chlamydia vaccine for koalas, researchers said Wednesday, as they seek to stamp out…