Tag: Western Australia
Australia, India to boost submarine rescue, defence industry cooperation
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia and India will strengthen maritime security and defence industrial cooperation, signing an agreement on mutual…
Police in Australia seize guns from dozens of owners who hold views rejecting government authority
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Police in Western Australia have seized guns and revoked or suspended firearms permits…
US offers to buy stakes in Australian critical minerals companies
By Melanie BurtonMELBOURNE (Reuters) -The U.S. government has offered to buy equity in Australian critical minerals companies as…
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 telco outage leaves three dead
The Australian government said Saturday that telco firm Optus "let Australians down" after three people died during a…
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…
Australia to buy 11 advanced warships from Japan
Australia will upgrade its navy with 11 Mogami-class frigates built by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Defence Minister Richard…
Australia awards navy frigate contract to Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy
By Alasdair Pal and Kirsty NeedhamSYDNEY (Reuters) -Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will deliver Australia's new A$10 billion ($6.5…