6.5-magnitude earthquake hits northern Australia
A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted northern Australia and parts of Indonesia Wednesday with residents in Darwin reporting widespread shaking, but ...
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ICTSI bares completion of Melbourne terminal
Port operator International Container Terminal Inc. said Tuesday it completed the world’s most technologically advanced container terminal in Melbourne, Australia. ...
Read moreSecond Sydney airport cleared
SYDNEY"•Sydney is to get its second international airport after the Australian government approved plans Monday, ending decades of indecision over ...
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Aussies win by 19 shots; PH is no. 6
A VIRTUAL champ after two rounds, Australia never let up and re-claimed the Asia-Pacific Senior Amateur Championship crown via a ...
Read more‘Australia rights record tarnished’
SYDNEY"•Australia’s “punitive approach” to boat people has tarnished its human rights record, the United Nations said Friday as it voiced ...
Read moreAustralian falsely accused in Philippine drug war: Court
A Philippine judge dismissed a narcotics trafficking charge against an Australian man after ruling police made up evidence, court documents ...
Read moreAustralia keeps rates unchanged
SYDNEY"•Australia’s central bank kept interest rates at a record low Tuesday in the first meeting for newly-minted chief Philip Lowe, ...
Read moreSydney firm to open Pampanga call center
Australia’s Sydney Harbor Tall Ships, a company operating cruises and private charters in Sydney Harbor, is opening a call center ...
Read moreAU issues new visa regulation
FAMILIES of migrants to Australia will be able to apply for a five-year temporary residency visa, in a move set ...
Read moreChina buys influence in Australia – envoy
SYDNEY—The US envoy to Canberra has raised concerns about China buying political influence in Australia, after a raft of revelations ...
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