australia

COVID-19 cases surge around world, raising testing and quarantine fears

Daily COVID-19 infections have hit record highs in the United States, swathes of Europe and Australia as the new Omicron variant of the virus races out of control, keeping workers at home and overwhelming testing centres. Almost two years after China first

December 29, 2021

Crime

Gunman shot dead after opening fire on Sydney police stations

Sydney – A gunman has been shot dead after an hour-long shooting spree in western Sydney on Wednesday night, in which he opened fire on a residential home and two police stations. New South Wales (NSW) Police declared the shooting at a

October 3, 2019

Zimbabwe

Harare blames Western envoys for unrest as security forces put on alert

According to Zimbabwe home affairs minister Cain Mathema, Western envoys in Zimbabwe are fomenting unrest in the country as security forces go on high alert for protests this weekend planned by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). “The government of Zimbabwe

September 1, 2019

Sports

World Champions Australia Beat Spirited Zimbabwe

The world champions Australia continued their 100% start to the Vitality Netball World Cup with a convincing 73-37 victory over Zimbabwe. The current number one-ranked team in the world picked up from where they left off against Northern Ireland yesterday, as they

July 13, 2019

Breaking News

Australian senator blames Muslims for Christchurch Mosque Attacks

Australian senator Fraser Anning has blamed the terror attacks which claimed at least 49 lives at two mosques in Christchurch on Muslim immigrants. In a letter on Friday, the Queensland politician, who openly opposes Muslim immigration to Australia, said: “The real cause of the bloodshed

March 15, 2019

Zimbabwe

Australia appoints Ms. Bronte Moules as next Ambassador to Zimbabwe

CANBERRA, Australia – Today I announce the appointment of Ms. Bronte Moules as Australia’s next Ambassador to Zimbabwe, with non-resident accreditation to Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, and Zambia. The appointment comes at an important time

January 8, 2018

Zimbabwe

Australia says its ready to engage Zimbabwe

President Mnangagwa’s administration presents Australia and Zimbabwe with an opportunity to thaw their frosty relations, an envoy has said. Australian Ambassador to Zimbabwe Ms Suzanne McCourt yesterday said she was confident the new administration would achieve the desired economic development. She made

January 3, 2018

Breaking News·Environment·Technology

Newly-discovered asteroid skims past Earth at 21,000mph

A “surprise” asteroid which NASA only spotted on Christmas Day has skimmed past the Earth. The asteroid, named 2017 YZ4, came its nearest to Earth at 3:56pm GMT on Thursday, missing us by a mere 140,000 miles (224,000km). In comparison the moon

December 28, 2017

Breaking News·US & Canada

‘I’m the world’s greatest person’, Donald Trump tells Australia’s PM

United States president Donald Trump said he was “the world’s greatest person” during a phone conversation with the Australian prime minister, leaked transcripts show. The US President made the big-headed comment in a call with PM Malcolm Turnbull just one week after taking office in January.

August 4, 2017

Breaking News·US & Canada

Police disrupted a “terrorist plot” to bring down a plane

Police disrupted a “terrorist plot” to bring down a plane and arrested four men on Saturday in raids on homes in several Sydney suburbs, the prime minister said on Sunday. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said security had been increased at Sydney Airport

July 29, 2017

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