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Australia to hold Indigenous rights referendum on Oct 14
AFP, Published on 30/08/2023
» SYDNEY - Australia will hold a historic Indigenous rights referendum on October 14, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday, setting up a defining moment in the nation's relationship with its Aboriginal minority.
Australia reckons with sexual assault amid #MeToo second wave
AFP, Published on 15/03/2021
» BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) - When the #MeToo movement began shaking the globe in late 2017, the reverberations Down Under were relatively muted.
Embattled Australian PM loses two more ministers
AFP, Published on 02/03/2019
» SYDNEY - Australia's defence minister and his deputy both announced they were quitting politics on Saturday, bringing to five the number of cabinet members retiring as Prime Minister Scott Morrison heads into a fraught election.
First all-female professional crew for Sydney-Hobart race
AFP, Published on 23/11/2018
» SYDNEY - An all-woman professional yacht crew will race Australia's gruelling Sydney to Hobart bluewater classic for the first time this year, with former foreign minister Julie Bishop acting as their mentor.
After years of debate Australia scraps 'tampon tax'
AFP, Published on 03/10/2018
» SYDNEY: After almost two decades of political wrangling Australia on Wednesday finally agreed to scrap its so-called "tampon tax".
Furious voters deliver damning verdict on Australia political chaos
AFP, Published on 27/08/2018
» SYDNEY: Support for the Australian government has crashed after a week of backstabbing saw Malcolm Turnbull deposed as prime minister, with a poll Monday showing it is on course to be hammered at elections due next year.
Australians decry revolving-door premiership
Published on 25/08/2018
» SYDNEY: Australia’s latest leader, Scott Morrison, spoke with Donald Trump, organised his cabinet and met drought-affected farmers on Saturday as the backlash continued over yet another prime minister selected by an internal party vote.
Treasurer Morrison will be Australia's new prime minister
Reuters, Published on 24/08/2018
» CANBERRA: Treasurer Scott Morrison will be Australia's new prime minister after winning a three-way battle for the leadership of the Liberal party on Friday, with incumbent Malcolm Turnbull not contesting the party ballot.
Treasurer Scott Morrison to become Australia's next PM
Reuters, Published on 24/08/2018
» CANBERRA: Treasurer Scott Morrison will be Australia's new prime minister after winning a three-way battle for the leadership of the Liberal party on Friday, with incumbent Malcolm Turnbull not contesting the party ballot.
Australia braces for new prime minister after bitter coup
AFP, Published on 24/08/2018
» SYDNEY - Australia was bracing for yet another change of prime minister Friday after a revolt against Malcolm Turnbull by hardline conservatives in his Liberal party, with his near three-year reign hanging by a thread.