Tag: Australia

Shilpa Shetty accuses Australian airline of being racist

Bollywood actor turned reality TV judge Shilpa Shetty Kundra alleged that she was targeted by an airline official at the Sydney airport for being...

Australian tourist haven suffers twin shark attacks

A girl was in a serious condition and a woman was fighting for her life, Australian authorities said Thursday after two separate shark attacks...

Scandal-hit Australia vow ‘hard but fair’ series against Pakistan

MELBOURNE: Skipper Tim Paine vowed Australia will play "hard but fair" against Pakistan as they embark on their first Test tour since a ball-tampering...

Australia mints its most valuable coin ever

CANBERRA: Australia has minted a gold coin encrusted with rare pink diamonds worth Aus$2.48 million (US$1.8 million) to meet growing demand for high-end collectables...

AJK urges Australia to raise voice against HR violations in IHK

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) President Masood Khan has called on the Australian parliament, the government and the civil society to raise their voice against...

Catholic bishops in Australia reject compulsory abuse reporting, defying new laws

SYDNEY: The Catholic church in Australia said on Friday it would oppose laws forcing priests to report child abuse when they learn about it...

Govt loses majority as former Australian PM resigns from parliament

Australia’s former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday resigned from parliament, a source familiar with the matter said, stripping the government of its one-seat...

Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison to become new prime minister

CANBERRA: Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison will become Australia’s new prime minister after winning a Liberal party leadership vote on Friday, ending an internecine battle...

Langer admits uncertainty over Australia’s top six

MELBOURNE: Justin Langer says several batting spots up are up for grabs ahead of Australia's Test series against Pakistan in UAE in October. With Steve...

Adamson congratulates Pakistan on I-Day

ISLAMABAD: Australia’s High Commissioner to Pakistan Margaret Adamson has congratulated the people and the government on the Independence Day with a pledge to stand with...

Australian fast bowlers Cummins, Hazlewood out of Pakistan Test tour

SYDNEY: Australian fast bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood were on Thursday ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Pakistan in the United...

Australia ball-tampering bans ‘shocked’ world cricket: Ricky Ponting

MELBOURNE: Ricky Ponting believes the lengthy bans given to former Australia captain Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft for their roles in March's...

Pakistani student attacked, beaten in Australia’s Newcastle university campus

NEWCASTLE:  A Pakistani student was attacked and beaten by men and a woman in Australia's Newcastle. According to a report by Newcastle Herald, Abdullah Qaiser says...

Australian researchers lay bare bloody history of colonial massacres

SYDNEY: Thousands of aborigines are estimated to have been murdered in 500 massacres across Australia from European settlement in 1788 until the mid-20th century,...

Warner sets sights on return for 2019 World Cup

MELBOURNE: Opening batsman says he wants to work his way back into the Australian team before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in England...

Ashes schedule confirmed for 2019

MELBOURNE: Edgbaston will host the opening match of next year's Ashes, with Old Trafford and Headingley joining Lord's and The Oval as the other...

Thailand gave diplomatic immunity to Australian medical team in cave rescue

BANGKOK: Thailand gave diplomatic immunity to three Australians who helped a boys’ soccer team escape from a flooded cave, in case “something went wrong”,...