A tropical cyclone has battered Australia’s Barrier Read coast, knocking out power and phone lines for thousands of people before weakening and downgraded to a Category 1 storm, from a previous 5,... Read more »
Tamil asylum seeker self-immolates in Sydney after protection visa application rejected A young Tamil asylum seeker is fighting for life in a Sydney hospital after setting himself on fire because his application... Read more »
Premier’s Harmony Award 2014 won by Syed Atiq ul Hassan Sydney (Tribune International Report); “These awards celebrate the remarkable stories and achievements of these six individuals who have served their communities with... Read more »
Teams are focusing on a narrowed search area in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, after more signals were heard earlier this week. Thursday’s search was set to involve up... Read more »
WESTERN Sydney Labor MP Ed Husic last night called for the notion of Parramatta as Sydney’s second CBD to be shelved, saying a new area in the southwest had to be targeted... Read more »
Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello said the Community Relations Commission (CRC) is today inviting applications for part-time Commissioners from people with professional experience and links to multicultural communities. The CRC,... Read more »
ALMOST 72 years after Japanese midget submarines attacked Sydney Harbour killing 21 sailors, Australia could buy Japanese subs for its $30 billion replacement program. Possible access to Japanese technology and even a... Read more »
A group of protesters is camped outside the Villawood detention centre in Sydney’s west in a bid to try and stop the transfer of more asylum seekers to Western Australia. Activists have... Read more »
Young people from Australia and Poland will soon be able to work and holiday in each other’s countries, with the signing of a reciprocal work and holiday visa arrangement, Assistant Minister for... Read more »
WESTPAC has announced Australia’s biggest private scholarship program, investing $100 million in an education foundation to support 100 students a year, forever. The “enduring gift for Australia” was welcomed by Prime Minister... Read more »
A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly claiming he had explosives in his luggage when checking in at a central Queensland airport. The incident occurred at the Gladstone Airport just... Read more »
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says he accepts the states want to run disability services their own way. Labor has urged the coalition government to stick to the agreement reached with the states... Read more »
Australia and NZ lift restrictions eight years after coup by Frank Bainimarama following his announcement of elections. Australia and New Zealand have lifted all travel restrictions on senior Fijian officials ahead of... Read more »
Asylum seekers will no longer receive taxpayer-funded immigration advice if they arrive in Australia through unofficial channels. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said that from Monday, asylum seekers who arrived without proper visas,... Read more »
FORMER Premier Nathan Rees will retire from parliament at the next election, he announced at a press conference today. Mr Rees, 46, said it was time for “new challenges” having started life... Read more »
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has declared that the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has moved into a recovery and investigation operation based on mounting evidence the plane crashed in the... Read more »
A man is dead, a truck driver has severe injuries and two people have been struck by lightning as wild weather battered Sydney. A month’s worth of rain fell on parts of... Read more »
Australian prime ministers hint that most detainees will be found to be economic refugees and not fleeing persecution Tony Abbott has backed his Papua New Guinea counterpart’s suspicions that most detainees on... Read more »
Formation of new state government may be affected by reported illness of independent MP who shares balance of power South Australia’s hung parliament could become more complicated with balance-of-power independent MP Bob... Read more »
Light aircraft carrying skydivers burns after crashing on take-off at Caboolture airfield near Brisbane Five people are dead after a light plane carrying a group of skydivers crashed and burst into flames... Read more »
More than 3,000 New South Wales public servants will be relocated to new offices in Sydney’s west and south-west. The Community Relations Commission and divisions within the Department of Family and Community... Read more »
President Vladimir Putin has signed a law formalising Russia’s takeover of Crimea from Ukraine, despite fresh sanctions from the EU and the US. The speakers of Russia’s two houses of parliament, Valentina... Read more »
GUARDS at Australia’s detention center on Manus island are ordered to carry hooked knives. The knives are used to cut ropes when asylum seekers try to hang themselves. This is the harsh... Read more »
A GLOATING Premier Barry O’Farrell has said Victoria is “smarting” over Sydney’s big-time sports and events schedule, which has generated a $1.3 billion tourism bonanza. NSW tourism spending has grown 11.5 per... Read more »