Tag: Australia

Prime minister confirms new intelligence indicating a possible attack on Parliament House and Australian politicians.

The prime minister says he would like to return to Arnhem Land, after send-off to Mid-East deployment, to fulfil his promise indigenous community.

In Australia's biggest ever counter-terrorism operation, police believe they have prevented a public beheading in Sydney.

You could be on Wanted Down Under', a BBC's popular reality series showing Britons considering the move to The Lucky Country' just what to expect.

"The notion that if Scotland leaves the union that we should possibly have to change our flag, it shows the absurdity of our flag," says Ausflag boss.

Australian Defence ministry has issued a memo warning that Aussie troops run the risk of becoming victim of terror attacks on our own soil.

The London Ambulance Service is actively recruiting paramedics from Australia, taking advantage of a pay dispute raging on in Victoria.

Australian Federal Police left a suitcase containing explosives at Sydney Airport for over a month.

Prime minister says fighting for Islamic State (ISIS) is “against God” and joining them “may well become much more dangerous because of the presence of Australian forces.”

600 Australian personnel to join US military action against Islamic State in Iraq but PM insists it’s not like 2003.

A record surge in employment calms concerns over the state of the Australian economy. New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistic has latest employment figures surpassing expectations.

??Tour guides and map books are being replaced with technology as tourists explore Australia using their mobile devices and free WiFi.

Tragedy in yet another fatal Australian shark attack, this time a British man in Byron Bay.

Kanye West rushed to an Australian hospital for emergency MRI in what turned out to be just a headache.

After an eight-year absence from the Australian stage, UK pop star Robbie Williams has returned... no thanks to drugs.

After Britain upgraded its terror alert to severe earlier this week, Australians are waiting to see if the Federal Government will follow suite.

British minister Hugo Swire identifies five key aspects of a strong British and Australian partnership which would be beneficial to both countries.

There may be a new Royal baby on the way, but Australia parents could be breaking the law by naming a child after a prince or princess or any other names the government deems 'ridiculous'.

Feeling ill? You may have been living in Australia too long since migrating.

John Howard's defence force chief, Admiral Chris Barrie, has slammed the Abbott government's handling of asylum seeker issues, labelling it ‘secretive, expensive, and unnecessary' while claiming it is damaging Australia's reputation.

Tourists in Australia spent more than AU$30 billion in the past year. Brits led the pack of international bookings and spenders, hot on the heels of the Royal tour.

List of fun Aussie answers to questions posed by prospective tourists to the great land Down Under.

Looking at lists of the best beaches in the world, Australian shores certainly feature highly, offering some of the globe's most awe-inspiring stretches of sand.

The Australian government is paying a handsome bounty to have the next instalment of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' series filmed in Australia.

Australians holding dual nationality cannot hold Federal public office. Has Tony Abbott ever formally renounced is UK citizenship?

In ‘Project Wing’, Google are testing self-flying delivery drones in the Australian Outback. (Watch the video, here).

Australian ultra-triathelete John Van Wisse is intercepted by UK border control while swimming the English Channel.

A Sydney neurosurgeon has been deported to Malaysia after a second incident where a drug and sex spree led to the death of a woman.

Startling evidence that British scientists secretly tested up to 21,830 dead young Australians, without the knowledge of their parents, for radiation contamination following nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s.

Londoners will have a chance to sample the cuisine of caterer Jackson Gilmour when they open their pop-up restaurant at Australia House in London to launch the ‘Restaurant Australia’ campaign promoting Aussie food and drink to the UK.

The Australian government says its defence forces are ready to act against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria if requested by the US but that conditions must be met.

Qantas confirms massive annual loss, totalling AUD$2.8 billion, as it scrambles to secure its future.

Australia Post refused to deliver mail to the residents of a Brisbane, all because of Brian the burly Boxer dog and his owner.

Please fold your lap trays, and continue using your electronic devices, as we prepare to land. Qantas and Virgin Australia allow passengers to keep their devices switched on from 'gate to gate'.

New research revealed that the Australian population consists of people born in more than 252 places.

Australia’s new anti-terrorism unit has picked up its first suspect, according to PM.

An Australian psychologist says Aussie kids are raised to be brats thanks to shoddy parenting.

Yorkshire’s temperamental weather might be a far cry from warm Australian beaches and long sunny days but it seems you’d have to do far worse to get the crowd from Down Under, under the weather in the UK.

The so-called 'Royal hoax call' scandal, in which a British nurse committed suicide after being duped by Australian radio DJs, has reached the Australian High Court.

The Scottish vote for independence from the United Kingdom could result in the Union Jack changing. Does this mean the Australian flag would need to change as well?

Police have decided not to lay criminal charges against Labor leader Bill Shorten over a rape allegation dating back to 1986.

Full official statement from Bill Shorten about an investigation into rape claims against him that has now been closed.

Australian Federal Police are said to be investigating 'terror maps' found at a house in Pullenvale, Brisbane.

In the fourth fatal Australian crocodile attack this year, a fisherman was killed by a giant reptile in front of his wife.

Immigration and Border Protection Minister Scott Morrison this week announced that most children in immigration detention camps who are under the age of ten, and their families, will be released into the Australian society by the end of this year.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has indicated that the federal government is willing to discuss some serious budget compromises with the cross-benchers.

Tony Abbott elicits criticism from Alex Salmond over his statement that ‘the world would not be helped by an independent Scotland’, ahead of next month's referendum.

A very bad day at a Melbourne hospital when 200 of their (very much alive) patients were declared deceased.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced new laws that will see the termination of welfare benefits for any Australians posing a national security threat.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott acknowledged that Australia’s border security failed by letting another jihad suspect leave the country using his brother’s passport.