Tag: Australia

Responding to the humanitarian crisis in Iraq, Australia is opening its immigration gates to persecuted Iraqi nationals fearing for their lives.

"The overall outlook for the Great Barrier Reef is poor, has worsened since 2009 and is expected to further deteriorate,” says latest government report.

While Australians are limited from immigrating to the UK by European Union restrictions, UK nurses wanting to work in Australia say that they, in turn, are stuck in new Australian bureaucratic mud.

‘Unintended’ British visa regulations that have had a limiting effect on Australians looking for employment in Britain might soon be altered.

Australia adored Robin Williams and he loved us right back. At the news of his tragic death, we remember his fondness for poking fun at all things Down Under and recall some of his most uplifting movie moments that made us reflect on how we live our lives.

Class action lawsuit launched on behalf of Australian consumers to fight credit card late payment fees charged by financial institutions.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott met with British Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Iraq and the situation in the Ukraine.

Clive Palmer has commended Joe Hockey's leadership in managing the budget but remains unsympathetic to the government's plans.

Google trends show us who are interested in Australia and what makes them most curious about the land Down Under.

Police in northern Australia suspect a crocodile may have snatched a 22-year old man who went missing a week ago.

New savings report has Australia ranked number 1 in the world while the UK sits at 11th and is on a downward slope.

Australian Immigration and Border Protection offered a group of 157 Sri Lankan asylum-seekers a lifeboat to India.

Tourists in Northern Australia left in awe as a Croc is seen attacking a bull shark.

25 of the delegates attending the AIDS 2014 conference in Melbourne failed to board a plane back to their home countries, claiming asylum in the country which hosted them as conference guests.

VIDEO | Transperth puts their passengers to work to save the leg of a man who slipped and got caught between the train and the platform, demonstrating why you SHOULD ‘mind the gap’.

Australian neurologist Stephen Hicks wins the top award in the UK’s Google Impact Challenge with smart glasses for the blind and visually impaired.

Ohh, ahh and aww at Tourism Australia’s list of most liked Facebook photos.

“If you need to dispose of anything you shouldn't have, we suggest you flush it now”: Jetstar flight attendant

There are reports that the supposed father of baby Gammy has a previous conviction and served time in jail.

Immigration and Border control is on high alert as authorities fear the deadly Ebola virus could spread to Australia.

Over a quarter of the Australian population are foreign born migrants, according to the last Census, and where they settle in the country may well depend on where they came from.

"The Australian government is not just gagging the press, it is blindfolding the public," says Julian Assange as WikiLeaks publishes secret suppression order issued by Victorian court.

London lunch-timers enjoyed a game of beach volleyball on a court of golden Australian sand.

Strict new conditions for Australians collecting unemployment benefits, including making 40 job applications per month.

Australian airline Qantas will not follow suite and change their flight path to avoid Iraq as Emmirates have done.

Lily Allen tweeted a picture taken of her being handcuffed by Australian Federal Police as she stepped off the plane at Gold Coast Airport on her way to Splendour. But it's the cops who are in hot water.

In a case of ‘who wore it best’, four Miss Word Australia finalists took to the swimsuit segment of the competition wearing the exact same outfit.

Strengthening UK and US economies deliver boost to Aussie tourism.

While the AIDS 2014 conference kicked off in Melbourne this week, breaking news is that an Australian company developed a condom that will offer real protection against unwanted pregnancies and STD’s including the HIV virus.

Australian writer Richard Flanagan has been added to Man Booker long list for his book ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’.

Australia’s first morning rave attracted more than 370 dancers who felt like popping into a party rave at 6:30 am. Yes that’s right, AM, as in after midnight, like in the morning (early, early in the morning).

Thor, God of Gold: Aussie hunk Chris Hemsworth has cracked the Forbes List top 5 highest paid male actors. Also, top 50 Aussie actors and entertainers list.

With the AIDS 2014 conference taking place in Melbourne, Australia this week we look at some of the shocking truths about HIV and some glimmers of hope.

Australian senator Jacqui Lambie told a radio show she would only date a man with “heaps of cash and they’ve got to have a package between their legs,” adding that she would prefer if he didn’t speak.

UK citizens living in countries like Australia, New Zealand and the USA are adjusting well to life in their adoptive countries, according to a new study.

Duke of Cambridge describes explorer who put ‘Australia’ on the map as a man of action, strength and determination.

Tribute: As flags around the nation fly at half-mast we honour the victims of flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine, who called Australia home.

A survey by the Kirby Institute of the University of New South Wales has revealed that the number of recorded HIV cases in Australia is at an all-time high.

A great white shark that was seen thrashing about the waves near a Perth beach is believed to have met its death by choking on his large lunch.

The Liberal Party’s own polling company’s survey finds that Australians are much more supportive of same-sex couples enjoying the same marital rights as heterosexual unions.

Perth has taken to erasing all visible signs commemorating disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris.

This month has seen some notable changes to the Australian General Skilled Migration programme. Have a look to see how your profession could be affected.

A petition spearheaded by Paula Orbea is after the heads behind Wicked Campers who hire some of Australia’s most controversial camper vans.

Queenslanders have been so diligent in feeding excess electricity from their home solar panels back into the grid that their electricity price remained at $0.00 for a few days last week.

A recent report by the United Nations ‘Trends in International Migrant Stock’ confirmed that of the 5 million Brits not living in their native UK 1.3 million have opted to take root in Australia.

Few things are more romantic and drenched in old world charm than a train journey. Australia offers some of the most scenic tourist orientated railway journeys in some of the world's most charming trains.

Islamic militant who allegedly employed Facebook to recruit support for Syrian and Iraqi conflict has been taken in to custody in the Philippines and will be deported to Australia.

A statement made by District Court judge Gary Neilson that sex between siblings is gaining acceptance has been met with severe criticism.

Prince William will reveal the statue of Matthew Flinders who was the first to circumnavigate the great southern land and map the entire coast of Australia.

You know how crocs are - take food from their mouth and they take your hand instead, as this Australia zookeeer found out.