Tag: Australia

The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has called for a bilateral Free Labour Mobility Zone between Australia and the UK to allow citizens of both countries to live and work freely in the other.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has delivered the opening address at the Melbourne Writers Festival in Australia, announcing he might be planning a future writing career to rival J.K. Rowling.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has called the alleged chemical attack on civilians in Damascus "repugnant" as France pledges armed intervention in the Syrian civil war.

Julian Assange says it has been hard leading the WikiLeaks Party from London, after the resignation of a star candidate.

Police have arrested the ringleader of an organised criminal syndicate that allegedly used backpackers to sell forged jewellery throughout Queensland.

Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show the difference between men and women weekly earnings in Australia has widened over the past year to 26 per cent.

Ecuador has released a statement on the first anniversary of Julian Assange being granted political asylum saying that it wants to resolve the Australian's diplomatic status.

Australian researches have found a way to improve the hydrating qualities of beer, without compromising on taste. By adding electrolytes to the amber ale, the researchers from a Queensland university may even have found a way to avoid a post-drink hangover.

The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has been spotted enjoying an Australian holiday in far north Queensland.

ROYAL TOUR OF OZ | Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge are planning a royal visit to Australia in 2014 with their baby son Prince George.

The husband of murdered Melbourne woman Jill Meagher will return to Ireland later this month “to clear his head” while fighting for parole board changes.

Lilly Brown has completed a Masters of Philosophy in Politics from Cambridge University, becoming the first indigenous Australian to graduate from Cambridge.

POSTCARDS FROM AUSTRALIA | Surfers glide in with the break and look like seals clambering onto rock as they fight the surf to stand upright at Emerald Beach, NSW.

A how-to guide for Australians living in London and the UK on how to enrol, register as an overseas voter or take your name off the election roll. Information on how to vote in the UK for the 2013 Australian federal election, in person at Australia House or by postal ...

The father of missing British-Australian man Gary Tweddle has returned to the UK as the search for his son in the Blue Mountains approaches a month.

Deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has claimed that having a beer with embattled MP Craig Thomson was "no big deal", with senior political figures accusing him of bad judgement.

Papua New Guinea wasn't seeking economic gain when it agreed to open a processing centre for asylum seekers trying to get into Australia, Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says.

POSTCARDS FROM AUSTRALIA | This week in Haylee's adventures around Australia, driving from top to tail, she stops in at a little slice of paradise - Pebbly Beach, NSW.

Three of the major banks have said they'll cut interest rates after the Reserve Bank of Australia dropped the official cash rate by 25 basis points to a new low of 2.5 per cent.

The Queensland parliament’s ethics chief MP Peter Dowling has apologised for sexting his mistress and has stood aside from his role, pending an investigation.

Australian entertainer Rolf Harris has been rearrested and bailed again by UK police following further allegations of historical sex abuse.

INTERVIEW | Australian Sex Party founder Fiona Patten talks to Australian Times about civil liberties, censorship and the conservative nature of Australian politics

Embattled entertainer Rolf Harris has made a rare public appearance at Hampshire's Wickham Festival on the eve of answering bail again over historical sex abuse allegations.

Former AFL superstar Ben Cousins has reportedly been assaulted in a Perth park by a suspected motorcycle gang member.

Balancing the books: The Australian government announced it will return the budget to a “modest” surplus by 2016 with the help of new taxes and cuts to foreign aid.

Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has claimed “the law is winning” after being granted a year’s asylum by Russia, accompanied by WikiLeaks legal adviser Sarah Harrison.

A Singapore-based mining company will be forced to pay $150,000 after being convicted of the damage and desecration of an Aboriginal sacred site. It is the first such conviction in Australian history.

The third solider to die following a SAS selection test in mid-Wales region of Brecon Beacons has been named as Corporal James Dunsby, a reservist who served with the Australian Army.

A new federal tobacco excise is set to hit Australian smokers’ hip-pockets to the tune of $1 per cigarette by 2016.

DIANA MOUSINA, CommBank Economist, reveals the findings of a Commonwealth Bank study into the spending habits of Australians on health and fitness.

Less than a week since Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced his PNG solution the first asylum seekers have arrived on Manus Island for processing.

The Australian government is expected to announce a levy on the banks on Friday to insure them against a financial crisis, but there are fears that the cost will be passed on to consumers.

Acclaimed London-based Australian ballerina Jenna Roberts will take to the stage in Brisbane tomorrow night for her first performance on home soil.

Corruption findings by the ICAC against two former NSW Labor ministers, Eddie Obeid and Ian MacDonald, have been a gift to the pre-election campaign of Tony Abbott.

WA Coroner Alastair Hope says all 102 lives lost in the Siev 358 asylum seeker boat tragedy could have been saved if authorities had responded sooner.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has called in a team of election campaign heavyweights from the US to lead a social media onslaught against the Coalition. The team includes British social media expert Matthew McGregor, labelled Obama's 'digital attack dog' during the 2012 US campaign.

Former Labor MP Eddie Obeid, his son Moses, and former mines minister Ian Macdonald could face criminal charges after the ICAC found they acted corruptly.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has described Bradley Manning as “the most important journalistic source that the world has ever seen”.

The Nauru “tent city” solution proposed by the Coalition has been blighted by claims that the visit to the island by Shadow Immigration Minister Scott Morrison and a News Corp journalist were sponsored by a private company who may profit from the policy.

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has rejected calls from Australian medical experts to make the smacking of children illegal.

NSW’s chief scientist has handed down her initial report into CSG, saying the industry faces “significant challenges” going forward.

POSTCARDS FROM AUSTRALIA | Haylee and her husband are currently driving around Down Under. This week they find the creamiest milkshakes south of the Queensland border at Bodalla Dairy Shed.

Australians can no longer blame the Heathrow Injection after they pack on the pounds, as a new study from the United Nations says we are some of the fattest people in the developed world, with higher rates of obesity than the UK.

It may not be the crown jewels just yet, but the future King George has been bestowed another honour, with Australia Post announcing a commemorative stamp in his honour.

The Australian-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee have released guidelines designed to lessen the risk of shootings in places of "mass gatherings".

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared via video link in Melbourne’s Fitzroy library to announce the Australian WikiLeaks Party’s plan to run for the Senate.

An Australian scientist has pioneered a new vaccine for cancer, created from a patient's own tumor. Tests of the treatment on dogs has so far yielded positive results, paving the way for human trials.

Australian election strategist Lynton Crosby has faced renewed calls to prove there is no conflict of interest between his role as advisor to the Conservative Party, and the lobbying role of his company CTF Partners for Philip Morris International.

The economy and tackling corruption in the NSW ALP are on Kevin Rudd’s plate this week, as he gears up for the election.

WikiLeaks Senate candidate Dr Alison Broinowski says that if Julian Assange is found guilty of rape it would be "his own business" and has nothing to do with the party.