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by Max Blenkin, with Andrew Beatty in Sydney Agence France-Presse CANBERRA, Australia (AFP) — Australia launched its biggest defence shakeup in decades Monday, vowing to turn a military that is “no longer fit for purpose” into a fighting force that could deter China or any would-be foe. Defense Minister Richard Marles unveiled a strategic review that called for a sharp shift toward long-range deterrence — using missiles, submarines and cyber tools to keep adversaries at […]
Professional astronomers and amateur cosmologists flocked to a remote part of Western Australia Thursday to witness a total solar eclipse, with the moon blocking out the sun for 58 seconds. Stargazers in Exmouth, on Australia’s northwest tip, parked their caravans, pitched telescopes and donned protective glasses to watch the moon seemingly creep across the sun’s surface before the totality. “Many people become addicted to that minute or so of eerie otherworldliness” John Lattanzio of […]
Images of a total solar eclipse as seen from remote Western Australia. The totality occurred around 11:30 local time, bringing darkness and an eery calm, according to witnesses
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A group of Indonesian fishermen are recovering after being shipwrecked on a coral atoll off Australia’s west coast for six days without food or supplies, authorities said Wednesday. Ten men washed up on Bedwell Island, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) west of the resort town Broome, after their boat was battered by a severe tropical cyclone while fishing in the Indian Ocean. An eleventh fisherman from a second vessel also washed […]
Sydney, Australia | AFP | Monday 4/17/2023 by Steven TRASK Chinese spies allegedly gave a “well-connected” Australian businessman cash-filled envelopes in exchange for handwritten reports about lithium mining and the AUKUS security pact, a Sydney court was told Monday. Australian police allege that Alexander Csergo sold information to two Chinese spies known as “Ken” and “Evelyn” while he worked in Shanghai as a marketing executive. The 55-year-old — who has spent more than two decades […]
Wellington, New Zealand | AFP | Monday 4/17/2023 Radio New Zealand became the latest broadcaster to threaten to leave Twitter on Monday, after the social media platform labelled the public broadcaster “government-funded”. RNZ’s head of content said it could join US counterparts National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service, who both quit Twitter last week in protest at the tag. “Not only is our editorial independence protected by the law, we guard it vigorously,” head […]
Severe Weather Update: Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa now category 5. Video current: 3:00pm AWST 13 April 2023. Know your weather. Know your risk. For the latest forecasts and warnings go to our website https://t.co/4W35o8iFmh or the BOM weather app. pic.twitter.com/6Sbs904Joe — Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (@BOM_au) April 13, 2023 Sydney, Australia | AFP | Thursday 4/13/2023 A powerful tropical cyclone hurtled towards Western Australia on Thursday, triggering a “red alert” emergency and evacuation orders as […]
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Papua New Guinea rose to seven on Tuesday, as emergency crews made contact with remote communities hit by the disaster. The 7.0 magnitude temblor hit a jungle-clad area near the Sepik River in the early hours of Monday. The Provincial Disaster Office said a total of seven people were now believed to have died — up from three on Monday — and at least 17 have been […]
by Steven TRASK Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia said Tuesday it will ban TikTok on government devices, joining a growing list of Western nations cracking down on the Chinese-owned app due to national security fears. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the decision followed advice from the country’s intelligence agencies and would begin “as soon as practicable”. Australia is the last member of the secretive Five Eyes security alliance to pursue a government TikTok ban, […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook a remote region of northwestern Papua New Guinea before dawn Monday, toppling a few homes but with no immediate reports of casualties. The quake struck at a depth of 62 kilometres (38 miles) near the Chambri Lake system in the sparsely populated region of East Sepik Province, the US Geological Service said. “So far, we have lost a few houses, it is fortunate for us that […]
#Earthquake confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M7.2 || 42 km SE of #Ambunti (Papua New Guinea) || 10 min ago (local time 04:04:13). Follow the thread for the updates👇 pic.twitter.com/Kq5fTJZXIj — EMSC (@LastQuake) April 2, 2023 A magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred in Papua New Guinea at 8:04 AM HST. There is NO tsunami threat to Hawai’i. pic.twitter.com/PtCfaWOd2c — Hawaii EMA (@Hawaii_EMA) April 2, 2023 Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.0 – New Guinea, Papua New […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia will force coal mines, smelters and oil refineries to cut their emissions by about five percent each year after passing breakthrough climate laws Thursday targeting the nation’s worst polluters. “It’s the first time greenhouse gas emissions reduction has been written into Australian law,” University of New South Wales sustainability expert Tommy Wiedmann said. The laws apply to some 215 major industrial facilities — each producing more than 100,000 tons of […]
