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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A survivor of the 2002 Bali bombings on Thursday said it was “laughable” to see one of the bomb makers released from an Indonesian prison after serving half his 20-year sentence. Umar Patek was a member of an Al Qaeda-linked group that detonated two bombs outside a Bali bar and nightclub in October 2002, killing 202 people — including 88 Australians. Patek was released on parole Wednesday, Indonesian authorities confirmed, despite […]
by Shaun TANDON Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States and Australia said Tuesday they would welcome Japanese troops into three-way rotations, vowing a united front in the face of China’s rapid military advances. Australia’s defense and foreign ministers said they agreed to step up the pace of military interactions with the United States during talks with their counterparts in Washington, after which they will fly to Tokyo. “It’s really important that […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia on Monday started building a vast network of antennas in the Outback, its section of what planners say will eventually become one of the most powerful radio telescopes in the world. When complete, the antennas in Australia and a network of dishes in South Africa will form the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), a massive instrument that will aim to untangle mysteries about the creation of stars, galaxies and extraterrestrial life. […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Australia’s most populous state scrapped 33,000 fines issued for breaking Covid-19 rules Tuesday, after a top court ruled they were invalid. New South Wales authorities were forced to retract more than half their pandemic-era fines, which were found to be too vague in describing the offence. Revenue NSW said that because of the “technical” breach it would withdraw “fail to comply” penalties believed to be worth tens of millions of dollars. “Fail […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – A five-year-old boy has survived being bitten, constricted and knocked into a swimming pool by a python the length of a small car, with his father telling media, “Aw look, it’s where we live. It is Australia.” Five-year-old Beau was playing by the edge of a pool in Byron Bay when a three-meter-long (10-foot) python struck from nearby vegetation, his father Ben Blake told Nine radio on Friday. “I believe the python […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Cricket Australia amended its player code of conduct policy Monday, paving the way for David Warner to apply to have his lifetime leadership ban lifted. The dynamic opener and former Test vice-captain was banned from any leadership role in Australia over his part in the Cape Town ball tampering affair in 2018. He was also slapped with a one-year playing suspension, but bounced back to reclaim his place in the national side […]
Sydney, Australia | AFP | Russian hackers were behind a cyberattack on a major Australian healthcare company that breached the data of 9.7 million people, including the country’s prime minister, police said Friday. The hackers started leaking the data earlier this week after Medibank — the country’s largest health insurer — refused to pay a US$9.7 million (Aus$15 million) ransom. Australian Federal Police commissioner Reece Kershaw blamed the attack on Russia-based “cyber criminals”. “We believe […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Hackers leaking medical records stolen from a major Australian healthcare company said Thursday they are demanding $10 million to make it stop, about a dollar for each of their potential victims. Medibank earlier this week confirmed the hackers had accessed information belonging to 9.7 million current and former clients, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. A small sample of records posted by the hackers early Wednesday featured a “naughty list” of names […]
Manila, Philippines | AFP | by Allison Jackson and Mikhail Flores An Australian man has been sentenced to 129 years in a Philippine jail as part of a child sexual abuse case involving victims as young as 18 months, a prosecutor said Wednesday. It was the second conviction for Peter Gerard Scully, who is already serving a life sentence for an initial batch of charges involving the rape and trafficking of girls. The Philippines has […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s e-safety commissioner has written to Elon Musk voicing concern that Twitter staff cuts could leave the social media giant unable to comply with local laws prohibiting extremist and violent content. Commissioner Julie Inman Grant — a former Twitter employee — said she was “deeply concerned about the depth and breadth of recent cuts to Twitter staff across the globe”. Since Musk bought the platform earlier this month, he has fired […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Hackers on Wednesday began leaking sensitive medical records stolen from a major Australian health insurer that had earlier refused to pay the group’s ransom demand. Medibank told investors and customers that a “sample” of data from some 9.7 million clients had been posted on a “dark web forum”. Names, birth dates, addresses, passport numbers and information on medical claims were among the sensitive personal data posted anonymously early Wednesday. Medibank said […]
Sydney, Australia | AFP | Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday voiced fears that Britain’s political convulsions and the exit of his counterpart Liz Truss could derail a pending trade deal between the two countries. “I am concerned about any delay that would occur to the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement,” the Australian prime minister said. The agreement was finalised in December 2021 to much fanfare, but has yet to be ratified by either country. […]
