Tag: Australian

Up to 10 million Australians hit by telecoms hack

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Sensitive information about almost 10 million Australian telecoms subscribers may have been compromised by a massive hack of the country’s second-largest provider, the firm revealed Friday. Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin said a “sophisticated” actor was behind a cyberattack, which gained access to information about up to 9.8 million users. The data accessed included customers’ names, dates of birth, phone numbers and email addresses, as well as some driver’s license […]

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NZ to hold national remembrance for Christchurch next Friday

New Zealand will hold a national remembrance service on March 29 for the victims of the Christchurch mosque massacre and their families, the prime minister’s office announced on Sunday. The interfaith service will take place in Christchurch two weeks after an Australian white supremacist shot and killed 50 Muslims who had arrived for Friday prayers at two mosques in the city on March 15. “The national remembrance service provides an opportunity for Cantabrians (Christchurch-area residents), […]

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PHL strongly condemns mass shootings in New Zealand

(Eagle News)–The Philippines on Saturday, March 16, condemned the mass shootings in New Zealand that left at least 40 dead. “The Philippines joins all peace-loving nations and peoples around the world in condemning — in the strongest and in no uncertain terms — this assault on the faithful in places of worship,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. According to Panelo, the “reprehensible act has no place in a civilised world.” He said […]

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Australian nun who angered Duterte to leave Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — An Australian nun who battled a government bid to expel her from the Philippines after she angered President Rodrigo Duterte, said Wednesday she will leave rather than face certain arrest and deportation. Patricia Fox’s abrupt announcement came because immigration authorities refused hours earlier to extend her tourist visa and ordered the 71-year-old out by Saturday. Fox, who has spent nearly three decades advocating for the Philippines’ poorest, has become a symbol […]

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Australian gets life imprisonment in Philippine child sex abuse case

MANILA, Philippines (AFP)- An Australian man has been sentenced to life in a Philippine prison as part of a notorious child sexual abuse case in which prosecutors say he chained the victims like dogs. Peter Scully still faces another trial and dozens of more charges, including allegations he made child pornography and murdered a young girl. The Philippines has become a key hub for a billion-dollar, global child cybersex industry, police have warned, with operators helped […]

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Cycling: Former Australian Olympic track star dies aged 39

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s track cycling community mourned the sudden death of former Olympic and world champion Stephen Wooldridge, aged just 39, on Tuesday. The star from New South Wales state, won gold for Australia in the 2004 Athens Olympics, was a four-time world champion in the discipline, and a champion in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. “Stephen was an exceptional cyclist and Olympic Champion who will forever be remembered,” said Australian Olympic Committee President John Coates in […]

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Australian man sentenced to death in Thailand over Hells Angel murder case

  (Reuters) — Thailand’s Pattaya Provincial Court on Tuesday (February 7) handed down a death sentence to Australian national Antonio Bagnato for the murder of a former Hells Angels member over a year ago. A 22-year-old U.S. national, Tyler Gerard, was also given a three-year jail sentence for being an accomplice to the crime, but his sentence was later lowered to two years as he cooperated with the investigation and provided useful information, according to […]

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New executions looming in Indonesia

CILACAP, Indonesia (AFP) — More foreign drug convicts could imminently face the firing squad in Indonesia after authorities said Monday they were ready to carry out a new round of executions following a hiatus. Nationals from Pakistan, Nigeria and Zimbabwe are expected to be put to death alongside Indonesians soon, but officials say no Europeans or Australians will face the firing squad in the third round of executions under President Joko Widodo. Indonesia sparked international […]

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