Australia to build first prison aimed at isolating militants
The unit will be within a maximum-security prison and have capacity for 54 inmates, who will be isolated and intensely monitored, said the state`s Premier Gladys Berejiklian.
Jun 11, 2017, 11:04 AM IST
Australian counter-terrorism police conduct raids after fatal siege
Australian counter-terrorism police conducted raids in the southern city of Melbourne on Friday and questioned three men they said were suspected of providing weapons used in a deadly siege this week
Jun 09, 2017, 10:46 AM IST
Australian Muslims demand safe spaces to be 'inflammatory'
An Australian Islamic council has called for taxpayer-funded "safe spaces" so young Muslims can express "inflammatory" views without fear in a move slammed Thursday as troubling and wrong.
Jun 08, 2017, 09:24 AM IST
Hijab-clad Australia schoolgirls forced to leave expo as people felt threatened
The incident came just over a week after Salman Abedi killed 22 people in the suicide bomb attack in Manchester at an Ariana Grande concert.
Jun 05, 2017, 15:48 PM IST
Australia to strip convicted paedophiles of passports
"The new laws will prohibit registered child sex offenders from leaving Australia or holding Australian passports," Foreign Minister.
May 30, 2017, 09:57 AM IST
Australia: Police criticised for tactics in deadly Sydney cafe siege
The findings into the December 2014 tragedy that shocked the nation followed intense scrutiny of New South Wales police tactics, which have been blasted by families of those who died.
May 24, 2017, 09:16 AM IST
U.S. starts ''extreme vetting'' at Australia's offshore detention centres
Manus Island is one of two Australian-operated detention centres, which hold nearly 1,300 people who were intercepted trying to reach Australia by boat.
May 23, 2017, 11:22 AM IST
Australia considers banning laptops from airliner cabins
Australia is considering following the United States and Britain in banning laptops from inbound airliner cabins, the prime minister said, but declined to explain whether the move was related to an
May 17, 2017, 12:44 PM IST
Four Muslim women punched in face in Islamophobic attacks in Australia
four Muslim women in Australia were allegedly punched in the face by a 39-year-old journalism student from Paraguay.
May 11, 2017, 20:06 PM IST
Australia plans ''terror lockdown'' on Anzac Day
Australian authorities are preparing to put major cities on `terror lockdown` for the country`s national day of remembrance.
Apr 22, 2017, 10:12 AM IST
Mike Pence says United States will honour refugee deal with Australia
US Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday the United States would honour a controversial refugee deal with Australia, under which the United States would resettle 1,250 asylum seekers, a deal
Apr 22, 2017, 09:20 AM IST
US carrier group to be in Sea of Japan in days: Mike Pence
The US supercarrier Carl Vinson will arrive in the Sea of Japan in days, Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday in Australia, amid high tensions with North Korea.
Apr 22, 2017, 09:06 AM IST
Mike Pence reaffirms US-Australia alliance after Donald Trump spat
Vice President Mike Pence sought to reassure Australia today that the US remains committed to the countries' longtime alliance.
Apr 22, 2017, 08:44 AM IST
'Sydney Opera House under threat of terror attack'
Many were concerned about the potential of an attack similar to those seen in London, Nice and elsewhere around the globe if security was not improved.
Apr 18, 2017, 09:28 AM IST
US Marines arrive in Darwin for Australia, China exercises
The Australia-US-China military exercises are also aimed at Australia charting a course between its most important security ally the United States and its biggest trading partner China.
Apr 18, 2017, 09:22 AM IST
New cyclone warning issued for Australia
A new cyclone warning was issued for Australia`s Northern Territory on Tuesday as a slow-moving tropical storm is gathering strength, the media reported.
Apr 11, 2017, 11:45 AM IST
Anchor gets caught daydreaming; Australian channel faces backlash for banning her
Natasha Exelby was presenting late-night rolling coverage after 10 pm on Saturday when she was caught daydreaming between segments.
Apr 10, 2017, 17:07 PM IST
Cyclone strikes healthiest part of Great Barrier Reef
A cyclone that left a trail of destruction in northeast Australia and New Zealand has also damaged one of the few healthy sections of the Great Barrier Reef to have escaped large-scale bleaching,
Apr 10, 2017, 08:56 AM IST
Australia cracks down on foreign bribery
The Australian government on Tuesday announced a major crackdown on foreign bribery.
Apr 04, 2017, 14:09 PM IST
