Australia News Stories
China-Australia looking to heal trade war wounds
When Treasurer Jim Chalmers travels to Beijing later this month, he and his counterpart at China’s peak economic agency, the National Development and Reform Commission, won’t be short on important topics to discuss. Chalmers will be attending the Australia-China Strategic Economic Dialogue, one part...
photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko
Australia to ban children from social media
Canberra, Sep 10 (IANS) Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday announced a plan to ban children from using social media.The Prime Minister stated that the...
photo: Creative Commons / Solen Feyissa
Oldest Dingo Bones Are Younger Than Previously Thought, Altering Australia's Timeline
The arrival of the dingo in Australia greatly altered the continent's ecology and coincided with a significant break in the apparent isolation of indigenous Australians. Our best estimates of when this happened have now been shifted hundreds or even thousands of years, thanks to more accurate...
photo: GFDL / Peripitus
Beijing rips Canada’s 100% tariffs on China-made EVs
Beijing has vowed to take all necessary measures to protect the interests of Chinese companies after Canada announced its plan to impose tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) and steel and aluminum products produced in China. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday Canada will place a 100%...
photo: AP / Matthias Schrader, File
Prozac in waterways is changing how fish behave, research finds
Australian study of guppies shows that pharmaceutical pollution could threaten species’ long-term survival Contamination of waterways with the antidepressant Prozac is disrupting fish bodies and behaviours in ways that could threaten their long-term survival, new research has found. As global...
photo: GFDL
Australian science magazine slammed over AI-generated articles
One of Australia's leading science magazines drew fire Thursday after publishing AI-generated articles that experts said were incorrect or oversimplified. Cosmos, published by Australia's state-backed national science agency, used Open AI's GPT-4 to produce six articles published last month....
photo: AI
Hottest oceans in 400 years endanger Great Barrier Reef, scientists say
Water temperatures in and around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have risen to their warmest in 400 years over the past decade, placing the world's largest reef under threat, according to research published today. The reef, the world's largest living ecosystem, stretches for some 2,400k off the coast...
photo: AP / Jumbo Aerial Photography/Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Australia lifts terrorism threat level from ‘possible’ to ‘probable,’ but says no specific threat
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government on Monday elevated the nation’s terrorism threat alert level from “possible” to “probable,” citing concerns about increasing radicalization among young people and community tensions over the Israel-Hamas war. It is the first time the threat level...
photo: Creative Commons / Kgbo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en
HSBC Australia starts blocking payments to crypto exchanges
HSBC Australia has decided to stop customer payments to cryptocurrency exchanges starting yesterday. The bank announced the change through an email, explaining that: “From 24 July 2024, HSBC will block payments from bank accounts and credit cards that we reasonably believe are being made to...
photo: Creative Commons / Newtown grafitti
Australia urged to act as refugee health crisis intensifies in Papua New Guinea
A report by an asylum seeker support group found one-fifth of the remaining refugees are ‘so unwell their lives were at imminent risk’. ......
photo: AP

photo photo