Australia targets at least 62% emissions cut in the next decade
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia on Thursday set a new target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by between 62% and 70% below 2005 levels by 2035. The new target...
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Australia warns social media platforms against age verification for all ahead of a ban on children
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian authorities said Tuesday that should not demand age verification for all account holders starting from December, when a having accounts goes into effect in the...
Australia gifts Papua New Guinea a Parliament House extension for its 50th independence anniversary
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia offered to gift an extension to its Parliament House as the South Pacific island nation celebrated 50 years of independence on Tuesday. Australian Prime Minister...
Australia and Papua New Guinea to sign defense pact as China’s influence grows
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia and Papua New Guinea’s defense forces will be integrated under a new security pact that will be signed this week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...
Australia: Climate report reveals rising oceans threat
Rising oceans and flooding caused by will threaten the homes and livelihoods of over a million Australians by 2050, a report warned on Monday. The National Climate Risk Assessment also warned...
Australia to spend $8 billion on nuclear submarine shipyard
is shelling out an initial sum of AU$12 billion ($8 billion, €6.8 billion) to upgrade facilities at a shipyard as part of a 20-year plan to turn it into a...
Islamophobic incidents in Australia ‘skyrocketed’ since Israel’s Gaza war
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said his government will “carefully consider” the recommendations of an independent report which found that anti-Muslim incidents in the country have “skyrocketed” since the...
Islamophobic incidents in Australia ‘skyrocketed’ since Israel-Hamas war, envoy reports
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Anti-Muslim incidents have “skyrocketed” across Australia since the Israel-Hamas war began nearly two years ago, the country’s special envoy to combat Islamophobia said. The envoy, Aftab...
Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia
MELBOURNE, Australia — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which are causing infertility and death in the iconic native species that is listed...
Australia to spend $1.1 billion on ‘Ghost Shark’ drone subs
on Wednesday announced plans to fleet of “Ghost Shark” underwater attack drones. “This is the highest tech capability in the world,” Defense Minister Richard Marles told reporters in Sydney. “Australia is...
