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AUSTRALIA LOOKS INTO RESETTLING WHITE SOUTH AFRICAN FARMERS WHO SAY THEY ARE PERSECUTED


Support for the plight of white South Africans cut a contrast to Dutton's statements about other migrants and asylum seekers hoping to come to Australia... READ MORE

16th March, 2018 1384

WA KIDS USE BUSH MEDICINE TO QUALIFY FOR SCIENCE AWARD


Maroon bush, crimson turkey bush and sweet potato leaves have been used by Aboriginal peoples as medicine for a variety of illness... READ MORE

19th February, 2018 0

RING OF FIRE IS ACTIVE - BUT THAT'S NORMAL


According to Japan's volcanology division, Mount Moto-Shirane had been quiet for 3,000 years before its sudden eruption... READ MORE

25th January, 2018 693

MUMS ON HOW TO SURVIVE A SHORT MATERNITY LEAVE


The then 35-year-old was living in Singapore, back when government-paid maternity leave only extended to the first two children... READ MORE

19th January, 2018 96

PEOPLE EVACUATED FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA ISLAND AFTER VOLCANO EXPLODES


The remote island volcano of Kadovar spews ash into the sky in Papua New Guinea, in this still image taken from video on January 6, 2018... READ MORE

14th January, 2018 14

IMMIGRATION PAID OUT $230,000 IN COMPENSATION CLAIMS LAST YEAR, FOI DOCUMENTS SHOW


'This is intentional harm' Getting compensation from Australia's Immigration Department can be a formidable task, something Ms O'Connor SC knows too well... READ MORE

12th January, 2018 2003

CHINA LODGES DIPLOMATIC COMPLAINT FOLLOWING AUSTRALIAN MINISTER'S COMMENTS


Eight Pacific nations recognise China Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji, Niue, Samoa and Tonga, Cook Islands and Micronesia... READ MORE

10th January, 2018 507

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INDIGENOUS RANGERS STUMBLE ACROSS DODO RELATIVE LIVING IN THE KIMBERLEY


In 2002, scientists determined through DNA analysis that the Nicobar pigeon was the closest living relative to the dodo... READ MORE

9th May, 2017 9174

BRITISH-OWNED CRUISE SHIP WRECKS ONE OF INDONESIA'S BEST CORAL REEFS


Mongabay Ship ran aground at Raja Ampat, one of the country's most popular dive sites that has been likened to an underwater Amazon... READ MORE

10th March, 2017 6936

'DUMB DEAL' DRAGS AUSTRALIA-U.S. TIES TO NEW LOW AFTER TENSE TRUMP CALL


The Post reported that Trump described the resettlement plan as the worst deal ever and accused Australia of trying to export the next Boston bombers ... READ MORE

2nd February, 2017 6344

TSUNAMI WARNINGS AFTER 7.8 QUAKE STRIKES OFF SOLOMON ISLANDS' COAST


Another earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit 66km west of Kirakira, Solomon Islands, according to USGS... READ MORE

8th December, 2016 6304

PACIFIC ISLANDERS CALL FOR AUSTRALIA NOT TO FUND ADANI COALMINE


Australia needs to make a stronger contribution to fight climate change and its impacts, the report says... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 6206

PRINCE PHILIP KING OF THE AWKWARD ONE-LINER


I shall probably have to give up polo." "We don't come here for our health... READ MORE

4th May, 2017 5019

ALL WORK, NO PAY: THE PLIGHT OF YOUNG CONSERVATIONISTS


But, today -- with a master's degree in conservation science from Imperial College London -- she's taking orders, delivering drinks, and cleaning tables to support herself... READ MORE

17th August, 2017 4694

TRUMP IN 'WORST CALL' WITH TURNBULL


A phone call between US President Donald Trump and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has called into question a refugee resettlement deal... READ MORE

2nd February, 2017 4444

TRUMP ON 'TOUGH' CALLS WITH WORLD LEADERS


Believe me, when you hear about the tough phone calls I'm having, don't worry about it, Trump said Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington... READ MORE

2nd February, 2017 4171

'FACELESS' FISH MISSING FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY REDISCOVERED BY AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS


On board the Investigator research vessel for the month-long voyage are 27 scientists, 13 technicians and 20 crew... READ MORE

31st May, 2017 3739

HOW TIBETANS SURVIVE LIFE ON THE 'ROOF OF THE WORLD'


They lived on the Tibetan Plateau, 4200m 14,100ft above sea level, in a site now known as Chusang... READ MORE

28th February, 2017 3285

IS THE TRADITIONAL CHEWING OF BETEL NUT KILLING PAPUA NEW GUINEA?


Once reserved for sacred events, now almost half of Papua New Guineans chew betel nut... READ MORE

13th October, 2017 2718

AUSTRALIAN NAVY WORLD WAR ONE AE1 SUBMARINE FOUND 103 YEARS AFTER IT VANISHED


AE1 was the first Allied submarine lost in the first world war and the first ship lost by the Royal Australian Navy... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 2684

HOW EUROPE'S FAR RIGHT FELL IN LOVE WITH AUSTRALIA'S IMMIGRATION POLICY


Signatories to the UN refugee convention are, however, obliged to assess the claims of asylum seekers reaching their shores... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 2658

SO YOU WANT TO MOVE TO AUSTRALIA? HERE'S A HOW-TO GUIDE


Migrants can apply for permanent residency in Australia under various different visas... READ MORE

6th December, 2016 2587

'LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT': REFUGEE WHO MET HIS WIFE ON MANUS PLEADING TO STAY


Refugee Alex Rashid met the love of his life on Manus Island, now he's fighting to stay with her and his family... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 2524

AUSTRALIA WILL SPEND UP TO $250 MILLION HOUSING MANUS REFUGEES


Australia will spend up to 250 million housing Manus refugees... READ MORE

23rd October, 2017 2434

TRUMP'S REFUGEE ORDER TRIGGERS PROTESTS ACROSS AUSTRALIA


Similar protests were held in Canberra, Newcastle and Hobart, while hundreds attended an anti-Trump rally in Melbourne on Friday... READ MORE

4th February, 2017 2331

MELANIA TRUMP HANDS OUT HONORS AT STATE DEPARTMENT TO WOMEN WHO DISPLAYED COURAGE


She continues to live in New York City with her son, Barron, and visits Washington periodically... READ MORE

30th March, 2017 2284

CHINA PLANS NEW SILK ROAD TO DOMINATE WORLD TRADE


It will open southern China and Chongqing to the world, she said... READ MORE

14th May, 2017 2245

DOES AUSTRALIA RUN THE MOST GENEROUS REFUGEE PROGRAM PER CAPITA IN THE WORLD?


In addition to offshore resettlement, in 2016, 6,567 people arrived in Australia seeking asylum who were recognised as refugees... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 1867

IS DEEP SEA MINING VITAL FOR A GREENER FUTURE - EVEN IF IT DESTROYS ECOSYSTEMS?


The seabed crawler being built is a few metres in size, far smaller than the commercial-scale machines Nautilus commissioned from UK company SMD... READ MORE

4th June, 2017 1666

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLOBAL RIGHT-WING SURGE


The far-right United Kingdom Independence Party declared that a Britain free of the European Union would welcome its former colonies as closer trade partners... READ MORE

2nd December, 2016 1659

AUSTRALIA HAS STRANDED HUNDREDS OF REFUGEES ON A REMOTE ISLAND


Australia shuts down Manus Island detention center, leaving hundreds of refugees stranded... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 1654

PAPUA NEW GUINEAS POLICE STORM MANUS ISLAND REFUGEE CAMP


The Papua New Guinea authorities' aggressive move, which Australia's immigration minister confirmed was taking place, represented an escalation of the conflict over the Manus center... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 1641

UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF TELLS TURNBULL GOVERNMENT TO RESTORE SERVICES TO MANUS IMMEDIATELY


He called on the Australian Government to restore services immediately... READ MORE

4th November, 2017 1589

INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS MOST ANCIENT CIVILISATION ON EARTH, EXTENSIVE DNA STUDY CONFIRMS


The findings show that aboriginal Australians are descended directly from the first people to inhabit the continent about 50,000 years ago... READ MORE

24th September, 2016 1583

REFUGEE HAMED SHAMSHIRIPOUR FOUND DEAD ON MANUS ISLAND


An asylum seeker being held at an Australian detention camp on Manus Island has been found dead, hanging from a tree... READ MORE

7th August, 2017 1407

ASYLUM SEEKER FOUND DEAD IN AUSTRALIA-RUN CENTRE


Australia agreed to close the Manus Island centre last year after a PNG court ruled that detaining asylum seekers and refugees there was unconstitutional... READ MORE

7th August, 2017 1397

ONE IN FIVE PACIFIC ISLANDERS WOULD MOVE TO AUSTRALIA UNDER NEW MIGRATION PROPOSAL


Under the proposal, Pacific Islanders could move to Australia through a similar pathway to that which is currently enjoyed by New Zealanders... READ MORE

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