Australian government
Australia says writer given suspended death sentence in China
Chinese-Australian dissident writer Yang Jun has been handed a suspended death sentence for espionage in China, Beijing and Canberra said Monday, five years after he was arrested on a rare visit to his homeland.
The Chinese-born Australian citizen has been in jail in China since 2019 on spying allegations and is said to be in ill health.
People observe sky from ancient castle
As part of the "Scientists of the Future" project supported by the Australian Embassy in the capital Ankara, a sky observation event has been organized at the 3,000-year-old Zerzevan Castle in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
- Read more about People observe sky from ancient castle
- Log in to post comments
Great Barrier Reef sees fragile coral comeback
Parts of Australia's beleaguered Great Barrier Reef now have the highest levels of coral cover seen in decades, a government report said Thursday, suggesting the aquatic wonder could survive given the chance.
- Read more about Great Barrier Reef sees fragile coral comeback
- Log in to post comments
Australian leader refuses to publicly intervene on Assange
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday rejected calls for him to publicly demand the United States drop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange.
Assange vows to fight UK approval of extradition to US
Supporters of Julian Assange on June 17 vowed to fight his extradition to the United States after Britain approved a US request for the WikiLeaks founder to face trial over the publication of secret military files.
Australia to open borders to vaccinated travelers on Feb. 21
Australia will open its borders to all vaccinated tourists and business travelers from Feb. 21 in a further relaxation of pandemic restrictions announced Monday.
Australia imposed some of the world's toughest travel restrictions on its citizens and permanent residents in March 2020 to prevent them from bringing COVID-19 home.
Serbian prosecutors: Djokovic’s COVID-19 test was valid
Serbia's state prosecutors on Wednesday rejected suggestions that Novak Djokovic used a fake positive test for COVID-19 to try to enter Australia and compete in the Australian Open.
Vucic to meet Djokovic tomorrow
The meeting will be held in the building of the General Secretariat of the President of the Republic on Andriev venac.
The confirmation came from the office of the President of Serbia, and the media will be able to record the introductory addresses of Vui and Djokovi.
- Read more about Vucic to meet Djokovic tomorrow
- Log in to post comments
The collapse of Australia
Last week, workers' absences due to isolation and illness became so serious that the national government considered lowering the age limit for work permits, so that minors could be included in food supply chains, according to CNN.
- Read more about The collapse of Australia
- Log in to post comments
Djokovic: I won't reveal whether I got vaccinated or not
Novak should take part in three more competitions by the end of 2021.
"For now, I plan to play Paris, the Final Masters in Turin and the Davis Cup. That is my schedule until the end of the season. I should be in Belgrade by the end of the week, and then a week before the competition in Bercy I will leave Serbia.