Aus bans arrivals from India; offenders to face 5-yr jail term, fines

Australian citizens could face five-year jail term or hefty fines up to $66,000 if they try to return home from India after Canberra made the journey temporarily illegal in an effort to curb the......

Scott Morrison replaces Australian PM Turnbull after party vote

Scott Morrison on Friday became Australia’s new prime minister after emerging victorious in a leadership contest for the Liberal Party following a political coup against Malcolm Turnbull,......

How the world is helping India during its Covid crisis

The international community has started rushing medical equipment and supplies to India, which continues to witness a record spike in the coronavirus cases, with the Biden administration saying it......

Aus: MP for debate on growing Muslim population

An Australian member of Parliament and former Immigration Minister, Kevin Andrews, has sparked off a row after suggesting that Australia needs to have a serious discussion about the growth of its......

Australian court tosses out Adani coal mine challenge

The mine got the sign-off from Environment Minister Greg Hunt in October after the company cleared concerns about two rare outback species   An Australian court on Tuesday rejected a bid to......

Australian coal mine 'sound' despite latest green challenge: Adani

Progress on the mine was blocked in August after a claim Adani failed to take into account the welfare of the yakka skink lizard and ornamental snake. Image: Tourists stand in front of huts that......

Green groups slam re-approval of Adani's mine project in Australia

'We will keep fighting for our rights and our culture until this project dies and becomes an ugly memory.' Image: An aerial view of Lady Elliot Island on the southern end of Australia’s......

Adani Enterprises surges 13% as Aus re-approves coal mine project

Shares of Adani Enterprises surged 13 per cent on Wednesday after mining giant Adani's plan to build one of the world's largest coal mines got a re-approval for the 16.5-billion controversy-hit......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

Oscars 2014: Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett win top awards

The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture American HustleGravityTwelve Years A SlaveCaptain PhillipsDallas Buyers......

Argo, Life of Pi win at Oscars 2013

The 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les......

New releases: Desis lead the charge in America

Leap Year, You Might Want to Skip It This Year, declared a reviewer. Many others toowere dismissive of the romantic film directed by Anand Tucker, his first mainstream film. But the movie which is......

Up to England whether or not to travel for Ashes: Aus Minister

IMAGE: The portraits of England captain Joe Root and Australia captain Tim Paine. CA has been negotiating with authorities and the ECB over travel conditions and whether players' families can......

Djokovic will need to be vaccinated to play Australian Open: minister

'You’ll need to be double vaccinated to visit Australia. That’s a universal application, not just to tennis players.' IMAGE: Novak Djokovic, who is level with Roger Federer and Rafa......

PIX: Fans return to Australian Open after lockdown ends

IMAGE: There was a sprinkle of fans in the stands at the Australian Open on Thursday at the semi-final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka. Photograph: Jaimi Joy/Reuters Fans wearing masks......

Australia rushes to file defence of Djokovic ban

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic has been confined to a hotel used to accommodate asylum seekers. Photograph: Reuters Australian authorities scrambled on Sunday to file a legal defence of their decision......

Drug cheat Ben Johnson ad draws anger

A disgraced athlete ero returns... to much dismay. IMAGE: Disgraced Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson in a television advertisement. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sportsbet/Twitter A controversial......