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Australia Orders Checks On Chinese-Made Cameras In Defense Offices
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The Australian government will examine surveillance technology used in offices of the defense department, Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Thursday, amid reports that Chinese-made cameras install…
Not Just Balloons: Chinese-Made Surveillance Cameras Increasingly Seen as Security Concern
The U.S. and U.K. have similarly previously banned surveillance technology created by Chinese firms amid national security concerns.
He Set Off Across Australia on a Toy Scooter. Then Australia Got on Board.
An improbable journey by a Japanese visitor chronicling his adventures on social media has captured the country’s imagination.
Grieving Turkish Diaspora Rallies to Support Turkey Earthquake Victims
In Melbourne, Australia, dozens of volunteers in the parking lot behind a halal butcher shop packed three shipping containers with cardboard boxes full of new tents, blankets and sleeping bags.
Mukarram Jah, Heir to an Opulent Throne He Abandoned, Dies at 89
He descended from famed Islamic royalty in India and Turkey, but later fled to Australia and became a sheep farmer.
16-year-old girl killed in shark attack in Australia, parents ‘devastated’
Before the fatal shark attack, Stella Berry, 16, had been riding jet skis with her friends in the Swan River, outside Perth.
A New Approach to Funding for the Arts
A new government policy, called Revive, will prioritize Indigenous arts and culture, and also provide funding for commercial arts forms, like popular music.
Court Dismisses Guilty Plea by Australian Tennis Star Nick Kyrgios in Assault Case
The guilty plea and dismissal stemmed from a confrontation Mr. Kyrgios had with his partner in 2021 when she tried to prevent him from leaving in a ride-hailing car.
Sorry, Charles: Australia replacing British monarchy on banknote with Indigenous design
The new $5 bill will feature an Indigenous design that honours ‘the culture and history of the First Australians,’ Australia’s Reserve Bank said Thursday.