The State of Women’s Soccer
The largest-ever Women’s World Cup tournament highlights the growing professionalization of the sport. A sportswriter shares his thoughts.
Australia
Australia selects Redback as next fighting vehicle
The Australian Army will receive 129 new Redback infantry fighting vehicles in response to the country’s changing strategic environment. The Australian Government said Hanwha’s state-of-the-art Redbacks would be built at the company’s facilities in the…
Hanwha defeats Rheinmetall for $5-7 billion Aussie infantry fighting vehicle deal
SYDNEY — Australia moved to further cement its increasingly close ties with South Korea, awarding artillery giant Hanwha a $5-7 billion AUD ($3.38 billion US) contract for infantry fighting vehicles meant to replace the country’s ancient M113 fle…
Colonization Was ‘Luckiest Thing’ for Australia, John Howard Says
The backlash was swift after John Howard made the remarks ahead of a referendum on Aboriginal representation in the government.
More than 50 pilot whales have died in Australia – volunteers are racing to save the rest
A tragic incident has unfolded in Western Australia as more than 50 pilot whales died after becoming stranded on a beach near Albany. Experts from the state’s Parks and Wildlife Service were joined by volunteers who worked through the night, braving c…
Race to rescue nearly 50 beached whales in Australia after dozens dead
Volunteers worked frantically on a second day Wednesday to save dozens of pilot whales that have stranded themselves on a beach in Western Australia.
India-Australia Defence Policy Talks Held In Canberra, Both Sides Reaffirm Commitment For Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Canberra: The 8th India-Australia Defence Policy Talks (DPT) was held in Canberra on July 24-25, where the two sides discussed strengthening the partnership in co-development and co-production of defence equipment and fully implementing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.The Defence policy talks were co-chaired by the Special Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Nivedita Shukla Verma, and
Australian Home Affairs Leaks Sensitive Information Of Cybersecurity Survey Respondents
The Australian Home Affairs department may want to bury their heads in the sand after accidentally exposing sensitive information of more than 50 small business survey participants. Why were they being surveyed? Ironically, to get their thoughts on cybersecurity. It is believed the names, business names, phone numbers and emails of the participants in the […]
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52 Whales Die After Mass Stranding in Western Australia
A pod of nearly 100 pilot whales displayed unusual behavior before beaching themselves in Australia. More than 50 died, and the rest were later euthanized.
Australia to spend $10 billion on new C-130J Hercules aircraft
The Australian government will spend almost $10 billion on a new fleet of C-130J Hercules aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force. Australia will purchase 20 new C-130J Hercules military transport aircraft for $9.8 billion. According to a press rel…