Tag: Australian
Cate Blanchett’s feminist wake-up call to Cannes
AFP | Cate Blanchett knew there was something seriously awry with the Cannes film festival when the winners of its top prize, the Palme d'Or,...
Indian charged over Commonwealth Games ‘fake media contingent’
AFP | An Indian man has been charged with people smuggling after arriving at Australia's Brisbane airport with eight other travelers as part of a...
‘Cruel betrayal’: Cricket’s heart broken in Australia
AFP | Being Australia's cricket captain is widely seen as the second most important job in the country behind prime minister. Many would argue it...
Australia bans Chinese app ‘WeChat’
News Analysis | WeChat, social media and chat app owned by Chinese tech-giant, Tencent, has been banned by the Australian defense department last week. Amidst...
The Sino-Indian Great Game
News Analysis | The two emerging economies of Asia: India and China are engaged in a struggle to dominate the Indian Ocean region by establishing...
Trump announces ‘heaviest ever’ sanctions on North Korea
AFP | US President Donald Trump has rolled out fresh sanctions against North Korea-linked shipping assets, hailing the package as the "heaviest sanctions ever" levied...
Australia, US, India and Japan attempt to counter China’s OBOR
News Analysis | Talks for a quadrilateral plan to counter China’s growing global influence started among India, the US, Australia and Japan to find an...
Sania Mirza makes trip to Lahore to visit family
News Desk | Indian Tennis player and the wife of cricketer Shoaib Malik, Sania Mirza, recently made a family trip to Lahore. The tennis player...
Thousands forced to abandon homes as Bali volcano threat rises
AFP | A rumbling volcano on the resort island of Bali could erupt at any moment, authorities warned Monday as they raised alert levels to...
Pakistan welcomes Gen. Nicholson’s offer to target Tehreek-e-Taliban
News Analysis | On Wednesday, Islamabad welcomed the US offer of targeting the hideouts of the Tehreek-e-Taliban, a group that is using Afghan soil to...
How Australia took lead to empower its female cricketers?
News Desk | Australian Cricket Board is reported to have increased the salary budget for its women cricketers. The budget has been increased from $7.5 million...
Australian students make $2 version of malaria drug price-hiked by Martin...
In September 2015 biotech executive Martin Shkreli became one of the most reviled men on the internet after purchasing the rights to an anti-malaria...
