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‘No impact to critical infrastructure’: Australian government holds snap crisis meeting over CrowdStrike outage
In short: Australian government agencies, retailers, banks and airlines called an emergency meeting in response to this afternoon’s unprecedented global technical outage. The outage was caused by an update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. Flights have been grounded, payment systems interrupted and media networks left unable to operate as normal as a result of the computer...
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Australian soldier and her husband accused of spying for Russia | CBC News
An Australian army private and her husband accused of spying for Russia were denied bail Friday, on the first charges against suspected operatives under Australia’s sweeping espionage laws enacted in 2018. Kira Korolev, 40, and her husband, Igor Korolev, 62, are Russian-born Australian citizens and hold Russian passports. They did not appear in person and...
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Australia’s ‘superhuman’ para-athletes look to bounce back in Paris
In short: The Australian Paralympic team is hoping to rise up the medal tally in Paris after a tough Games in Tokyo in 2021. Co-captains Curtis McGrath and Angie Ballard were among 25 para-athletes in Canberra for the team launch. What’s next?: The Paralympic Games will run in Paris from August 29 to September 9,...
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Australian PM Anthony Albanese Claims His Family Got Threats From Teen Terror Accused
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed that an accused teenage terrorist has thretened his family in a manifesto, ABC News reported on Friday. The accused was identified as Jordan Patten. The 19-year-old allegedly filmed himself arriving at Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp’s office carrying knives and tactical equipment on Wednesday. According to ABC News, it...
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Australian PM Says He, His Family Threatened By Teen Terrorist: Report
“There is no place for extremism in Australia,” Anthony Albanese said (File) Canberra: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed he and his family were threatened by an accused teenage terrorist. Albanese said on Friday that he and his family were among those threatened in an extremist manifesto in which 19-year-old Jordan Patten allegedly outlined...
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Will King Charles cut short upcoming Australia visit amid cancer battle? Doctors fear he’s doing…
King Charles resumed his Royal duties with enthusiasm attending several events and Buckingham Palace parties in order to “make up for lost time”. Despite his health concerns, the King recently attended Trooping the Colour ceremony with Queen Camilla, son Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton. Earlier, he was reportedly rushed to a hospital just...
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Chinese premier’s Western Australia tour spotlights global race for critical minerals
SYDNEY – Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited a lithium processing plant in resource-rich Western Australia state on Tuesday, highlighting China’s push to secure critical minerals as Washington tries to break Beijing’s supply dominance. Western Australia supplies more than half of the world’s seaborne iron ore, with China its top customer, and half of its lithium...
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China Premier Li Qiang to meet biz leaders in mineralrich W Australia
Chinese Premier Li Qiang shakes hands with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra, Australia June 17, 2024. MICK TSIKAS/Pool via REUTERS 3 min read Last Updated : Jun 18 2024 | 8:45 AM IST Chinese Premier Li Qiang will meet business leaders in Western Australia on Tuesday, and...
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Chinese premier Qiang Oz PM Albanese meet at Australias Parliament House
China’s premier Li Qiang (Photo: Bloomberg) 3 min read Last Updated : Jun 17 2024 | 7:14 AM IST Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international...
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Chinese premier Li Qiang flies to Australia after New Zealand visit
China’s premier Li Qiang (Photo: Bloomberg) 4 min read Last Updated : Jun 15 2024 | 11:24 AM IST Chinese Premier Li Qiang is due to arrive in Australia on Saturday on a relations-mending mission with panda diplomacy, rock lobsters and China’s global dominance in the critical minerals sector high on the agenda. ...
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Australia expects China to lift ban on exports as they ease past 2020 row
The return of lobsters to the Chinese market would be a milestone in the Australian government’s ambition to stabilize bilateral relations since coming to power in 2022. 3 min read Last Updated : Jun 12 2024 | 12:42 PM IST Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell on Wednesday predicted the final obstacle for exports to...
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