Canberra: Australia will end a decade-old freeze on the minimum wage for skilled migrant workers as part of an overhaul of what the government described as a broken migration system that fosters exploitation and favors attracting low-paid employees over filling critical skill shortages. “What has emerged
Sydney: Australia proposed on Thursday overhauling its immigration system to speed up getting highly skilled workers into the country and smoothening the path to permanent residency. The federal Labor government said the current system used to select skilled migrants — the points test — will be
Canberra: Australia's government will prioritise long-range precision strike, domestic production of guided weapons, and diplomacy - key points of a review released Monday recommending the country's biggest defence shakeup since World War Two. The review said that the United States was no longer the "unipolar leader
Sydney: At least 50 climate change activists were charged with unlawful demonstration near Australia's largest coal export port on Sunday after protesters climbed on a coal train and shovelled the coal. New South Wales state police said 47 demonstrators were charged with "rail corridor offences", two
Vienna: Five former Austrian officials went on trial in Vienna accused of granting asylum to a suspected Syrian war criminal in Austria at the request of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. The five are accused of abusing their positions by bringing Khaled Halabi, a former Syrian general,
Brisbane: Tensions have risen here ahead of the Khalistan Referendum voting on March 19 as dozens of pro-Khalistan Sikhs rounded up and forced the closure of India’s honorary consulate in Brisbane and the Australian government issued an updated travel advisory advising its citizens against travelling
Vienna: The UN nuclear watchdog on Tuesday said it has to ensure that "no proliferation risks" will come from a nuclear-powered submarine pact by the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. Australia announced it would buy up to five US nuclear-powered submarines, then build a
Brisbane: Within days of the Indian foreign minister's high-profile visit to Australia, a video is making rounds on social media with the "Khalistan" Flag raised at Indian Consulate in Brisbane. In the video, G-20 foreign ministers have been urged to visit New Delhi's "Widow Colony" inhibited
Nellis Air Force Base: The United States, Britain and Australia carried out joint air drills over the Nevada desert and beyond as part of an effort to simulate high-end combat operations against Chinese fighter aircraft and air defenses. Reuters accompanied British forces for several hours during
Sydney: A seminar was organized at the Consulate General of Pakistan in Sydney to mark the Kashmir Solidarity Day. Seminar held in Sydney to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day The seminar was attended by Members of the Australian Parliament, journalists, academicians, human rights activists and members of