The $50 million roll-out of SmartGates has been completed with all 83 gates now in operation across Australia’s eight international airports. This week also marked the 10 millionth passenger to have self-processed through departure SmartGates since the first gate was installed in June last year. The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton said […]
A US Navy patrol craft fired three warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps boat after American officials said it had harassed the vessel, a media report said on Friday. Another US patrol craft and a Kuwaiti Navy ship were also harassed in the incident, which took place in the northern end of the […]
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump ruled out a pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants in the US. However, the Manhattan real-estate mogul has declined to clarify whether he would still forcibly deport the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US — a major tenet of his immigration platform — after he suggested earlier […]
Cuban authorities have confirmed that direct commercial flights from the US would resume on August 31 after more than 50 years of suspension. “The start of regular commercial flights from the US is a positive step and a major contribution to better relations between the two countries,” Eduardo Rodriguez, Cuba’s deputy minister of transportation, said […]
An assassination attempt on German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reportedly been foiled here as Czech police detained an armed man who tried to join her motorcade during visit to the capital. “The perpetrator has been detained,” the Mirror quoted police spokesman Josef Bocan as saying on Thursday. “He is suspected of attempting to cause a […]
Curfew and separatist called shutdown continued in Kashmir on Friday for the 49th consecutive day bringing life to a standstill. Police said curfew will continue without any relaxation in Anantnag, Pulwama , Badgam, Shopian and Srinagar city while restrictions would remain in force elsewhere in the Valley. On Thursday evening, senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer […]
Olympic fans of all ages are invited to a special celebration this Monday 29 August to congratulate and welcome home our returning Olympic heroes. NSW Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres and City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore invite members of the public to join in the welcome home our Olympic champions on Monday on […]
Police Minister Bill Byrne has welcomed the Federal Government’s move to build on the Palaszczuk Government’s work dismantling organised crime in Queensland. “The need to put criminals behind bars and protect Queenslanders transcends political boundaries,” he said. “The $3 million over two years put forward by the Federal Government to the Queensland National Anti-Gang Squad […]
A lack of regulation and increasing ‘throw away’ culture in India has led to the country becoming the world’s biggest dumping ground for discarded electronic goods, a conference at The Australian National University (ANU) will hear. Co-convener of the World-making and the environment in the Asia-Pacific region conference, Dr Assa Doron of the ANU School […]
Residential construction activity in NSW has hit an all-time high in the latest sign of the State’s unprecedented rise in housing supply, today’s ABS data shows. Real residential construction over the past year reached $19.4 billion – the highest level on record. “This latest data shows the NSW Government is delivering on its promise to […]