Australia

Chance of significant aftershocks’: Victoria hit by earthquake, warnings of more to come

By: Patrick Hatch, Simone Fox Koob and Dominic Powell Victoria will be rattled by potentially significant aftershocks in coming weeks and months after the largest earthquake recorded in the state damaged buildings in inner-Melbourne and was felt across south-eastern Australia. Authorities said it was fortunate the magnitude-5.9 earthquake hit a largely unpopulated area north-east of Melbourne at 9.15am on Wednesday, ...

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Taliban ask to address UN general assembly after Afghanistan takeover

The Taliban have challenged the credentials of Afghanistan’s former United Nations ambassador and are asking to speak at the UN general assembly, a UN spokesperson has said. UN officials must now decide which representative to recognise, a month after the Taliban swept into power as the US prepared to withdraw from Afghanistan at the end of August. UN spokesperson Stephane ...

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Malcolm Turnbull calls Christian Porter’s anonymous donation a ‘shocking affront to transparency’

By: Amy Remeikis, Paul Karp and Christopher Knaus Malcolm Turnbull says Christian Porter’s decision to accept money without knowing the source was an “extraordinary abrogation of responsibility”, after the former attorney general declared part of his legal fees were paid by unknown donors. Porter, the industry and science minister, updated his register of interests on Monday, to include the Legal ...

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The media “are complicit in hiding the truth” of the Afghan war, allowing a “great 20-year lie,” says WikiLeaks editor-in-chief

By: MRT The US war campaign in Afghanistan was a “great 20-year lie” that only benefited the US military-industrial complex and private contractors. he claimed this Wednesday to MRT the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, Kristinn Hrafnsson. As the journalist pointed out, what is currently surprising is not the ongoing withdrawal of US troops and their allies from Afghan territory, but the ...

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Airlines warn NSW may reopen to international travel but with few planes to service huge demand

By: Elias Visontay Foreign airlines won’t be able to ramp up operations to meet the mass reopening of international travel into Sydney when 80% vaccination is reached because they will need several months to recall laid-off staff and retrieve planes that have been parked in deserts. Barry Abrams, the executive director of the Board of Airline Representatives of Australia, told ...

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SYDNEY FC MEDIA RELEASE SYDNEY FC AND BANK OF SYDNEY ANNOUNCE MAJOR PARTNERSHIP

Sydney FC and Bank of Sydney are excited to announce a new commercial partnership. Bank of Sydney is dedicated to forging strong relationships with customers and community groups looking for a personal, rewarding banking experience. The deal represents a major alignment with a sports club. “It’s a great partnership between two proud Sydney institutions,” said Sydney FC Chief Executive Officer ...

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Pfizer doses in vaccine swap deal with UK arrive in Sydney

The first two planeloads of Pfizer vaccines set to boost Australia’s rollout this month as part of a four million jab dose-swap deal with the UK have arrived in Sydney. The 457,000 doses touched down last night at Sydney International Airport in two separate flights from London’s Heathrow Airport, Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s office said. The first plane arrived about ...

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