Edited by Nelly Tawil Hundreds-of-thousands of dollars will be sought from the Australian government in compensation after Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court ruled the refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island were illegally imprisoned on Tuesday. The Australian government was warned that recompense will be pursued by a lawyer representing the men on Manus Island and that they should be ...

Edited by Nelly Tawil For the first time Australia has the ability to launch cyber attacks Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull admitted while unveiling Australia’s $240 million cyber security strategy, which will focus on closer collaboration with business. The Prime Minister revealed offensive cyber capabilities are utilized to prevent possible attacks, which could mean the government employing hackers to disrupt activities ...

Edited by Nelly Tawil The Senate rejected a piece of government legislation for a second time on Monday, giving Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull the opportunity to call for a double dissolution election. Australia’s constitution allows an early election to be called when the Senate prevents a piece of legislation that has been passed by the lower house, the House of ...

Edited by Nelly T. In an effort to protect their tactics and methodology from scrutiny, NSW police have backed down on an attempt to have all their evidence heard in private at the Sydney siege inquest. However after discussing with legal teams representing the victims’ families and the media, they have conceded to only part of it being heard privately. ...

  Edited by Nelly T. Parliament begins a special sitting today highlighting Malcolm Turnbull’s large gamble, the action comes as opinion polls show the coalition is either behind or neck-and-neck with Labor. The Australian newspaper published a newspoll today showing Labor maintaining its lead over Coalition 51 to 49 per cent after preferences. Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove has opened a ...

Edited by Nelly T. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) the value of Australia’s natural wealth almost doubled within the last decade, rising from $3 trillion in 2006 to $5.8 trillion in 2015. This is the first time ABS has compiled the environmental and economic indicators which fuel the economy, the figures are based on Australia’s natural assets ...

Edited by Nelly T. In an Australian first, access to a partner’s criminal history is now available to those concerned they are at risk of domestic violence. People concerned for their safety have now been given the opportunity to walk into a police station and request information about their partner’s convictions and breaches of domestic violence orders, from today onwards. ...

Edited by Nelly T. During the welcome reception of the LNG18 conference in Perth Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the fading of Australia’s investment boom in mining and resources was “always going to happen” but that the production phase of the new plants would last well into the future. Mr. Turnbull visited Barrow Island off the WA coast to view ...

Edited by Nelly T. According to the NAB’s global head of research, Peter Jolly the Commonwealth government’s debt load is pushing against the rating agencies AAA boundary. In frank terms treasurer Scott Morrison will need to tread carefully for a time to slow the growth of Australian government debt while balancing the looming election and the need for ongoing monetary ...

Edited by Nelly T. Investors are taking advantage of the lower Australian dollar leading to Chinese investment to reach its second highest level in 2015 since its peak year in 2008. Chinese investment in Australia has grown 60% to $15 billion as investors continue to buy real estate and expand into new areas such as healthcare. According to the KPMG ...