Greens in Australia Introduce Amendments for Carbon Bill

Australian environmental groups have welcomed the release of the Greens proposed amendments to the CPRS legislation. Calling on senators to support the changes to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), the Australian Conservation Foundation’s...

Australian Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull Puts Leadership on the Line

Australian Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has described sections of his backbench as “smart arses” as he attempts to clear the air over his leadership on climate change. Reacting to leaks from Opposition MPs undermining his proposed policy of...

Australia Strengthens Pakistan Military Ties

Australia has agreed to more than double the amount of Pakistani officers training in Australia to help the country counter extremism. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made the announcement at a Friends of Pakistan gathering in the United States prior to the...

Sam the Koala, Saved From February’s Australian Bush Fires, Put to Sleep

Local media has reported that Sam the koala, famous across the world after she was rescued during the bush fires in southern Australia in February, was put down on Thursday. The 4-year-old koala, which received serious burns during the fires in Victoria,...

New Arts Center to be Built on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands

A new arts center will be built on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands – to create jobs for locals and help meet an increasing national and international demand for APY art. Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin and South...

Government to Continue With Controversial Intervention to Help Australia’s Aborigines

Australia’s Labor government has promised to maintain a controversial policy aimed at protecting Aboriginal children in remote settlements, a year after police and troops were sent into indigenous camps.  Aborigines have demonstrated against...

Australian Medical Association Announced It has Withdrawn From the Northern Territory National Emergency Response

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) announced that it has withdrawn from the Northern Territory National Emergency Response.

Australia Now Officially a Part of the Kyoto Protocol

Australia’s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol came into force today, officially making Australia a full party to the Kyoto Protocol.

US, Australia Reaffirm Alliance After Leadership Change in Canberra

The United States and Australia have reaffirmed their alliance in the first high-level meeting between the two countries since the installation of the new Kevin Rudd government in December. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Deputy Secretary of State...