Marco Bezzecchi demolished the Australian MotoGP lap record in setting the standard during second practice on Friday, becoming the first rider ever to dip below 1:27 at Phillip Island. The Italian, who won the Indonesia sprint race a fortnight ago before slamming into world champion Marc Marquez during the grand prix, blazed round the waterfront […]
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Australian, New Zealand dollars hold gains amid US rate speculation
The Australian and New Zealand dollars largely held their gains on Monday, following a dovish shift by the US Federal Reserve that weakened the dollar and provided support to both currencies. Investors remain cautious, balancing expectations of future rate cuts against ongoing economic uncertainties. The Aussie slipped 0.1% to $0.6485, after rallying 1.1% on Friday […]
Katy Perry loses trademark fight with Australian fashion designer
SYDNEY, April 28 (Reuters) – An Australian court has ruled that pop superstar Katy Perry infringed the trademark of a Sydney-based fashion designer who has sold her products locally under a label with her birth name “Katie Perry”. Katie Taylor, who filed the lawsuit in 2019, alleged the singer ignored the trademark and sold Katy […]
Hackers leak Australian health records on dark web
Hackers have followed through on a threat to leak sensitive medical records stolen from a major Australian health company that counts the country’s prime minister among nearly 10 million customers. Medibank told investors that a “sample” selection of customer data was posted on a “dark web forum” on Wednesday after it refused to pay a […]
Facebook to unban Australian news pages after agreement on media law
SYDNEY: Facebook announced on Tuesday that it will be resorting Australian news pages after striking a deal with the government to make changes in the world’s first law requiring tech giants to pay media companies. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook said a compromise had been reached on key aspects of the law, which was fiercely […]
Hundreds of refugees protest outside Australian Parliament
CANBERRA: Hundreds of protesters rallied outside Australia’s Parliament House on Monday, saying they wanted to highlight the uncertain futures of many refugees since the government replaced permanent protection visas with temporary visas. The protesters were from Iraq, Iran, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Somalia and included Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar. Most were in Australia on three-year visas […]
Australian Aboriginal site gains World Heritage recognition
An Aboriginal settlement older than the pyramids that provides evidence that indigenous Australians developed sophisticated aquaculture thousands of years ago has been granted World Heritage status, the UN has announced. The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape in southeast Australia was created by the Gunditjmara nation some 6,600 years ago and includes remnants of elaborate stone channels […]
Australian student missing in North Korea is released
An Australian student who went missing in North Korea has been released, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday. “Mr Alek Sigley has been released from detention in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” Morrison told Parliament, referring to North Korea by its official name. “Alek is safe and well … we were advised […]
Wife voices concern for Australian missing in N. Korea
The wife of an Australian man who has gone missing and is feared detained in North Korea said she had no hint that anything was wrong before his disappearance. Japanese Yuka Morinaga, 26, told Australia’s News Corp that Alek Sigley’s disappearance in Pyongyang was “very concerning” and there was not “anything weird” last time they […]
Australian court finds man guilty of plotting to blow up airliner
An Australian court on Wednesday found a man guilty of plotting to blow up an Etihad Airways flight out of Sydney at the behest of Daesh, by hiding a bomb in the luggage of his brother. Police had accused the man, Khaled Khayat, and another brother, Mahmoud Khayat, of planning two terrorist attacks that also […]