House of Representatives Speaker Yiannakis Omirou has expressed his complete satisfaction over the result of his visit week long visit to Australia. In statements at Larnaca International Airport on his arrival from Australia, Omirou, who led a s…
The Australian government is desperately trying to salvage its policy on asylum-seeker deportation after an Australian high court blocked the legislation on Wednesday. According to reports in Australia, the number of refugees being shipped to Mal…
A microlight pilot paralysed from the waist down has completed a four month journey from Yorkshire to Australia. Dave Sykes marathon 12,000 mile flight saw him fly over 18 countries, cross oceans, deserts, cities and jungle. Mr Sykes survived dus…
A young boy has cheated death in an attempt to speak to a girl on the other side of a railway track to him. The Australian had a narrow escape after being pinned to a platform wall by a 100mph train. CCTV footage documents the moment the twelve y…
Australia's high court has blocked an injunction created by the government, which would have had asylum-seekers shipped straight to Malaysia, sighting the country's lack of asylum seeker protection laws. The news will come as a major blow to the …
Australian city Melbourne has knocked off long time front runner Vancouver to be crowned world’s most liveable city. Vancouver has fallen to third place behind Vienna after ruling the rankings for almost a decade. Australia has dominated th…
Malaysia has lifted its ban on the imports of livestock from Australia, declaring 'the once viable virus scare has now diminished'. That's according to a top Malaysian veterinarian, speaking on Thursday. However the ban on imports of horses will …
The ash cloud from Chile's Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano has spread to Australia and New Zealand causing numerous flight cancellations in the region. The ash has been detected at between 20000 and 35000 feet and while some airlines plan to fly below …
The big four Australian banks have had their credit rating downgraded by rating's agency Moody's from Aa1 to Aa2 although this does not reflect greatly on the country's financial stability. The change signals a degree of concern over Australia's depe…
Samoa, the island nation in the South Pacific is planning to jump the International Dateline to make business with Australia and New Zealand simpler. At the moment, Samoa is 21 hours behind Sydney but the change will mean that from 29 December there …