Canberra, March 27 (IANS) Australia’s fuel supply looks good in the short term, but it will get more difficult in the coming months, said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday.Addressing a press conference in Parliament House in Canberra over the escalating fuel crisis facing the country, Albanese said the government is “working around the clock” to “have the strongest possible plan,” and get ready and over-prepared for what may come.Albanese noted his “positive” engagements with …
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Sydney, March 24 (IANS) Children younger than 16 will be banned from riding electric mobility devices in the Australian state of Queensland under new safety laws announced on Tuesday.Queensland’s state government said on Tuesday that it has accepted, or accepted in principle, all 28 recommendations made by a parliamentary inquiry into e-mobility safety, including the under-16 ban.Brent Mickelberg, Queensland’s minister for transport, said in a statement that the government will introduce nation-…
Canberra, March 19 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday announced that the federal government has established a fuel security task force amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.Speaking after meeting with state and territory leaders on Thursday morning, Albanese told reporters that the government is doing “all that it can” to secure Australia’s fuel supply.”I want to assure Australians at this time that Australia is well prepared. Our fuel supply is currently secure…
Canberra, March 18 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday flagged new measures to protect the country’s people from the ‘worst’ of the global economic uncertainty driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.In a speech to an automotive industry event on Wednesday morning, Albanese described the conflict in the Middle East as another “major shock to hit the global economy” in the 2020s following the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.”We want to make s…
Canberra, March 18 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday confirmed that an Iranian projectile struck near an air base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where Australian soldiers are stationed, but that no personnel were injured. Albanese told reporters on Wednesday that the projectile hit a road leading to the Al Minhad Air Base south of Dubai around 9:15 a.m. local time, Australian Eastern Daylight Time on Wednesday (2215 GMT on Tuesday).”I can confirm that no Australia…
Canberra, March 4 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday conveyed heartfelt Holi greetings, highlighting the festival’s timeless message of the victory of good over evil, the significance of friendship and forgiveness, as well as the shared spirit of humanity. “For many Australians of Hindu and South Asian heritage, Holi is a time to come together in celebration of shared history, heritage and traditions. It is a festival with truly timeless themes: the triumph of goo…
Sydney, Feb 24 (IANS) The head of a major inquiry into the antisemitic terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in December said on Tuesday that it could take years to strengthen social cohesion in Australia.Former High Court Justice Virginia Bell, who was appointed by the federal government to lead the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion, said in her opening statement on the inquiry’s first day on Tuesday that the work of the commission would help Australians come to terms with th…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Australia’s High Commissioner to India, Philip Green on Thursday said that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and PM Narendra Modi remain rock solid on their approach and vision for the Indo-Pacific – a region which should always remain stable, free and prosperous. Speaking to IANS, Green lauded the Indian community Down Under for for their contribution and strengthening bilateral business links. He noted that the two nations do not compete with each other and pro…
Canberra, Feb 4 (IANS) The Australian government on Wednesday announced plans to sell up to 67 historic defence sites in order to cut maintenance costs and fund upgrades of essential bases. Australia’s Minister for Defence and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said that the government has agreed or agreed in principle to all 20 recommendations of an audit of estates owned by the Department of Defence, Xinhua News Agency reported.The independent audit, which was commissioned in 2023, found tha…
Sydney, Jan 22 (IANS) Three people have died following a shooting west of Sydney in Australia’s eastern state of New South Wales (NSW) on Thursday afternoon. The NSW Police Force said in a statement that emergency services were called to reports of a shooting in the small town of Lake Cargelligo, 450 km west of Sydney, around 4:40 pm local time on Thursday, Xinhua News Agency reported.Police confirmed that three people, two women and a man, had died.A second man has been taken to hospital in a s…