Australia boosts defence force to 80,000 by 2040
Australia will boost its defence force personnel by some 30 percent by 2040, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Thursday, describing ...
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Australia deputy PM loses job in government climate split
SYDNEY—A climate change revolt in Australia’s governing coalition on Monday brought in a new deputy prime minister likely to challenge ...
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Aussie domestic violence cases surge
Sydney"•Australia on Sunday announced a nearly US$100 million boost in funding to tackle domestic violence after support services reported a ...
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Climate rows rage on even as Australian bushfires are extinguished
By Andrew Beatty Australia’s “black summer” of devastating bushfires is finally coming to a close, but bitter arguments over how ...
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Australian PM visits beleaguered firemen
Sydney"•Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited firefighters battling Australia’s bush fire crisis on Sunday as he apologized for a Hawaiian holiday ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.