australia

Unexpected side effect? Australia scraps Covid-19 vaccine development after trials lead to false positives for HIV

The drug, created by the University of Queensland (UQ) and biotech firm CSL, triggered a “robust” immune response to SARS-COV-2…

3 years ago

In world first, Australia moves to force Google & Facebook to pay local news outlets for content

A proposed law that will go before Australian parliament this week requires Google and Facebook to reach a deal with…

3 years ago

Beijing slams Australia’s ‘destabilizing’ actions as it partners with US to develop air-launched hypersonic missile

Speaking on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told the gathered press that Beijing was concerned by Canberra’s destabilizing impact…

3 years ago

New Zealand’s PM sides with Australia after Chinese diplomat tweets brutal image condemning war crimes against Afghan civilians

Calling the tweet “unfactual,” Ardern told reporters on Tuesday that her administration had contacted Beijing “directly” to raise objections over…

3 years ago

Australia demands apology after China urges war crimes probe with meme of ‘Aussie soldier slitting Afghan child’s throat’

“Shocked by murder of Afghan civilians and prisoners by Australian soldiers,” Beijing’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said in a…

3 years ago

South Australia 6-day statewide lockdown imposed over 1 person’s ‘LIE’ to contact tracers, authorities admit as they REVOKE order

South Australia Premier Steven Marshall announced the explosive finding during a Friday press conference, saying that the individual in question…

3 years ago

Australia appoints special investigator to probe allegations of war crimes by elite commandos in Afghanistan

The government is appointing a special investigator to examine and potentially prosecute the allegations of misconduct of the troops in…

3 years ago

Is Australia’s Kim Jong Dan finally on the ropes? An inquiry into his abysmal handling of Covid-19 could signal his demise

There is an old political adage that politicians should never establish an inquiry unless they know the likely outcome.Evidence presented…

4 years ago

Australia’s totalitarian-style lockdown has set a precedent other countries may be tempted to follow

Winston Churchill once said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Politicians the world over are adept at following…

4 years ago

Australia should be ashamed & appalled by this video of police handcuffing a pregnant woman for posting an anti-lockdown message

Police in Victoria have found a new way to amuse themselves in the time of corona. What with Premier Dan…

4 years ago