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SYDNEY — Australia’s government backed its ambassador to Washington, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, after U.S. presidential contender Donald Trump called the key diplomat “a little bit nasty” in a broadcast interview. Australia counts the U.S. as a major strategic ally and the two are forging closer defense ties under . . .

BYD is selling the Atto 3 electric SUV in Australia, and more models are on the way. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images BYD has proven itself to be a force in the automotive world, first overtaking Tesla in China and, more recently, in electric . . .

“As a company, we have to focus our time and resources on things people tell us they want to see more of on the platform, including short form video,” the blog post said. “The number of people using Facebook News in Australia and the U.S. has dropped by over 80% last year.” Meta’s decision to […]

Brazilian officials say they have postponed for the second time the reintroduction of requirements to obtain tourist visas for citizens of the U.S., Australia and Canada January 5, 2024, 9:22 AM ET • 1 min read RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil postponed for the second time the reintroduction of requirements to obtain tourist visas for […]

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — The U.S. Defense Department plans to conduct joint hypersonics experiments with the Australian military as soon as next year, according to the Pentagon’s chief technology officer. Heidi Shyu, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, told reporters Dec. 2 at the Reagan National Defense Forum here that the countries have been […]

Climate is integral to good health and wellbeing, but it can also be a forceful driver of death and disease. Many diseases both here in Australia and globally are climate sensitive — the global magnitude of such diseases was estimated to be 39 503 684 deaths (69.9% of total annual deaths) and 1 530 630 442 disability‐adjusted life years in […]

The Defense Department is accelerating delivery of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Australia, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said. Austin welcomed Australian Defense Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles to the Pentagon today for an enhanced honor cordon and meeting. Austin noted that some of the Black Hawks have already arrived in […]

Dangerous bushfires are blazing across wide areas of the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales (NSW). Coming so early in the fire season, this crisis points to the continuing failure of Labor and Liberal-National governments alike to protect the population from worsening climate-related disasters. Bush fires near Toowoomba on October 30, 2023 with […]

U.S. President Joe Biden and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attend a Quad meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima, Japan, May 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights

ENGLAND and Australia go head-to-head tonight for the first time since 2016 in an international friendly at Wembley Stadium. But why will the Three Lions be wearing black armbands and where can I watch the match? England and Australia will wear black armbands for their friendly at Wembley on 13 OctoberCredit: Getty Why is England […]


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