Source: The Guardian Terrorised, persecuted, stateless, homeless, and, until recently, without real international support – this is the plight of the Rohingya, a Muslim minority community being forced out of Myanmar. […]
Source: The Guardian BY Noor Gillani Allegations of abuse, humiliation and deprivation by prison staff have been made by Muslim inmates at a correction centre in Brisbane. The Islamic Council of […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY PHILLIP CONNOR Mohammad Mobin smiles on Feb. 1 after greeting his sister’s family, who had arrived as refugees from Afghanistan at an air base near Omaha, […]
Source: BBC News Tesla has reached the half-way point in its plan to build the world’s biggest battery, in South Australia. The plan to build the 100MW (129MWh) lithium battery […]
Melbourne, September 28http://tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/aarzu-singh-is-miss-india-australia-2017/474378.html Aarzu Singh of Gold Coast, Queensland, has been crowned Miss India Australia 2017 in Sydney, an organiser said on Thursday. Mallika Raj from Canberra was the runner-up. Aarzu Singh, 20, won the beauty pageant title on the basis of overall performance at official auditions and talent workshops held […]
Source: BBC News An Australian school discriminated against a five-year-old Sikh boy when it prevented his enrolment because he wore a turban, a tribunal has found. The uniform policy of […]
Source: The Guardian Gareth Hutchens and Helen Davidson Sunday 17 September 2017 02.57 BSTLast modified on Sunday 17 September 2017 05.12 BST The Australian Conservatives party senator Cory Bernardi has rallied the spirits of anti-same sex marriage campaigners, telling the […]
Source: BBC News India has lodged a diplomatic protest with Australia over an advert depicting the Hindu god Ganesha enjoying lamb. The TV advert, by a meat industry lobby group, […]
Source: BBC News Australian political leaders, including Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, have come out in support of a campaign for same-sex marriage. More than 20,000 people gathered in Sydney to […]
Source: The Guardian North Queensland MP George Christensen, who brought the motion to the federal conference, argued it was needed for security reasons A motion to ban the burqa was […]
Islamophobic hate crime has risen sharply in the UK during the last five years. In addition to the general upward trend there has been spikes in the aftermath of […]
Source: BBC News By Gwyneth Ho In four prominent cases in recent months, Chinese students at Australian universities have complained about teaching materials being incorrect or insulting to China. The […]
Source: The Guardian BY Paul Karp Former PM rejects attorney general’s view and says Australians should vote no in postal survey if they’re ‘concerned about where our country is going’ Tony […]
Source: BBC Lebanon’s interior minister has claimed a terror cell attempted to blow up a flight from Australia with bombs hidden in a Barbie doll and a meat grinder.He said Amer Khayyat planned to detonate an improvised explosive device 20 minutes into an Abu-Dhabi bound flight with 400 passengers onboard.The […]
Source: The Guardian By Melissa Davey and agencies The archbishop of the archdiocese of Melbourne, Denis Hart, said he would risk going to jail rather than report allegations of child sexual abuse raised […]
Source: The Guardian Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart has said he’ll risk going to jail rather than report what’s said to him in the sacrament of confession, even if what’s confessed […]
Source: The Guardian BY Katharine MurphyPolitical editor Coalition and Labor Senate leaders sharply rebuke One Nation leader over her stunt and accuse her of ridiculing Muslims The leader of Australia’s […]
Source: BBC News Catholic clerics should face criminal charges if they do not report sexual abuse disclosed to them during confession, an Australian inquiry has recommended. It is among 85 […]
Source: BBC News Catholic clerics should face criminal charges if they do not report sexual abuse disclosed to them during confession, an Australian inquiry has recommended. It is among 85 […]
Source: BBC News New Zealand’s government has confirmed that Australia’s deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, is a dual citizen. Dual citizens are not allowed to run for public office under […]
