Australia is becoming a popular destination for Muslims leaving Asia and the Middle East, which is troubling to some Australians. But, the country’s Christians are using this as an opportunity for the Gospel. Forty years ago, residents would rarely see Muslims on the streets of Sydney or Melbourne. Now, as […]
JEDDAH,15 Rabi al-Awwal/7 Feb.(IINA)-The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu will lead a high level delegation in his official visit to Australia starting next Sunday, 11 February 2012. Ihsanoglu is set to visit a number of cities where he will meet with the Australian […]
By ROD MCGUIRK | AP ARABNEWS Published: Feb 5, 2012 11:00 Updated: Feb 5, 2012 11:57 CANBERRA, Australia: A mob ransacked the Syrian Embassy in Australia after reports of the […]
Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, is back in the news for doubling her personal fortune to more than $20 billion last week — a move that brings her closer to becoming the world’s wealthiest woman. But Rinehart, who hates the attention her fast-growing wealth has garnered, isn’t your usual, polished billionaire (a […]
Abbott boat plan causes concern in Jakarta A SENIOR Indonesian police official has voiced concerns about Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s plan to turn back all asylum-seeker boats, warning the policy […]
By ROD McGUIRK – Associated Press | AP – Sun, Jul 10, 2011.. CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Muslim women would have to remove veils and show their faces to police on request or risk a prison sentence under proposed new laws in Australia’s most populous state that have drawn criticism […]
Group of corporations awarded $1.81bn in contracts “As the money goes up, the scrutiny should go up” Rudd pledged record sums trying to tackle poverty AUSTRALIA’S booming foreign-aid program is delivering handsome profits to a group of seven corporations that has scored a staggering $1.81 billion in taxpayer-funded contracts. But […]
By islamic-arts.org Team Australian designer Peter Gould explores contemporary graphic design, digital art, photography and the rich visual & spiritual traditions of Islam. Peter embraced Islam in 2002 while studying […]
Australia is one of the first country to welcome New Year across the globe. This year, Sydney has outdone itself in the fireworks display. 6.5 million dollars were spend on about 15 minutes of one of the world’s best display of fireworks. 1.5 million people gathered to see this large […]
Source: Australian Government. Muslims in Australia have a long and varied history that is thought to pre-date European settlement. Some of Australia’s earliest visitors were Muslim, from the east Indonesian archipelago. They made contact with mainland Australia as early as the 16th and 17th centuries. Early Muslim visitors—the Macassar traders […]
Source: New York Times: By TARA PARKER-POPE For 15 years, Joseph Proietto has been helping people lose weight. When these obese patients arrive at his weight-loss clinic in Australia, they are determined to slim down. And most of the time, he says, they do just that, sticking to the clinic’s […]
LABOR will talk to Nauru about reopening an asylum seeker processing centre there if the coalition agrees to pass the government’s amendment to the Migration Act without changes. Immigration Minister […]
An Australian businessman has been sentenced in China to 13 years in jail for embezzlement. Matthew Ng, a Chinese-born Australian citizen, was detained by police in the city of Guangzhou in November 2010. Read More…
Source/Credit: Berwick Leader SHEDDING light on the true teachings of the Koran is the main focus of a Cranbourne exhibition this weekend. Organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of Victoria, […]
A fire at a Sydney nursing home this morning has left several dead and many seriously hurt.
US MARINES will conduct private exercises by themselves on Australian soil for the first time under a military build-up revealed just hours after President Barack Obama landed for a whirlwind Australian visit. The historic move increases America’s involvement in the booming Asia-Pacific region as a counter to the rise of […]
Australia’s Senate has approved a controversial law on pollution, after years of bitter political wrangling. The Clean Energy Act will force the country’s 500 worst-polluting companies to pay a tax on their carbon emissions from 1 July next year. The Senate vote is a victory for Prime Minister Julia Gillard, […]
Australia has reported a weaker-than-expected trade surplus for September as exports fell due to slowing demand. Shipments fell 3% from the previous month, while imports were down by 1%, resulting in a trade balance of 2.5bn Australia dollars ($2.6bn; £1.8bn). The data comes amid concerns that a slowdown in the […]
FOREIGN students caught skipping class or flunking courses are being deported in record numbers, courtesy of a federal government crackdown on student visas. The Immigration Department has already cancelled 15,066 foreign student visas in the past year, a 37 per cent spike from the previous year, The Daily Telegraph reported. About 3624 […]
JULIA Gillard will today appeal for support from Commonwealth nations to heap pressure on Europe to tackle its debt crisis as she seeks to build a consensus for global financial change ahead of next week’s Group of 20 meeting in Cannes. The Prime Minister will use this week’s Commonwealth Heads […]