A kangaroo injured Australian politician Shane Rattenbury in the Australian capital, Canberra, on Thursday. Mr. Rattenbury was taking a morning jog in the Canberra suburb of Ainslie when the kangaroo surprised him, and in the ensuing confrontation, Mr. Rattenbury was … Continue reading
Last Friday, following over two years of lawsuit over failure to participate in general election, Anders Holmdahl attended a High Full Court of Australia hearing with an audio-link from Canberra to Adelaide, South Australia, claiming voting is a right, not … Continue reading
The Director of the National Museum of Australia, Andrew Sayers, has resigned his position effective July 1 in a move that came as a surprise to his colleagues. Sayers cited distance issues as his wife is currently working full time … Continue reading
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) echoed criticism from other human rights groups yesterday as its new report called on Australia to cease the practice of holding asylum seekers in an uncertain status in its offshore facilities. The … Continue reading
A new Australian adult video game classification, R18+, came into effect from yesterday. The new rating brings greater consistency between Australia’s systems of video game ratings and film ratings. Previously video game classification went no higher than MA15+, so more … Continue reading
Yesterday, on day three of the IPC Nor-Am Cup at Copper Mountain’s Rosie’s Arena run, Australia earned only one medal, with Cameron Rahles-Rahbula picking up a gold medal in the men’s standing Giant Slalom. The results were not as good … Continue reading
London, England ‘ A winless Australia women’s national goalball team met the United States in group play yesterday night at London’s Copper Box and failed to pick up their first win, going down 0’3. Prior to the start of the … Continue reading
London, England ‘ The final day of rowing at the London Paralympics took place yesterday at Eton Dorney, with all the medals being decided. China finished on top, earning two golds. Ukraine came in second in rowing medals with a … Continue reading
London, England ‘ The final day of rowing at the London Paralympics took place yesterday at Eton Dorney, with all the medals being decided. China finished on top, earning two golds. Ukraine came in second in rowing medals with a … Continue reading
London, England ‘ At London’s Olympic Basketball Arena last night, Australia men’s national wheelchair basketball team decisively beat South Africa by a score of 93 to 39 before a crowd of 2,106. The game was the first played by both … Continue reading
