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World: Australia PM vows to continue hunt for missing Malaysia plane

YoopyaMar 31, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Monday the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 had no time limit, despite the failure of

World: Chinese plane sees floating ‘white objects’ in search for Malaysian jet

YoopyaMar 24, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – A Chinese military aircraft searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner spotted several suspicious floating objects on Monday in remote seas off Australia,

World: Australia leads southern search for missing plane

YoopyaMar 17, 2014September 26, 20230

Australia will take control of the southern vector search for the missing Malaysian plane, its PM says, as a multinational effort continues. Malaysian officials say

Toyota to stop making cars in Australia from 2017

YoopyaFeb 10, 2014November 1, 20230

(Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said on Monday it would stop making cars and engines in Australia by the end of 2017 in what

Australia central bank shuts door on rate cuts, A$ surges

YoopyaFeb 4, 2014November 25, 20230

(Reuters) – Australia’s central bank kept its main cash rate at a record low of 2.5 percent on Tuesday as widely expected but surprised some

Man dies in Australian wildfire, 49 houses lost

YoopyaJan 13, 2014November 26, 20230

PERTH, Australia (AP) — A man has died defending his home from an intense wildfire that razed wooded hills near Australia’s west coast city of

First Australian same-sex weddings start early

YoopyaDec 6, 2013February 2, 20240

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A state lawmaker and his partner dressed in matching suits and ties embraced and kissed in front of Australia’s Parliament House

Australian brewery apologizes over Hindu deities on beer labels

YoopyaNov 19, 2013February 3, 20240

Brookvale Union Brewery’s line of ginger beer carried a composite picture of the face of the Hindu deity Ganesh juxtaposed with the body of the

Indonesian, Australia leaders trade jabs over spying allegations

YoopyaNov 19, 2013February 14, 20240

(Reuters) – The leaders of Indonesia and Australia traded punches on Tuesday in a row over alleged spying by Canberra, with both sides refusing to back down in a

Meet the Australian children fluent in Mandarin

YoopyaOct 29, 2013February 14, 20240

Australia’s politicians often talk about the importance of building ties with Asia. Successive governments have promised to increase the number of schools teaching Asian languages,