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Julian Assange walks free after pleading guilty to espionage

Julian Assange walks free after pleading guilty to espionage

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has walked free from a court in the U.S. Pacific island territory of Saipan, after pleading guilty to violating U.S. espionage law, in a deal that left him free to return home to Australia and brought an …

Julian Assange released from prison in UK

Julian Assange released from prison in UK

WikiLeaks said its founder Julian Assange has been released from the British Belmarsh prison, where he has been held since 2019, and left the UK by plane. "He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of …

Australia eyes hosting men's World Cup in 2034

Australia eyes hosting men's World Cup in 2034

Australia is keen to use the experience of staging the biggest-ever Women's World Cup, which it is sharing with New Zealand, to put on more major tournaments. Chief executive James Johnson said that they are "looking at" …

Australia defeats Denmark, enters 2022 World Cup playoff

Australia defeats Denmark, enters 2022 World Cup playoff

Qatar is hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup between November 20 and December 18 at eight stadiums in five cities across the Persian Gulf country, namely in Doha, Lusail, Al Wakrah, Al Khor and Al Rayyan. The eight host stadiums are: Al …

World Cup 2022: Tunisia 0-1 Australia

World Cup 2022: Tunisia 0-1 Australia

Australia won a World Cup game for only the third time in their history and for the first time in 12 years with a dogged 1-0 victory over Tunisia on Saturday to revive their last-16 hopes. Striker Mitch Duke scored the only goal of a …

G7 persuading four more countries to abandon Russian oil

G7 persuading four more countries to abandon Russian oil

The Group of Seven has called on Indonesia to join its supplemental alliance, the G7+, and impose a price cap on Russian oil to bring the commodity down to pre-crisis prices, The Jakarta Post reported citing a US official.  Aside …

Russia puts 39 Australian reps on stop list

Russia puts 39 Australian reps on stop list

Russia has imposed personal sanctions on representatives of Australia's law enforcement, border service and defense contractors. "By way of a response to official Canberra's decision to impose sanctions under …

Australian PM announces ban on import of Russian gold

Australian PM announces ban on import of Russian gold

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that his country will ban imports of Russian gold and will impose sanctions against 16 more Russian nationals, Reuters reported. According to Albanese, the new sanctions …

Australia sanctions more Russian officials, entrepreneurs

Australia sanctions more Russian officials, entrepreneurs

Australia has imposed sanctions on Children’s Rights Commissioner for the Russian President Maria Lvova-Belova and three Russian ministers, as well as on another 12 Russian nationals, according to a letter released by the Australian …

Which nations send asylum seekers overseas?

Which nations send asylum seekers overseas?

Britain is pressing ahead with a policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, despite a last-minute intervention by the European Court of Human Rights that stopped the first plane from departing for the East African nation last week

Canva blocks access to platform in Russia

Canva blocks access to platform in Russia

Australia’s most successful private technology company, graphic design software firm Canva, is withdrawing from Russia following pressure from the Australian-Ukrainian technology community and discussions with the Ukrainian embassy. …