canberranews.net latest rss headlines Provides the latest rss feeds for canberranews.net. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page canberranews.net http://www.canberranews.net en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:41:56 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:41:56 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[Australia's environment deteriorated in 2023: report]]> CANBERRA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The health of Australia's environment declined in 2023 amid low rainfall and a spike in the number of threatened species, a report has said.

Led by researchers from the Australian National University (ANU), Australia's Environment Report compiles detailed scientific data to rate the overall health of the country's environment out of 10 every year since 2011.

In 2023, the env]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274179225/australia-environment-deteriorated-in-2023-report Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:49:01 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274179225/australia-environment-deteriorated-in-2023-report <![CDATA[EU Adopts Act to Safeguard Media]]> washington - The European Parliament has adopted a media freedom act designed to protect journalists and their work from political and economic interference.

The idea for the European Media Freedom Act was introduced in 2022 after the EU raised concerns about media pluralism in countries such as Hungary and Poland.

The act is focused on independence, stable funding of public service media, and transparency ]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274178928/eu-adopts-act-to-safeguard-media Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:06:27 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274178928/eu-adopts-act-to-safeguard-media <![CDATA[Centre notifies transfer of three different HC judges to Telangana HC]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274178444/centre-notifies-transfer-of-three-different-hc-judges-to-telangana-hc Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:18:38 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274178444/centre-notifies-transfer-of-three-different-hc-judges-to-telangana-hc <![CDATA[Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, March 18]]> MOSCOW -- Russia's incumbent President Vladimir Putin has secured a landslide victory in the country's presidential election with over 87 percent of the vote after all ballots were counted, according to the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) on Monday.

Putin won the election with 87.28 percent of the votes, data from the CEC showed, after all ballots had been counted Monday afternoon. (Russia-Presidential]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274178349/xinhua-world--summary-at-1530-gmt-march-18 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:18:14 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274178349/xinhua-world--summary-at-1530-gmt-march-18 <![CDATA[Meet Imogen McMillan- a Canberran making moves in the world of skateboarding]]> https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiRmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFiYy5uZXQuYXUvbGlzdGVuL3Byb2dyYW1zL2NhbmJlcnJhLWRyaXZlL2ltb2dlbi8xMDI4NjMwNzDSAQA?oc=5 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:48:14 GMT https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiRmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFiYy5uZXQuYXUvbGlzdGVuL3Byb2dyYW1zL2NhbmJlcnJhLWRyaXZlL2ltb2dlbi8xMDI4NjMwNzDSAQA?oc=5 <![CDATA[Cubitt's Granny Flats & Home Extensions in Administration]]> https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiZmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNhbmJlcnJhdGltZXMuY29tLmF1L3N0b3J5Lzg1MzgzODIvY3ViaXR0cy1ncmFubnktZmxhdHMtaG9tZS1leHRlbnNpb25zLWluLWFkbWluaXN0cmF0aW9uL9IBAA?oc=5 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:46:36 GMT https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiZmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNhbmJlcnJhdGltZXMuY29tLmF1L3N0b3J5Lzg1MzgzODIvY3ViaXR0cy1ncmFubnktZmxhdHMtaG9tZS1leHRlbnNpb25zLWluLWFkbWluaXN0cmF0aW9uL9IBAA?oc=5 <![CDATA[Google Maps removes Tester Park after Canberran Oliver Tester named it]]> https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiX2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNhbmJlcnJhdGltZXMuY29tLmF1L3N0b3J5LzgzNjI5OTkvZ29vZ2xlLW1hcHMtcmVtb3Zlcy1jYW5iZXJyYW4tbmFtZWQtdGVzdGVyLXBhcmsv0gEA?oc=5 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:46:23 GMT https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiX2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNhbmJlcnJhdGltZXMuY29tLmF1L3N0b3J5LzgzNjI5OTkvZ29vZ2xlLW1hcHMtcmVtb3Zlcy1jYW5iZXJyYW4tbmFtZWQtdGVzdGVyLXBhcmsv0gEA?oc=5 <![CDATA[The Australian War Memorial must deal properly with the frontier wars - The Conversation Indonesia]]> https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiaGh0dHBzOi8vdGhlY29udmVyc2F0aW9uLmNvbS90aGUtYXVzdHJhbGlhbi13YXItbWVtb3JpYWwtbXVzdC1kZWFsLXByb3Blcmx5LXdpdGgtdGhlLWZyb250aWVyLXdhcnMtMjAzODUx0gEA?oc=5 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:44:06 GMT https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiaGh0dHBzOi8vdGhlY29udmVyc2F0aW9uLmNvbS90aGUtYXVzdHJhbGlhbi13YXItbWVtb3JpYWwtbXVzdC1kZWFsLXByb3Blcmx5LXdpdGgtdGhlLWZyb250aWVyLXdhcnMtMjAzODUx0gEA?oc=5 <![CDATA[Australian Lawmakers Probe Impact of Fire Ants]]> SYDNEY - A federal parliamentary in Australia is examining the threat from invasive fire ants, which can kill people and livestock and potentially pose more of a danger to Australia than rabbits, cane toads, foxes, camels, wild dogs and feral cats combined.

Lawmakers were holding a public meeting in Canberra Monday to discuss the aggressive insects, which are native to South America and are thought to have entere]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274177280/australian-lawmakers-probe-impact-of-fire-ants Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:35:44 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274177280/australian-lawmakers-probe-impact-of-fire-ants <![CDATA[Hindu community welcomes opening of new temple in Canberra]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/hindu-community-welcomes-opening-of-new-temple-in-act/103599192 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:26:53 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/hindu-community-welcomes-opening-of-new-temple-in-act/103599192 <![CDATA[Concerns raised about stench at Canberra Stadium]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/concerns-raised-about-stench-at-canberra-stadium/103602438 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:26:52 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/concerns-raised-about-stench-at-canberra-stadium/103602438 <![CDATA[Xinhua world news summary at 0630 GMT, March 18]]> MOSCOW -- Russia's incumbent President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin, who is set to win reelection, said he would do his utmost to achieve national development goals on Monday morning.

Putin has won 87.32 percent of the vote after 95.04 percent of all ballots were counted, according to data from the Russian Central Election Commission as of Monday morning. (Russia-Presidential Election)

- - - ]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274176743/xinhua-world--summary-at-0630-gmt-march-18 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:05:02 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274176743/xinhua-world--summary-at-0630-gmt-march-18 <![CDATA[Australian gov't reverses cancellation of Palestinian visas]]> CANBERRA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government has reinstated canceled visas for some Palestinians fleeing Gaza.

Rasha Abbas, executive director of the Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA) group, on Monday said that eight of the 11 Palestinians whom her organization was supporting after their Australian visas were canceled without warning have had them reinstated.

The federal government ]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274175054/australian-govt-reverses-cancellation-of-palestinian-visas Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:49:01 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274175054/australian-govt-reverses-cancellation-of-palestinian-visas <![CDATA[Chinese buyers put on hold, cancel Australian wheat purchase]]> BEIJING, China: Amid rising global stockpiles dragging down prices, Chinese wheat importers have canceled or postponed some one million metric tons of Australian wheat purchases.

With international prices trading close to three-and-a-half-year lows, last week, the U.S. government reported canceling more than 500,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat exports to China, the world's leading wheat buyer.

After adverse]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274174985/chinese-buyers-put-on-hold-cancel-australian-wheat-purchase Sun, 17 Mar 2024 23:15:14 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274174985/chinese-buyers-put-on-hold-cancel-australian-wheat-purchase <![CDATA[Eyes on Gaza- Response to the Vietnam Memorial Canberra desecration - Pearls and Irritations]]> https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiW2h0dHBzOi8vam9obm1lbmFkdWUuY29tL2V5ZXMtb24tZ2F6YS1yZXNwb25zZS10by10aGUtdmlldG5hbS1tZW1vcmlhbC1jYW5iZXJyYS1kZXNlY3JhdGlvbi_SAQA?oc=5 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 22:53:31 GMT https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiW2h0dHBzOi8vam9obm1lbmFkdWUuY29tL2V5ZXMtb24tZ2F6YS1yZXNwb25zZS10by10aGUtdmlldG5hbS1tZW1vcmlhbC1jYW5iZXJyYS1kZXNlY3JhdGlvbi_SAQA?oc=5 <![CDATA[Albert Hopoate returns to the wing for the Canberra Raiders]]> https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMia2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNhbmJlcnJhdGltZXMuY29tLmF1L3N0b3J5Lzg1NTQxODAvYWxiZXJ0LWhvcG9hdGUtcmV0dXJucy10by10aGUtd2luZy1mb3ItdGhlLWNhbmJlcnJhLXJhaWRlcnMv0gEA?oc=5 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 22:53:24 GMT https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMia2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNhbmJlcnJhdGltZXMuY29tLmF1L3N0b3J5Lzg1NTQxODAvYWxiZXJ0LWhvcG9hdGUtcmV0dXJucy10by10aGUtd2luZy1mb3ItdGhlLWNhbmJlcnJhLXJhaWRlcnMv0gEA?oc=5 <![CDATA[Sexual harassment is still common in workplaces, with employers urged to step up]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/our-watch-national-sexual-harassment-in-workplace/103592822 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 20:08:12 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/our-watch-national-sexual-harassment-in-workplace/103592822 <![CDATA[Australia Should Press on Rights When China's Minister Visits]]> On Wednesday, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Australia to take part in the Australia-China Foreign and Strategic Dialogue, a longstanding format where they will discuss trade, security, and other bilateral and international issues. During the visit, the Australian government should move beyond statements of concern and make clear their intention to seek accountability for China's ongoing human rights v]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274174846/australia-should-press-on-rights-when-china-minister-visits Sun, 17 Mar 2024 14:30:00 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274174846/australia-should-press-on-rights-when-china-minister-visits <![CDATA[Xinhua world economic news summary at 0900 GMT, March 17]]> MANILA -- The number of Chinese inbound travelers to the Philippines surged by 235 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2024, a Philippine lawmaker said Sunday.

Citing data from the Philippines' Department of Tourism, Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the committee on tourism in the House of Representatives, said that 82,314 Chinese travelers entered the Philippines in January and Febru]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274174157/xinhua-world-economic--summary-at-0900-gmt-march-17 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:30:05 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274174157/xinhua-world-economic--summary-at-0900-gmt-march-17 <![CDATA[Authorities warn workers over rising exploitation in Australia]]> CANBERRA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Authorities have warned people seeking work in Australia about an increase in worker exploitation and forced labor.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) on Sunday urged domestic and overseas workers who are seeking employment in Australia to be aware of being coerced, threatened or deceived into working against their will.

According to the AFP, there have been 178 reports of ]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274174081/authorities-warn-workers-over-rising-exploitation-in-australia Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:05:02 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274174081/authorities-warn-workers-over-rising-exploitation-in-australia <![CDATA["Rogue" taxi drivers could be blacklisted in Australia's New South Wales]]> SYDNEY, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Taxi drivers who overcharge or refuse fares could be blacklisted in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) as the state plans to roll out a centralized database tracking bad behaviour, local media reported on Sunday.

The Australian state's Point to Point Transport Commissioner Anthony Wing will work with the taxi industry to expand the Driver Vehicle Database to track illegal activity suc]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274173928/rogue-taxi-drivers-could-be-blacklisted-in-australia-new-south-wales Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:49:01 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274173928/rogue-taxi-drivers-could-be-blacklisted-in-australia-new-south-wales <![CDATA[Quick View: Win-win cooperation the right choice for China, Australia]]> BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- As two major Asia-Pacific countries critical to global economic growth, enhancing the ties between China and Australia is mutually beneficial and echoes the expectations of neighboring nations.

There is no historical grievance or contemporary hostility between China and Australia, and their common interests vastly outweigh any differences. Both sides must ensure that cooperation con]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274173920/quick-view-win-win-cooperation-the-right-choice-for-china-australia Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:44:03 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274173920/quick-view-win-win-cooperation-the-right-choice-for-china-australia <![CDATA[Australian blueberry breaks world record as heaviest ever]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274173564/australian-blueberry-breaks-world-record-as-heaviest-ever Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:30:09 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274173564/australian-blueberry-breaks-world-record-as-heaviest-ever <![CDATA[Indonesia elected former military officer with autocratic streak]]> Australia must navigate the hardline tendencies of its new president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, a former military officer with a chequered human rights record, writes Duncan Graham.

TO LEAD THEIR nation for the next five years, Indonesians have picked a sinister military autocrat with a hideous past masquer]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274173492/indonesia-elected-former-military-officer-with-autocratic-streak Sun, 17 Mar 2024 06:52:09 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274173492/indonesia-elected-former-military-officer-with-autocratic-streak <![CDATA[Indigenous Australians Cast Ballots in Historic Rights Vote]]> sydney - Voting takes place Saturday for Australia's first state-based First Nations Voice to Parliament. The body will advise the South Australian government and lawmakers on Indigenous issues.

The state of South Australia's First Nations Voice to Parliament will be a representative, elected body for the state's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and made up of members of those groups.

In October]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274170575/indigenous-australians-cast-ballots-in-historic-rights-vote Sat, 16 Mar 2024 18:06:04 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274170575/indigenous-australians-cast-ballots-in-historic-rights-vote <![CDATA[Nazi thugs putting the boot in]]> Nazi thugs putting the boot in (Photo courtesy Bill McAuley | billmcauleyphotographer.com)

Anti-Apartheid demonstration in Sydney, 1971.

Getting close - but not too close - this photo chronicles a vicious assault: a man wearing a swastika and jackboots attacks Anti]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274169703/nazi-thugs-putting-the-boot-in Fri, 15 Mar 2024 23:52:10 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274169703/nazi-thugs-putting-the-boot-in <![CDATA[China Gives Warnings on Vietnam-Australia Strategic Relationship]]> washington - A new, closer diplomatic relationship between Australia and Vietnam is drawing warnings from China against forming 'exclusive circles' in the Indo-Pacific region.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at Monday's daily news briefing, 'To advocate bloc confrontation and build exclusive circles goes against the trend of the times and the common aspiration of regional countries.'

]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274169555/china-gives-warnings-on-vietnam-australia-strategic-relationship Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:05:56 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274169555/china-gives-warnings-on-vietnam-australia-strategic-relationship <![CDATA[India snaps back at US over citizenship law concerns]]> New Delhi has dismissed the White House's concerns over its citizenship law as "lectures"

India's foreign ministry dismissed on Friday the US State Department's "concerns" over a new citizenship law, terming them "misplaced, misinformed, and unwarranted."

India's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274165394/india-snaps-back-at-us-over-citizenship-law-concerns Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:44:28 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274165394/india-snaps-back-at-us-over-citizenship-law-concerns <![CDATA[Australia Resumes Aid to UN Palestinian Aid Agency]]> Sydney - Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong said Friday the government will resume funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which is providing humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza. In January, Australia joined several Western nations in suspending funding to UNRWA after Israeli intelligence suggested a dozen of its workers had been linked to the October 7 attack by Hamas militants. Austra]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274165072/australia-resumes-aid-to-un-palestinian-aid-agency Fri, 15 Mar 2024 08:05:31 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274165072/australia-resumes-aid-to-un-palestinian-aid-agency <![CDATA[Australia to reinstate UNRWA funding]]> CANBERRA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Australia will reinstate funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the nation's Foreign Minister has announced.

Penny Wong on Friday said the government will restore 6 million Australian dollars (3.9 million U.S. dollars) in funding to the UNRWA and provide additional support for Gaza.

It came after Australia in ]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274164976/australia-to-reinstate-unrwa-funding Fri, 15 Mar 2024 05:56:53 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274164976/australia-to-reinstate-unrwa-funding <![CDATA[Australian gov't urged to reinstate canceled visas for Palestinians]]> CANBERRA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government is facing criticism for canceling the visas of Palestinians fleeing the war in Gaza.

It was revealed on Thursday that several Palestinians who were granted visitor visas by the Australian government have had them suddenly revoked.

Rasha Abbas, executive director of the Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA) group, told Nine Entertainment newsp]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274164860/australian-govt-urged-to-reinstate-canceled-visas-for-palestinians Fri, 15 Mar 2024 02:44:55 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274164860/australian-govt-urged-to-reinstate-canceled-visas-for-palestinians <![CDATA[Australian gov't urged to reinstate canceled visas for Palestinians]]> CANBERRA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government is facing criticism for canceling the visas of Palestinians fleeing the war in Gaza.

It was revealed on Thursday that several Palestinians who were granted visitor visas by the Australian government have had them suddenly revoked.

Rasha Abbas, executive director of the Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA) group, told Nine Entertainment newsp]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274164807/australian-govt-urged-to-reinstate-canceled-visas-for-palestinians Fri, 15 Mar 2024 01:18:56 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274164807/australian-govt-urged-to-reinstate-canceled-visas-for-palestinians <![CDATA[Australian Producers Hope China's Wine Tariffs Will Soon End]]> SYDNEY - China's high tariffs on Australian wine could be lifted within weeks, according to an interim statement from Chinese authorities saying the duties are no longer necessary.

When diplomatic friction between Australia and its biggest trading partner was at its most intense, Beijing imposed 220% taxes on bottled wine from Australia.

Chinese authorities said Australia was guilty of anti-competitive beha]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274156638/australian-producers-hope-china-wine-tariffs-will-soon-end Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:35:46 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274156638/australian-producers-hope-china-wine-tariffs-will-soon-end <![CDATA[Australian treasurer warns of falling government revenue]]> CANBERRA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned on Thursday that falling commodity prices and an uptick in unemployment will negatively impact revenue projections in Australia's upcoming federal budget.

Chalmers made the remarks in a speech to a committee for economic development, while outlining the Australian government's approach to its third federal budget, which he will hand down in]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274156513/australian-treasurer-warns-of-falling-government-revenue Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:19:13 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274156513/australian-treasurer-warns-of-falling-government-revenue <![CDATA[Australian government commits funding for rare earths project]]> CANBERRA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Australia's federal government has committed funding to build the country's first combined mine and refinery for rare earths in the Northern Territory (NT).

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday announced that the federal government will invest up to 840 million Australian dollars (about 556 million U.S. dollars) in the project that will be operated by local mineral explorati]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274156438/australian-government-commits-funding-for-rare-earths-project Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:31:09 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274156438/australian-government-commits-funding-for-rare-earths-project <![CDATA[Joint Statement from Australia, Bahrain, Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States on Additional Strikes Against the Houthis in Yemen]]> February 24, 2024 - Ottawa, ON - National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces

In response to the Houthis' continued attacks against commercial and naval vessels transiting the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, today the militaries of the United States and United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, conducted an additional round of strikes against seve]]> http://www.canberranews.net/news/274136850/joint-statement-from-australia-bahrain-denmark-canada-the-netherlands-new-zealand-united-kingdom-and-united-states-on-additional-strikes-against-the-houthis-in-yemen Sat, 24 Feb 2024 23:36:22 GMT http://www.canberranews.net/news/274136850/joint-statement-from-australia-bahrain-denmark-canada-the-netherlands-new-zealand-united-kingdom-and-united-states-on-additional-strikes-against-the-houthis-in-yemen