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Australian Parliament censures former prime minister Scott Morrison, a first
A censure motion against Morrison, who remains an opposition lawmaker, has no effect other than to tarnish his political legacy.
Published on Nov 30, 2022 10:34 AM IST
PTI |
Australia agrees 555 million euro settlement with France's Naval Group: PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the French firm had agreed to a "fair and an equitable settlement" of 555 million euros (US$584 million) for ending the multi-billion-dollar contract.
Published on Jun 11, 2022 09:43 AM IST
AFP |
Australia PM Scott Morrison loses national elections, labor party to take power
Morrison conceded defeat on Saturday night and congratulated Anthony Albanese on the victory for the Labor Party, which was closing in on a majority in the 151-seat parliament.
Published on May 21, 2022 06:36 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Australian election: Early vote count indicates close contest
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s center-left Labor Party ended the six-week campaign as a favorite to win its first election since 2007. But Morrison defied the opinion polls in 2019 by leading his coalition to a narrow victory.
Published on May 21, 2022 04:41 PM IST
AP | , Canberra
Australia PM, trailing in election polls, announces housing policy
The policy would enable those aged over 55 to sell a home and invest up to A$300,000 ($200,000) in a superannuation fund outside existing caps.
Published on May 15, 2022 08:52 AM IST
Reuters |
Early voting begins ahead of Australia's May 21 election
Voting is compulsory in Australia and almost 17 million adults in a population of 26 million people are expected to vote.
Published on May 09, 2022 12:06 PM IST
AP | , Canberra
QUAD to push back on belligerence in Indo-Pacific in Tokyo
The US affirmation of Senkaku Islands under defence treaty with Japan indicates that QUAD Tokyo summit will push back on belligerence in Indo Pacific.
Published on May 06, 2022 09:49 AM IST
US signals focus back on China, QUAD summit on May 24
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated, “I think there is a growing convergence between the US and India. And, of course, China is a big part of that.”
Published on Apr 28, 2022 08:34 AM IST
Australian prime minister vows to create million new jobs in election pitch
Morrison said "despite fires, floods, a pandemic, a global recession, economic coercion from China and now a war in Europe," his government had driven the unemployment rate down to 13-year lows of 4%, from 5.7% when Labor left office in 2013.
Published on Apr 12, 2022 05:34 AM IST
Reuters |
EU wakes up, moves on FTA with India
The development is significant because India-EU trade negotiations have been halted since 2013 over the movement of Indian professionals and high Indian tariffs on European farm produce.
Updated on Apr 12, 2022 05:29 AM IST
Shishir GuptaRajeev Jayaswal, New Delhi
Australian election announcement expected as PM visits governor-general
Governor-General David Hurley represents Britain's Queen Elizabeth and his authorisation is necessary to dissolve parliament and order a general election.
Published on Apr 10, 2022 06:14 AM IST
Reuters |
Australia PM cooks Modi's 'favourite' khichdi, 'celebrates' new trade ties
India and Australia recently signed an economic cooperation and trade agreement under which Canberra would provide duty-free access in its market for over 6,000 broad sectors of India, including textiles, leather, furniture, jewellery and machinery.
Updated on Apr 09, 2022 10:05 PM IST
Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
India, Australia strike interim free-trade deal
The agreement will provide zero duty exports to 100% tariff lines from India to the Australian market, benefiting labour-intensive sectors besides providing greater access to the services space.
Published on Apr 02, 2022 11:44 PM IST
Rajeev Jayaswal
Why India-Australian interim FTA is more about strategy than trade ?
The first major factor is hidden behind the deal is India’s prowess to reject world’s largest multilateral trading block- the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - at the eleventh hour and after couple of years forge a separate tie up with one of the key RCEP partners, which is Australia.
Published on Apr 02, 2022 08:08 PM IST
Modi, Morrison scale up security, trade ties
The two leaders agreed at their second virtual summit that both countries should finalise both an early harvest trade deal and a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement (CECA) at the earliest.
Updated on Mar 22, 2022 05:06 AM IST
India and Australia voice concern over Ukraine war
India and Australia on Monday expressed serious concern over the conflict and the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison saying Russia must be held to account for the loss of life during an “unlawful invasion”.
Updated on Mar 22, 2022 12:39 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
PM Modi says early conclusion of CECA important for economic security
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the mechanism of annual summit will help prepare a structural system for regular review of our relations.
Published on Mar 21, 2022 01:11 PM IST
PM Modi, Morrison to hold second India-Australia virtual summit today
The first India-Australia virtual summit was held on June 4, 2020, when the relationship was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Published on Mar 21, 2022 06:31 AM IST
India, Australia likely to ink early harvest trade deal by March-end
This will be the second virtual summit between the two countries, which are also members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison are expected to unveil a slew of initiatives to enhance cooperation in areas ranging from defence to rare earth minerals.
Updated on Mar 21, 2022 05:42 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
PM Modi to hold virtual summit with Australian counterpart next week
On Thursday, Bagchi said that PM Modi and Scott Morrison during the summit will take stock of progress made on various initiatives under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and also pave the way forward on new initiatives and enhanced cooperation.
Published on Mar 18, 2022 04:13 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Manjiri Sachin Chitre | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Morrison's Holi wish for Indian-Australians: 'Can be thankful for many things..'
The High Commission of India in Australia has also thanked Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison for his wishes on Holi.
Published on Mar 18, 2022 10:25 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Manjiri Sachin Chitre | Edited by Swati Bhasin
Indo-Pacific in mind, Australia to go for $7.4 billion nuke submarine base
The proposed nuclear submarine base facility will be Australia's first since the 1990s and is capable of hosting American and British nuclear submarines
Published on Mar 07, 2022 04:39 PM IST
Australia to hold state funeral for Shane Warne
Shane Warne passes away: Authorities in Thailand, where the late spin great was holidaying, have ruled out foul play in his shock death.
Updated on Mar 06, 2022 04:49 AM IST
Agencies | , Melbourne
Australia PM demands inquiry into plane laser incident
Beijing on Monday denied Australian allegations that a Chinese naval vessel shone a laser at one of the country’s surveillance aircraft.
Published on Feb 22, 2022 03:59 AM IST
Agencies |
‘A celebration of democracy’: World leaders pay tribute on Republic Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's counterparts from Australia, UK and Bangladesh were among world leaders who extended their greetings on Republic Day and pledged to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation in diverse areas.
Published on Jan 27, 2022 12:43 AM IST
China accused of interference as Australia PM's WeChat account vanishes
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's account on the Chinese social media app, which was launched in February 2019, appears to have been replaced with one titled "Australian Chinese new life."
Published on Jan 24, 2022 12:07 PM IST
AFP | , Sydney
Australian woman attempts to contract Covid so it doesn't spoil wedding: Report
Shops and restaurants in Australia have seen a self-imposed lockdown from consumers as Covid-19 cases ballooned to over 100,000 a day, while isolation rules for contacts has blown a hole in supply chains and emptied supermarket shelves.
Published on Jan 11, 2022 08:26 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Australian PM Morrison says ‘well equipped’ to tackle Covid amid surge in cases
Victoria reported 8,577 new cases, a record for the state which eclipsed the previous peak of 7,442 on New Year's Day.
Published on Jan 03, 2022 10:57 AM IST
PTI |
Australia's Aspen Island to be renamed on platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
In six weeks' time, on 6 February 2022, Elizabeth II will have reigned Australia for 70 years.
Published on Jan 01, 2022 05:16 PM IST
ANI | , Canberra
‘Mountains can’t stop the river’: China's reply to Australia boycotting Olympics
Canberra's decision to join the US diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics comes amid “disagreement” with China over a slew of issues that have plunged relations into the most serious crisis since the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989.
Updated on Dec 08, 2021 09:39 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi