Tag Archives: Australia

2024 Presidential Elections for Egyptians abroad takes off

Egypt’s Presidential election

Egypt’s Presidential election marathon kicked off on Thursday night [Cairo timing] in three different countries are: New Zealand, Australia and Japan, due to the time difference between them and Egypt, as Egyptians abroad were scheduled to be casting their votes on December 1-3, 2023.

Australia raises bushfire risks ahead of El Nino summer

El Nino weather pattern

Australia faces an increased risk of bushfires during the approaching summer, authorities warned on Thursday, with the El Nino weather pattern expected to generate hotter and drier conditions across large swathes of the country.

Australia’s most beloved team facing ‘disaster’ as Matildas teeter on brink of early exit from home World Cup

home World Cup

The world turns upside down during Sam Kerr’s trademark goalscoring celebration. She wheels away from the goal, cartwheels across the pitch and completes it with a backflip, soaking in the rapturous applause of the crowd.

Australia’s ‘indispensable’ partnership with Japan could see it join AUKUS pact as strategic links grow

AUKUS pact

Defence Minister Richard Marles has sent a clear signal that Australia would like Japan to be included in the AUKUS pact with the United States and the United Kingdom, declaring that security ties between Tokyo and Canberra were becoming “indispensable”.

Australia to open its borders for tourists after nearly two years

Australia

Australia has said that it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travelers this month. The move will end two years of misery for the tourism sector, reviving migration and injecting billions of dollars into the world No. 13 economy.

Omicron variant spreads with cases detected in Netherlands, Denmark, Australia

Omicron variant

The Omicron coronavirus variant kept spreading around the world on Sunday, with 13 cases found in the Netherlands and two each in Denmark and Australia even as more countries imposed travel restrictions to try to seal themselves off.

Australia offers visas as Afghan Paralympians contemplate next steps

Afghan Paralympians

An Afghan pair who managed to make it to the Tokyo Paralympics despite the confusion arising from the Taliban’s return to power has been granted humanitarian visas by Australia, a lawyer involved in their evacuation said Wednesday.