Australian writer Yang Hengjun given suspended death sentence in Beijing
Sydney, Australia/Beijing, China Reuters A Beijing court on Monday handed Australian writer Yang Hengjun a suspended death sentence, five years after he was first detained in China and three years after a closed-door trial on espionage charges. Yang, a pro-democracy blogger, is an Australian citizen born in China who was working in New York before […]
Essay: Why Australia should speak up for minorities in India
TIM COSTELLO, a senior fellow at Australia’s Centre for Public Christianity, reflects on the balance between promoting national interests and calling out injustices…
Breaking: Australian doctor freed by al-Qaeda after seven years in captivity
Sydney, AustraliaReuters An Australian doctor held captive by al-Qaeda-linked extremists for more than seven years in West Africa has been released, the Australian Government said on Friday. Dr Kenneth Elliott, 88, is safe and well, and had been reunited with his wife, Jocelyn, and their children, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. The couple were […]
Micah Australia calls for increased Australian aid to help end global vaccine inequality
Sydney, Australia A peak Australian Christian advocacy group has lobbied federal politicians for a permanent $A1.3 billion increase in the foreign aid budget to help developing nations fight COVID-19. Micah Australia, which represents all major Christian denominations in Australia, have warned that 20 years of gains to alleviate poverty, famine and conflict in poorer neighbouring […]