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Australia lifesaving drone makes first rescue

Sydney - Muslimchronicle

A pair of Australian swimmers on Thursday became the first people to be rescued in the ocean by a drone when the aerial lifesaver dropped a safety device to distressed teens caught in rough seas. Australia is leading the use of the technology in surf lifesaving, with dozens of drones being trialled on beaches around the country. In what is believed toRead more

Queensland state votes in election seen as test for far-right

london - Muslimchronicle

Voters in the Australian state of Queensland went to the polls Saturday in a snap election seen as a test of support for the far-right One Nation party ahead of possible national elections next year. Final opinion polls showed a tight race between the governing Labor Party and the centre-right Liberal National Party for control of the state, home ofRead more

Australia's Queensland calls election in test for populist Hanson

Sydney - Muslimchronicle

The Australian state of Queensland, home to the Great Barrier Reef, has called a snap election that is set to test support for both the populist party of Pauline Hanson and an environmentally sensitive Indian coal mine project. Campaigning began Monday in the state, a major tourist destination, after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk of the Labor Party set down a pollRead more

Human remains found in large Australian croc

Australia - AFP

Human remains were found Tuesday in a large crocodile that police believe killed an elderly woman who wandered away from her aged-care home in northeast Australia. Clothing and a walking stick belonging to Anne Cameron, who suffered from dementia, were discovered by a creek near the tourist town of Port Douglas in Queensland state last week. Police made the grislyRead more

Australia state scraps place names

Sydney - Muslimchronicle

Ten place names containing the word "nigger" in northeast Australia will be renamed due to their racially offensive connotations, the Queensland state government said Tuesday. References to Niggers Bounce in northern Queensland were removed from all databases in May, the state's natural resources and mines department said. It then reviewed its database and nine other places that contain the sameRead more

Australian gambling giants get approval to form powerhouse

Sydney - MUslimchronicle

Australian gambling giants Tabcorp and Tatts were Tuesday given the green light by the competition tribunal to merge, paving the way for the creation of a betting powerhouse following months of uncertainty. The rival Australian-listed firms announced their plan to merge in October, but the proposal encountered several hurdles including questions raised by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission aboutRead more

India's Adani to start work on mine

Sydney - Muslimchronicle

Indian mining giant Adani on Tuesday said it will start work on a huge US$16 billion coal project that environmentalists warn will damage Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Billionaire chairman Gautam Adani said in Townsville that the board had made its "final investment decision" which marked the "official start" of the Carmichael coal mine, destined to be one of the world'sRead more

'Zero recovery' for corals in back-to-back Australia bleaching

Sydney - AFP

Coral bleached for two consecutive years at Australia's Great Barrier Reef has "zero prospect" of recovery, scientists warned Monday, as they confirmed the site has again been hit by warming sea temperatures. Researchers said last month they were detecting another round of mass bleaching this year after a severe event in 2016, and their fears were confirmed after aerial surveysRead more

Family tragedy sees Australia flood death toll rise

Sydney - Arab Today

The bodies of a "hero" mother and her two young children were pulled from a river in Australia Tuesday as the death toll rose from cyclone-fuelled floods that devastated parts of the country. At least five people are now confirmed dead after lashing rain and powerful winds pummelled swathes of Queensland and New South Wales states over the past week,Read more